Overview

• U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey imposed a 34-year term to be followed by lifetime court‑supervised release.
• The sentencing followed Barnett’s February 2025 guilty plea to sexual exploitation of a minor and making threats by interstate communication.
• Court filings detail that he threatened victims with physical harm, telling one girl he would kidnap, assault and murder her if she did not comply.
• Barnett has been in custody since his 2017 arrest as the FBI and multiple local agencies pursued a multi‑state investigation.
• Prosecutors sought a 40‑year sentence while the defense asked for 15, and authorities directed potential victims to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.