three Men Sentencedโ in Mesa County Internet crimes Against Children Cases
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Published: February 29, 2025
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. โค – Three individuals have been sentenced following โคanโค investigation โฃby the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes โAgainst Childrenโข (ICAC) Taskโค Force. The task force focused on individuals possessing sexually explicit materials involvingโ minors, leading to โขarrests throughout 2024.
Five suspects were initially arrested โขduring the summer of 2024,with an additional arrest occurringโข in December of the same year. This โฃweek, sentencing was handed downโ for three of those convicted.
Anthony Svaldi Sentenced to Jail and Lifetime Probation
Anthony Svaldi,48,of Loma,was convicted onโ charges of sexual โฃexploitation of a โคchild. He โฃreceived a 90-day jail โขsentenceโ and will be subject toโ Sexโข Offenderโ Intensive โฃSupervised Probationโค for aโค period of 10 yearsโ to life. As a condition of his probation,โ Svaldiโค is prohibited from any contact with minors.
River Kincaid Receives 20-Year Sentence
River Kincaid,โ 26, โof Grand Junction, was convicted on two โcounts of โSexual Exploitation of a โChild and one count of Distribution โof โขa โControlled substance.He โwas โคsentenced to a total of 20 โคyears in jail โand is required โtoโฃ register as a sexโ offender.
Luther โขMiner Sentenced to probation with Communityโ corrections
Luther โคMiner, 25, of โฃGrand Junction, was convictedโ of Sexual Exploitation ofโ a Child and Tampering with physical Evidence. Heโ received a sentence of eight yearsโ of Sex Offender Intensive Supervised โขProbation,whichโข includes a condition of 28 months โขof โฃcommunity corrections.
This โคis a tough story, โbut an important one. Protecting children is a community obligation. If you found โthis data concerning, orโข if you have thoughts on how โwe can โฃbetter โaddress these issues, pleaseโฃ share yourโข comments below.We’re alsoโ always โgrateful if you’d consider โฃsubscribingโข to โWorld-Today-News.com for more in-depth local and โคnationalโฃ coverage.