Former Virginia prison officer arrested after paying 15-year-old for child porn: Officials

MITCHELLS, Va. (WSET) — A former prison officer who worked at Coffeewood Correctional Center was arrested and is facing a child porn charge after a federal investigation.

According to the Department of Justice, 29-year-old Davey Jonathan Sisk was arrested on February 15 after his activities with a now-15-year-old minor.

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"According to court documents, an investigation conducted by the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) revealed that from 2021 through 2022, a now-15-year-old minor living in Texas (MV1), and another minor engaged in sexual intercourse and then sold videos and images of these sexual encounters on the internet through various social applications, including Snapchat," the Department of Justice said in a release announcing Sisk's arrest.

Sisk is accused of paying the 15-year-old--"MV1"--a total of $465 through Cash App in exchange for "multiple sexually-explicit images and videos."

The Department of Justice said the announcement of Sisk's arrest was made by United States Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh of the Western District of Virginia. The HSI is investigating the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Sally J. Sullivan is the prosecutor.