Placed on leave earlier this year while under investigation by the FBI, a Fairbanks priest has now been indicted for child exploitation.
Friday, the U.S. District Attorney’s Office announced 57-year-old Clint Michael Landry was formally charged with attempted production of child pornography and attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. According to court documents, Landry tried to entice a minor to “engage in sexually explicit conduct” in order to produce “a visual depiction of that conduct.”
The indictment, dated Oct. 22, states the alleged crimes took place between May 18-19.
Landry became a priest for the Diocese of Fairbanks in 2011, according to its website. If convicted, Landry faces up to $250,000 in fines for each of the two counts and a maximum life sentence, the U.S. District Attorney’s Office said. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle Reardon, who did not immediately respond to requests for comment Friday afternoon.