WICHITA – A 37-year-old man from Great Bend has pleaded guilty to producing child pornography.

In his plea, Shawn Marshal Christiansen admitted that on Dec. 6, 2009, he recorded a live streaming video in which he positioned a boy who was four to six years old in front of a Web camera. He pulled the boy’s pants and underwear down to expose the boy’s private parts.

In the course of investigating another individual located in North Dakota, agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement found evidence that the man had received the video of the boy from Christiansen. ICE agents analyzed Christiansen’s computer, where they found chat logs in which Christiansen talked about the incident with the boy.

Sentencing is set for Feb. 21. He faces a penalty of not less than 15 years and not more than 30 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000.

Christiansen is currently on community corrections for attempting to intice or solicit a person 16-years-old or less than but greater than 14-years-old to commit unlawful sex act. He was sentenced in that case in Cowley County and is currently in custody there, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections website.