Illinois Man Gets 37-Year Federal Sentence for Exploiting Nearly 100 Girls on Snapchat
Prosecutors say he used Snapchat in 2022 to coerce girls through impersonation, explicit instructions, threats.
Overview
- U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman imposed the 37-year sentence on Feb. 12 in federal court in Chicago.
- Shaun Healy, 45, pleaded guilty last year to federal child exploitation charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
- Investigators arrested Healy at his Elburn home in December 2022 and found a password-protected phone album with dozens of organized folders cataloging victims and explicit material.
- Prosecutors said he posed online as a young girl, provided graphic step-by-step directives, and threatened to publish images to force continued compliance.
- The case was pursued under Project Safe Childhood, with prosecutors emphasizing lasting harm to victims and directing potential victims to National Center for Missing & Exploited Children resources.