St. Paul Man Gets 30 Years In Child Porn Case

ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – A 43-year-old St. Paul man was sentenced to 30 years in prison in St. Paul Federal Court on Friday for photographing and filming pornographic images of three girls and one boy who were all under the age of 10.

In addition to 30 years in prison, Mark Allen Busse will have 25 years of supervised release on one count of production of child pornography in connection with the case. Busse was indicted on Feb. 8 and pleaded guilty on July 29.

In the plea agreement, Busse admitted that on April 20, 2008, he took pictures and filmed one girl while she was sleeping. He also admitted in 2006 that he took photos of a second girl while she was sleeping. In 2008, he admitted to taking pictures and video of a third girl and a boy. In every instance, the images produced showed the children engaged in sexually explicit content.