Babysitter Sentenced to 60 Years for Filming Assaults on Young Charges

An Arlington babysitter who sexually exploited more than a dozen young clients has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.

Kaleb Layne Nix, 26, was indicted in July. He pleaded guilty in August to two counts of sexual exploitation of children and was sentenced Thursday to 720 months in federal prison (360 months on count two and 360 months on count five, to run consecutively) by U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman. The judge also ruled that Mr. Nix's sentence would run consecutive to any sentence handed down in the state's pending sexual abuse and child pornography cases against him.

According to court documents, the investigations began with a cybertip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) about an internet user who uploaded files containing sexually explicit images of children.

Agents identified the user as Mr. Nix and executed a search warrant on his phone, where they found multiple videos and images of Mr. Nix sexually exploiting at least 15 boys and girls between the ages of three and seven. A parent told investigators that his family used an online childcare service to schedule babysitters, and provided Mr. Nix's profile photo.

Homeland Security investigations and the Arlington Police Department conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aisha Saleem prosecuted the case.