Man gets decades in prison following abuse of minor

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A man who authorities say sexually abused a teen girl and forced her to send him explicit images is headed to a federal prison.

Samuel Kuhl, 33, of Kalamazoo was sentenced to 35 years in prison after being convicted of federal charges of sexual exploitation and coercion and enticement of a minor, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a Thursday release.

Federal prosecutors say Kuhl met the teen online when she was 14 and abused her over the course of 18 months. During that time, he also threatened to shoot her and her family and forced her to give him explicit images…

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