Hastings Man Child Porn Sentenced

A 29-year-old Hastings man faces more than 16 years in federal prison for producing and possessing child sexual abuse material.

Federal prosecutors say Hunter Geidl was sentenced to 198 months, followed by 10 years of supervised release, after admitting he possessed an explicit video of a minor in 2022.

He later used multiple minors to create additional illegal material between 2022 and 2024.

Authorities ask that anyone with information about any additional victims come forward.

The case was investigated by the FBI with help from Hastings Police and brought as part of the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Childhood initiative.