https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/lead-admin-of-child-sex-abuse-website-pleads-guilty-faces-20-years-to-life/ > A man described as the lead administrator of a child sexual abuse website pleaded guilty to engaging in a child exploitation enterprise and faces a sentence of at least 20 years and possibly life in prison. The website was "dedicated to the advertisement and distribution of images and videos depicting child sexual abuse," the federal government said. > William Michael Spearman, a 57-year-old from Alabama, pleaded guilty yesterday in US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the US Department of Justice announced. Four other defendants were previously convicted of crimes related to "their involvement with the same website," the DOJ said.