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Ex-Minnesota trooper gets 27 years for infant abuse videos

Former Minnesota state trooper Jeremy Plonski was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison and 15 years of supervised release for producing and distributing videos of infant sexual abuse.[1]

He pleaded guilty in October to producing and distributing child sexual abuse material that included videos he made while wearing his state trooper uniform.[1] FBI agents connected Plonski during a Houston child sexual abuse material probe after he shared multiple abuse videos on the Kik messaging app; he was arrested at his Shakopee home in April 2025.[1]

A separate first-degree criminal sexual conduct case in Scott County was put on hold during the federal prosecution and remains pending.[1]

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  • Former state trooper Jeremy Plonski was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison plus 15 years of supervised release.
  • Plonski pleaded guilty in October to producing and distributing child sexual abuse material involving an infant, including videos made while in uniform.
  • FBI agents linked him to the crimes during a Houston child sexual abuse material investigation after he shared multiple abuse videos via the Kik app, and he was arrested at his Shakopee home in April 2025.
  • A separate first-degree criminal sexual conduct case in Scott County has been on hold during the federal proceedings and remains pending.

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September 08, 2026
9:36 PM
Former MN trooper sentenced in heinous child sexual abuse case
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul by [email protected] (Howard Thompson)