Piper convicted of sexually exploiting girl

Odin Rasco

Staff writer

The former Placerville resident facing charges for allegedly killing and torturing his 11-yearold son Roman Lopez pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to sexual exploitation of a minor.

Jordan Thomas Piper previously entered a not-guilty plea to an amended complaint filed March 7 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. The complaint alleged that Piper had secretly recorded video of a minor from around Oct. 3, 2019 to Jan. 9, 2020.

Piper changed his plea to

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guilty and was convicted Monday on child pornography charges as part of a plea agreement. The child porn charges against Piper were originally filed in late June of 2022 following an FBI investigation.

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