By Juliet Linderman, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
on February 20, 2014 at 12:38 PM, updated February 20, 2014 at 9:01 PM
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Federal prosecutors say Jonathan Johnson, 27, was the architect of a digital child exploitation enterprise that routinely preyed upon young boys, producing and distributing pornographic videos of minors and coaching others on strategies to coerce underage boys into participating in sexual acts.
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Johnson was indicted last June on 12 counts of production of child











and 2 counts of distribution of child











. In new court papers filed Tuesday, he is now only charged with one count, which suggests that Johnson may be cooperating with prosecutors.
The case against him has led to 25 arrests, said Anna Christman, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Orleans. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was the lead investigating agency for the case.