A jury found a Manhattan man guilty of 17 counts of child sex crimes Friday in Riley County District Court.
Tristian Gooden-Heit, 29, hung his head as Judge Grant Bannister announced the jury’s verdict on Friday afternoon on 15 counts of sexual exploitation of a child, one count of a computer crime and one count of interference with law enforcement by tampering with evidence. Gooden-Heit in 2022 had stolen the photos a 14-year-old girl had sent to her boyfriend from the boyfriend’s phone. The boy was a resident at a group home where the Gooden-Heit was a staff member.
