A Jefferson County man has pleaded guilty to charges related to the sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of multiple children.

Graham Daniel Ash, 42, of Pinson, pleaded guilty earlier this week to an 11-count superseding indictment that included three counts of sexual exploitation of children, two counts of transportation of child pornography, three counts of coercion and enticement of a minor, one count of possession of child pornography, one count of aggravated sexual abuse with a child, and one count related to penalties for registered sex offenders.

Northern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona announced Ash’s guilty plea on Thursday.

Ash was previously convicted of electronic solicitation of a child in Jefferson County in 2022. He received a suspended 15-year sentence in that case.

According to court documents, beginning in August 2023, Ash shared images and videos of child sexual abuse material in his online correspondence with an undercover FBI agent in the District of Columbia Field Office.

Authorities confiscated a laptop and two smashed cell phones during a search warrant carried out at Ash’s Pinson home.

Following the search warrant, FBI Agents in the District of Columbia and Northern District of Alabama continued their investigation into Ash.

Search warrants for Ash’s online accounts and the forensic examination of his seized devices revealed evidence of other crimes that Ash committed in Alabama between March and October 2023 that involved minor victims located throughout the U.S.

In his communications with the children, Ash repeatedly asked for and received child sexual abuse material. He also directed children to perform sexually explicit acts for him.

Ash also traveled out of state for the purpose of engaging in sexual acts with one of the children.