Ex-CNN producer sentenced to more than 19 years for luring 9-year-old into sex acts

John Griffin worked for CNN for about eight years but was fired after he was arrested, according to the network. Photo: AP

A former CNN television producer who had pleaded guilty to luring a 9-year-old girl into illegal sexual acts was sentenced Tuesday to more than 19 years in prison and an additional 15 years of supervised release during a US District Court hearing in Vermont.

John Griffin of Stamford, Connecticut, pleaded guilty in federal court in December to using interstate commerce to entice and coerce the girl to engage in sexual activity at his Vermont ski house.