WICHITA, KAN. – A Kansas man was sentenced Thursday to 27 years in Federal prison for using his pone to produce child pornography, according to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister.

Michael Paul Murphy, 41, Pittsburg, Kan., pleaded guilty to two counts of producing child pornography.

In his plea, Murphy admitted using an iPhone to surreptitiously record minor victims in various stages of undress. He edited the recordings to focus on the victims’ genitals. He emailed the images to his workplace.