Austin Sabb-Visga, a former Kimball Township man who was convicted last year in both federal and state court on charges related to child sexual abuse, has died.
A news release from the Federal Bureau of Prisons states Sabb-Visga, 31, was found unresponsive on Sept. 19 at 7 a.m. at the U.S. Penitentiary Coleman II in Sumterville, Florida.
Employees at the prison performed life-saving measures until EMS arrived and Sabb-Visga was transported to a local hospital. Sabb-Visga was pronounced dead a day later at the hospital.
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The news release states the FBI has been notified and an investigation into the death is underway. Sabb-Visga had been incarcerated at USP Coleman II since March 3.
Austin Sabb-Visga and his husband, 49-year-old Todd Sabb-Visga, previously operated an equestrian center in Kimball Township. The two came under investigation in 2023 after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a cyber-tip from an individual who said the couple had shared a video with them via social media of themselves sexually assaulting a child.
A subsequent investigation uncovered hundreds of videos of child sex abuse at the couple’s home, many of them depicting the couple sexually assaulting children. At least four victims were identified in the videos.
The couple each received a sentence of 50 years in prison in both federal and state court.
Todd Sabb-Visga remains imprisoned at United States Penitentiary Tucson.
Further information has not been released.
Contact Johnathan Hogan at jhogan@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Port Huron Times Herald: Michigan equestrian center owner convicted of child sex abuse dies