Westerville man who sextorted minors on social media pleads guilty to federal exploitation crimes
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Westerville man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to sextortion and exploitation crimes. The defendant met minors on platforms like TikTok and Snapchat, extorted them into making sexually explicit content and then used the sexual images to threaten the victims and create social media accounts of the victims.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Westerville man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to sextortion and exploitation crimes. The defendant met minors on platforms like TikTok and Snapchat, extorted them into making sexually explicit content and then used the sexual images to threaten the victims and create social media accounts of the victims.
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