A 25-year-old man posed as an underage female on a mobile messaging app called Kik and targeted boys between 12 and 17 years of age.
On Tuesday, District Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt sentenced Austin Gray Roberson to 180 months on each count for sexual exploitation of a minor and 120 months for possessing child pornography. The sentences will run concurrently.“As a parent myself, it scares me to know how easy it is for sexual predators to misrepresent themselves and target children,” said US Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani with the Southern District of Texas.from the U.S.
The press release states that Roberson would send nude selfies and videos of a suspected minor female masturbating in an attempt to get his victims to reciprocate.
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