Sentenced: California Man Used Instagram To Solicit Sexual Content From 2 Boys Aged 8 & 10

[Sugar Cookie]

A California man faces decades in prison after pleading guilty to using Instagram to solicit sexual content from two boys who live in Utah and using multiple social media apps to chat with up to 100 minors in order to get explicit images sent to him.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of California said in a press release that Nikko Adolfo Perez, 26, of Atwater, California pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of children, coercion and enticement of a minor and receipt and distribution of child pornography after two boys sent explicit images to him.

Perez offered the boys, who were ages 8 and 10, Google Play credits if they took the requested sexually explicit pictures, the release stated.

“When one of the victims said he would call 911, Perez threatened to disseminate the sexually explicit images of the victims,” the U.S. attorney’s office wrote. “He also threatened to harm family members of the victims.”

In a plea agreement, Perez admitted to using Skype, Kik, Discord, Snapchat and LiveMe to talk with 50 to 100 minors, for the purpose of soliciting sexually explicit content, according to the press release.

“He [Perez] admitted that he persuaded the victims to pose nude or engage in sexually explicit activities, sometimes with other minors,” the press release stated. “He admitted that he often paid victims to engage in this conduct, and he sent some of the material that he had requested to other people.”

Man pleads guilty, faces decades in prison for soliciting sexual images from two Utah boys

FRESNO, Calif. — A California man faces decades in prison after pleading guilty to using Instagram to solicit sexual content from two boys who live in Utah and using multiple social media apps to chat with up to 100 minors in order to get explicit images sent to him. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in th

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[staysblazed_xo]

8 & 10 year olds have instagram?!

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Parents really do need to monitor what and who is on their child/ren's social media.

 

[Muriel Schwenck]

This is why parents should't give minors smart phones, and keep internet access restricted to the family room where they can watch. With passwords only. Not guaranteed, but how did these young boys get sucked into this creepiness?
All a child needs is a basic voice/text phone to call family. Internet crap is done at home in view of parents.
I remember when my best friend got married and had grandma babysit the kids while he and mom were on the honeymoon. They told grandma: kids can only use the PC in the family room while an adult is present.
When he got back, he noticed something different on his own PC, checked the history and found the 12 yr old had used his computer to look at porn my friend said he "would be ashamed to admit watching". Grandma pretended she never saw the kid go in the parents' bedroom.
I asked my friend, who used to do IT, 'why didn't you disable the PC before you left?" He said he trusted granny to supervise, it seemed so basic. So even someone savvy was too trusting.
I really wonder what too many youngsters see these days because their family wants to believe in youthful innocence.
Is the problem parents who can't get along without their smartphones fall for the idea that minors need them too?

 

[Sejanus]

Captain America he ain't.
Private Pedo he am!

 

[Sugar Cookie]

July 15, 2019

Chief U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill sentenced Nikko Adolfo Perez, 27, to 40 years in prison, to be followed by a lifetime term of supervised release for his convictions for the sexual exploitation of children, coercion and enticement of a minor, and receipt and distribution of child pornography, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.

“While Perez's sentence is substantial, it pales in comparison to the lifetime of damage he inflicted upon his many victims. Innocence cannot be restored,” said Special Agent in Charge Sean Ragan of the FBI Sacramento Field Office. “We hope this case inspires families to have conversations about the danger of communicating online over text, apps, and other media with a stranger and the importance of immediately seeking help if communication becomes exploitive or threatening. The internet fosters both false familiarity and anonymity, which can empower a predator. We urge the community to be mindful of the inherent danger of communicating with or transmitting photos to someone you do not truly know.”

According to a criminal complaint, Perez, using the Instagram screen name captainamerica272018, victimized two boys, ages 8 and 10, in Utah by coercing them to create and send him images of themselves engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Perez offered to pay the boys with Google Play credits if they engaged in requested sexual acts or poses, and when one of the victims said he would call 911, Perez threatened to disseminate the sexually explicit images of the victims. He also threatened to harm family members of the victims.

Perez admitted in a plea agreement that he also used Skype, Kik, Discord, Snapchat, and LiveMe to communicate with between 50 and 100 minors for the purpose of soliciting sexually explicit images of those minors. He admitted that he persuaded the victims to pose nude or engage in sexually explicit activities, sometimes with other minors. He admitted that he often paid victims to engage in this conduct, and he sent some of the material that he had requested to other people.

Atwater Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Offenses Related to the Sexual Exploitation of Children Using Social Media

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