Man gets 15 years for exploiting kids on TikTok and Snapchat – CWB Chicago

A Riverdale man who posed as a younger dancer to persuade preteen women to ship him specific movies and photographs on TikTok and Snapchat has been sentenced to fifteen years in jail.

James Wright, 34, was arrested in February 2024 after an investigation by the Cook dinner County Sheriff’s Police, which started with suggestions from a nationwide little one exploitation middle and authorities in Atlanta, the place he’s additionally wished on little one pornography prices.

Prosecutors stated that between December 2022 and November 2023, Wright persuaded three women, all 8 or 9 years previous, to ship him sexually specific materials by social media. When the ladies hesitated to proceed, Wright allegedly threatened to reveal their habits to members of the family and classmates.

In a single case, he despatched a video of kid pornography to the telephone of 1 sufferer’s mom, in response to court docket filings.

Investigators linked a number of social media accounts and IP addresses to Wright by a search warrant. They stated in addition they discovered specific movies of youngsters on his telephone and iCloud account, together with recordings that depicted adults partaking in sexual acts with minors.

Wright pleaded responsible to 2 counts of manufacturing little one pornography earlier than Decide Geraldine D’Souza, who sentenced him to eight years on one rely and a consecutive seven years on the opposite. He should register as a intercourse offender. Prosecutors dropped greater than 50 different felony counts as a part of the plea settlement.