High college senior going through extra than 300 prison fees in alleged sextortion map focusing on minors: reports
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A Pennsylvania high college senior goes through a selection of of prison fees after authorities reportedly accused him of working a “large-scale criminal network” bright sextortion and catfishing.
Zachariah Abraham Meyers, 18, of McMurray — about 15 miles southwest of Pittsburgh — used to be arrested Friday and charged with extra than 300 felonies, including trafficking in minors, sexual extortion, illegal contact with a minor, distribution of baby sexual abuse topic topic, among other offenses, in conserving with a court docket docket obtained by Fox News Digital.
Police relate Meyers, a senior at Peters Township High College, ragged social media platforms, including TikTok and Snapchat, to trap the victims into communicating with him, in conserving with native retail outlets WTAE and WPXI.
A conception of Peters Township High College in McMurray, Pa.(Google Maps)
Investigators interviewed 30 underage boys at some point soon of the probe and known no no longer as much as 21 victims, WPXI reported.
Authorities train Meyers ragged photos of folk to catfish the victims. One of the crucial alleged pretend identities incorporated used to be that of an grownup movie actress from any other nation, in conserving with WTAE and WPXI.
“Meyers was able to deceive and coerce juvenile males into sending explicit pornographic images and videos of themselves,” authorities acknowledged.
Police relate the scholar ragged social media platforms, including TikTok and Snapchat, to trap the victims into communicating with him.(Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto through Getty Photos)
“The Police have indicated that there is no immediate safety risk to our schools, and we will continue to cooperate fully with the investigation,” the Peters Township College District acknowledged in a observation.
“The safety and well-being of our students, staff, and families remain our highest priority, and we appreciate all the efforts of the Peters Township Police in this matter.”
The Peters Township College District and the Peters Township Police Division didn’t right now answer to Fox News Digital’s search facts from for comment.
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