Location: Maryland
Justin Michael Peterson, 28, pleaded guilty in the District of Maryland to one count of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of distribution of child pornography on Aug. 30, 2022.
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According to court documents, in January 2020, Peterson used Instagram to video chat with a child and entice the child to perform sexual acts. Peterson used special software to record those chats and distributed the recordings to another minor child with whom Peterson had been exchanging sexually explicit messages on Kik and Snapchat. During his chats with the second child, Peterson discussed his interest in travelling to the victim’s home to kidnap them.
