Man posed as a high schooler on Snapchat to get explicit photos from girls, US feds say

Detectives with the Glastonbury Police Department began looking into the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in October 2021, according to the release. The girl had met her assailant on Snapchat, the release says. - AFP

A man is facing up to life in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to exploiting children on Snapchat, according to federal prosecutors in Connecticut.

Justin McKenney, 29, pleaded guilty April 11 to one count of enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity and one count of receipt of child pornography, according to a news release from the US Attorney’s Office District of Connecticut.