Richland man gets prison for sending explicit messages to boys through Facebook

As it stated in Kristin M. Kraemer covers the judicial system and crime issues for the Tri-City Herald. She has been a journalist for more than 20 years in Washington and California.


Facebook predator confronted at gunpoint by victim's dad garners 25-year prison term

Phelps had already been caught with child pornography and spent time behind bars for it when, in 2017, he turned to Facebook to find victims, according to court records. Predator meets gunIn March 2017, Phelps conned a 13-year-old Knoxville girl into leaving open her bedroom window. When Phelps returned to the window, the girl's dad was waiting with a gun. "The defendant engaged in a widespread scheme to exploit minors for sex and for pornographic images of the minors via Facebook," Morris wrote. Court records show Phelps again ran when the 13-year-old girl's father confronted him at gunpoint.

Facebook predator confronted at gunpoint by victim's dad garners 25-year prison term

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