By Show-Me State Times |
Mar 28, 2024
In a recent case that has shocked many, Gerardo Javier Montes, a resident of Hawaii, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to the sextortion of a 14-year-old Missouri girl and the distribution of explicit images of other minors.According to court documents, Montes, 33, engaged in communication with the teenage victim through private messages on Reddit between Dec. 6, 2021, and Jan. 14, 2022. The girl, who initially believed Montes to be 21 years old, later discovered his true age. Montes steered the conversations towards sexual topics, offering advice on...