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Kevin Robert McCarty, 37, of Happy Valley, Oregon, was sentenced on Oct. 13 for the online stalking and coercion of three Canadian youth dating back to 2020.says McCarty was using the alias “Robbie MacKenzie” online, and used platforms like Snapchat and Instagram to coerce the victims into sending him sexually explicit photos of themselves at the time.
Several times, he did send those photos to the victim’s friends or families, and on at least two occasions he told the victims “they could either comply with his demands or commit suicide,” according to police.In May 2021, the Comox Valley RCMP was notified that a local youth was being sexually exploited online, and soon after similar reports came from the West Shore RCMP, Surrey RCMP, and other municipal police agencies in North America.
He was arrested two days later on Nov. 18, after Homeland Security agents searched his home, which he shared with his mother, sister, and sister’s family.Sign up for the CHEK Now daily email newsletter to get breaking news and the day's top stories sent to your email.On Feb. 15, 2023, McCarty pleaded guilty to one count of enticing a minor online and two counts of sexually exploiting children. He was sentenced to 20 years in U.S. prison plus a supervised release on Oct. 13.
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