ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - A Crawford County, Missouri resident on Thursday admitted trying to persuade minors into engaging in sex acts online.
Jason Michael Enke, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography, one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of coercion and enticement of a minor.
The receipt and distribution charges carry a potential penalty of five to 20 years in prison and the coercion charge carries a sentence of 10 years to life in prison.
From August 2023 to October 2023, Enke admitted he sent a series of sexually explicit messages via social media and during online chat sessions to five people who identified themselves as minors.
Enke also sent a video of himself and a 16-year-old engaging in sex acts and attempted to persuade the minors to engage in sexual conduct.
In November 2023, the FBI’s St. Louis office received a CyberTip Enke had sent a video containing child pornography to an Instagram user who listed their age as 15-years-old.
FBI agents performed a court-approved search of Enke’s home near Bourbon, Missouri and found videos containing child sexual abuse material on his electronic devices.
Enke is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 29, 2025.