Las Vegas, NV (Dept. of Justice) - A Las Vegas man has been to 16 years and eight months in prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release for coercion and enticement, child sexual exploitation, and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
According to court documents, 29-year-old Kenton Hardy King met a 15-year-old child through Omegle, an online chat platform. In June 2020, he coerced and enticed the victim to engage in sexual activity with him and to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing sexually explicit material. King possessed material on two of his cell phones and threatened to send images and video of the victim to the victim’s family, friends, and schoolmates.
In June 2024, following a five-day trial, a jury found King guilty of one count each of coercion and enticement; sexual exploitation of children; and possession of child pornography.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Justice Department. For more information, visit www.justice.gov/psc.