James Maynard Jr. Sentenced To 150 Months In Federal Prison For Coercion And Enticement Of A Minor

BOONESBORO, Md. (WJZ) — Officials announced that 53-year-old James Maynard, Jr., of Boonesboro, was sentenced to 150 months successful national situation followed by 25 years of supervised release for coercion and enticement of a minor.

According to Maynard’s blameworthy plea, Maynard used a social media account to meet a 14-year-old female. During his initial speech with the unfortunate implicit societal media, she told Maynard that she was 14 years old and helium introduced himself as a 52-year-old man.

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Over time, Maynard’s conversations with the unfortunate became increasingly sexual.  On the 2nd day of their online chat, Maynard asked her to send him nude photographs of herself.  The unfortunate took the photos that Maynard requested, utilizing her tablet computer to take the photograph portion she was in her bedroom.

She sent the photos to Maynard done societal media.  Maynard made galore sexually explicit comments about her genitals, and what helium wanted to do to her.  He persuaded her to take and nonstop him more photos.

Maynard also sent images of his penis to the victim.

After she sent Maynard the photographs, she began to feel upset about the societal media speech with Maynard.  She tried to delete the images of herself, and she asked a trusted adult for help.  Around this aforesaid time, City of Frederick Police Department detectives and the Federal Bureau of Investigation started an investigation and forensically analyzed the tablet computer and societal media records.

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Investigators discovered additional grounds that Maynard was utilizing the internet to exploit the victim.

On Dec. 5, 2019, a hunt warrant was carried retired at Maynard’s residence and his compartment telephone was taken.

A forensic analysis of the telephone showed respective images applicable to the investigation, including an image of the victim.

Investigators interviewed Maynard, who initially claimed that helium thought the unfortunate was 19-years-old.  However, Maynard past admitted that helium knew the unfortunate was 14-years-old at the clip that helium communicated with her connected societal media.

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