Ohio man sentenced to over 20 years for posing as teenage girl on SnapChat while soliciting photos from hundreds of minors

On Oct. 31, a Junction City, Ohio man was sentenced to 276 months in prison for soliciting hundreds of photos from minors while posing as a teenage girl on Snapchat.

According to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of Ohio, 28 year old Clay Thomas Wolfe solicited pornographic photos from more than 300 victims on Snapchat, starting as early as 2018.

Wolf pretended to be a 15 year-old girl named “Ally,” using this persona to gather photos primarily from boys in middle school and high school, although some victims were as young as 10 and 11.

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In total, he received more than 850 photos and 570 videos of child pornography.

Wolf was charged in June of 2023, and pleaded guilty in April of 2024.

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