MINNESOTA MAN BEHIND BARS FOR SOLICITING SEXUAL ACTIVITY OF CHILDREN

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Posted by: Staff
Date: Jan 21 2022 12:16 PM

WASHINGTON COUNTY, FL; January 21, 2022A report to a Washington County Sheriff’s School Resource Officer of inappropriate/sexual photos exchanged lands a Minnesota man behind bars.

On October 20, 2021 a report documented by a WCSO School Resource Officer stated that inappropriate/sexual photos had been exchanged between a 20-year-old male and a 14-year-old student using Snapchat. During the course of the investigation WCSO Investigators obtained a search warrant for the Snapchat accounts involved. It was discovered that the adult male was having the same types of conversations through this social media outlet, including sexual activity, with several underage females. Contact was made with the St. Paul Police Department, who holds jurisdiction where the male subject was residing. The male’s identity was confirmed, Phillip Jacob James. January 20^th, detectives from the ST. Paul Police Department executed a search warrant on the residence of Phillip Jacob James which resulted in the arrest of James.

St. Paul Police Department has charged James with Solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct and possession of pornographic work involving minors.

The investigation is ongoing at this time. Additional charges are pending further investigation as there are other underage females involved from multiple states.

“There are several social media outlets that enable our youth to correspond with people literally around the world,” says Sheriff Crews. “I urge parents to strictly monitor your child’s activities on these sites.” 

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