Ventura County Sheriff's deputies say Connor Kerns tricked an underage girl into sending him inappropriate photos, then blackmailed her into sending more and meeting up with him.
earlier this week after an investigation dating back to last July. took a report that an underaged girl was tricked into sending a man nude pictures and videos over social media, with authorities saying evidence pointed to Kerns as the suspect. Police allege Kerns tricked the girl into sending him the images, offered to pay for them, and then blackmailed her into sending more, saying he would leak the images he'd already gotten if she didn't comply.
Next, police say Kerns posed as a hacker from a fake social media account and contacted the girl. He allegedly told her that he'd hacked into Kerns' account and stolen the photos she had sent him. From there, police say he, pretending to be the hacker, threatened to leak the images again if the girl didn't meet up with him.
He was arrested Monday and booked on 22 separate counts related to child pornography and sexual assault. He's awaiting arraignment and is being held on $1 million bail. Ventura County officials are still investigating, and believe there may be other victims. Anyone with information is asked to call
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