ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A St. Pete man is behind bars after allegedly trading nicotine vapes for pornographic photos and videos of a 13-year-old girl.
The backstory:
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office says that 30-year-old Alexander O'Brien Schnarre exchanged phone numbers with the victim and then bribed her with nicotine for videos and pictures of the victim performing sexual acts on herself.
Courtesy: Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
Detectives say several pornographic images of the victim and another 13-year-old victim were found on Schnarre's phone. He was communicating with the victims through a social media platform called Discord.
When detectives attempted to interview Schnarre, he became uncooperative.
Charges
- 13 counts of possession of child pornography
- Three counts of seduction of a child using the internet or electronic device
- Three counts of transmission of harmful material to a minor by electronic device
- Using a child to engage in sex
- Three counts of unlawful use of a two-way communications device
He is currently in the Pinellas County Jail.
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The Source: The story was written from arrest affidavits and communication with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.