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Ridgefield man pleads guilty to getting teens to send photos
April 28, 2021
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TACOMA, Wash. (AP) A Ridgefield man has pleaded guilty to a scheme that involved enticing young teens to send him sexually explicit photos and videos over messaging apps “Kik” and “Snapchat,” according to federal prosecutors.
Joshua Henry Punt, 39, entered his plea to multiple federal felonies on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, the U.S. attorney for Washington said in a press release.
Punt was arrested in May 2019 and charged in Clark County Superior Court. He was charged federally in November 2019. Officials say they ve identified victims across the country.