MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WKRC) — A Middletown man is facing a potential 26-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to targeting underage girls online.
53-year-old William Elam posed as a 14-year-old boy and engaged in online conversations with girls as young as 10 years old, convincing them to send illicit pictures and videos, according to prosecutors.
Retired FBI Special Agent Harry Trombitas, who spent nearly 30 years investigating crimes against children, described the crime as “an awful crime.” He also said that it’s a crime that’s taking advantage of our most vulnerable…