The Brief
- Kenneth Mellor, a 20-year-old man from Palmdale, was arrested in Pennsylvania on a federal criminal complaint for allegedly coercing and enticing minor girls to send him sexually explicit material.
- Investigators have identified approximately 12 confirmed minor victims and suspect at least 10 more, noting that Mellor allegedly used multiple aliases across platforms like Roblox, Discord, and TikTok to groom girls aged 9 to 17.
- The FBI is actively seeking the public’s assistance to identify additional victims who may have interacted with Mellor’s known online usernames.
LOS ANGELES – A Palmdale man is in federal custody after being arrested in Pennsylvania for allegedly using a vast network of online aliases to manipulate, groom, and extort minor girls across multiple social media and gaming platforms.
What we know:
Kenneth Mellor, 20, was arrested on Wednesday in Conemaugh, Pennsylvania, by agents from the FBI Philadelphia Field Office, with assistance from several local and state Pennsylvania law enforcement agencies. …