Ohio Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting Child He Met Online

CHICAGO — A federal judge has sentenced an Ohio man to 30 years in prison for sexually exploiting a Chicago-area girl with whom he communicated on social media. ANDREW BOLTZ began communicating with the then-16-year-old girl in 2020 on the social media application Omegle. Boltz continued communicating with the girl via text messaging and the social media application Snapchat. During these communications, Boltz enticed the victim into sending him sexually explicit images of herself.  Boltz instructed the girl on what type of sexually explicit conduct should be portrayed in the images. A federal jury in 2023 convicted Boltz, 27, of Kenton, Ohio, on exploitation and child pornography charges.  The victim bravely testified at trial about being manipulated and degraded by Boltz. U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey imposed the 30-year prison sentence during a hearing on Friday in federal court in Chicago.  The sentence was announced by Andrew S. Boutros, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and Douglas S. DePodesta, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Office of the FBI. Valuable assistance was provided by the Peru, Ill. Police Department, LaSalle County, Ill. State’s Attorney’s Office, Wilmington, Ill. Police Department, Will County, Ill. State’s Attorney’s Office, Will County, Ill. Child Advocacy Center, DuPage County
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