Lincoln man accused of soliciting underage boys for nude photos, videos – KOLN

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – A Lincoln man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly engaging in sexual conversations with children. Brandon Rife, 41, was charged with two counts of visual depiction of explicit content and possession of child pornography. Brandon Rife mugshot (Lancaster County Jail) LPD was contacted by the Mentor, Ohio, Police Department on May 9. According to the arrest affidavit, the department informed Lincoln Police of an ongoing investigation that determined a 14-year-old boy had been engaging in sexual conversations and exchanging inappropriate images and videos of himself to a Snapchat account, later identified as Rife’s account. Officers determined that Rife had sent multiple images and videos of his body to multiple users who indicated they were under 18 years of age. Rife also engaged in sexual conversations with these users and stated he was sexually aroused by underage boys, court documents show. Based on Snapchat records, Rife requested and received multiple images and videos of child pornography from users who indicated they were underage. He was also found to have distributed multiple images and videos of child pornography to other users, police said. On Tuesday, Rife was contacted and interviewed by LPD. He was then taken into custody. Rife’s
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