Bryce Lucas Stimka, Child Sex Crimes, Utah 2025

A U.S. Navy sailor stationed in Georgia has been charged with multiple federal crimes after allegedly manipulating a minor victim over social media for months and exchanging sexually explicit photos and videos of her.

Bryce Lucas Stimka, 24, was arrested on July 30, 2025 after an indictment was unsealed charging him with production of child pornography, coercion and enticement for illegal sexual activity, and receipt of child pornography.

According to court documents, between July 17, 2024 and March 30, 2025, Stimka allegedly began communicating with a 14-year-old girl he met and began manipulating her on social media. Over the course of their communication, more than 15,000 texts were exchanged between Stimka and the minor victim discussing various sex acts, the victim's age, and their potential relationship.

Additionally, sexually explicit images and videos of the victim were exchanged. The social media account was linked to Stimka by subscriber information (including IP addresses) matching Stimka, and photos of himself in his social media account.

Stimka is currently being held pending his initial appearance in Utah, which has yet to be scheduled.

The case is being investigated by an Officer with the West Valley Police Department assigned to the FBI's Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force. Special assistance was provided by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and the FBI Atlanta Field Office, Augusta Resident Agency.

Assistant United States Attorney Carol A. Dain of the District of Utah is prosecuting the case. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ut/pr/indictment-unsealed-charging-us-navy-sailor-stationed-georgia-multiple-child-sex-crimes