Colin M. Lind, Sending Nude Pictures to Minor, Missouri 2023

California Man Sent Nude Pics to MO Teen Faces Up to 10 Years in Prison

ST. LOUIS – Colin M. Lind, a 43-year-old man from San Diego County, California, pleaded guilty to a federal charge in St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday and admitted to sending pictures of his genitals to a Missouri teen.

Lind met the 15-year-old girl and her family while they were on vacation in Florida in the summer of 2021. After returning to Missouri, the teenage girl began receiving text messages from Lind. Lind admitted as part of his plea agreement sending a series of messages asking for pictures of the girl. He also sent two pictures of his genitals that he had taken in a hotel bathroom and a text saying, “you turn me on so much!!”

The teen told authorities that Lind placed his hand on her genitals while they were in Florida. Lind pleaded guilty to a felony count of transfer of obscene material to a minor.

Lind is scheduled to be sentenced on July 20 and faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both. The case was investigated by the FBI and the Frontenac Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jillian Anderson 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. Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.

The initiative is led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

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