A 20-year-old man from Little Valley, New York, has pleaded guilty to cyberstalking a minor female on the Snapchat application.
Dyllan Barber, 20, of Little Valley, N.Y., pleaded guilty to cyberstalking before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.
The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
According to the investigation, Barber initiated a conversation with Victim 1 on Snapchat on November 30, 2019, posing as a hacker by the name of “Kyle.” He sent a threatening message to Victim 1 telling her to take and send to him sexually explicit images of herself. If she did not, the defendant stated that he would publicly release nude images of Victim 1 that he claimed to have in his possession.
The investigation revealed that the defendant’s actions resulted in Victim 1 taking and sending sexually explicit images of herself to Barber through the Snapchat application.
The plea is the result of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Acting Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew Scarpino, and the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Timothy S. Whitcomb.
Sentencing is scheduled for February 15, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. before Judge Sinatra.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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