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St. Louis Man Sentenced for Fentanyl, Child Pornography
A 24-year-old St. Louis County man has admitted to recording his sexual activity with a 13-year-old and possessing fentanyl, as part of a plea agreement in U.S. District Court in St. Louis.
Tyler Jacob Staub, 24, of St. Louis County waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography and one count of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. The charges are punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000, as well as a penalty of at least five years in prison and a maximum of 40 years for the fentanyl charge, with a fine of up to $5 million.
The crime unfolded on June 22, 2023, when the St. Charles County Police Department was notified about a missing 13-year-old. The victim’s parents said she may be with someone driving a red or black Ford Mustang. Officers spotted a Mustang idling down the street from the victim’s home and found Staub and the victim inside. They also found a Glock pistol, an AR-style pistol and two bags containing fentanyl tablets.
According to the investigation, the 13-year-old victim had met Staub online about two months earlier via Snapchat. She began meeting him in person three or four weeks earlier. Staub admitted to recording his sexual activity with the victim and saving those acts on his phone, as part of his plea agreement.
The case was investigated by the St. Charles County Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Colleen Lang. Staub’s sentencing is set for September 24, as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Project Safe Childhood was launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice and 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. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.
Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Sex Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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