POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Davenport man is accused of using a gaming chat site and social media to solicit and extort lewd photos out of a teen girl living in Illinois, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
The man met the victim on the online gaming chat site Discord three years ago, according to investigators.
The state police traced the messages to Davenport and contacted the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said they found evidence of the messages and photos on Medina’s personal devices and that he admitted to sharing the photos of the girl.
He's a textbook example of an online predator.https://t.co/SvR03LDaVd pic.twitter.com/FauWU21NBX — Polk County Sheriff 🚔 (@PolkCoSheriff) March 10, 2021“This predator is a textbook example of why it’s so important for parents to be involved in their children’s online activities,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a news release.