A Jamestown man will spend at least 15 years in federal prison and a maximum of 30 years after he admitted to forcing a 13-year-old female to engage in sexually explicit conduct for producing visual depictions he wanted. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Monday that 21-year-old Andrew Klos pleaded guilty to a charge of production of child pornography, which was the result of an investigation by the FBI.
Between August 2021 and May 2024, Klos communicated with a minor online. In May 2024, he used an online chat application to coerce the female victim to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing visual depictions, specifically describing the images he wanted. The minor victim, at Klos' direction, produced and sent the images to him via the Internet. A search of Klos' cell phone recovered the images of the minor victim. In addition, he also enticed the 13-year-old to produce images of her minor sibling for his gratification.
During the investigation, Klos admitted to investigators that he engaged in multiple online relationships with other minor females, via Internet chat websites or social media applications. During these communications, Klos engaged in sexually explicit conversations.
Sentencing for Klos is scheduled for November 4th.
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