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Steven Worth Ellis
Traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct; attempted sexual exploitation of a child; coercion and enticement of a minor
- Defendant
- Steven Worth Ellis
- Reddit role
- user
- Charge
- Traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct; attempted sexual exploitation of a child; coercion and enticement of a minor
- Jurisdiction
- U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
- Date
- 2024-06-06
Summary
Steven Worth Ellis, of Presidio, Texas, was charged federally after he traveled toward Oregon to meet a teenager. Per court documents, he met the minor on Reddit and exchanged sexually explicit communications for about a month; Homeland Security Investigations and Portland police intercepted and arrested him. The Reddit nexus is the platform on which the solicitation began.