Ryan Austin Lauless, 31, from Colorado, pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including 21 counts of sexual exploitation of a child and five counts of sex trafficking of a minor. Court documents revealed that Lauless used social media platforms like Instagram and Snapchat to exploit at least 68 minors, coercing them into creating explicit content.

Lauless misrepresented his identity, posing as a teenager named "Cason Fredrickson," to gain the trust of victims aged 13 to 16 across the U.S. and five other countries. He used voice modulators and edited images to maintain the deception. Additionally, he threatened victims with exposure if they didn't comply with his demands.

The FBI and Boone County's CASE Task Force investigated the case. Boone County Prosecutor Kent Eastwood emphasized the i

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