A man from Houston has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison after admitting to coercing and exploiting a minor.

Brice Andrew Flickinger, 25, pleaded guilty on March 20 to coercion and enticement of a minor. The sentence was handed down Wednesday and announced by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

The judge who handed down the sentenced noted during the hearing that Flickinger had engaged in a sexual relationship with a “very young minor.”

The case began July 9, 2021, when the victim’s mother reported her daughter missing.

Authorities later spotted a vehicle dropping the minor off near her home and initiated a traffic stop. Investigators said they identified Flickinger in the passenger seat.

Authorities seized his phone, and a forensic search uncovered at least nine videos depic

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