An Indiana man pleaded guilty to sex trafficking a minor, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. The victim was an underage girl from Montana.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the man traveled to Montana specifically to engage in sexual contact with the girl. Investigators also found explicit images of the minor stored on the defendant's phone, the department said.
The charge to which the man admitted guilt is sex trafficking of a minor. The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed the guilty plea was entered today.
The case involved interstate travel, with the defendant crossing from Indiana into Montana to carry out the offense, per the U.S. Department of Justice. Explicit images recovered from his phone formed part of the evidence against him. The department confirmed that the guilty plea resolves the sex trafficking charge tied to the underage victim from Montana.