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Registered sex offender pleads guilty to exploiting 10 girls he met online

Aug 8, 2025, 2:38 PM | Updated: 2:41 pm

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A registered sex offender has pleaded guilty to federal charges for sexually exploiting 10 girls between the ages of 12 and 16, federal prosecutors said Friday.

James 鈥淛ake鈥 Harrison Newcomer, 28, posed as a teenage boy on social media and met victims across Washington and Oregon, authorities said.

Registered sex offender targets WA minors

The victims were from King, Kitsap, Snohomish, Lewis, Clark, Thurston, and Spokane counties, as well as Woodburn, Oregon, according to a from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

He was under state supervision following a 30-month prison sentence for child rape, but removed his electronic ankle monitor and fled custody in January 2024.

Authorities said the crimes occurred between February and April 2024.

“Newcomer connected with various teen girls via social media and then arranged to meet them in person,” the release said. “In those meetings, he gave girls drugs and alcohol and sexually assaulted them.”

According to the release, prosecutors and defense attorneys will recommend a 17-year prison sentence when Newcomer is sentenced Nov. 17.

Frank Lenzi is the News Director for 成人X站 Newsradio. Read more of his stories聽here.

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