Houston man admits to exploiting minors he met online
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HOUSTON – A 41-year-old Houston man admitted to coercion and enticement of a minor as well as sexual exploitation of a child, according to announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
Thomas Douglas Butler was arrested on Aug. 18, 2020, and charged with sexual exploitation of a child and coercion and enticement.
Butler had met a 14-year-old girl on a social media/video chat site, prosecutors said. After grooming her through their communications, he traveled to San Antonio to pick her up and bring her to his residence in a Houston hotel, according to prosecutors.