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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0RIVERSIDE, California<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A federal grand jury on Wednesday returned an indictment charging a Hemet man with sexual exploitation offenses alleging he convinced a preteen girl to send him sexually explicit photos of herself and a younger relative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          John Mathew Piecuch, 61, was named in a three-count indictment that charges him with attempted enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity, production of child pornography, and receipt of child pornography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Piecuch posed as a 13-year-old boy on an online gaming platform, where he met a 12-year-old girl in late 2020, according to court documents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After moving their conversation to a text message system, Piecuch requested sexually explicit photos from the girl, who also sent sexually explicit photos of a 5-year-old relative, according to a criminal complaint filed earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          The mother of the 12-year-old girl saw some of the text messages between her daughter and Piecuch on one of the girl\u2019s mobile devices, which prompted her to contact authorities, the complaint states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special agents with the FBI arrested Piecuch on August 4. If convicted of the charges, Piecuch is facing up to life in prison. Piecuch is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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