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Friday, September 02, 2022

What a sick fuck

A former resident of Redondo Beach pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of targeting young girls online, encouraging them to engage in self-harm and even trying to convince one girl to kill her parents. 

Matthew Christian Locher, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a child “for the purpose of producing a sexually explicit visual depiction,” the United States Department of Justice announced Monday. 

As part of his plea, Locher admitted to targeting girls suffering mental health issues, including depression, suicidal thoughts and eating disorders and enticing them to engage in harmful behavior for his own sexual gratification.