SEATTLE — A 23-year-old Seattle man pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges of receiving child pornography, according to a statement from the Department of Justice.
Nicholas Marshall pressured young girls he met on the internet to send him sexually explicit photos.
On Wednesday, Marshall was sentenced in Pierce County Superior Court to 87 months in prison for the exploitation of a Texas 12-year-old.
The report from that incident led law enforcement to bring additional criminal charges against him.
According to the terms of a plea agreement, Marshall is expected to receive nine-years in prison and 15-years of supervised release when he is sentenced in April.
Between Oct. 2018 and Sept. 2019, Marshall communicated with girls on apps such as Discord and Snapchat.
An investigation began after the mother of a 12-year-old girl in Texas reported her daughter was communicating with Marshall by text message and Discord, and the sexual nature of their conversations.
The investigation also revealed there were at least four other victims who had been pressured or threatened by Marshall: A 13-year-old in Washington state; a 16-year-old in Wisconsin; a 14-year-old in Texas; and a 15-year-old in Canada.
In some cases, Marshall promised gift cards or money, or he would threaten the girls or their families to get the images he wanted.
On Sept. 10, 2019, while searching Marshall’s home in Seattle, police found electronic devices containing 38 videos of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Marshall was arrested at his job as a security guard in Seattle.