A Kansas high school basketball coach has been charged with sexually exploiting minors by allegedly using social media to produce child pornography, according to a news release.

The U.S. Attorney’s office in Kansas announced Wednesday that 40-year-old Jeffrey D. Pierce of Topeka has been charged in federal court with two counts of producing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography.

Pierce, a coach at Seaman High School in Topeka, allegedly produced the child pornography between March 10 and 14. The possession crime allegedly occurred Wednesday, according to the release.

The FBI in Kansas City announced in a press release Thursday that it was asking for the public’s help in identifying possible other victims.

Pierce allegedly posed as a teenage girl on social media and solicited explicit photos or videos from the juvenile victims.

Pierce allegedly contacted his victims through Instagram, Snapchat, KiK and Grinder.

He allegedly used the following user names:

Instagram

• addie8651
• addiestrode111
• Addie Strode
• Kennedy
• Addison Strode

Snapchat

• jp131780 (Addilyn)
• Jordan_reh (Kennedy)
• Kennedy Lacrone
• Jordy Rey Rey
• jacy townsend

KiK

• jordyreyrey (Addie Strode) (Kennedy)

Grinder

• Discreet

The Seaman School District posted the FBI’s press release to its Facebook page, telling people to check social media accounts for the screen names listed in the release.

Anyone who believes they or their child may be a victim is asked to contact the FBI at TopekaVAP@fbi.gov.

Pierce was currently in federal custody, according to the FBI.

The FBI also included the follow resources in its press release:

• FBI Help for Victims of Crime Brochure
• Caring for Kids: What Parents Need to Know About Sexual Abuse
• Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
• Suicide Prevention Lifeline
• American Psychological Association Resources on Sexual Abuse
• Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN)
• National Center for Victims of Crime
• Childhelp

Robert A. Cronkleton

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