Minot man charged after cybertip of child sexual abuse materials

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 00:31 · Archive

A Minot man has been arrested following a cybertip about child sexual abuse materials exchanged online.

A 20-year-old Minot man, Skylar Tollefson-Bower, has been arrested following a cybertip about child sexual abuse materials being exchanged online. The messaging app Discord submitted the tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in March after materials were uploaded from an IP address in Minot. Investigators traced that address to Tollefson-Bower.

According to a criminal affidavit, investigators found evidence of continuous solicitation of minors over a roughly two-year period. When police obtained a search warrant and seized Tollefson-Bower's phone, he admitted to exchanging child sexual abuse materials and having sexual communications with minors over the phone. Investigators also found exchanges of materials over the messaging app Session.

Tollefson-Bower faces four felony counts and remains in custody. He will return to court on 19 November.

How it is being reported

• Minot man arrested for child porn chargesA Minot man is charged with sharing child sexual abuse material online after a cyber tip.KXNET · 13 Oct, 00:08
• Minot man charged in child sex crime investigationPolice arrested a Minot man following a cybertip of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) being exchanged over the internet.Kfyrtv · 12 Oct, 23:43

In this story: Skylar Tollefson-Bower · Minot · Discord · National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

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