The man faces up to 30 years in prison for 'catfishing' a 12-year-old girl and convincing her to send sexually explicit pictures of herself and her 5-year-old sister.
A Hemet man has pleaded guilty to 'catfishing' a 12-year-old girl in order to receive sexually explicit photos of herself and her even younger sister. John Mathew Piecuch, 64, admitted to the felony charge during a hearing at the U.S. District Court in Santa Ana for using the material to produce child pornography, according to a statement from federal prosecutors. They dropped two additional related charges under a plea agreement.
He was able to convince her that he was a 13-year-old boy through a series of online text messages, eventually persuading her to send him sexually explicit images of herself and her 5-year-old sister, the court papers say. In Jan. 2021, the girl's mother discovered the texts and reported the activity to her local law enforcement office, who then contacted the FBI.
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