Sex offender, 22, accused of posing as teen online

GRESHAM, Ore. (KOIN) — A registered sex offender was arrested Wednesday for allegedly posing as a teen and sending explicit photos to a 13-year-old girl, police said.

Christopher Michael Scott, 22, first met the girl in August on meetme.com, a social networking site, Gresham Police Dept. said.

According to the girl’s mother, Scott posed as “Jake Wolf”, a 16-year-old boy, and chatted with her for just about an hour before asking to meet up.

“I looked through the messages and was just completely disgusted with what I saw,” the girl’s mother, who chose to remain anonymous, said. “On those apps you can be pretty much whoever you want to be.”

The registered sex offender allegedly sent the girl explicit photos of himself and asked for pictures of her in return.

Detectives believe there may be more victims. They’re urging parents to take certain steps in order to prevent their kids from getting into dangerous situations online.

“I think all parents should have passwords to their kids’ social media,” the girl’s mother said. She recalled having a “gut instinct” something was wrong when she found her daughter’s tablet hidden under a pillow.

“The more involved you get, the better off you are,” she said.

Police agree, saying parents should require kids to give them their passwords, in addition to restricting them from chatting online after certain hours and syncing their phones with a family computer.

If you think your child is a victim, you’re asked to call Gresham Police at 503.618.2719.