5 years, 10 months ago by Scott Hardy
Scott Walsh charged in connection with incident involving a Shelby County boy
A Kirksville man has been taken into Federal custody on charges he enticed a Shelby County child to produce a sexual image, then send it to him.
46-year old Scott Walsh has been indicted on a charge of enticing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct. Federal authorities announced the indictment Thursday, while court records show that Walsh was indicted on May 24th, and picked up a week later. A statement from the Justice Department says that Walsh contacted a 12-year old boy online and caused him to produce an obscene video of himself and share it with Walsh. If convicted, Walsh, who is a prior sexual offender, could get a minimum term 25 years in Federal prison. United States Attorney Jeff Jensen called the allegations “every parent’s nightmare".
A date for Walsh to appear in Eastern District Court in St. Louis hasn't been set yet. He's facing a charge of sexual exploitation of a minor in Adair County, and will go on trial there in October.
