Life in prison for one Florida child molester

A horrific tale of pedophilia and child sex abuse ends with one child predator being sentenced to life behind bars. Scott Trader, 32, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of multiple charges of child pornography and child sex abuse.  Trader was busted thanks to an alert father from Thomasville, North Carolina, who found the child predator’s text messages along with disturbing images and videos on his 9-year-old daughter’s smartphone, according to The Miami Herald.

The nine-year-old met Trader via the “SayHi” app where the adult predator continuously pressured the child to send him her nude photos.  The young girl did send him pictures of herself fully clothed, to which Trader texted the girl to say, “Aw, you’re very pretty for your age, You look sexy in those pajamas,” according to Fox News.  Eventually though, the child relented and sent nude images of herself to the despicable predator. In response to receiving the little girl’s nude photos, Trader sent her a video of himself masturbating.

Court documents say, “In response to Trader’s requests, the victim eventually sent at least one photo of her vagina and one photo of her pulling her shirt up, exposing her nipples. … Trader also sent that same victim a child pornography video using SayHi.”

Trader also sent a video of himself masturbating, “along with a still image which depicted Trader’s face in his bedroom, along with numerous other photos.”  ~ per The Miami Herald

After hearing from the nine-year-old girl’s father, police in Thomasville got Homeland Security involved in the case. Federal investigators obtained a search warrant for Trader’s Port St. Lucie residence and discovered “10 media storage cards, three phones, an external hard drive and a laptop all with child pornography, some of it involving a 2-year-old put in his care, “according to Fox.  Investigators also found some disturbing videos where Trader was sexually abusing two minor females entrusted to his care.

One of those videos “depicted Trader instructing the child to kiss his penis,” according to Crime Online.  Trader also reportedly “distributed large amounts of these images to others online.”

Following his arrest, Trader pleaded guilty to enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity; distribution of material containing visual depictions of sexual exploitation of minors; possession of matter containing visual depictions of sexual exploitation of minors; and production of material containing visual depictions of sexual exploitation of minors.

On December 14, Trader was sentenced to life in prison.

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Written by:  Ace News Today Staff