Ecorse man convicted after posing as a teenager for sexually exploiting children on Snapchat

ECORSE, Mich. (FOX 2) – An Ecorse man received a 10-year prison sentence Monday after authorities said he posed as a teenager on Snapchat to prey on children.

Mark-Anthony Markiewicz, 29, pleaded guilty in June to three counts of coercion and enticement of a minor.

Federal authorities say Markiewicz posed as a 16-year-old while engaging in sexual conversations with three victims between the ages of 13 and 16 for at least two years. During these conversations, he offered to pay the victims for sexually explicit images and videos. He also threatened to send photos of one of the victims to her family and employer, a tactic known as sexploitation.

“Our office will continue to aggressively prosecute child exploitation cases to protect the children in our community and to prevent individuals like Markiewicz from victimizing children online,” said U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison.