ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis County man admitted in court today to soliciting nude pictures of minors online, citing one 12-year-old child.

44-year-old Alsaphone Hunt pleaded guilty to one count of coercion and enticement of a adolescent and one count of distributing child porn.

Court documents say that Hunt was communicating with an 8-year-old girl who lived in Maryland via Facebook back in 2021. Documents say that the child’s mother took over the phone, but Hunt continued sending disturbing messages.

According to prosecutors, Hunt asked the child if she wanted to see his genitals. He then sent over the explicit pictures.

The mother stopped responding to the 44-year-old and she contacted law enforcement after receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Detectives from the St. Louis County Police Department began investigating Hunt.

In March 2021, detectives friended Hunt on Facebook, posing as a 10-year-old girl. According to court documents, Hunt was acting sexual to the decoy, even sending CSAM and photos of male genitals.

The 44-year-old eventually was arrested at his job on March 5, 2021. But even after his arrest, detectives found unsettling materials.

Court documents say detectives found 65 video files and 165 images containing child sexual abuse material. The presence of child erotica was also discovered.

Hunt will be sentenced on Aug. 21, with his lawyers and the Attorney’s Office agreeing to a 15-year sentence.