Oxford man charged with asking a minor for explicit photos
Published 3:17 pm Thursday, December 5, 2024
An Oxford man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly asking a minor to send him inappropriate material.
On Oct. 29, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Unit began an investigation regarding a Cyber Tip that was reported from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
The report was forwarded to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office from New York State Police. A report was made to New York authorities, that a male subject was communicating with a juvenile on social media accounts.
During the course of the investigation, it was determined that the male subject, later identified as Ronald Elliott-Peyton Walker, 26, of Oxford, was communicating with an underage victim. Walker solicited the juvenile to send inappropriate material through social media and cellular devices.
Walker was arrested on Dec. 4 and transported to the Lafayette County Detention Center on the charge of Enticement of a Child to Produce a Visual Depiction of Sexual Conduct. Walker appeared before a Justice Court Judge and was set a $50,000 bond.
This is an ongoing investigation, and no other details will be released at this time.