Sextortion Of 9 Teenage Boys Lands Atlanta Man In Prison: FBI

ATLANTA, GA — An Atlanta man will spend the next 24 years of his life in prison for the sextortion of nine high-school-aged boys over roughly two years, three of which live in Georgia.

Between December 2017 and July 2019, Myles Frazier, 29, targeted the nine teenagers by posing as a woman, convincing them to send sexually-explicit content, then threatening to expose them when they stopped complying with his wishes, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday.

“Frazier coerced numerous teenage boys online to engage in sex acts and send him photos and videos of that activity,” Acting U.S. Attorney Kurt R. Erskine said. “This defendant is the online sexual predator that so many parents fear. His 24-year sentence is a critical step in achieving a measure of justice for the victims and their families.”

The three teen victims from Georgia all went to the same high school, authorities said. Frazier, posing as a woman named "Liv," pressured and paid Victim 1 to let a man — who was actually Frazier himself — come to his home and engage in sex acts on two separate occasions. Both times, the victim would ask Frazier to stop during the act.

"On the second occasion, Victim 1 had to use physical force to stop Frazier. Frazier attempted to arrange similar in-person meetings for paid sex with Victim 2 and Victim 3," a DOJ news release said.

Frazier also threatened to expose Victim 1 to his family and school, sue him and come to his home. Over the course of a week, Frazier sent him more than 100 threatening messages, the DOJ said, and made similar threats to the other two victims. He even threatened to expose Victim 2 to cause his loss of a college athletic scholarship.

The other six teen victims lived outside of Georgia. Frazier coerced them to send sexually-explicit photos and videos by paying them and sending them pornographic photos and videos of a woman who Frazier claimed to be.

"When the minors stopped complying ... he tried to extort several of them, threatening to publicly post their sexual content and expose them to their school principal, superintendent and parents," the news release said.

Frazier has been sentenced to 24 years in prison and 20 years of supervised release after being found guilty on charges of cyberstalking, enticement of a minor to engage in prostitution and child pornography production.

The case is part of Project Safe Childhood, which is a nationwide initiative established in 2006 and designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse.

“Frazier will spend the next 24-years of his life in prison, which should send a strong message to anyone who even contemplates harming and extorting a vulnerable youth,” said Chris Hacker, special agent in charge of FBI Atlanta, in the release. “The FBI takes sextortion very seriously. We would like to remind the community to be aware that people can pretend to be anyone online and to be extremely selective on what you share on the internet.”