Newport Man Accused Of Enticing Minor For Sex, Possessing Child Porn

NEWPORT, RI — A Newport man is facing federal charges after enticing a child to engage in sex acts and being caught with child pornography, U.S. Attorney Zachary Cunha said Monday.

Kyle Patrick Tormey, 39, was charged with enticement of an individual less than eighteen years of age to engage in sexual activity, receipt of child pornography, and possession of child pornography. He was ordered detained Friday after his appearance in U.S. District Court in Providence.

According to charging documents, Tormey repeatedly messaged an underage girl on social media and convinced her to send him photos of herself and engage in sex acts. In late December, Tormey and his victim had a sexual encounter in his van, and he gave her $200 in cash after, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors said police got a search warrant and discovered photos of the victim, several of which she was naked in. The photos were stored in social media accounts belonging, to Tormey, according to prosecutors. Prosecutors said they also found child pornography images of other children.

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