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Cantonment Man Gets 24 Years For Traveling To Meet Underage Girl For Sex, Over 400 Child Porn Images
February 25, 2021
A Cantonment man was sentenced to state prison Thursday morning for trying to meet an underage girl for sex and possession of over 400 child pornography images.
Christopher James McElveen, Sr., 41, entered a plea to 20 counts of possession of certain images of child pornography and one count of traveling to meet a minor to engage in unlawful sexual conduct. Circuit Judge Linda Nobles sentenced McElveen to 24 years in prison and designated him as a sexual offender.
Using the profile name “Chris McElveen” on social media, McElveen initiated contact in March 2020, with an undercover investigator posing as girl under the age of 13. The investigator informed McElveen several times that his online persona was an underage girl. McElveen stated “I would prefer younger but its all good” and he initiated sexual conversation. His chats included statements that included “I’m okay with you”, “age and all” and comments that he has previously engaged in sexual contact with a seven-year old girl.
“McElveen sent several messages of his sexual intent, he began inquiring about if my parents we at home or at work and expressed wanting to meet. McElveen advised that he wished to get a hotel room for a few hours with the underage female, and once again named the sexual acts he wished to perform with the underage female,” the investigator wrote.
A meeting location was established on Thursday, April 2, and McElveen drove his gold GMC van to the location and sent a message to the undercover social media profile which stated “Im parked on the side”. He was taken into custody without incident, and a search warrant was executed at his residence at 801 Cedar Tree Lane.
Over 400 images of child pornography were located on McElveen’s computer and a thumb drive. The images depicted children as young as infants engaged in various sexual activities,
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12 Responses to “Cantonment Man Gets 24 Years For Traveling To Meet Underage Girl For Sex, Over 400 Child Porn Images”
With all of the evil new laws being passed, I’m surprised they didn’t let the guy walk!!!
@ Jan Boswell, D.A.s accept the plea bargain. These cases should go to trail so all charges are presented to a unsympathetic jury.
Omg as young as infants he needs to be did like that every day several times a day in prison for the rest of his life by the biggest boy there … Ugh utter disgust and waste of a person … He doesn’t deserve jail.. Lord please help us all. This world is getting worse everyday .. hold your children close and do not trust a soul with them
wow he had a van?
Jan Boswell, DAs except the plea bargain, they should take these cases to trial. They’re lazy.
@JTV…. My thoughts exactly. One point I would like to make is he killed 2 in the accident and got that 20.25 year sentence.
deplorable.
Hey JTV. (Da$$). The D.A. Doesn’t get to sentence these perverts, the Judges do following state guidelines unfortunately they don’t include a bullet for this nice fellow or his buddies! But at least for the next 25 years he won’t be near anyone’s child.
JVT I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU SOOOOOO DISRECTFUL TOWARDS THE PARENTS BANK AND MCCOY SMH
This person NEVER needs to see the light of day again!
Cancel life dude….. It’s over.
He could have gotten high and killed her in a car wreck and gotten only 20.25 years. Stay lazy DAs