40-year-old Jeffrey Pierce of Topeka, Kansas was up until recently a teacher and coach at Seaman High School. Go ahead and get your giggles out of the way now.
I say he was a teacher because he was recently fired by the school district after he was arrested by the FBI. According to the FBI, Pierce would pose as an underage girl on social media platforms to try to get explicit images fro, his underage victims. Which social media platforms did Pierce allegedly use? Damn near all of them. Pierce is alleged to have used Instagram, Snapchat, Grindr, and of course, Kik to find his victims. The FBI has even released a list of his usernames from each platform.
- Instagram:
- addie8651
- addiestrode111
- Adie Strode
- Kennedy
- Addison Strode
- Snapchat:
- jp131780 (Addilyn)
- Jordan_reh (Kennedy)
- Kennedy Lacrone
- Jordy Rey Rey
- jacy townsend
- KiK:
- jordyreyrey (Addie Strode) (Kennedy)
- Grinder:
- Discreet
The FBI is asking the public if they believe their children may have been victims of Pierce to contact them at TopekaVAP@fbi.gov.
I decided to post this story for a few reasons. The first reason is that this story is local to me. To me, that shows that predators like this can lurk in any community no matter how much local residents think they know each other. The second reason is that online predators posing as underage kids on social media is a common tactic used to gain a child’s confidence. Parents should take the time to review the people on their kids’ friends list to screen for potential predators. Lastly, while many platforms were used in this instance, this story shows that Kik is constantly used by sex offenders, pedophiles, and child porn collectors.
(Sources)
FBI says Seaman coach posed as female teen, seeking victims
FBI looks for potential victims in Pierce investigation
Jeff Pierce fired after unanimous vote by school board
