Hays County man sentenced to Life in federal prison for sexually exploiting children online

PLANO, Texas - A San Marcos man has been sentenced to Life in federal prison for child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs.

Christopher Scott Little, 48, pleaded guilty to coercion and enticement of minors and was sentenced to Life in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Sean D. Jordan on August 19, 2024.

According to information presented in court, in the summer of 2021, a child living in North Texas reported being extorted by individuals online. The Texas Rangers and FBI began investigating and discovered that Little had been targeting the child in North Texas from his residence in San Marcos. At the time of his arrest, Little was found to be communicating with hundreds of individuals on social media applications, most of whom appeared to be minors. In each conversation, Little used the same strategy - identifying himself as a young girl named "Amber," who was deaf and mute, and thus unable to engage in videochatting. Amber would then coerce and entice the children into taking pictures of their nude bodies and recording videos of themselves engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Amber also introduced the children to her cousin, "Brandon," also actually Little, and encouraged the children to sexually submit to Brandon in order to please Amber. If the children refused to comply, Amber and Brandon threatened them with harm, including threatening to kill the children and their families. To date, 10 children have been identified as Little's victims. Little has been convicted of multiple offenses against children, stretching back almost 20 years.

This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

This case was investigated by the FBI and the Texas Department of Public Safety and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Marisa Miller.

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