An Olathe, Kansas, man has pleaded guilty in federal court to using the Internet in an attempt to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity.
22-year-old Eric Ryan has pleaded guilty to the attempt to entice a minor charge. By pleading guilty, Davis admitted that between August 30th and September 1st, 2005, he contacted an undercover law enforcement officer whom he believed to be a 14-year-old girl named April in an online chat room. Davis told "April" that he wanted to engage in a variety of sexual acts with her.
On August 31, 2005, Davis was arrested by the Platte County Sheriff’s department when he arrived at an undercover apartment to meet with "April." Davis also agreed to forfeit his interest in the Compaq computer he used to chat with "April."