HUNTSVILLE, Texas – A 25-year-old Huntsville man has pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography as well as multiple counts of cyberstalking, according to U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
According to court documents, Kody Nicholas Bohac stalked an out-of-state woman over social media and threatened to post nude photographs of her on the internet if she did not contact him. When the woman did not respond, Bohac posted the images on the internet.
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At the hearing, Bohac admitted to stalking the woman on social media and sending her nude images of herself and threatening to make them public if she did not contact him. He also said he offered to pay multiple females online for nude photos. When they complied, he refused to pay, demanded additional nude photos and threatened to post them online if they did not contact him.
He ultimately admitted to stalking approximately 20 females on social media, demanding they send additional nude photos, wanting to meet them in person and asking them to call him “daddy.” When they refused, he posted the already obtained nude photos online, threatened to ruin their lives, sent photos to their school, families and friends and created fake online accounts using their names with sexually explicit references.
The investigation revealed multiple social media messages on his phone in which he stalked numerous victims. Investigators also found images and videos of child pornography on his cell phone, which showed girls engaging in sexual acts on adult males.
“The individual behind this cyberstalking case was well-versed in social media. He not only stalked and terrorized his young victims through social media platforms, but he also victimized them even further by threatening to send compromising content of them to their family and friends,” said Special Agent in Charge James Smith of the FBI. “These sinister actions cannot be undone and will forever affect the victims. The FBI’s priority in protecting our teens and young adults from predators couldn’t be clearer through this investigation. We want to thank our local law enforcement partners for their assistance in this case.”
U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen accepted the plea and set sentencing for May 8, 2023. At that time, Bohac faces a minimum of five and up to 20 years for the receipt of child pornography as well up to five years for cyberstalking.
Bohac has been and will remain in custody pending that hearing.
The FBI-Bryan Resident Agency and the FBI-Philadelphia Field Office conducted the investigation with assistance from the Sam Houston State University Police Department.