Sep 04, 2020

FBI: Kansas coach posed as teen girl; seeking victims

Posted Sep 04, 2020 11:00 AM
Pierce is in Federal custody -photo Shawnee County Department of Corrections
Pierce is in Federal custody -photo Shawnee County Department of Corrections

KANSAS CITY, MO. – The FBI is asking for the public’s assistance to identify potential victims of Jeffrey Pierce.

Pierce, a high school basketball coach at Seaman High School in Topeka, KS, has been charged with sexually exploiting minors, according to the United State's Attorney.

Using social networking platforms, Pierce would contact his victims while pretending to be a teenage girl. He would then solicit explicit photos or videos from the juvenile victims. Pierce used the following user/vanity names when contacting his victims through Instagram, Snapchat, KiK, and Grinder:

Instagram: addie8651, addiestrode111, Addie Strode, Kennedy, Addison Strode

Snapchat: jp131780 (Addilyn), Jordan_reh (Kennedy), Kennedy, Lacrone, Jordy Rey Rey, jacy townsend

KiK: jordyreyrey (Addie Strode) (Kennedy)

Grinder: Discreet

Pierce, a 40-year-old U.S. citizen, is currently in federal custody and is charged in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas with two counts of producing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography.

If you have reason to believe you or your child may be a victim, please email [email protected]. Your response is voluntary but would be useful in the federal investigation and to identify you as a potential victim. Based on the response provided, you may be contacted by the FBI and asked to provide additional information.