An 18-year-old
male student is under investigation for allegedly posing
as a girl and coercing former male classmates to send him
nude photographs.
A former student
of Wisconsin's New Berlin Eisenhower Middle/High
School, Anthony R. Stanci is accused of then using
those photos as leverage and blackmailing some of the
boys into performing sexual acts by threatening to
release the photos.
Stanci allegedly
convinced at least 31 students to send him nude
photographs. All of the students attend school at New Berlin
Eisenhower.
Police stumbled
on the photos and more than 600 hours of professionally
made pornographic movies featuring children after they
confiscated Stanci's computer in connection
with a bomb threat investigation.
Officers
investigating bomb threats that led to the closure of the
school on November 14, 2008, discovered that the
threat came via an e-mail sent from a computer at the
New Berlin Public Library. According to reports,
Stanci was logged on to the computer at the time.
During the bomb
threat investigation, a student -- who was 15 at the time
of the assaults -- came forward to police. He said Stanci
had repeatedly forced him into sexual acts. He said he
came forward because Stanci had requested that the
student send him naked photos of his brother.
Authorities say
they believe there are more victims and they are urging
them to come forward. According to New Berlin police
lieutenant Mike Gilder, an investigation showed that
Stanci had lifted photographs of women from their
Facebook pages and used them to lure male students.
The maximum
penalty if convicted on all charges is nearly 300 years in
prison. (Advocate.com)
