During a sentencing hearing Wednesday, July 12, a Leavenworth County Judge sentenced Enrique Antonio Baker to serve 94 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections with 36 months of post-release supervision, according to a release from Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson.

Baker was arrested on Jan. 26 following a joint investigation between Tonganoxie police and the Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office that began on Jan. 20. According to court documents, Baker friended the victim through Snapchat, a popular social media app, and then asked for “nudes” from the victim. The victim never obliged the request and eventually reported the incident.

During the course of the investigation, Baker admitted to law enforcement that he sent messages offering money, alcohol, and nicotine products for nude pictures to the victim, whom he knew to be under the age of 16.

On June 7, Baker, 23, entered a nolo contendere (no contest) plea to a count of electronic solicitation involving a victim of at least 14 years of age but under 16 years of age.

“It’s important to establish trust with your children about what they are doing on their phone and with social media.” Thompson said. “This is a situation where an alert teenager identified a threat and reported it; we applaud the teen’s awareness.”