A self-described “transfem lesbian” has been arrested and charged with 12 felonies related to child pornography and luring a minor after a month-long investigation by Portland Police.
Kellen Nicholson, a biological male who identifies as a woman, was arrested on April 29, 2022 after a one-month long investigation by Portland Police Department’s Internet Crimes Unit. The Unit began monitoring Nicholson after becoming aware that he might be in possession of child sexual abuse materials.
According to the press release issued by the Department, Nicholson “possessed and duplicated child pornography, and then connected online to a 13-year-old victim and engaged in illegal conduct.”
Nicholson, 18, was found to have been grooming a young victim using online chat rooms, and police say he targeted the youth “based on many factors including their LGBTQ2S+ identity.” The press release also states that the victim’s family had not been aware of this online behavior.
Portland Police state that Nicholson has been booked on 12 felony charges in total, including five counts of encouraging sex abuse in the first degree (duplication of child sex abuse imagery), five counts of encouraging sex abuse in the second degree (possession with intent to view), luring a minor, and online sexual corruption of a child.
Nicholson’s gender identity was not mentioned in the release, and the wording was such that no pronouns were used, but Nicholson’s Facebook reveals he identified as transgender, and called himself a “transfem lesbian.”
On Reddit, where Nicholson went by the name u/Life_Atlas, he frequently posted on subreddits seeking casual sexual encounters. His Reddit history reveals he began identifying as non-binary approximately 10 months ago when he first began posting photos of himself in dresses and skirts.
Nicholson also posted on r/Teenagers, a community intended for minors, as recently as one month ago, commenting “hot” beneath a post in which a user claiming to be 15 years old described an explicit sexual fetish.
According to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Department, Nicholson was booked as a male, and appears too have been released with no bail pending a court hearing.
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