Teen In Facebook Sex Scam Reaches Plea Deal
19-Year-Old To Enter No Contest Pleas
Updated: 10:34 am CST December 22, 2009
WAUKESHA, Wis. -- A Wisconsin teen accused of using a Facebook scam to blackmail dozens of male students into sex acts has reached a plea agreement.Anthony Stancl, 19, of New Berlin, pleaded no contest on Tuesday to two felonies. In exchange, prosecutors dismissed 10 other charges.Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel said he will recommend a "substantial" prison. Stancl faces a maximum of 50 years in prison when he is sentenced at a date to be determined.Defense attorney Craig Kuhary declined to comment.Stancl is accused of posing as a girl on Facebook and tricking more than 30 classmates into sending him naked photos of themselves, then using the photos to blackmail them for sex.
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