U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp sentenced Andrew Raymond Crum, 33, of Toledo, Ohio, to 160 months in prison for engaging in sex acts with a Missouri minor, according to a July 22 statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Crum met the victim on an online gaming platform when she was 14 years old in 2021 and began traveling to Missouri in February 2024 to have sex with her after she turned 16. He also exchanged sexually explicit images and videos with the girl via Snapchat under the name “Sassy Man.” The FBI was alerted by an anonymous tip in October 2024 about Crum’s plans to return to Missouri and subsequently contacted the victim and her mother.
“Thanks to an anonymous tip to the FBI, we were able to stop Andrew Raymond Crum from continuing to sexually exploit a teenage victim,” said Special Agent in Charge Chris Crocker of the FBI St. Louis Division. “Crum believed he would never be caught. He was wrong. Tips from the public are often the key to rescuing victims and identifying offenders. The FBI and our law enforcement partners will relentlessly pursue those who prey on children. When they are convicted in federal court, there is no parole.”
Crum pleaded guilty in April at U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of coercion or enticement of a minor. The case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Dianna Edwards.
This prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section alongside U.S. Attorneys’ Offices that focuses on combating child sexual exploitation online through coordination among federal, state, and local resources.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri serves 49 counties across eastern Missouri; it investigates federal crimes, enforces civil rights laws, works with community entities on crime prevention efforts, and operates under the United States Department of Justice umbrella out of courthouses located in St. Louis and Cape Girardeau; these details are available, according to its official website.