A St. Louis County man admitted on July 22 to attempting to have sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl from Jefferson County in 2025.
Tay’vion K. Like, age 25, of Bellefontaine Neighbors, pleaded guilty to one count of coercion and enticement of a minor. Like acknowledged that he communicated with the teen via Snapchat in July 2025 and requested sexual contact even after she told him her age was 14. He claimed he was 17 years old during these conversations. According to court documents, Like then told the victim that he wanted to come to her house for sexual activity. The girl instructed him not to come and warned she would call police if he did.
When the victim discovered Like outside her house on July 15, she tried to get him to leave before informing her father, who then contacted the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies apprehended Like near the victim’s home. He also admitted communicating with other underage girls through Snapchat.
Sentencing is scheduled for October 22; the charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of ten years in prison.
The case was investigated by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, while Assistant U.S. Attorney Jillian Anderson is prosecuting it.
This prosecution falls under Project Safe Childhood, an initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice aimed at combating child sexual exploitation and abuse nationwide by marshaling federal, state, and local resources for investigation and prosecution efforts as well as identifying victims.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri advances community well-being by working with entities to prevent crime and improve quality of life; it operates under the United States Department of Justice using courthouses in St. Louis and Cape Girardeau while serving forty-nine counties across eastern Missouri; it investigates federal crimes and enforces civil rights according to its official website.