A federal grand jury in Bridgeport has indicted Sean Sayer, 22, of Naugatuck, Connecticut, on 15 counts related to child exploitation offenses. The announcement was made by David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and P.J. O’Brien, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
According to court documents and statements presented in court, Sayer allegedly began communicating with an eight-year-old boy in Oregon on March 20, 2025. The boy contacted Sayer via text message and asked if he was @fornight_legends on TikTok. Sayer confirmed his identity and over three days exchanged more than 1,300 messages with the minor victim. During these exchanges, Sayer repeatedly demanded sexually explicit images and videos from the boy in exchange for playing Fortnite online together. The minor sent at least 15 videos described as child sexual abuse material.
Sayer was arrested on June 18, 2025. Investigators allege that a forensic review of his cellphone uncovered screenshots from Snapchat conversations with numerous other minors whom Sayer is accused of coercing or enticing to send sexually explicit photos. Authorities have so far identified about 89 separate minor victims.
Further examination of electronic devices seized from Sayer reportedly revealed over 5,000 videos and 1,000 images containing child sexual abuse material. Some files depicted sexual violence against prepubescent minors.
The indictment charges Sayer with twelve counts of production of child pornography—each carrying a mandatory minimum sentence of fifteen years imprisonment and up to thirty years per count—one count of coercion and enticement of a minor (with a mandatory minimum ten-year sentence and up to life imprisonment), one count of distribution of child pornography (mandatory minimum five years up to twenty years), and one count of possession of child pornography (up to twenty years).
Sayer is currently released on a $150,000 bond under location monitoring by the U.S. Probation Office. He is prohibited from accessing the internet or having any contact or communication with minors.
U.S. Attorney Sullivan emphasized: "An indictment is not evidence of guilt. Charges are only allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt."
The investigation is being led by the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force—which includes federal, state, and local agencies—with support from the Eugene Police Department in Oregon. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary G. Vitale is prosecuting the case.
This prosecution falls under Project Safe Childhood Initiative—a U.S. Department of Justice program focused on protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation—and more information can be found at www.justice.gov/psc.
Reports regarding suspected cases of child exploitation can be submitted through www.cybertipline.com.
