100+ Girls Coerced Into Child Porn By Cobb Man: Feds

ATLANTA, GA — More than 100 young girls were coerced into sending sexual photos and videos to a 23-year-old Cobb County man, who threatened them with violence and blackmail if they didn't do it, according to federal prosecutors.

The girls were between the ages of 12 and 16.

Benjamin Jenkins — known online by the names "Rei," "Reithe8th" and "Dani Domo" — of Mableton, is charged with 13 counts of producing child pornography and five counts of distributing child pornography. He was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 23 and will be held in custody until his trial.

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According to the U.S. Attorney's office, Jenkins started in 2015 contacting the girls by sending them sexual photographs and persuading them to send him photos of themselves in return. Once a girl had sent him a photograph, prosecutors say, he would use that photo to threaten them into sending him more photos and videos.

He told them what body parts to show and what poses to photograph themselves in and gave them other sexually graphic instructions. He also would humiliate them by making them send videos of themselves drinking urine and licking toilets, prosecutors say.

He also made them watch sexually explicit videos he made of himself, according to the charges.

When a girl blocked Jenkins online, prosecutors say he sent explicit photos of her to her parents and friends. Once, he posted a compromising photo of a girl to her high school's Twitter account, according to the charges. He also allegedly posted victims' nude photos and contact information online and encouraged other men to contact them for more photos.

"(Jenkins) is accused of acting as a predator who terrorized his young victims ... ," said U.S. Attorney Byung J. "BJay" Pak. "Parents and children should continually be aware of the masked dangers predators pose on social media."

This case is being investigated by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations division.The case is being brought as part of Project Safe Childhood. In February 2006, the Attorney General launched the project, which is a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse.

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