RICHMOND, Va., May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Richmond Field Office issued the following press release:
ROANOKE, Va. - A Hillsville, Virginia man was sentenced recently to 156 months in federal prison.
Michael Tibbs, 25, of Carroll County, Virginia, previously pled guilty to one count of coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity.
According to court documents, in April 2023, a then-15-year-old minor victim submitted a tip to the FBI's National Threat Operations Center, reporting that a man had been grooming her for approximately one year and continually requesting nude images.
FBI agents identified Tibbs as the victim's groomer and obtained records of his Discord ...