North Dakota Man Charged With Sexually Exploiting Pgh.-Area Girl

Pittsburgh PA

22 April, 2022

10:56 AM

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PETERS TOWNSHIP, PA —A North Dakota man is accused of violating federal child exploitation laws by enticing a 13-year-old Peters girl to provide him with videos of her engaging in activity with a 6-year-old relative. Nicholas Nesdahl, 27, is in a North Dakota jail awaiting extradition to Pittsburgh. U.S. Attorney Cindy Chung's office said in a release that last October, "Nesdahl is alleged to have produced and attempted to produce material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor and received and attempted to receive material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor." Nesdahl faces up to 30 years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both. Be the first to know what's happening in your community and region. With a free Patch subscription, you'll always be up to date on local and state news: https://patch.com/subscribe.