12-year-old girl groomed and coerced into self-harm and producing child sexual abuse materials via social media in New Jersey
Summary
An Indiana man, Billy Joe Holman, was arrested in 2025 after a Morris County, New Jersey, investigation found he abused a 12-year-old girl via social media. Holman, who used the alias "William Holman," groomed and coerced the child into performing self-harm, including carving his initials into her skin and punching herself on video. He also forced her to send photos that constituted child sexual abuse materials. The case involved the U.S. Department of Justice, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office, and the Dover Police Department. Holman faces charges of cyberstalking and possession of child pornography, with potential penalties of up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Incident Details
Harms involving the exploitation, abuse, or endangerment of minors, including CSAM and grooming.
Online contact by adults seeking to build trust with minors for exploitation.
Child sexual abuse material — the creation, distribution, or possession of such content.
Who Was Affected
Sources
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