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Former area schools employee gets over 20 years for exploiting girls for child porn

May 1, 2024Hope Center’s Mini University, United States1 source

Summary

Snell, a former employee of the Hope Center’s Mini University childcare/preschool, was sentenced to over 20 years in prison for exploiting two teenage girls for child pornography. Between May and July 2024, he used multiple Reddit accounts and fake identities to groom and coerce the 16- and 17-year-old victims into sending self-harm and explicit content. He was charged in August 2024 and pleaded guilty in September 2025. Snell had previously worked as a girls’ soccer coach in the West Carrollton School District (2018–2019) and received recommendations from multiple school districts, including Centerville City Schools and Winton Woods City Schools. He was fired from the Hope Center shortly after his arrest in 2024 and has been held in the Butler County Jail since August 2024.

Incident Details

Domain
Child Safety

Harms involving the exploitation, abuse, or endangerment of minors, including CSAM and grooming.

Harm Types
Grooming

Online contact by adults seeking to build trust with minors for exploitation.

CSAM

Child sexual abuse material — the creation, distribution, or possession of such content.

Severity
Minor involved
Platforms
Reddit
Companies
Hope Center’s Mini UniversityWest Carrollton School DistrictCenterville City SchoolsNorthwestern Local SchoolsWinton Woods City Schools

Who Was Affected

Age
Teen
Gender
Female
Group
Children