Indiana man charged with coercing NJ minor to self-harm, possessing child sexual abuse images
Billy Joe Holman, 26, of West Lebanon, Indiana, is charged in a two-count complaint with cyberstalking and possession of child pornography, according to US Attorney for the District of New Jersey Robert Frazer.
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An Indiana man has been charged with cyberstalking a minor in New Jersey and coercing her to harm herself, as well as possessing images of child sexual abuse, federal authorities said.
Billy Joe Holman, 26, of West Lebanon, Indiana, is charged in a two-count complaint with cyberstalking and possession of child pornography, according to US Attorney for the District of New Jersey Robert Frazer. He appeared Thursday in federal court in the Northern District of Indiana and was ordered detained.
According to court documents, Holman met a 12-year-old girl on a social media platform in October 2025 and allegedly groomed and coerced her over the course of about a month.
Authorities said he used manipulation, threats and verbal abuse to compel the girl to harm herself, including carving his initials into her skin and punching herself in the stomach on video and sending him the recordings.
Investigators also say Holman directed the girl to take photographs of herself that constituted child sexual abuse material and send the images to him.
The cyberstalking charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, while possession of child pornography also carries a statutory maximum of 10 years.
