Overview
- Erik Lee Madison, 20, faces federal counts of child sexual exploitation, online coercion and enticement, and cyberstalking in Maryland’s federal court, and he remains in custody awaiting a detention hearing on Nov. 14.
- A 49-page affidavit describes orders to minors to perform sex acts, cut themselves, and attempt animal harm, with threats to doxx or swat victims and offers of Roblox currency to induce compliance.
- Investigators say Madison used the alias “Leo” and invoked 764, with files showing victims marking “Leo” or 764; agents also seized iCloud and phone data and bedroom papers reading “Horror House Leo Heil Satan.”
- Authorities accuse him of targeting at least five children this fall on Roblox, Discord, Instagram, Snapchat and Telegram, and say some platforms submitted tips that aided the probe.
- Court records detail prior juvenile investigations in 2020 and 2022, including admissions and charges related to animal abuse and child sexual abuse material, preceding the current federal case.