(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
Kenosha, Wis. – An 18-year-old Texas man has been formally charged in Kenosha County Circuit Court with four felony child sex offenses. Mason Anderson, 18, of Allen, TX, faces three counts of exposing intimate parts to a child and one count of exposing a child to harmful material. His arrest warrant, issued on December 19, 2024, carried a $10,000 bond. After his recent arrest in Texas, Anderson was extradited to Wisconsin, where Court Commissioner William Michel II set his bail at $30,000 cash today.
Case Background
According to the criminal complaint, the Pleasant Prairie Police Department began investigating Anderson on September 19, 2024, following an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) tip. A Pleasant Prairie police officer was dispatched to a residence after a mother, “Mary Doe,” reported discovering inappropriate messages between her 9-year-old daughter and an unknown adult male.
Mary told police she became suspicious after finding her daughter, “Jane Doe,” awake with her iPad late at night. When confronted, the child became visibly flustered, prompting Mary to inspect the device. Upon doing so, she discovered sexually explicit messages and images exchanged between her daughter and an unidentified man. The iPad was subsequently turned over to police for further examination.
(Kenosha County Sheriff)
Investigation and Arrest
Detectives reviewed the iPad’s contents, revealing over 4,600 messages exchanged between Anderson and Jane Doe. between August 20 and September 19, 2024. Additionally, 21 FaceTime calls and 53 phone calls were documented. The messages, which escalated in sexual nature, included explicit photos of both parties.
Authorities traced the suspect’s phone number to Mason Anderson, a high school senior in Allen, Texas. He was 17 at the time of the sexting. A school resource officer at Allen High School provided detectives with a student photo, which was later compared to the explicit images found on the iPad. Based on the evidence, investigators determined that Anderson was the suspect communicating with the child.
On October 8, 2024, detectives executed a search warrant on Anderson’s phone records, confirming his location in Texas at the time of the exchanges. The content of the messages further corroborated the allegations, including discussions about inappropriate photos and attempts to pressure the victim into explicit activities. Anderson also signaled to the child that he would like to get her pregnant.
Victim Statement and Legal Proceedings
During a forensic interview at the Child Advocacy Center, the young victim disclosed that she met Anderson through the online game Rec Room. Initially engaging in casual conversations, Anderson allegedly began making uncomfortable comments before pressuring her into an online relationship. The child indicated she felt trapped and fearful that Anderson would expose her personal information if she refused his demands.
The victim’s parents confirmed their daughter’s statements, with her mother expressing concern that Anderson had exposed himself during video calls.
Anderson is currently being held in Kenosha County Jail, awaiting further court proceedings. If convicted, he faces 14 years in prison and mandatory sex offender registration.
Authorities urge parents to monitor their children’s online activity and report any suspicious interactions to law enforcement. The case remains under investigation by the Pleasant Prairie Police Department and the Wisconsin ICAC Task Force.
(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
21 Responses
Well if this isn’t a perfect example of why the death penalty is important, there’s no fixing the POS in prison or elsewhere I’ll pull the switch myself while eating a sandwich
And also why kids shouldn’t have free rein of these devices.
Pastrami on rye ?
Not going to win parents of the year award at this house.
At either houses
9 years old, what the heck she’s just a kid. Come on Parents, Do better.
I wish the inmates at the kenosha co jail had kenosha co eye on there tablets so they could read some of the articles printed on here and know who theses fuckers are…..
This filthy pig should have the death penalty, and the parents should be ashamed of themselves for allowing a 9-year-old unfettered access to the Internet! Wow. There is fault on both sides
This. So many times, the fault of parents who allow their young children access to the internet, and therefore expose their children to all sorts of risk, is overlooked.
The teen who preyed upon this young girl is a monster. However, fault also sits upon these parents who weren’t parenting. They should be charged with some sort of neglect, at minimum.
Disgusting
Has Tony Evers pardoned him yet?
Nope, the rapist president might
Joe’s out of office
Don’t give him ideas
He just wanted to have fun. So did she!
Bro
Not surprised.. knew this kid in school
Same here, he would talk inappropriately with me during 8th period.
Also just to let you know this is why you need to be careful of who you hang around, I’m a student at Allen high school where mason attended and I was friends with him at one point, he seemed funny and nice and you would not even think he think he would do that, but he did yall need to take care of the children in y’all’s lives and make sure to keep your circle close and tight.
This nga was always weird asf couldn’t you even be around this dude without him saying some weird shit please parents monitor ur child safely this world is dangerous with creeps and preds like this clown Mason
May diddy’s disciples treat him good in jail. Fucking hell, I used to see this guy in high school and the fact he turned out to be a pred is so fucking disgusting.