A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to decades in prison after sexually exploiting young girls online, according to officials.

Valentin Lubinski, 26, of Malvern, is accused of using social media under the username “Leo_32149” in order to connect with young girls and convince them to send him sexually explicit photos in June of 2022, officials said.

Investigators said that they were able to identify 18 victims who ranged in age from nine to 16 and lived in rural areas throughout the country.

Lubinski apparently operated the same way with each victim. Once he connected with the girl, he would ask how old they were then he would lie about his own age by saying he was nine to 16 years old.

Next, Lubinski would ask for the victim to send a photo of herself so he could see what she looked like and when he got the photo, he would reply with a compliment.

Lubinski would also send the victim a picture of a boy who he would say was himself, but it wasn’t.

Investigators explained that Lubinski would then ask the girl a variation of “R u freaky?” and would ask her to send a picture of herself in her underwear.

He would then ask for a picture of the girl where she was topless.

Lubinski would save these pictures onto his device by taking screenshots of them.

At some point, Lubinski would then ask the victim to send sexually explicit images of herself that showed her face and when the victim would resist, he would start to threaten her.

His threats included that he would post the photos that had been already shared onto other social media platforms. A lot of the time, he’d send the picture back to her edited with words on it that included phrases like, “follow [the victim’s social media handle] she sends nudes.”

After this, Lubinski would continue to ask the victim for more inappropriate photos with the girls often asking him to stop.

Lubinski was pleaded guilty to 36 charges in December of 2024 including willfully causing the manufacture of child pornography and enticing a minor to engage in sexual conduct.

He was sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by 20 years of supervised release, a $3,600 special assessment and $28,000 in restitution.