A Gloucester man was indicted Tuesday in connection with allegations that he used threats to coerce a 13-year-old girl into sending him sexual photos and videos of herself over the course of four months last year, according to the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office.

A federal grand jury indicted 44-year-old Robert Burnham on one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of possession of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s office said in a press release . He was arrested and charged by criminal complaint last month and remains detained pending trial.

When Burnham met the 13-year-old girl on Snapchat in June 2024, he told her he was in the same grade as her in school. He later told her he had nude photos of her and would send them to her father — who he claimed to know

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