By Associated Press - Friday, July 21, 2017

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - A 21-year-old Washington man already convicted at trial of child exploitation has pleaded guilty to additional counts of abusing and blackmailing teenage girls.

The Columbian reports (https://bit.ly/2tNDayA ) 21-year-old Zachary William Akers pleaded guilty on Thursday to communicating with a minor for immoral purposes, two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, cyberstalking and second-degree assault with a sexual motivation.

Akers was convicted in late April on multiple counts of exploitation.

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Prosecutors said he exploited two teenage girls after he befriended them online then pressured them to send him sexual photos and videos.

The recent charges are for communications he had with girls ages 14 to 16.

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Information from: The Columbian, https://www.columbian.com

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