Man used nude pics to threaten teen girl

A former junior hockey goalie who obtained nude photos from a 13-year-old Kamloops girl on Snapchat and then threatened to show them to her family members has been handed a threemonth jail term.

Connor Neurauter pleaded guilty to one count of sexual interference of a person under 16 and was sentenced on Thursday to 90 days behind bars. The 21-yearold’s time in jail won’t begin until May, allowing him to complete his spring semester at the University of Calgary.

Court heard Neurauter was 18 when he began a brief relationship with the young girl, whose identity is protected by a court-ordered publication ban. The two met in person a handful of times during the summer of 2015 and engaged in sexual contact but never had intercourse.

Following those meetings, court heard, Neurauter began soliciting nude photos from the girl. He threatened to share the girl’s photos with her family if she didn’t keep their relationship a secret.

Contact between the two continued via text message and Snapchat into late 2015.

At that point, she sought help from a 14-year-old friend who began sending nude photos to Neurauter in early 2016 in hopes of distracting him, court heard.

The 14-year-old girl eventually told her mother about the situation and police became involved.