A young boy has used his celebrity status to twist the mind of an innocent 12-year-old teenager to perform sexual acts on him and two of his friends.
Youtube Star, Steven Fernandez
A 15-year-old YouTube sensation named Steven Fernandez has been arrested after allegedly sexually exploiting an underage girl after promising to introduce her to celebrities in exchange for sexual act.
According to TMZ, Fernandez had met the girl recently with promises to help her rise to stardom but only on one condition.
He hatched a conspiracy plan with his manager, Jose Barajas, 22, and Keelan Dadd, a 27-year-old skateboarder to help execute the plan. Police said he used his celebrity status to have the victim enter his car on Ventura Boulevard on November 13. The vehicle was being driven by Barajas at the time.
Fernandez with Keelan Dadd also arrested for the crime (Left)
Fernandez then allegedly promised to introduce her to famous faces and appear on his fake MTV show if she would commit sex acts with the three of them. According to TMZ, the LAPD began to investigate after the victim told police that Fernandez had lured her into a car.
Fernandez and Barajas were arrested November 17 as part of a sting by detectives who posed as the 12-year-old victim and arranged via text message to meet at an abandoned home for sex. Dadd turned himself in to detectives on December 3.
Fernandez's manager, Jose Barajas also charged in the crime
They were all booked on charges of committing lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 - a felony punishable by up to eight years in prison. Barajas’ bail was set at $475,000 and Dadd’s at $200,000. Both men have bailed out. Fernandez, as a minor, was released to his mother and ordered to wear an ankle tracker, pending his court appearance.
Steven Fernandez is a YouTube star and a skateboarder whose social media following has risen considerably since he joined YouTube in 2012. He has more than 700,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel, where he posts primarily skateboarding and prank videos, as well as a million followers on Instagram.