A Battleground, Washington man has been sentenced to federal prison for coercing and sexually exploiting three children online using Discord, an instant messaging social media application.
Jakob Joshua Stickney, 26, was sentenced to 246 months in federal prison and a lifetime term of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $3,000 in restitution to each of his victims.
According to court documents, between August and September 2023, Stickney, who used the names ‘UNHOLY’, ‘unholy_xx2’, or ‘Unholy_22x’ online, engaged in sexually explicit communications with children on Discord.
Following months of online chatting with children in different states, Stickney attempted to arrange an in-person meetup with a child in Oregon. Stickney went in person to the child’s house, where the child’s mother confronted him, and she reported the contact to law enforcement.
In October 2023, Discord submitted a tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for sexually explicit messages that occurred between Stickney and another child. Stickney learned the child had a sibling and persuaded both children to engage in sexually explicit conduct.
Additionally, he convinced the child to record sexually explicit conduct and send it to him to gain membership to a Discord group called “Unholy Girls” that Stickney created and maintained.
Stickney was arrested on November 17, 2023, and his phone, which contained child sexual abuse material, was seized.
On December 30, 2024, Stickney was charged by criminal information with coercing and enticing a minor, sexually exploiting children, and possessing child pornography.
On January 23, 2025, Stickney pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting children and coercing and enticing a minor.
