KC Reporter

Former Kansas City man, Wyatt Christopher Maxwell, also known as “Louis Whitaker,” pleaded guilty in federal court to attempting to produce child pornography. Maxwell, who lived in Kansas City at the time of the offense before moving to Mexico, admitted to one count of attempting to produce child pornography.

According to the plea agreement, the Overland Park, Kansas, Police Department received tips in February 2021 that Maxwell was producing child pornography with a 16-year-old resident of Overland Park. Maxwell had been recording sexually explicit videos of the victim for several months, with some recordings made at his residence and in a nearby park.

Maxwell confirmed to law enforcement that he uploaded videos to his accounts on OnlyFans and JustForFans, earning between $3,000 to $10,000 per month from subscribers. He admitted to creating approximately 20 videos engaging in sex acts with the child victim, which were uploaded to his accounts.

Investigators discovered 39 videos of child pornography on Maxwell’s phone, 96 videos involving the child victim, and 24 images of child pornography. Payments totaling $49,151 from Maxwell’s OnlyFans account and $2,954 from his JustForFans account were confirmed. Sixteen of the 153 videos uploaded to JustForFans depicted sexual activity with the child victim.

Maxwell faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in federal prison without parole, up to a maximum of 30 years. The sentencing will be determined by the court based on advisory guidelines and statutory factors after a presentence investigation.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Catherine A. Connelly and investigated by the FBI and the Overland Park Police Department. It is part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative by the Department of Justice to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood and Internet safety education, visit www.usdoj.gov/psc.