A former youth sports coach on Wednesday admitted arranging to have sex with someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl. The “girl” was really an undercover St. Louis County police detective.
Trevor White, 41, of Fenton, Missouri, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. He admitted as part of his plea agreement that at 10:33 p.m. on Sept. 24, 2023, he initiated a text message conversation with a 13-year-old girl. White was friends with the girl’s parents. White asked for her photo, and in a series of messages about her clothing and their past interactions, sought a “positive response” from the victim. He ended by sending her a photo of himself shirtless.
The victim reported the suspicious conversation to her parents, who then contacted St. Louis County police detectives. The teen’s parents allowed a detective to use her phone, assume her identity, and continue the conversation. Over several days, White became increasingly sexually explicit and sought to arrange a meeting so they could engage in sex. He also sent two explicit photos.
On September 29, St. Louis County detectives arrived at White’s home to interview him. White admitted to participating in the text conversations, admitted to asking the teen for a photo of herself engaging in sexually explicit conduct, and admitted to arranging to pick her up and take her to a park to have sex with her.
White is scheduled to be sentenced July 16. The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison.
The case was investigated by the St. Louis County Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Hayes is prosecuting the case.
