North Dakota man indicted on child pornography, sex exploitation of Peters Township girl

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. — A North Dakota man has been indicted by a grand jury on child pornography and sex exploitation of a Peters Township girl.

27-year-old Nicholas Nesdahl, a diesel mechanic, pretended to be a 15-year-old boy on the app Omegle — an app that boasts about connecting strangers. 

Nesdahl convinced the 13-year-old girl to send him nude photos and videos, which he secretly saved on his phone using a screen recording app. 

Police say Nesdahl also asked the girl to sexually assault a child and send him those videos as well.

“This is extremely disturbing ... and I’ve only had a couple of these cases. Homeland Security folks who do these investigations do a great job and I don’t know how they do it. It’s extremely difficult, it’s taxing and it’s images you can’t unsee,” said Edward Walker, Peters Township investigator. “He actually instructed the juvenile to act out on her six-year-old friend.”

The investigation began in October when the girl’s mother contacted the police. Homeland Security agents searched Nesdahl’s North Dakota home and cellphone and found the child pornography.

Detectives say Nesdahl had at least twenty folders of child pornography on his phone, and believe he has many more victims around the world. 

He is in a North Dakota jail and will be brought to Pittsburgh to stand trial.

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