A Butler man is accused of blackmailing juvenile females for sexually explicit pictures over the messaging app Snapchat, according to charges filed Friday.

District Judge Joseph Nash arraigned Devin S. Cupps, 19, on felony charges including five counts of corruption of minors, five counts of child pornography, five counts of unlawful contact with minors and five counts of distribution of sexual material.

Cupps is being held in Butler County Prison on $100,000 bail.

State police said they were contacted March 2 by the state Department of Human Services abuse hotline — “ChildLine” — regarding an adult male asking for sexually explicit images via Snapchat.

According to charging documents, three girls connected with Cupps on the app using his username devon_cupps2021. Cupps allegedly met the children through a youth group program.

Police said one girl sent naked pictures of herself directly to Cupps’ account, and was then asked by the username k_cooper1967 to send more.

A portion of this story is shared with you as a digital media exclusive. To read the full story and support our local, independent newsroom, please subscribe at butlereagle.com.