Troy Slapnicker, AKA Zeon Zak accused of asking young girls to send inappropriate photos on Facebook
Troy P. Slapnicker
MENTOR, Ohio - Mentor police are looking for other possible victims of a man accused of trying to get a young girl to send him inappropriate photos on Facebook.
It started when a 12-year-old girl in Mentor contacted police saying another Facebook user by the name of “Zeon Zak” had asked for inappropriate pictures.
Detectives contacted the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) for assistance.
An investigator contacted the user, posing as a 14-year-old girl. During their conversation, the user solicited sex.
The investigation identified “Zeon Zak” as 30-year-old Troy P. Slapnicker, who lives on Mentor Avenue.
He was arrested earlier this week and his computer equipment seized.
Slapnicker is facing a felony count of importuning, a fifth-degree felony. He was arraigned in the Mentor Municipal Court on Wednesday.
He's being held with a $100,000 bond. Online records had no attorney information.
Police say more charges are possible.
Other police agencies around northeast Ohio have also received calls about the “Zeon Zak” profile sending pornographic material to juveniles and making sexual remarks.
Mentor police encourage parents to speak with their children about the dangers of communicating with strangers online.
If you have information about “Zeon Zak” contacting your child, please contact the Mentor Police Department Detective Bureau at 440-974-5760.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report)