A Michigan rock superstar’s profession has been destroyed after he was once discovered responsible of the usage of kids as younger as seven to create pornographic movies.
Evan Mercer, who performed the keys for Detroit band Mac Saturn, admitted to exploiting 3 minors in December, and he was once sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday.
Mercer, 31, was once arrested in January 2024, and the sordid case surfaced simply prior to the fast-rising rock band was once set to move on nationwide excursion with their debut album.
The rock superstar ‘chatted with a couple of minors on-line and recorded pictures of them nude and in sexually specific positions’ in keeping with the USA Attorney’s Office in Michigan.
He contacted one girl as younger as seven years previous and recorded a video ‘of her exposing herself to a internet digicam’, the legal professional’s place of job mentioned.
Mercer, from Farmington at the outskirts of Detroit, additionally solicited nude pictures from ‘a minimum of two different minors’. Details about their ages weren’t disclosed.
His ex-girlfriend introduced the case to Ferndale Police in September 2023, when she discovered screenshots of him allegedly masturbating with kids by means of Omegle.
The FBI Detroit, Oakland County Division took over the investigation. They seized his digital gadgets and exposed the sleazy recordings.
A growing rock superstar’s profession has been destroyed after he was once despatched to jail for 15 years for developing kid pornography. Evan Mercer (pictured) who performed the keys for Mac Saturn, pleaded responsible to exploiting 3 minors in December, and he was once sentenced on Friday

Mercer, 31, was once arrested in January 2024, and the sordid case surfaced simply prior to the fast-rising rock band was once because of cross on nationwide excursion with their debut album, Hard to Sell

Mercer’s band Mac Saturn (pictured) postponed the primary in their excursion dates in Albany and Boston, announcing they was hoping to announce new presentations ‘within the close to long term’. They added that Mercer were ‘a brand new addition to the band’ they usually weren’t conscious about his horrific crimes
Court paperwork mentioned Mercer admitted to the sickening crimes all the way through wondering by means of police in September 2023.
‘Mercer prompt the screenshots had been of him on an nameless web site Omegle, masturbating with underage other folks,’ the record reads.
‘Mercer defined that during roughly early 2021, Mercer was once staying in Dexter, Michigan at a circle of relatives cottage.
‘Mercer was once depressed all the way through the pandemic and started to make use of Omegle. Mercer had his microphone off whilst on Omegle, however he did be in contact on Omegle by means of typing.’
US Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. slammed Mercer for ‘exploiting the early life, naivete and vulnerability’ of a couple of kids to ‘create sexual exploitative pictures’.
‘We are grateful to the courageous witness who got here ahead to alert government of his crimes, and to the legislation enforcement who gathered that proof and ensured this wrongdoer was once delivered to justice,’ Gorgon added.
Mercer’s band Mac Saturn postponed the primary in their excursion dates in Albany and Boston, announcing they was hoping to announce new presentations ‘within the close to long term’.
They added in a observation that Mercer were ‘a brand new addition to the band’ they usually weren’t conscious about his horrific crimes.

Mercer’s band Mac Saturn (pictured) postponed the primary in their excursion dates in Albany and Boston, announcing they was hoping to announce new presentations ‘within the close to long term’. They added that Mercer were ‘a brand new addition to the band’ they usually weren’t conscious about his horrific crimes

Mercer, 31, was once arrested in January 2024, and the sordid case surfaced simply prior to the fast-rising rock band was once because of cross on nationwide excursion with their debut album, Hard to Sell

Court paperwork mentioned Mercer admitted to the crimes all the way through wondering by means of police in 2023
‘We are surprised to be informed in regards to the frightening allegations involving Evan Mercer, a up to date addition to the band,’ the rock band mentioned.
‘We discovered about those deeply troubling accusations previous as of late and he’s not a member of the band.
‘Our center of attention is still on our new document, the present excursion, and our wonderful fanatics.’
Mac Saturn, which accommodates 4 extra individuals – Carson Macc, Nick Barone, Mike Moody, and Aneglo Coppola – not too long ago performed on the Fillmore in Detroit, and Bourbon & Beyond pageant in Louisville, Kentucky.
Videos posted on their Instagram display them functioning on degree to 1000’s of adoring fanatics.
They dropped their debut album, Hard to Sell, on January 26, 2024, they usually had been because of cross on nationwide excursion this 12 months.