Waterbury man changes pleas in cases of attempted child luring, possession of child sex abuse material

July 21, 2025  |  By Eric Blaisdell  |  Times Argus staff writer

BARRE — A Waterbury man has changed his pleas in his attempted child luring and possession of child sex abuse material cases.

Christopher Camp, 34, pleaded guilty Thursday, July 16, in Washington County criminal court in Barre to felony counts of attempted luring of a child and possession of child sex abuse materials. Camp also admitted to a violation of his probation.

He has agreed to a sentence of three to five years, all suspended except for a year to serve, with credit for time served since October when Camp was ordered held without bail. He was housed at Northeast Correctional Complex in St. Johnsbury as of Friday.

Camp will be sentenced at a later date after the state Department of Corrections completes a pre-sentence investigation.

The state Attorney General’s office agreed to dismiss five additional felony counts of possession of child sex abuse materials and a misdemeanor count of possession of child sex abuse materials that Camp has been facing, plus four misdemeanor counts of violating conditions of release, per the plea agreement. Camp will be placed on probation for 10 years as part of the agreed-to sentence.

According to court records for the attempted luring conviction, investigators received an anonymous tip in May 2024 reporting that Camp had been using the online messaging program Discord to talk with someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl. Police said the person Camp had been speaking with was a “decoy,” and he had sent this person explicit texts and images of male genitalia.

Police said a search warrant executed on Discord for records connected to Camp’s account showed Camp was talking with people who identified as children, and it appeared he was engaging in grooming behavior.

Police said Camp admitted to considering meeting up with local children and that he had built up relationships with children on Discord and used that position to turn the conversation sexual.

For the possession of child sex abuse material conviction, court records show a witness reported Camp had been communicating on social media with a girl he believed was 9 years old. Police said Camp sent this person photos of his genitals and asked for similar photos back.

Police said Camp admitted to using messaging apps to communicate with underage girls and admitted to having child sex abuse materials on his cellphone.

Camp admitted to a probation violation as part of this plea agreement because he was convicted of felony attempted child luring in 2019 and placed on probation. In that case, police said he had been exchanging nude photos with a 13-year-old girl in Virginia.

This story was originally published by The Times Argus on July 18.