United States of America v. Erlend Secret Vikar aka Joshua Evan Huff

Portland, Oregon, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251(a).

Digested by Kent Morlan

From around November 2022 through August 2023, Erlend Secret Vikar aka Joshua Evan Huff, 41, messaged and video chatted with a 16-year-old child who lives in Germany, coercing her to engage in sexually explicit conduct. Vikar met the victim on Reddit and later communicated with the child on Discord. He was able to gain the victim’s trust and then sent the victim pornographic videos and photos and coerced the minor to send him sexually explicit photos and videos. Many of the videos he received of the minor were made according to his requests. He further coerced the victim to contact other men online. Vikar, who had legally changed his name from Joshua Evan Huff is believed to have worked as a Private Tutor in Beaverton.

Vikar was arrested in October 2024 in Cloverdale, Virginia.

SENTENCE DATE: 7/29/2026; IMPRISONMENT: One Hundred and Eighty (180) Months; SUPERVISED RELEASE: Thirty (30) years; SPECIAL ASSESSMENT: $100.00; RESTITUTION: $3,000.