North Dakota man indicted for traveling to Thailand for sex with minors

BISMARCK, N.D. (KMOT) – A grand jury indicted a North Dakota man on charges he traveled to Thailand for sex with minors.

The grand jury indicted Sean D. Snyder on seven counts pertaining to the investigation.

According to the indictment, Snyder traveled to Phuket, Thailand, to engage in illicit sexual conduct with two separate victims.

Four of the charges pertain to the first victim, between around 2018 to late November 2024. Two of the other charges involve a second victim, between around 2023 to mid-August 2025.

Court records also show the grand jury indicted Snyder for possessing a smartphone that contained an image and video of child pornography.

Snyder is being held without bond at the Burleigh-Morton Detention Center. He has an initial court appearance and arraignment set for Monday in the U.S. District Court.

Your News Leader reached out to the office of the U.S. Attorney for North Dakota for more details on the investigation and will update as we learn more.

Here are the charges Snyder is facing:

• Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct (3 counts)
• Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct in Foreign Places (3 counts)
• Possession of Materials Containing Child Pornography (1 count)

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