A man from The Dalles has been charged with federal child exploitation crimes after he allegedly persuaded a child to engage in a sexually explicit video chat with him on Discord, a popular instant messaging social platform.  The U.S. Attorney’s office for Oregon says 40-year-old Jason Kroeskop has been charged with enticing and sexually exploiting a child online.  According to court documents, special agents from Homeland Security Investigations in Tulsa, Oklahoma were contacted by local law enforcement in August to request assistance with an investigation involving the online exploitation of a child under 12.  The documents say investigators allege that Kroeskop pretended to be an Oregon teenager to convince the child to engage in sexually explicit acts during a video chat on Discord.  He also recorded the video chat without the victim’s knowledge.  Investigators tracked Kroeskop’s Discord account to an internet protocol address registered to his residence in The Dalles.  The U.S. Attorney Office says last Thursday, HSI special agents from Portland contacted Kroeskop at his place of employment, was arrested without incident, and on Friday he made his initial appearance in federal court and detained until further court proceedings.  Anyone who has information about other crimes allegedly committed by Kroeskop, or the physical or online exploitation of any children, are encouraged to contact Homeland Security at (866) 347-2423 or submit a tip online at report.cybertip.org.