Fargo, N.D. (AP) A former sergeant in the North Dakota Army National Guard's Military Police unit has pleaded guilty to luring teenage girls over the internet to have sex with him.
Thirty-year-old Eric Sansburn pleaded guilty in federal court to seven counts, including transportation of minors with intent to engage in sexual activity and coercion of a minor. He faces life in prison.
Authorities say Sansburn met the victims on social media sites and picked them up from their homes and schools for sexual encounters in the Grand Forks area. He allegedly had online chats with 90 different girls between the ages of 13 and 17.
Defense Attorney Tyler Morrow says Sansburn is a decorated Iraqi war veteran who receives disability from the veterans administration for post-traumatic stress disorder.