Catfish Kegan Kline who was 'linked to Delphi Snapchat murders' is sentenced to 40 years for child pornography charges
Michael Hansen
Published Sep 27, 2026
CATFISH Kegan Kline who was linked to Delphi murder victim Libby German has been sentenced to 40 years after pleading guilty to child pornography charges.
Kline entered a guilty plea in late March to 25 felony charges, including child solicitation and exploitation, possession of child pornography, and obstruction of justice.
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Kline also faces three years of probation after he is released from prison.
The judge described some of the images obtained by Kline as "deeply disturbing" and said he failed to show signs of change after his arrest in 2017.
The decision came after prosecutors slammed Kline in a sentencing hearing for allegedly soliciting sexual conversations while in prison.
Prosecutors blasted Kline in court for allegedly asking his mom to look up contact information for 14 women who he wanted to be his pen pals.
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His mom allegedly provided the numbers for some women, and Kline then tried to start sexual text conversations with them, prosecutors said on Thursday.
The prosecution highlighted Kline's alleged solicitation while in prison, telling the court: "He's doing the exact same thing. He can't stop."
Kline sobbed in court after the prosecutors slammed him with the allegations, and blamed his lack of compassion for his actions.
"I was in a deep state of depression and shut in my house," Kline said.
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"I wish I would have made choices to get a high school diploma and driver's license. I made fake profiles because of my loneliness.
"I knew it was wrong. I never left the house. I never had any intention of meeting anyone.
"I take full responsibility. I apologize to everyone, sorry to each and every victim."
'DISGUSTED & HUMILIATED'
He also apologized to the man whose photos he used for his phony social media account where he went by the name Anthony Shots.
Kline, who has not been charged in connection with the 2017 murders of best friends Libby, 14, and Abby Williams, 13, admitted to running the anthony_shots account to collect nearly 100 sexually explicit images and 20 videos of young girls.
He also posed under the pseudonym Emily Ann to target teens and send them links to his personal social media profile and ask "Would you have sex with my dad?"
He reportedly confessed to police that he'd use the bogus accounts to talk to underage girls, contacting both people he knew and didn’t know.
During Thursday's sentencing, prosecutors read a statement from the man whose photos Kline used for his Anthony Shots profile.
The man is a police officer in Alaska, according to prosecutors.
He was "disgusted and humiliated that his face was used to lure children," the statement said.
Calling Kline a monster, the man added: "I only wish I could have put the cuffs on you myself."
Indiana State Police linked Kline's anthony_shots page to Libby after learning that the pedophile exchanged messages with the teen before she and her best friend were found dead near the Monon High Bridge Trail on February 14, 2017.
Kline has repeatedly denied any involvement in the teens' murders.
In a recent jailhouse interview with The Murder Sheet podcast, Kline again denied knowing suspect Richard Allen, who was arrested and charged with the murders of Libby and Abby.
Kline also claimed that he's "tried speaking" with investigators about the Delphi murders but that they "don't want to hear anything" he has to say about the case.
SUSPECT RICHARD ALLEN ARRESTED
Allen, 50, was arrested on October 26, 2022, and charged with the murders of the two best friends.
Investigators have released limited information about the evidence that led to his arrest, only that a bullet found near the victims' bodies cycled through the suspect's gun.
Allen voluntarily went to the Indiana State Police to speak to authorities about the recovered bullet, court docs say.
Police claim the suspect failed to explain why a bullet from his gun was at the crime scene, saying he "never allowed anyone to use or borrow" his firearm.
One key piece of evidence the police had previously released to the public was an audio recording from a video on Libby's phone.
In the recording, a man is heard saying: "Down the hill."
Authorities also released a picture of the man wearing a dark jacket and jeans.
Allen's arrest affidavit revealed that when the man approached the girls, one of the victims mentioned the word "gun."
Close to the end of the video, the man is seen and heard telling Libby and Abby: "Guys, down the hill."
Once the girls begin to go down the hill, the video ends.
Investigators believe that Allen is the unidentified man in Libby's video and in the sketches released by the police throughout the years.
Allen, a married father and pharmacy technician at a local CVS store in the heart of the town, has denied any involvement in the murders.
It's never been revealed how Libby and Abby were killed, though their bodies were reportedly "posed," and items of clothing had been taken from them as trophies.
Judge Frances Gull, who is overseeing the matter, issued a gag order in the case at the initial hearing.
The ruling prohibits lawyers, police, and family members from publicly speaking about the case.
Meanwhile, legal teams are only allowed to speak with the media about procedural items.
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Allen is scheduled to appear in court for a hearing on June 15.
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