Scottsdale Man Poses As 17-Year-Old, Has S*x With Girl Over 50 Times and Posts Videos on Reddit

A 35-year-old Scottsdale man accused of engaging in dozens of s*xual encounters with a 15-year-old girl he met online when she was 13 had his bond set at USD 250,000 cash-only during a court appearance on Friday. Keith Ryan Schaper faces 20 felony charges related to s*xually exploiting and giving meth to a child, plus unlawful age misrepresentation. According to police and court records, Schaper lied about his age, ultimately passing himself off as young as 17 to the victim's family.

What We Know

Schaper faces 10 counts of s*xual conduct with a minor, seven counts of commercial s*xual exploitation of a minor, aggravated luring of a minor for s*xual exploitation, transfer of a drug to a minor and unlawful age misrepresentation. Florida Man Caught With Fake Bladder and D*ldo in ‘Jerry-Rigged Whizzinator’ To Beat Drug Test (Watch Video).

Timeline Of The Case

The case began on Wednesday when the girl's grandmother contacted Scottsdale police. The victim told investigators she first connected with Schaper at age 13 after a friend shared a phone number she believed belonged to another girl. Schaper quickly revealed he was a man but lied about his age. They reportedly exchanged nude photos, including images the victim sent when she was 13.

Contact resumed in February 2026. From then until early July, the girl says she sneaked out repeatedly to meet Schaper, who picked her up in his gray Jeep Cherokee. Police say they had s*x more than 50 times at two Scottsdale apartments. Investigators uncovered multiple cyber tips linked to Schaper. In one, he allegedly bragged online about sexual content involving a "13-year-old" and shared explicit images while claiming he "f**k young b****es all the time." His Snapchat account was banned for sharing child s*xual abuse material. Florida Man Arrested for Exposing Himself to 5-Year-Old Girl and M*sturbating at Walmart.

Schaper admitted recording some encounters early in the relationship and posting the videos to Reddit, according to court documents. He told detectives he later deleted the account after it was banned. Schaper also confessed to using methamphetamine heavily and showing the victim how to smoke it once at his apartment, the documents reveal. In court on July 17, he said his memory of events was hazy due to drug use.

Digging Deeper Into Schaper's History

Investigators uncovered multiple National Center for Missing & Exploited Children cyber tips linked to Schaper. His Snapchat account was banned for sharing child s*xual abuse material. In a police interview, he reportedly admitted exchanging nudes with underage girls more than 50 times.

Schaper has a prior criminal history that includes drug possession, theft and DUI convictions.

Inside The Courtroom

Prosecutors called Schaper a danger to the victim and other minors, citing his alleged admissions that he recorded their s*xual encounters and posted them to Reddit, messaged multiple underage girls on Snapchat and showed the teen how to smoke methamphetamine.

During the hearing, Schaper asked the judge for release so he could continue working and avoid burdening his parents. "I have no intentions of continuing communication with the victim or any minor. I just want to work," he said, offering to abide by an ankle monitor and a total ban on internet use.

What's Next

Schaper remained inside a Maricopa County jail cell Friday afternoon. He is due back in court on July 23.

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