Daily Mail
· collected 2026-09-17 · by Victor Heller, Lauren Acton-Taylor
Lincoln Erickson, a 32-year-old former Detroit doctor, was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for attempting to sexually abuse a baby and receiving child pornography. His conviction came after an FBI investigation uncovered disturbing messages where he expressed admiration for other pedophiles and fantasies about sexually abusing children. Erickson pleaded guilty in May following the arrest of Brett Tooman and others linked through encrypted chat apps, revealing Erickson's involvement with child sexual abuse material and his admission to previous sexual offenses against a young child.
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A former doctor in Detroit was sentenced to 108 months, about nine years in federal prison, this week – after pleading guilty in May to a federal child sex abuse charge.
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Lincoln Erickson, 32, of Farmington Hills pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography after an investigation uncovered a string of horrific messages, leading to the arrest of him and three other men, according to a statement from the US Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of Michigan.
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'Anyone who possesses child sexual abuse material should expect severe consequences, and today, this sexual predator begins paying the price for his actions with more than 100 months in federal prison,' said Jennifer Runyan, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Detroit Field Office.
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Erickson, a former medical resident at a Detroit hospital, was detained on December 10, 2025, after the arrest of Brett Tooman in Ohio unveiled a network of child pornography.
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Tooman was taken into custody on March 29, 2025, after he traveled to Toledo to allegedly sexually abuse a seven-year-old girl and a six-month-old infant that he believed existed, according to court documents seen by the Daily Mail.
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Following a disturbing text chain with an undercover investigator, Tooman's arrest led to the uncovering and arrest of Jeremy Brian Tacon and Joshua Ronnebaum.
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Ronnebaum's arrest revealed a text thread with Erickson via text message and Telegram, an encrypted chat app, the criminal complaint stated.
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That November, Erickson was said to have told Ronnebaum that he 'f***ed a boy' and fantasized about having a child with another man, which they could 'all just f***' and groom 'from baby to adulthood,' according to the filing.
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Lincoln Erickson, 32, of Farmington Hills pleaded guilty on Tuesday to receiving child pornography after an investigation uncovered a string of horrific messages, leading to the arrest of him and three other men
Following a disturbing text chain with an undercover investigator, Brett Tooman's (left) arrest led to the uncovering and arrest of Jeremy Brian Tacon (right) and Joshua Ronnebaum
'Start them young,' a message from Erickson said, Click on Detroit reported.
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The complaint also said that the doctor admitted to sexually abusing a three-year-old, who is the child of a friend of his, by forcing the child to perform oral sex.
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A series of graphic fantasies were shared from Erickson to Ronnebaum, as well as photographs of child pornography, the filing stated.
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Erickson was also found to have been previously charged with domestic violence in 2024.
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Upon his arrest on December 10, 2025, Erickson allegedly admitted to receiving child pornography that he believed to have been generated by artificial intelligence from a man in Chicago, according to the complaint.
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After FBI agents seized Erickson's phone, messages on Telegram were revealed between other users which saw the doctor type: 'Bro, I love other pedophiles.
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'Love being a pedo,' Erickson said in another message, according to Click on Detroit.
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A hearing on December 16, 2025, also saw prosecutors present evidence of Erickson's interactions with the father of three minors, which included phone sex and in-person meetings and disturbing messages about the children, the outlet reported.
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Upon his arrest on December 9, 2025, Erickson allegedly admitted to receiving child pornography that he believed to have been generated by artificial intelligence from a man in Chicago
Erickson also allegedly attempted to impregnate an adult woman, said to be his best friend, according to the outlet.
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'This pervert was lurking among our trusted medical professionals.
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At the same time, he was feeding his disgusting appetites and plotting to abuse little children,' US Attorney Jerome Gorgon Jr said: 'Thankfully, the FBI caught him when they did.'
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