Hagerstown, Md. (DG) – Federal prosecutors say a Hagerstown man has admitted to sexually exploiting children living in South America.
Seventy-six-year-old William Foster Alger pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to coercion and enticement of a child. The U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland announced the plea after a federal grand jury indicted Alger on child sex-abuse charges in February of 2025.
According to court records, between November 2023 and December 2024, Alger used mobile phones and online applications to persuade, induce, and coerce three minors to engage in sexual activity. Prosecutors say he sent Western Union payments to the victims’ mothers in exchange for sexually explicit images of the children.
Authorities say the victims lived in Ecuador, a country Alger traveled to frequently. Investigators
say he eventually purchased land there and built a home, and photos found in his iCloud account showed him at the residence with the minors and their mothers.
Alger faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and could be sentenced to life.
By: Dianah Gibson
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