Special to the AdvanceA 23-year-old man has pleaded guilty to attempting to coerce and entice a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.From January to February 2020, Israel Ruiz used Instagram to solicit explicit images from children as young as 9.The investigation revealed he used several tactics to obtain the pornographic materials including contacting the minor victims via the social media platform. He also intimidated the minors by threatening to post other nude images of them or their friends online if additional images were not given to him.U.S. District Judge Ricardo H. Hinojosa will impose sentencing July 19. At that ...