In January 2026, Carver County Sheriff's Detective Weber was conducting an undercover child solicitation operation utilizing social media platforms and online chat-based applications. An undercover profile (hereinafter "UC") was created utilizing photographs of a young-looking female and the name “Shelby”. On January 29, 2026, the UC profile received a message on Reddit from an individual, later identified as KYLE FRANCISLEE BRAULT, [DOB REDACTED], the defendant herein. When the UC told the defendant she was 15-year-old, the defendant responded that he was "waaay to[sic] old to be talking to you". On February 3, 2026, the defendant sent the UC a photograph of a clothed male's groin area with an erection visible underneath the clothing.
On February 8, 2026, the defendant sent the UC a peach and eggplan emoji then sent the following messages: "Bet you are tight"; "Can I see"; "You like bwc (big white cock)". The defendant then sent another eggplant emoji and the following messages: "My [eggplant emoji] would breat you"; "You'd get split"; "Big enough to make it hurt"; "Fat cock". On February 9, 2026, the defendant sent the UC the following messages: "Every play w(with) yourself?"; "I bet your [peach emoji] got so wet"; "You ever try it in your butthole". The defendant then told the UC he could not send her a picture of his face because he would "get in big trouble". On February 11, 2026, the defendant sent the UC three photographs of an adult male's erect penis, then sent the following messages: “You think you can handle something like that?"; "Would not fit in your butt"; "I bet you are tight af(as f***) though"; On February 12, 2026, the defendant sent the UC the following messages: “Hard to walk around with this thing ;)"; "Yeah it's visible through the work pants"; "Wish you could sit on my lap ;)"; t me to cum?”; “Then I can cum inside you”; "Make you wet"; "Sit on my face??"; "Eat you out.
Let you play with [eggplant emoji] and see how it goes ;)"; "I'd love to eat you out"; "Use both hands ;)??"; "Such on it ;)"; "??smooth or you got hair? ;)"; "I bet you are so tight"; "Can you fit fingers in?"; "Woudl it fit?"; "Thick head"; "Def sit on my face"; "You got a tight butthole? ;)". On February 15, 2026, the defendant sent the UC the following messages: “Watcha wearing today?"; "Wish I could take them off ;)"; "Lay some pipe"; "You ever take a big one? ;)"; "He got balls deep? ;)"; "You could probably fit 1/4 of me ;)"; "Stretch ya good"; "Make you sit and spin on it ;)". 6 ••-CR-••-•••• Filed in District Court State of Minnesota 3/20/2026 On February 19, 2026, the defendant sent the UC a video of an adult male masturbating his erect penis and sent a message saying "Watcha think? ;)" On March 8, 2026, the defendant sent the UC a photograph of an adult male's nude penis.
