A former doctor in Detroit has pleaded guilty to federal child pornography after a series of disturbing messages revealed his sick fantasies to sexually abuse children.

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.

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.

Tooman was taken into custody on March 29, 2025, after he allegedly traveled to Toledo to 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.

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.

Ronnebaum's arrest revealed an alleged text thread with Erickson via text message and Telegram, an encrypted chat app, the criminal complaint stated.

That November, Erickson was said to have told Ronnebaum that he 'fed 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.

'Start them young,' a message from Erickson said, Click on Detroit reported.

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