Matthew Chantelois, aka Matt King, pictured in a promotional video on his website impersonating Elvis Presley (YouTube/screengrab)

A Michigan man known for his impersonations of Elvis Presley and other music icons faces serious federal charges after a 16-year-old girl reportedly considered a runaway from New York was allegedly found in a state of undress in his Pennsylvania motel room.

Matthew James Chantelois, a 45-year-old Dearborn Heights resident who goes by Matt King on stage, was indicted in Erie, Pa., last Friday on three charges, which together threaten decades of imprisonment upon conviction. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the alleged sexual exploitation of a minor, transportation of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, and possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor offenses took place from October 2023 to January 2024.

The longtime performer spoke with the Detroit Press Press more than six years ago about the Matt King persona, his world travels, his wife, and, of course, Elvis Presley. Now he faces substantial legal jeopardy.

Federal prosecutors alleged that the defendant “used, persuaded, induced, and enticed a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of that conduct,” then possessed and transporting “child sexual abuse material in interstate commerce.”