I'll go a step further and say the number of companies that will willingly hire someone with a felony sex offense involving minors is essentially 0. Especially when it happened 2 years ago in someone's late 20s/early 30s (guessing based on work experience).

More so now than in the past.

Well shit.

Don't mean to kick you while your down. I figure honest feedback will be helpful.

Now that I've Googled your name and read the articles there's no way. You committed the same crime 4 years apart. The nature of your crime is relatively benign as far as sex offenses go. However, it's such a shocking departure from societal norms it makes me wonder what other inappropriate things you've done without getting caught. As a hiring manager, there's no way I would risk it.

This post was an excellent hail mary attempt and probably your best option for employment.

Your other realistic options are freelancing for people who won't do a background check or develop something you can sell.

Edit to add:

Again, not trying to be mean, but when your picture came up I said "Yep, that looks like a guy who'd expose himself to minors". Grow your hair out, ditch the goatee, find more mainstream outfit, and, most importantly, take the picture inside. In your photo you're squinting and furrowing your brow which makes you look a bit threatening.

"Again, not trying to be mean, but when your picture came up I said "Yep, that looks like a guy who'd expose himself to minors"."

You mean, after knowing about it? That's textbook confirmation bias. Would you have thought he looked like a felon before knowing about his criminal record?

Agreed (as a photographer) on the photo points. Ditch the all-black, and take it inside or shortly after sunset.

Good luck OP.

Thanks for the tips.

dude, much better pic!

Thanks, it's from a few months ago and we dug it up after your suggestions :)