In April, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) discovered a disturbing video circulating in internet child pornography forums. Now, the FBI is asking for the public's help in identifying John Doe 27, a man seen sexually assaulting a child in the video.
Although the FBI has no information to link John Doe 27 to any particular geographical area, they have released still images from the video in the hope that someone will recognize the suspect and report him to authorities.
The FBI wanted poster describes the suspect seen in the video as a white male, aged 40-50, with brown hair, graying sideburns, and a bald spot. Agents say the man seems to speak with a southern accent, and they believe he referred to himself as "Jimmy" in the video. The FBI also distributed a picture of the inside of the home where the assault took place, saying someone familiar with the home will likely recognize a "distinctive" plaid chair.
The public request for information leading to the identification and arrest of John Doe 27 is a part of the FBI's Endangered Child Alert Program (ECAP) and Operation Rescue Me, in conjunction with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit. Anyone with information about John Doe 27 is urged to contact an ECAP investigator at RescueMe@ic.fbi.gov or a Crimes Against Children investigator at their local FBI Field Office (find contact information for FBI offices in Oklahoma here). You can also call the FBI tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI.
According to the FBI website, the Endangered Child Alert Program began in 2004, and since that time, the ECAP has investigated 27 John/Jane Does. leading to the identification and prosecution of 17 offenders and to the identification of 29 child victims.
In Oklahoma recently, a number of child pornography arrests have been the result of local Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force investigations. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) oversees and maintains the Oklahoma ICAC task force, which is comprised of OSBI agents and law enforcement agents and prosecutors from 51 affiliate partner agencies, including District Attorney's Offices, Sheriff's Departments, and municipal Police Departments.
The OSBI website press room lists at least 16 ICAC arrests since January of this year. Clearly, investigators take a hard line against online predators and those who sexually exploit children. Internet sex crimes against children, including online solicitation of minors or downloading or distributing child pornography are prosecuted vigorously.
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