OKLAHOMA CITY_The FBI is
asking for the public's help in tracking down a man they believe could have
information regarding the sexual exploitation of a child.
In a press
release, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Oklahoma City Field Office James E.
Finch said the individual of interest first came to
the FBI's attention in November of 2005, after a series of photographs surfaced
on the Internet depicting a female, approximately 10 years old, posing naked in
sexually explicit positions.
Finch
said the photographs have been circulated/traded as
child pornography among various illegal Internet forums.
The man
the FBI is looking for was witnessing the child's behavior from a nearby bed. The
man's identity and current whereabouts are unknown.
He
appears to be an older, White male between the ages of 55 and 65 with brown
eyes, gray hair, and a full beard and mustache.
Enhancement of the background of one of the photographs identified
what appears to be a child's drinking cup from the QuikTrip chain of gas
stations. This image led investigators to believe that the photographs
were likely taken prior to November of 2005, in one of the following 13 U.S. cities
where QuikTrip stores are located:
-Atlanta, Georgia
-Charlotte, North Carolina
-Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas
-Des Moines,
Iowa
-Omaha, Nebraska
-Greenville/Spartanburg,
South Carolina
-Kansas City, Missouri
-Springfield, Missouri
-Wichita, Kansas
-Phoenix, Arizona
-Tucson, Arizona
-St. Louis, Missouri
-Tulsa, Oklahoma
A
baseball cap displaying what could be the logo of a local sports team, as well
as a partial image of what appears to be a telephone book, are also clues which
may provide valuable information regarding the location of this endangered
child.
The FBI
also said the pictures are not proof of guilt and the man is considered
innocent until charges are filed and he is found guilty in a court of law.
Anyone
with information to provide should contact their local FBI office, submit a tip
online at https://tips.fbi.gov/ , or call
the FBI's toll-free tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI.
