identities of his victims Phoenix, Arizona, March 25, 2008 Sentenced: Ronald Bruce Sirull, w/m, age 50 Maricopa County Superior Court: 17 years prison, lifetime probation, lifetime sex offender Agencies: Phoenix Police Department / Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, FBI, ICE, Maricopa County Attorney's Office Details In August 2007, after a two-month undercover investigation, Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force detectives arrested Ronald Bruce Sirull, a 50 year old packaging employee at a Phoenix Fed/Ex Kinkos for sexual exploitation of a minor (unlawful images), sexual conduct with a minor and possession of marijuana. During the investigation Sirull arranged for and completed a “dead drop” of unlawful images in exchange for money with an undercover investigator of the Arizona ICAC Task Force. Pursuant to legal process and with the assistance of the Internet service provider, QWest, investigators were able to gather important information that furthered the investigation. Sirull was later found to possess videos depicting himself engaged in sex acts with unidentified persons believed to be minors. The true identities of the persons depicted in the images are still unknown. Sirull was arrested at his workplace, a FedEx Kinkos in Phoenix. He offered no resistance to the arrest. Search warrants were served at the business and also at Sirull’s nearby home. Items of evidence were seized from both locations. Special agents from the FBI and ICE assisted in the search. Sirull’s vehicle was also seized for forfeiture because he used it to facilitate the offense. Sirull has worked as a private investigator and possesses a concealed weapons permit. He has lived in Arizona and Florida and has traveled throughout the US. He gained notoriety several years ago as the owner of Brutus the Skydiving Dog. Sirull made numerous skydiving jumps accompanied by his pet daschund which he strapped to his stomach during the dives. Sirull and his dog possess a Guiness world record as the highest skydiving dog. He made promotional public appearances, accompanied by his dog, at skydiving events and air shows. The investigation was submitted to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for prosecution. On March 25, 2008, Sirull plead guilty in Maricopa County Superior Court to charges related to the unlawful images. He was sentenced to 17 years prison, lifetime probation and lifetime sex offender status. The victims depicted in the unlawful images with Sirull are still unidentified. Police are requesting that anyone with information about unlawful activities involving Sirull to contact Detective Jerry Barker Phoenix Police Crimes against Children Unit at 602-495-0681.
Offender sentenced - Holbrook PD, Navajo County SO, AZ Department of Public Safety & Navajo County Attorney On May 25, 2007 Calvin Craig Bessent, age 44, was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison and lifetime probation after pleading guilty to state charges of furnishing harmful items to a minor and attempted sexual exploitation of a minor (child pornography). Bessent is unmarried and unemployed. He was living with his mother at the time of his arrest. The investigation was handled by the Holbrook Police Department and the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators learned that on March 9, 2006 Bessent began an online relationship with a 15-year-old victim. During their communications Bessent had sent numerous pornographic images to the victim. A search warrant was served on Bessent’s residence and evidence was seized. Bessent made admissions to the offenses and was arrested. An Arizona Department of Public Safety forensic examiner reviewed the computer and found an unlawful image depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor. This investigation was found to be linked to another ongoing case when it was leaned that the victim had also been communicating with another suspect. The case against the second suspect is pending. The Navajo County Attorney’s Office handled the prosecution. Businessman Who Showed Unlawful Images To 16 Year Old Employee Gets 10 Years Prison April 18, 2007 Phoenix, Arizona - Maricopa County Superior Court Offender: Tommy Jacob Vetter, age 49. Owner of Vetter Packing and Moving Charges: Two counts sexual exploitation of a minor (child pornography) Sentence: Ten years prison followed by 99 years probation and sex offender registration Agencies: Arizona ICAC Task Force, FBI, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) On October 17, 2004 a 16 year old employee of Vetter Packing and Moving reported that her boss, 49 year old Tommy Vetter, had shown her images of child pornography on a computer at their Phoenix workplace. Investigators from the Phoenix ICAC Task Force and FBI diligently worked on the case. A search warrant was served at the business and computers were seized. Detectives interviewed Vetter, a divorced father of two. An investigator from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office conducted a forensics examination of Vetter’s computer and found numerous unlawful images. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office represented the state and Vetter was indicted by a grand jury in March, 2006. On April 18, 2007 Vetter plead guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor (child pornography). He was sentenced to ten years prison followed by 99 years probation and registration as a sex offender. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
On December 22, 2005, the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children (AZ ICAC) Task Force received the first in a series of seven reports from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding child pornography that was being trafficked through Google. Technicians at Google had discovered disturbing images of child pornography on their computer servers and reported the images to NCMEC in accordance with federal law.
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Phoenix and that the offender used the email address,”ugofif@yahoo.com” and the screen name, “Billy Corgan”. Investigators quickly suspected that the screen name Billy Corgan was an alias after learning that the real Billy Corgan is a prominent musician.
Strangers with Candy Kinki Kids PT Cruiser (note: among pedophiles, PT stands for “pre-teen”) Kinder-und Jugendhilfe Babyz All in the Family AZ ICAC investigators learned that the computers used by “ugofif” were part of the vast Phoenix library system including 13 branch libraries located throughout the 516 square-mile city. Computer experts know that computers connected to the Internet can be identified by an Internet protocol (IP) number, also known as an IP address. An IP address is similar to a telephone number in that the number can be traced through subpoena to a particular location or vicinity. Investigators learned that the IP numbers associated with “ugofif” were shared between every public-access computer throughout the entire citywide library network and investigators initially could not identify which single library computer was the one used by “ugofif”. Working in an undercover capacity on the Internet, an investigator contacted “ugofif” and developed information that he was trafficking child pornography for sale. He used a monetary brokerage service that is designed to protect the anonymity of buyers and sellers. Investigators leaned that "ugofif" had used Phoenix public library computers on hundreds of occasions. Because the library does not log nor retain basic user information, the investigation would have stalled except for one unusual IP address that appeared in the long listings of hundreds of identical library addresses. The unusual IP address did not match the IP addresses associated with the library. Investigators researched the unusual IP address. They found that it was associated with a computer e-mail kiosk at a convenience store in Phoenix. The store was not far from the main downtown public library. The convenience store has a small podium-like stand with a computer attached that permits users to insert money and then log-in and check email. Fortunately for investigators, the store also maintains a video tape recording system that preserves images of customers. Investigators retrieved video tapes from the store that depicted a person using the computer at the same date and time that the IP records had indicated “ugofif” had been there. The convenience store video showed images of an unidentified person – probably “ugofif”, but investigators still did not know his true identity. Using the images, investigators then began covert surveillance at the downtown branch of the library, looking for the person in the picture. The library has dozens of computers located on three different floors of the building. On December 30, 2005, a person resembling the man depicted on the store video was observed using a library computer at the downtown library. Covert surveillance was conducted for two hours as the man moved about and used seven different library computers. Initial surveillance could not confirm that the person was in fact "ugofif". The library did not require users to provide any proof of identity in order to use the computers and investigators later learned that the computers have software set to eliminate evidence shortly after a patron departs. When the man left the library, investigators followed afoot. A few blocks from the library he was detained temporarily under a pretext and he presented identification with the name Taurean Allmon. Allmon said that he was transient and living at the nearby homeless shelter. A search warrant was prepared for the purpose of seizing the seven library computers that had been used by Allmon. The purpose of the seizure was to attempt to determine with certainty whether or not Allmon was “ugofif” – also know as “Billy Corgan”. On January 5, 2006, the search warrant was ready. Detectives planned to wait for Allmon to use a computer at the library, detain him, and then seize the computers listed in the warrant. Detectives watched for two days but Allmon did not return to the library. Finally, on January 6, the warrant was served and ten computers were seized. Allmon’s whereabouts were unknown. Undercover on-line investigators continued working the case and learned that Allmon had traveled to California for a temporary laborer job. While in California, Allmon had used various library and motel computers while continuing to traffic child pornography. Investigators learned that Allmon said that he would return to Phoenix sometime in February. On February 9, 2006 Allmon was spotted in Phoenix by an alert AZ ICAC investigator who saw him walking on the street near the Phoenix public library. AZ ICAC investigators converged, and Allmon was taken into custody without incident as he sat at a library computer. The computer he was using still displayed the Yahoo screen name “ugofif” when he was arrested. Allmon had removable media storage devices in his possession that were seized by detectives. He made admissions to crimes amounting to the possession of child pornography, and possession with intent to sell child pornography. Computer forensic analysis of the computer storage media seized from Allmon revealed numerous disturbing images of child pornography involving children as young as five years old. The computer forensic analysis of 17 computers seized from the library proved unproductive because the computers contain special software that quickly eliminates or over-writes evidence that might have helped investigators. After his February 9, 2006 arrest, the 21 year old Allmon remained in custody with a $198,000 bond. Criminal charges were filed through the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. On March 9, 2007 Allmon pled guilty to one felony count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one felony count of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. Allmon will serve ten years in prison followed by lifetime probation and registration as a sex offender.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Deferred jail term for an Arizona Internet sexual predator Phoenix, Arizona - September 11, 2006 Offender: Anthony Russell Allen, a.k.a. "BoredChandlerGuy" On January 13, 2006, Anthony Russell Allen, an unmarried 32 year old armored car driver from Chandler, Arizona was arrested by members of the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and charged with luring a minor for sexual exploitation. The arrest occurred in Phoenix. Allen came to the attention of law enforcement when he used the Internet with the intention of meeting a minor for sex. During Internet chat conversations, while using the screen name: “BoredChandlerGuy” he groomed his intended victim and made sexually explicit statements including (expletives deleted):
"Want to?" "Would have to be a mall though i think in case u dont like me" "What you want? "How much clothes you need?" "Was just asking cause other people have asked me that too LOL" "But they said they would return the favor somehow" "I think they meant sex wise" "So you have a bf?" "Heck I would knock down the door if you like older guys" "Yeah sex would be nice wont lie there" "Ok sorry getting into sex topic what you want to talk about?" "So sometimes my mind drifts to sex talk" "Yeah but nowdays girls having sex at 12" "I see. Have u ever seen a guy naked?" "So you never touched a (expletive) or anything?" "Wow then you want me to come over and teach you things heh" "But then again if u wanted to learn" "As long as your not a cop or the tv crew that setting me up" "A little nervous since you are only (age redacted) and underage" "Can get in a lot of trouble" "I wouldnt tell anyone if you wont" "So going to show you my (expletive) if you want to see it" "Think you might be tight for me though" "If u wanted to have sex" "Your not some crazy cop or reporter are ya?" "Where would you want to meet and when?" "Ok could bring you back to my place if ok" "We could come back have some fun take you home?" "Maybe try some sexual things if you like me" "Do you have big (expletive)?" "I wont (expletive) in you" "Want to try?" "Like sucking on a lolli pop from what I hear" "Well normal is you on bottom and me on top but can do you on top me on bottom or you bent over on bed (Doggystyle) "U will be there at 430" "K see you then" After the chat conversations, intent upon meeting a minor for sex, Allen drove from Chandler to Phoenix for the planned meeting. The armored car driver arrived in his personal vehicle, a sedan and was taken into custody. He confessed to the crime. Allen was booked into the Maricopa County jail and the case was handled by the Maricopa County Attorneys Office. Allen served served 3 days in jail and pled guilty to one count of luring a minor for sexual exploitation. On September 11, 2006 he was sentenced by Judge Bethany G. Hicks of Maricopa County Superior Court. Sentencing included:
- Lifetime probation - Sex offender registration - 12 months jail with credit for 3 days served. This is a deferred jail term. (This means that the offender will only go to jail if he violates his probation terms). - Screening for work furlough. (This means that even if the offender is jailed he may enter a program to work a job somewhere in the community during the day and spend his evenings in jail) Superior Court of Arizona - Maricopa County Read the sentencing of Judge Hicks at http://www.courtminutes.maricopa.gov/scripts/meeds/qreturn.asp -- enter the case number CR2006102635 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phoenix Neuropsychologist Sentenced to 17 Years Prison On November 3, 2005, Arizona ICAC investigators received disturbing information from a corporate attorney for a local healthcare organization. The attorney said that an alert Information Technology (IT) Specialist employed by the organization had observed unusual Internet traffic originating from an employee's computer. A computer logged in under an employee's name was trafficking sexually explicit chat conversations, apparently with minors, and the computer user was attempting to arrange meetings for sex with the minors. Using the screen name "tripledigitheat" the computer user was discussing sex acts already completed with one unidentified minor. The IT specialist tracked the origin of the Internet traffic to someone logged it under the employee user name, "sthenderson". Investigators were informed that "sthenderson" was the name assigned to an account registered to Dr. Steven Henderson, a neuropsychologist employed by the healthcare organization. An intense week-long proactive investigation ensued. AZ ICAC investigators along with the Maricopa County (Arizona) Attorney's Office authored and sent subpoenas for the purpose of identifying those involved in the alleged offenses. Henderson was placed under covert surveillance. On November 11, 2005, "tripledigitheat", engaged in sexually explicit Internet chat conversation with the intent to meet a minor for sex. His chats included the following excerpted statements: "So are you maybe interested some in guys and girls or..?" "Do you have a myspace or something" "So have you ever thought about meeting someone from online?" "I supposed to meet up with a friend today, but he's not on now" "Have a little fun...LOL.. like (expletive) off together" "So are you at home now?" "Hey...if I'm free for the next hour, we could meet now LOL..." "I have met a guy b4 yes" "Ive met guys and we've (expletive) off together" "Yea, if we went back to ur apt, yes" "Not to hurt you or something or rob you...never never never" "So u wanna meet then" "I can be there in 5 minutes" "I'm excited to meet ya" On November 11, 2005, at 1430 hours Henderson left his office at 350 W. Thomas in Phoenix and drove to a convenience store with the intent to meet a minor for sex. He was met instead by detectives and taken into custody. Immediately aware of his predicament, but selfishly oblivious to the suffering of others Henderson lamented, "No, no, no, don't do this! Don't do this! You don't understand, you're ending my life!" "My life is over!" Henderson invoked his Fifth amendment privilege against self-incrimination. His workplace computer was seized pursuant to a search warrant. Investigators identified the minor victim (name withheld) who provided statements incriminating Henderson. Physical trace evidence was recovered from the victim's home. The evidence matched Henderson and corroborated the victim's story. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office handled plea negotiations. On July 3, 2006, Henderson plead guilty before Judge Andrew G. Klein of the Maricopa County Superior Court to one felony count of sexual conduct with a minor and dangerous crime against children in the first degree. He also plead guilty to three counts of felony attempted sexual conduct with a minor and dangerous crimes against children in the second degree. On August 25, 2006, Dr. Steven William Henderson, age 41, was sentenced to 17 years prison, lifetime probation, and sex offender registration. Arizona State Prisoner number 209070. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Another suspended sentence for an Arizona Internet sexual predator Phoenix, Arizona - May 25, 2006 Offender: Francisco P. Santiago-Estrada
a.k.a. Nathan a.k.a Frank a.k.a. master Screen name: dark_true_lord On January 27, 2006, Francisco Santiago-Estrada, a 24 year old unemployed married man, was arrested by members of the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and charged with luring a minor for sexual exploitation. The arrest occurred in Phoenix. Santiago-Estrada came to the attention of law enforcement when he used the Internet with the intention of meeting a minor for sex. On his profile page, Santiago-Estrada had listed his true name as "master". He listed his favorite quote as: "You wouldn't know it to look at me, but I have a soul darker than the deepest pits of hell." During Internet chat conversations, while using the screen name: “dark_true_lord” he made sexually explicit statements including (expletives deleted):
"I mean u, me and a bed" "You wanna play yet?" "Like some hot wild sex" "Cuz I love to teach" "We could make out and if you were willing I would lay you down undress you and (expletive) on you for about an hour." "Then I would make love to you as gentle and as long as you like" After the chat conversations, intent upon meeting a minor for sex, Santiago-Estrada drove from Gilbert, Arizona to Phoenix for the planned meeting. The former marine arrived to meet the minor dressed in a black t-shirt with the words "Department of Homeland Security" printed on the front. He was arrested and confessed to the crime. His unsuspecting wife was surprised by the officers who later appeared at his Gilbert, Arizona residence to serve a search warrant. Santiago-Estrada was booked into the Maricopa County jail and the case was handled by the Maricopa County Attorneys Office. Santiago-Estrada served 116 days in jail before pleading guilty to one count of luring a minor for sexual exploitation. On May 25, 2006 he was sentenced by Judge Warren J. Granville to a suspended sentence and probation. He will serve lifetime probation but is not required to register as a sex offender. He will serve the remainder of the one-year sentence on a work-furlough program. The court ordered that he is not to operate a computer for personal use. Superior Court of Arizona - Maricopa County - case number: CR2006-104902 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Suspended sentence - probation for Arizona Internet sexual predator Phoenix, Arizona - February 27, 2006 Offender: Jerry Dean Huff, a.k.a. "HollywoodASU992000" age 35. Occupation: Engineer On April 12, 2005, Jerry D. Huff, a 35 year old married engineer for a major computer chip manufacturer, was arrested and charged with luring a minor for sexual exploitation. The arrest occurred in the parking lot of a business in west Phoenix. Huff came to the attention of law enforcement in April 2005, when he used the Internet to solicit sex acts with a minor. During Internet chat conversations, Huff arranged the illicit tryst. While using the screen name: “HollywoodASU992000” he made sexually explicit statements including (expletives deleted): "You like to talk dirty?" "You like older guys?" "Do you have boobs yet?" "Do you like to touch them?" "Do you like talking sexy?" "I'd like you to take your hand and put it between my legs and feel (expletive)." "My (expletive) is hard now." "Im not talking about cyber, Im talking about getting together for real." "Would you like to (expletive) me off today?" "Would you let me lick your (expletive)?" "Do you know what a (expletive) is?" "Where should I meet you?" "You're not going to get me in trouble are you?" "You know we shouldnt do this right?" "It'll be our secret?" "Because I could get in a lot of trouble for this." "See you in an hour -- gotta go finish getting ready." Huff drove his Mitsubishi Diamante 27 miles from Mesa to west Phoenix, intent upon meeting a minor for sex. Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force members arrested him without incident and he made admissions about the crime. A search warrant was served at his residence and evidence was seized. On February 27, 2006, Huff waived his right to trial and plead guilty before Judge Andrew G. Klein of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. Judge Klein sentenced Huff to 8 years probation and six months jail - on work furlough. Huff must register as a sex offender and he is restricted from using computers in his home without the prior written permission of his probation officer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Possessor Sentenced to 19 years Sentenced: Morris Lynn Miller Jr., age 47 Occupation: Hospital maintenance worker – Good Samaritan Hospital, Phoenix Arrested on 10/19/05 at 2501 E. Van Buren, Phoenix AZ Offense: Sexual exploitation of a minor (child pornography) Agencies: Arizona ICAC - Phoenix PD, Phoenix FBI, Suffolk County NY ICAC Agencies: Suffolk County NY ICAC, NY FBI, AZ ICAC, Phoenix PD, AZ FBI, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office After receiving information of a child pornography possessor from investigators of the Suffolk County NY ICAC and NY FBI, investigators of the AZ ICAC prepared a search warrant for an apartment at 2501 E. Van Buren in Phoenix. On Wednesday, October 19, 2005 detectives and special agents of the AZ ICAC, and Phoenix FBI served a search warrant at 2501 E. Van Buren in Phoenix. Over one thousand items of evidence were recovered, mostly printed images of child pornography. The apartment resident, Morris Lynn Miller, an unmarried 47 year old hospital maintenance worker, was arrested. Miller made admissions about the child pornography offenses. He made no admissions regarding contact hands-on offenses involving child pornography but he did admit to frequenting young male prostitutes in the area who he said may have been underage. Miller lived in a motel-style apartment that prohibited personal computers but he obtained child pornography via Web TV and then printed out the images on a personally owned color printer. He was booked into the Maricopa County jail for ten counts of sexual exploitation of a minor (child pornography). The Maricopa County Attorney's Office handled the States plea offer. (CR20051341654) On February 17, 2006 Miller plead guilty to one count attempt sexual exploitation of a minor and one count sexual exploitation of a minor. Judge Blakey of the Maricopa County Superior Court sentenced Miller to 19 years prison.
Arizona Child Pornography Suspect Skips Last Day of Trial - Later Apprehended in New Mexico October 14, 2005 A Mesa man accused of possessing child pornography was convicted in absentia by a Maricopa County Superior Court jury Thursday in Phoenix, Arizona. James Owen McCall, |