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CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
I, the complainant in this case, state that the following is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
On or about the date of 03/15/2016 in the county of

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in the

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, an offense described as follows:

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=----- - , the defendant violated __1L U.S. C. 2252A

18 U.S.C. 2252A(a)(2)- Distribution and Receipt of Child Pornography; and

18 U .S.C. 2232(a) - Destruction or Removal of Property to Prevent Seizure.

This criminal complaint is based on these facts:

[SEE AD ACHED AFFIDAVIT]

Continued on the attached sheet.

Gabriel, C . Hopkins, Special Agent FB)__ ______

Printed name and title

Sworn to before me and signed in my presence.

Date;
City and state:

03/15/2016

Cincinnati, OH

Hon. Stephanie K. Bowman, U.S. Magistrate Judge

Printed name and rille

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AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF
A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
I, Gabriel C. Hopkins, a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),
being duly sworn, depose and state as follows:
INTRODUCTION

1.

I have been employed as a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

since August of2014, and currently assigned to investigate matters involving the online sexual
exploitation of children. Since joining the FBI, I have received training and experience in cyber
and child exploitation investigations. I have made arrests and executed search warrants
pertaining to these types of investigations. As a federal agent, I am authorized to investigate
violations of United States laws and to execute warrants issued under the authority of the United
States.
2.

I make this affidavit in support of an application for a criminal complaint and

arrest wanant for HOLT PARKER (PARKER), for violations of 18 U.S.C. 2252A(a)(2) and
(b)(1 )(receipt and distribution of child pornography) and 18 U .S.C . 2232(a)(Destruction or
Removal of Property to Prevent Seizure), as detailed in Attachment A which is incorporated
herein by reference. The statements contained in this affidavit are based upon my investigation,
information provided by other law enforcement agents, and on my experience and training as a
Special Agent of the FBI.
3.

Because this affidavit is being submitted for the limited purpose of securing an

arrest warrant, I have not included each and every fact known to me concerning this
investigation. I have set forth only the facts that I believe are necessary to establish probable
cause to believe that PARKER has committed a violation of Title 18, United States Code,

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2252A(a)(2) and (b)(1) and a violation of Title 18, United States Code, 2232(a) as detailed in
Attachment A.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY
4.

This investigation concerns alleged violations of 18 U.S.C. 2252A, relating to

material involving the sexual exploitation of minors and 18 U.S.C. 2232(a), relating to the
destruction or removal of property to prevent seizure.
a.

18 U.S.C. 2252A(a)(2) prohibits knowingly receiving or distributing any child

pornography that has been mailed or shipped or transported in interstate or foreign

commerce by any means, including by computer.
b.

18 U.S.C. 2231 (a) prohibits anyone before, during, or after any search for or

seizure of property by any person authorized to make such search or seizure, from
knowingly attempting to destroy, damage, waste, dispose of, transfer, or otherwise take
any action, for the purpose of preventing or impairing the government's lawful authority
to take such property into its custody or control.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVESTIGATION

5.

On July 20,2015, Yahoo! Inc. reported to the National Center for Missing and

Exploited Children (NCMEC) that email subscriber DADDY.CRUEL@YAHOO.COM sent two

files containing child pornography via email to another email address. The videos were observed
by Yahoo! Inc in emails sent on September 18,2014 and September 20. 2014. During Yahoo!
Inc's investigation of the email account, multiple chat messages where observed where the user
of the account discussed trading images and videos with other users.

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6.

Your affiant conducted a review of the videos that were sent in September, 2014

and identified by Yahoo! Inc. as depicting prepubescent children engaged in sex acts; a
description of the videos are as follows:
a.

A file named "kimmyhj .wmv" which was a 15 second video of a nude female,

approximately 12-13 years old, sitting next to a nude male on a bed. The male had an
erection and was lying on his back such that his upper body was not visible. The child's
hand was holding the male' s penis as he ejaculated. In print across the bottom of the
video is "Lolifuck-kirnmy 14 y.o. (0)."
b.

A file named "ml 012.mp4" which was a 59 second video of an entirely nude

prepubescent female and an entirely nude prepubescent male. In the beginning of the
video the female child performed oral sex on the male child. Later, the female child laid
on her stomach as a hair covered ann came into frame and applied a clear gel, which
appeared to be personal lubricant, to the female child's buttocks. An adult male's voice
was heard in the background speaking in a foreign language and apparently instructing
the male child to spread the gel with his hand.
7.

Based on the infonnation provided by Yahoo! Inc, an Administrative Subpoena

was served on July 31,2015, to Yahoo! Inc. for subscriber information associated with both
DADDY.CRUEL@YAHOO.COM and ANNE_THRAX@YAHOO.COM. The
ANNE_THRAX@YAHOO.COM was listed as the alternative contact account for
DADDY.CRUEL@YAHOO.COM in the information provided.

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8.

On September 26, 2015, the results ofthe Administrative Subpoena identified the

subscriber as 'Mr Cruel Daddy' with a location of United States. The account was created on
October 10, 2008 and deactivated on July 29, 2015. The email address
ANNE_THRAX@YAHOO.COM was listed as an alternate communication channel. Also
included was a log of lP addresses from which the user ofDADDY.CRUEL@YAHOO.COM
accessed the email account and the date and time the account was accessed. This log showed that
DADDY.CRUEL@YAHOO.COM logged in from lP address 208.102.106.138 on July 11,2015
at 22:36:20 (GMT) and on July 23,2015 AT 22:23:07 (GMT).
9.

The user ANNE_THRAX@YAHOO.COM was also identified in the

Administrative Subpoena results provided on September 26, 2015. This account was created on
September 10, 1998 with the user's name simply listed as 'Ms' with a location ofNew York,
NY; DADDY.CRUEL@YAHOO.COM was listed as an alternate communication channel.
Again, the return also included a log of IP addresses from which the user of
ANNE_THRAX@YAHOO.COM accessed the email account and the date and time the account
was accessed. This log showed the user logged into this account on July 23, 2015 at 22:16:35
(GMT) from the IP address 208.102.106.138.
10.

On September 28, 2015, an Administrative Subpoena was served to Cincinnati

BeWFuse Wireless requesting subscriber information related to the subscriber who was assigned
the IP address 208.102.106.138 on the dates and times listed in paragraphs 11 and 12. Cincinnati
BelVFuse Wireless identified the subscriber as HOLT PARKER with an address of 343 Thrall
Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220-1613. The email address associated with this account was
BARBARA.BURRELL@UC.EDU. Cincinnati Bell/Fuse Wireless was unable to provide IP
Address information dating back to September of2014.

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11 .

A public records report accessed through Accurint, a public records database that

can be accessed and searched over the Internet, for 343 Thrall St, Cincinnati, OH 45220-1613
identified a resident ofthis address as HOLT N . PARKER, date ofbirth XX-XX-1956, Social
Secwity Account Number (SSAN) XX:X:-X:X:-8544. The first five digits of the Social Security
Account Number and the month and day of the date of birth have been redacted for the purposes
of this affidavit.

Your affiant conducted a search of the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway and located Driver's
License number RT199398 for HOLT N. PARKER which listed his birth date as XX-XX-1956,
SSAN as XX::X-XX:-8544, and residential address as 343 Thrall St, Cincinnati, OH 45220. This
license was issued on November 8, 2013.

12.

Based on the aforementioned factual

information~

a federal search and seizure

warrant was authorized in the Southern District of Ohio on January 12,2016 (1:16MJ-018) for
the search ofDADDY.CRUEL@YAHOO.COM and ANNE_THRAX@YAHOO.COM which
was executed on January 12,2016.

13.

Your affiant conducted a review ofDADDY.CRUEL@YAHOO.COM and the

user did, indeed, send an email to marksmithl39l@yahoo.co.uk on September 18, 2014 that
contained the file named "kmmyhj.wmv" described above. Your affiant also verified that the
user sent another email to marksmith1391 @yahoo.co.uk on September 20,2014 which included
the file "m1012.mp4," described above. Your affiant also located numerous chats where the user
discussed child sex abuse and solicited images and videos of child pornography. For example:

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a.

In a chat on July 25,2015 with user michael_cd_bi@yahoo.com,

daddy.cruel@yahoo.com(CRUEL) stated "i fuck a lil 8 yo niece" and referred to her as

"hot 1il bitch." CRUEL goes on to state that "her bros and daddy user her too."

b.

In a chat with user jamjam666999@yahoo.com (JAMJAM) on July 25, 2014,

JAMJAM stated "hve avid of a 5 year old been boned," CRUEL replied "show me the
vid, PLEASE!!!"

c.

Then again in a chat with JAMJAM on August 12, 2014, when discussing trading

images and videos, JAMJAM described a video as "4 year old girl nude sat on cock
riding," "crying getting hard as she dose." CRUEL responded in sequential messages
"love that," "show me," "please!"

d.

In a chat with marshstann@yahoo.com(MARSH) on September 14,2014,

CRUEL told MARSH that he liked videos of "lil girls" and he was looking for "mostly
teens." MARSH sent CRUEL two videos and told CRUEL to "use the vids I gave you to
obtain some more and as you get more I'll trade more and better vids with you to help
you along ... those are nothing compared to the others I have." CRUEL responded "woo
woo," "thanks," and "you've been so helpful and generous."

e.

CRUEL discussed his desire to have sexual intercourse with minors in a chat with

bugsbunny19682006@yahoo.com(BUGS) on August 29, 2014. CRUEL stated "need Iii

cunt to cum in deep" and when asked by bugsbunny 19682006@yahoo.com "what age
woudi you cvum in?"(sic) CRUEL responded "6-I6," "actually 6-36."

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f.

In another chat with BUGS on October 27, 2014, CRUEL directed BUGS to a

separate website and provided the name of a chat room that CRUEL created to securely
trade child pornography. The name of the website and chat room was included in the
chat, but has been excluded fiom this affidavit for the purposes of confidentiality and
integrity of the ongoing investigation.

14.

The information provided by Yahoo! Inc. in response to this search warrant also

indicated that CRUEL logged into this account from severallP Addresses including
208.102.106.138 on July 11 , 2015 and July 23, 2015, as previously stated in paragraph ll.
15.

Based on the above factual information, a Search and Seizure Warrant was issued

in the Southern District of Ohio for 343 Thra11 Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220, Case No. 1: 16MJ133. This warrant was executed on March 15,2016.

INTERVIEW OF HOLT PARKER

16.

When the Search and Seizure Warrant was executed on March 15, 2016,

PARKER was located in the residence and agreed to speak with investigators. PARKER
admitted to using the email account DADDY.CRUEL@ YAHOO.COM, provided three possible
passwords for this account. In addition, PARKER stated that he has an urge to collect and bas
collected 100' s of videos and images of child pomography. He also admitted to using the website
CHATSTEP to trade images and videos online. Images were traded directly on CHATSTEP, but
videos had to be uploaded to a separate site and a link was posted on CHATSTEP for users to
access the videos on the separate website. P ARK.ER stated that he, on average, traded child
pornography every day using the internet and started doing it five to six years ago.
17.

When Agents executed the Search and Seizure

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at 343 Thrall Street,

Agents attempted to call PARKER out of the residence, but PARKER was reluctant and slow to

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emerge from the upper level of the home. When Agents first entered the hallway on the upper
level a thumb drive was located on the floor in the hallway; in general the home was clean and
orderly. This thumbdrive was evaluated by Agents and it appeared to have been intentionally
damaged. When questioned later regarding this thumb drive, PARKER stated that he attempted
to destroy the drive to prevent Agents from accessing the content of the thumb drive. PARKER
stated that he recently downloaded thousands of files of child pornography to this device from
the TOR network. The Search and Seizure Wanant obtained for the residence permitted Agents
to seize, amongst other items, any electronic data storage devices including flash memory
devices.
18.

Additionally, when your affiant first made contact with PARK.ER on March 15,

2016, he apologized to Ills wife for his behavior and ruining their lives. He also stated that his
plan was to commit suicide if be were ever caught for trading and collecting child pornography.
PARKER continued to make several comments regarding suicide and having ruined his life.
CONCLUSION

19.

Based on the aforementioned factual information, your Affiant respectfully

submits that there is probable cause to believe that HOLT PARKER, born :XX-:XX-1956, Social
Security Account Number XXX-:XX-8544, used a means of interstate and foreign commerce, to
knowingly receive and distribute child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2252A(a)(2) and
(b)(l); and, knowingly attempted to destroy or remove property to prevent seizure in violation of
18 U.S.C. 2232(a), as detailed in Attachment A. Therefore, I respectfully request the issuance
of a wanant for the arrest of HOLT PARKER.

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ATIACHMENT A
COUNT ONE
[Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography]
Between on or about September 18, 2014 and September 20, 2014, in the Southern
District of Ohio and elsewhere, HOLT N. PARKER, did knowingly receive and distribute child
pornography, as defined in Title 18, United States Code, Section 2256(8)(A), that has been
mailed, shipped, and transported in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce by any means,
including by computer.
All in violation ofTitle 18, United States Code, Sections 2252A(a)(2)(A) and
2252A(b)(1 ).
COUNT TWO
[Attempted Destruction or Removal of Property to Prevent Seizure]
On or about March 15, 2016, in the Southern District of Ohio, HOLT N. PARKER,
before and during the search for and seizure of property by an Agent of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, a person authorized to make such search and seizure, did attempt to destroy,
damage, waste, and dispose of a thumb drive, for the purpose of preventing and impairing the
Government's lawful authority to take the thumb drive into its custody and control.
In violation ofTitle 18, United States Code, Section 2232(a).