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Anonymous ID: 563c3a April 20, 2021, 6:03 p.m. No.13475110   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5113 >>5267 >>5298 >>5342 >>5488 >>5567 >>5583

U.S. Attorney’s Office

District of South Dakota

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Rapid City Man Found Guilty of Fifteen Internet Crimes Against Children

 

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that Kyle Garret Soto, 34, of Rapid City, South Dakota, was convicted of five counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, one count of Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, six counts of Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet, two counts of Receipt of Child Pornography, and one count of Possession of Child Pornography following a week-long federal jury trial held in U.S. District Court in Rapid City. The guilty verdicts were returned on April 16, 2021.

 

Between February 2014 and April 2018, Soto engaged in prolific sexual activity with numerous minors over the internet, including demanding, receiving, and sending pornographic images and videos. Soto threatened to distribute the minors’ images and videos online if they failed to comply with his ultimatums to provide him with additional pornographic items. Subsequent to his arrest in April 2018, forensic examination of Soto’s devices revealed hundreds of images of child pornography. Soto’s victims ranged in age from approximately 7 years old to 15 years old.

 

The investigation was conducted by the South Dakota Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, Department of Homeland Security, Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, Rapid City Police Department, Rhode Island Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and the New Mexico State Police.

 

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sarah Collins and Heather Sazama prosecuted the case.

Anonymous ID: 563c3a April 20, 2021, 6:03 p.m. No.13475116   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5119 >>5267 >>5298 >>5342 >>5488 >>5567 >>5583

U.S. Attorney’s Office

District of Oregon

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

North Bend Man Arrested and Charged with Sexually Exploiting a Child, Additional Potential Victims Sought

 

PORTLAND, Ore.—Acting U.S. Attorney Scott Erik Asphaug announced today that a North Bend, Oregon, man has been charged with sexually exploiting a minor female victim.

 

On April 15, 2021, a federal grand jury in Eugene returned a three-count indictment charging Shannon Stacey Weatherbee, 47, with sexual exploitation of children.

 

According to the indictment, beginning around July 2017, Weatherbee is alleged to have knowingly coerced a minor female to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct. These visual depictions were transmitted online.

 

On April 16, 2021, investigators arrested Weatherbee while executing a search warrant on his North Bend residence.

 

Weatherbee made his initial appearance in federal court today before a U.S. Magistrate Judge. He was arraigned, pleaded not guilty, and ordered detained pending a jury trial scheduled to begin on June 22, 2021.

 

This case is being investigated by the FBI with assistance from the North Bend Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Jeffrey S. Sweet, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon.

 

Anyone who has information about possible crimes committed by Weatherbee, or the physical or online exploitation of any children, are encouraged to call the FBI at (503) 224-4181 or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.

 

If a child discloses an incident that did happen to him or her, or that they observed happen to someone else, the parent should not ask the child detailed questions about the incident. Instead, please contact your local law enforcement agency or the FBI immediately.

 

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.