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Does This Seem Weird To Anybody Else?

So the FBI raided a local man's home and business after he allegedly sent sexually explicit photos of himself to someone posing online as a 13-year-old girl. The thing is, he hasn't actually been charged with anything. But they decided to announce it to the world anyway.

Now I'm not even remotely condoning what this guy allegedly did, I don't know him, nor have any interest in this at all. But does the FBI really feel the need to completely bury the guy's reputation and business before they've actually filed charges? I would expect this kind of public announcement after charges have been filed, but it seems odd to me that they're doing this without formal charges. What if all this turns out to be false and no charge is ever made? From the KTVZ.com story:

Steele acknowledged Thursday to KTVZ.com that the public announcement, without an arrest, "is fairly unusual, but because there is a concern that he worked with children, they wanted to get the information out as soon as possible."

I can understand that, but wouldn't it have just been easier to just subpoena his customer records from his Martial Arts Center and talk to the families before we jump to any conclusions and make a big public announcement?

Just my two cents, but maybe I'm just missing something here.

Posted by Jake on 11/30/06 @ 10:43 AM
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Live on the Fly Studio said on 11/30/06 @ 12:21 PM:
They're waiting for him to show up on Dateline's Predator series.

Cheryl Howard said on 11/30/06 @ 01:05 PM:
I had that thought as well. Not to say that I am an unconcerned with childrens safety issues, I want to make that clear.

But I'm a bit confused about a woman who claims she was posing as a 13 yo receiving the photos...did he know she was an adult or did he think he was a child. If its pretty clear he thought that she was a child, I can understand the concern as he works with children. If he knew that she was an adult...well, then its another matter all together.

Although I gotta say this: at no time should a man send photos of himself to anyone. Guys, its not all that attractive to look at if ya follow me. This also goes for Britney Spears. Put on some panties, please.

That one gurl said on 11/30/06 @ 02:05 PM:
I think the woman who pretended shew as 13 was probably an officer who was a 'stand in' for the young woman. I'm pretty sure they won't let a REAL 13 year old be the lure ;)

That one gurl said on 11/30/06 @ 02:06 PM:
I stand corrected. After re-reading the story.

Weirder and weirder. Maybe she was a disgruntled ex??? You're right. (And I should re-read before I type!)

Aaron Wormus said on 12/01/06 @ 12:38 AM:
I bet the only way to find "real" adults is to look for the 13-year-olds... everyone knows that all real 13-year-olds are the ones saying they are 18-year-olds.

BobbiLynn May said on 12/18/06 @ 11:12 AM:
Hahaha that is true about the 'real' people. But, maybe... No that really doesn't make a lot of sense, of course I am only fifteen, but you would think that one of us could catch some reasoning behind it all

-BobbiLynn May

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