Bruce Vielmetti at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported this story a couple of days ago - Child porn case against Ozaukee County man moves to federal court. The back story is that David A. Weaver of Cedarburg, WI was originally charged in state court with possessing child pornography; authorities found, however, after further forensic analysis of his computer, that his transgressions were not so limited. Weaver had also produced child pornography by using fake Skype personas purporting to be children/teens to entice other minors to preform sex acts; Weaver used video capture software to record the chats.
I obtained a copy of the federal complaint, which is 50 pages long and at times quite graphic and disturbing; the details of Weaver's acts serve as a stark reminder of how technology has made preying on minors almost too easy.
Vielmetti's story has the quick synopsis:
An Ozaukee County man accused of using Skype to persuade hundreds of teenagers to perform live sex acts alone and with other children now faces federal prosecution.
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After months of analyzing Weaver's computer, agents found thousands of videos and Skype chat logs. The complaint includes some logs that accompanied videos of the victims.
Generally, boys would contact "Sara," who would "chat" with text messages and would never show live video but always would demand that the boys at the other end of the conversation show themselves on video. "Sara" would claim her mother had the camera or the microphone wasn't working and would ask the boys to send naked or sexual still photos instead.
If the victims were girls, Weaver would adopt the same tactics posing as "Josh."
Weaver also had special software that allowed him to display video captured from elsewhere — a teenage girl masturbating — when he was on Skype as "Sara," or a young male similarly engaged when he was posing as "Josh."
One chat transcript in the federal complaint shows "Josh" talking with three girls purported to be 10 and 11 years old. He desperately pleads for the girls to engage in sex acts. One texts, "Are you gonna take a picture of us?" The girl says she's scared. "Josh" replies, "well i wasnt scared camming for you cuz i trust u guys. cmon itll be fun."
As either "Sara" or "Josh," Weaver makes rapid, short requests for teens at the other end of the connection to disrobe, move a certain way, angle the camera just so, and engage in specific sex acts, while complimenting the victims' appearances and expressing how excited they are making him.
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In some transcribed chats, Weaver tries repeatedly to get one boy to involve his dog in live video sex acts, but the boy repeatedly refuses.
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