US - Feds bust child *advertiser censored* ring; 52 arrested

[Missizzy]

I started a thread on this guy two weeks ago. I think that many of the men/women who we've followed recently just might be involved. This is a case of a man who had ready access to children:

http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj7-maj...ball-coach-20110803,0,1315202.story?track=rss

Major international child ring bust includes former Parry McCluer football coach

Feds say Joseph Matthew Wheeler was part of Dreamboard a site that targeted children as young as infants


And here's our thread:

VA~Matthew Wheeler, HS football coach arrested for child - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community


I think that the arrests and pleas and convictions start stacking up to such a degree that the media is somehow alerted and the case breaks open. I have no doubt that the feds are hard at work on new "operations". They're sending a strong message. They are not going to give up in finding these sick people who are harming and killing our children.

 

[Missizzy]

Two in Utah...the names are trickling in. I suggest that everyone check your local news:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/52319413-78/court-utah-documents-dreamboard.html.csp

2 Utahns indicted for exploiting children in global network

"....Two Utah men are among 72 people charged in federal court for allegedly trading thousands of images depicting children being sexually abused.

David Brian Lindsay, 30, of Midvale, who used the Internet name “slipnslide” and 32-year-old Shane Michael Turner of Roy, were busted as part of an international child network that used an online bulletin board called Dreamboard to exploit children..."

more at link

 

[pinkfly]

Glad they are catching some of these <selfsnip>

So horrible for the children....how can people be that depraved?

 

[Missizzy]

A LEO from Tennessee:

http://www2.tricities.com/news/2011...officer-resigns-amidst-federal-in-ar-1200111/

Former Kingsport Police officer indicted in child ring

"Ex-Kingsport police officer Richard Chandler is a named party in the indictments handed down by the U.S. Department of Justice that busts an international child ring named "Dreamboard." According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Gregory Bowman of the U.S. District Court in Greeneville, Tenn. Chandler is named in the indictment. Chandler went under the screen name "Almeda" in his activities on the child website...."

and

"...Chandler is in the custody of U.S. Marshals."

more at link (plus photo)

 

[Filly]

Benet Gregory Schmidt from Cohose, New York


Todd Stumpf from Buffalo, New York


Chris Luke out of somewhere in New York


http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Child-🤬🤬🤬🤬-case-nets-local-man-1717026.php


There's also a Desmond Meredeth out of Freeland, Maryland

 

[Missizzy]

It seems that Dreamboard worked just as The Lost Boy group did. You had to post "fresh" and desirable child and follow strict rules to stay in good standing. A bit more info in an article about Chandler:

http://www.timesnews.net/article/90...t-us-prosecution-of-online-child-exploitation

Ex-Kingsport [TN] officer connected to 'living horror' child site, largest U.S. prosecution of online child exploitation

"....Users were required to post child in order to become a member, then continue to post images to remain in "good standing" and avoid removal. Rules for "Dreamboard" were reportedly printed in English, Russian, Japanese and Spanish, listing specifics for pictures posted; including no girls over the age of 13, children should be visibly "distressed."

Court records identify former KPD patrolman Richard Chandler as "John Doe #9" and by the Dreamboard username "almeda." The affidavit also lists child files he's accused of advertising and offering to distribute; "2010 sweetbabys in bed - hot show!!" in April of 2010, "Mule 2009" on June 7, 2010, followed by "Various Sets" three days later...."

and

"...The Department of Justice reports 13 of the 52 individuals arrested have pleaded guilty, while 20 of the 72 charged individuals remain at large. They are known only by their online identities, with efforts to identify and apprehend the suspects continuing...."

more at link

 

[Missizzy]

Todd Stumpf owned a wholesale picture frame company and was a family man. I can't even begin to imagine the mortification for his loved ones.

 

[Filly]

This guy kicked it all off.





http://websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=105535&highlight=edward+oedewaldt

Nexus was in Louisiana




http://www.ktbs.com/news/28756487/detail.html

 

[Missizzy]

Anthony Sowders, 28, of Middlesboro, KY:

http://www.myspace.com/wdwsecrets

Just fabulous to know that he went to Disney World.


And:

http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj7-maj...cluer-football-coach-20110803,0,1315202.story


"....For example, during his July 11, 2011, guilty plea, Anthony Sowders, 28, of Middlesboro, Ky., admitted that he posted on Dreamboard sexually explicit images of female children that he had created via a webcam. Efforts by federal, state, local and international law enforcement to locate and identify the victims of sexual abuse and exploitation by Dreamboard members are ongoing...."

more at link

 

[RoseRed]

Just saw this on the news and John Doe#4 is from my area. Really shocked at this so you never know who lives close by you or what they are into. So scarey.

 

[Missizzy]

I'm telling you, we REALLY need that big whiteboard and a box of pushpins.

 

[Missizzy]

John Doe #4:

"...Police in Burbank [IL] tell the I-Team that they assisted in the arrest of a man known in the federal indictment as John Doe #4 on July 14th at his residence there. William A. Jewell used the alias Andrew Billy Jewell and Vladimir Putin, a name investigators say he used on the child bulletin board.

Jewell is in custody in Louisiana where the federal case was based...."

More at link

 

[Filly]

FB for Eric Karl Myszke Francis



http://www.facebook.com/ekmfrancis

Known as Samsackk on Dreamboard. Creep.



http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Redmond-man-charged-with-child-🤬🤬🤬🤬-following-1713139.php

 

[Missizzy]

I'm really trying to understand the level of secrecy. I've seen the phrase "Dreamboard" in connection with Macs. Is this connected or is this something else entirely?

http://xsellize.com/topic/135103-dream-board-dl-list-quick-links/

I realize this bust is called Operation Delego but the group is referred to as Dreamboard. Is that the child ring's name or simply an application they were using? I'm sorry to be so dim.

 

[Missizzy]

Filly, where'd you find the last name--Eric Francis? I'm going state by state and I'm not finding much at all. I want all these names so I can check professions.

 

[Peliman]

I'm really trying to understand the level of secrecy. I've seen the phrase "Dreamboard" in connection with Macs. Is this connected or is this something else entirely?

http://xsellize.com/topic/135103-dream-board-dl-list-quick-links/

I realize this bust is called Operation Delego but the group is referred to as Dreamboard. Is that the child ring's name or simply an application they were using? I'm sorry to be so dim.

Hi missizzy, sounds like an application they were using. Similar to the one we're using right here (no connection to dreamboard). We type in Websleuths.com but we had to register first. Registration is controlled by the administrator, the administrator is the gatekeeper of who becomes a member or not. I'd imagine dreamboard was using a referral system.

I'm not going to try and type dreamboard.com into my browser cause I'm not looking for the FBI to pay me visits. lol

It could be a domain or sub-domain that one could buy for domain name registration and build a bulletin board. Several variations of a domain name can be used or bought if the name is available. It could be

dreamboard.com
dreamboard.net
dreamboard.org
dreamboard.info
dreamboard.biz

Just to name a few with the same sounding name or the dreamboard could be created under any domain name as a sub domain of an actual domain name.

Once established, one can install various software to do various task.

There's also a web host with tens of thousands of users called dreamhost.com. It's simply a building stacked with computers tha host various websites, legally. To get an idea about domain names and host, visit.

http://www.dreamhost.com/hosting.html

Hope that helps some.

Cheers,

Pel

 

[STEADFAST]

It shouldn't be so hard to find these names!

Here's what I've got so far:

1. Richard Chandler, Kingsport, TN, Kingsport police officer, (formerly Hawkins County deputy.) arrested http://www.timesnews.net/article/90...t-us-prosecution-of-online-child-exploitation

2. Jeffrey Rodriguez, Aurora, CO (aka Howardhughes), arrested http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/28756260/detail.html

3. Scott Lewandowski, 27, Pueblo, CO (aka jmagic/zapper), arrested http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/28756260/detail.html

4. Timothy Lee Gentry, 33, of Burlington, Ky., sentenced to 25 years in prison, lifetime supervision http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011/August/11-ag-1001.html

5. Michael Biggs, 32, of Orlando, Fla., sentenced to 20 years in prison, lifetime supervision http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011/August/11-ag-1001.html

6. Michael Childs, 49, of Huntsville, Ala., sentenced to 30 years in prison, lifetime supervision http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011/August/11-ag-1001.html

7. Charles Christian, 49, of Tilton, Ill., sentenced to more than 22 years in prison, lifetime supervision http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011/August/11-ag-1001.html

8. Anthony Sowders, 28, Middlesboro, KY, has pled guilty http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011/August/11-ag-1001.html

9. David B. Lindsay, Midvale, UT, (aka hawkeye) arrested http://m.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobile/52319413-78/utah-court-dreamboard-federal.html.csp

10. Shane Micah Turner, Roy, UT (aka slipnslide) http://m.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobile/52319413-78/utah-court-dreamboard-federal.html.csp http://www.standard.net/stories/2011/08/03/roy-man-charged-global-child-🤬🤬🤬🤬-ring

11. Joseph "Matt" Wheeler, 31, Buena Vista, VA, head football coach Perry McCluer HS., arrested http://www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/294991

12. Christopher Luke, 31, Kenmore, NY, arrested http://www.wgrz.com/news/article/129822/37/72-Arrested-in-Child-Sex-Abuse-Ring-2-From-WNY

13. Todd Stumpf, 59, Buffalo, NY, arrested http://www.wgrz.com/news/article/129822/37/72-Arrested-in-Child-Sex-Abuse-Ring-2-From-WNY

14. Eric Karl Myszke-Francis, Redmond, WA, arrested http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Redmond-man-charged-with-child-🤬🤬🤬🤬-following-1713139.php fb page : https://www.facebook.com/ekmfrancis News quote "Prosecutors contend Myszke-Francis demanded payment from other Dreamboard users hoping to access child he&#8217;d posted to the site. Myszke-Francis allegedly hoped to sell a video of a 7-to-10-year-old girl being raped by a grown man. . . ." http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Redmond-man-charged-with-child-🤬🤬🤬🤬-following-1713139.php
Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/mount-rain...hild-🤬🤬🤬🤬-following-1713139.php#ixzz1U1hrBc9c

15. Desmond Meredeth, Baltimore County, MD, arrested http://www.therepublic.com/view/sto...a60710d22de2/MD--Justice-Child-🤬🤬🤬🤬-Maryland/

16. ?, Auburn, WA, arrested http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015811732_apwajusticechildporn.html

17. Rush Frank Blankenship, Westfield, MA, scheduled to plead guilty http://www.boston.com/news/local/ma...2_mass_men_charged_in_global_child_porn_ring/

18. David Michael Whitten, Lynn, MA, pled guilty "He posted three visual files to Dreamboard over two days in November 2009, including one involving an 8-year-old girl, according to court documents." http://www.boston.com/news/local/ma...2_mass_men_charged_in_global_child_porn_ring/

19. Harold Love Springer III, 73, Wilmington, DE, former executive director of the Children's Beach House in Lewes, which serves children with special needs., indicted, http://www.philly.com/philly/news/n...ildren_s_worker_faces_child-porn_charges.html

 

[Lera213]

It shouldn't be so hard to find these names!

Here's what I've got so far:

1. Richard Chandler, Kingsport, TN, Kingsport police officer, (formerly Hawkins County deputy.) arrested http://www.timesnews.net/article/90...t-us-prosecution-of-online-child-exploitation

2. Jeffrey Rodriguez, Aurora, CO (aka Howardhughes), arrested http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/28756260/detail.html

3. Scott Lewandowski, 27, Pueblo, CO (aka jmagic/zapper), arrested http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/28756260/detail.html

4. Timothy Lee Gentry, 33, of Burlington, Ky., sentenced to 25 years in prison, lifetime supervision http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011/August/11-ag-1001.html

5. Michael Biggs, 32, of Orlando, Fla., sentenced to 20 years in prison, lifetime supervision http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011/August/11-ag-1001.html

6. Michael Childs, 49, of Huntsville, Ala., sentenced to 30 years in prison, lifetime supervision http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011/August/11-ag-1001.html

7. Charles Christian, 49, of Tilton, Ill., sentenced to more than 22 years in prison, lifetime supervision http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011/August/11-ag-1001.html

8. Anthony Sowders, 28, Middlesboro, KY, has pled guilty http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011/August/11-ag-1001.html

9. David B. Lindsay, Midvale, UT, (aka hawkeye) arrested http://m.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobile/52319413-78/utah-court-dreamboard-federal.html.csp

10. UT (aka slipnslide) http://m.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobile/52319413-78/utah-court-dreamboard-federal.html.csp

11. Joseph "Matt" Wheeler, 31, Buena Vista, VA, head football coach Perry McCluer HS., arrested http://www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/294991

12. Christopher Luke, 31, Kenmore, NY, arrested http://www.wgrz.com/news/article/129822/37/72-Arrested-in-Child-Sex-Abuse-Ring-2-From-WNY

13. Todd Stumpf, 59, Buffalo, NY, arrested http://www.wgrz.com/news/article/129822/37/72-Arrested-in-Child-Sex-Abuse-Ring-2-From-WNY

14. Eric Karl Myszke-Francis, Redmond, WA, arrested http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Redmond-man-charged-with-child-🤬🤬🤬🤬-following-1713139.php fb page : https://www.facebook.com/ekmfrancis News quote "Prosecutors contend Myszke-Francis demanded payment from other Dreamboard users hoping to access child he’d posted to the site. Myszke-Francis allegedly hoped to sell a video of a 7-to-10-year-old girl being raped by a grown man. . . ." http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Redmond-man-charged-with-child-🤬🤬🤬🤬-following-1713139.php
Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/mount-rain...hild-🤬🤬🤬🤬-following-1713139.php#ixzz1U1hrBc9c

15. Desmond Meredeth, Baltimore County, MD, arrested http://www.therepublic.com/view/sto...a60710d22de2/MD--Justice-Child-🤬🤬🤬🤬-Maryland/

16. ?, Auburn, WA, arrested http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015811732_apwajusticechildporn.html

17. Rush Frank Blankenship, Westfield, MA, scheduled to plead guilty http://www.boston.com/news/local/ma...2_mass_men_charged_in_global_child_porn_ring/

18. David Michael Whitten, Lynn, MA, pled guilty "He posted three visual files to Dreamboard over two days in November 2009, including one involving an 8-year-old girl, according to court documents." http://www.boston.com/news/local/ma...2_mass_men_charged_in_global_child_porn_ring/

Mods can this be a sticky somewhere? I mean since we have a lot of missing children perhaps these names will be connected to some of the missing in days, months years from now. I hate to see this information be lost.

The cop from TN, anyone thinking about the women missing HB and the other ones? *shiver* I know they are not kids but this cop had the means, nohow and if he couldn't access a very young child, I could see him doing the next thing taking someone older. Just an opinion no facts to back it up.

Oh Thank you for the names!

 

[Lera213]

Here is something interesting may not mean anything but I typed in the two ky and the one TN offenders in google maps. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Kingsport,+TN&daddr=Millersville,+TN+to:Burlington,+KY+to:Middlesboro,+KY&hl=en&sll=37.335224,-85.330811&sspn=6.672141,14.27124&geocode=FVKvLQId5TQU-ymXSwdwa4VaiDEfhMwL08Ccbw%3BFdj6KgIdE-nU-ilLs6IAYkVkiDFgbfC23QMiBw%3BFWiDUwIdbzbz-im3sGlBUcVBiDF6Gd0kfuAKQA%3BFU6sLgIdfn8C-ykLxWVMKoVciDGa0zmKWK3FHg&gl=us&mra=pr&z=7

It forms a triangle, but what I also added was a missing child. The found the mother deceased but the child is still missing. (pin B on the map)

http://www.tbi.state.tn.us/missing_children/documents/alert243_cache991_poster.pdf

 

[Missizzy]

I've posted snippets that I've found here and there on the internet before about the hundreds of arrests done in major stings and busts over the last 15 years or so (I still have them if anyone is interested). They are statistics about those arrested in busts and just what happens to most of those men. Often, not much. It's awfully disheartening to struggle for days and weeks to find names and then to attempt to learn professions and family living arrangements--not to mention addresses. I've been appalled by the vast numbers of dropped charges when LE simply could not keep up. They say it's like shooting fish in a barrel. But after a while, the dead fish just become overwhelming.

Thanks for the kind offer Adnoid. But you know me and my danged pacifism. I was merely trying to get a line item added for a huge WS whiteboard so we might be able to connect the dots. I know, in my heart, that a huge number of traders are connected in some way.

I know I sound like a broken record but how in heckola are children, families and communities really going to be able to identify most of the arrested. We don't always know the name of the neighbor two doors down that disappeared 8 months ago. We don't know the name of the cashier at the grocery or all the child care workers. Unless local media picks up these stories and highlights them and does some serious investigative work, we're still in the dark. Sadly, in the past, the media is already five days ahead of us working on another story and we're still trying to fit together the pieces and determine if any children got caught in the crossfire.