Bemidji Man Trafficked In Child Abuse Material On Dark Web Forum: Jury

DULUTH, MN — A federal jury convicted a Bemidji man for trafficking in sexual abuse of children material on the dark web, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.

A federal jury found Craig James Myran, 47, guilty Wednesday after a three-day trial on two counts of advertising child pornography, one count of distributing child pornography, and one count of possessing child pornography.

A sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled.

FBI agents executed a search warrant at Myran’s Bemidji apartment on Dec. 8, 2022, where they found numerous hard drives and a cell phone.

A forensic examination of the devices uncovered evidence tying Myran to a unique account on a dark web forum dedicated to the discussion and trafficking of child sexual abuse material.

Over several years, Myran authored more than a thousand posts on the site, including sharing files of child sexual abuse material and soliciting additional abuse content, according to authorities.

Myran trafficked in thousands of images of child sexual abuse material, investigators said.

This case against Myran was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood and an investigation conducted by the FBI.