FBI Seeks Help in Identifying Man Suspected of Sexually Exploiting Child

The FBI is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man suspected of sexually exploiting a child. 

Images and videos of the man—identified by the FBI only as "John Doe 27"—engaging in sex acts with a child were first discovered by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in April 2013. 

Investigators for the FBI and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children have successfully enhanced a number of photos depicting the man, and investigators believe there are several clues that could help identify him. For example, images depict the man and the victim inside a residence with a distinct plaid chair; male pattern baldness on the back of the subject’s head; and a ring on the subject’s right ring finger. Based on audio that can be heard on the video, it is believed that the man may have referred to himself as “Jimmy.”

There are no specific details linking the man to a particular U.S. state or region, according to the FBI. 

He appears to be a white male, possibly in his 40s or 50s, with dark hair and dark eyes. 

He is being sought as part of the FBI’s Operation Rescue Me and Endangered Child Alert Program (ECAP) initiatives, both of which represent strategic partnerships between the FBI and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. 

Operation Rescue Me focuses on using clues obtained through in-depth image analysis to identify the child victims depicted in child exploitation material, while ECAP seeks national and international media exposure of unidentified adults (referred to as John/Jane Doe) who visibly display their faces and/or other distinguishing characteristics in association with child pornography images.