Omaha, Neb. — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is asking for the publics help identifying an unknown male who may have critical information about the identity of a child victim in an ongoing sexual exploitation investigation.
The man is being referred to as John Doe 42.
Photos and an informational poster can be found at the FBI website at fbi.gov/wanted/ecap
Initial videos of John Doe 42 showed him with a child.
The videos were first recorded by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in August of 2019. The EXIF data embedded within the video files indicated that the files were producted in October of 2015.
Authorities describe John Doe 42 as a white male with gray hair and wearing a red and black plaid shirt. He is heard speaking English in the video. Due to the age of the images, it is possible that the individuals appearance may have changed over the years.
Anyone with information to provide should submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov/, or call the FBI’s toll-free tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324). The public is reminded no charges have been filed in this case and the pictured individual is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
This individual 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 utilizing 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 unknown adults (referred to as John/Jane Does) who visibly display their faces and/or other distinguishing characteristics in association with child pornography images.
