( Forbes could not find court documents showing how the police benefitted from that access). In 2008, investigators took control of a suspect’s Yahoo account, and in 2009, the FBI acquired access to a real user account on a peer-to-peer file-sharing service. In two previous public cases, both looking into child abuse material crimes, police presented suspects with “consent to assume online identity” forms. The government, though, believes taking control of suspects’ online personas is sometimes worth it. “Abused children should not be used as bait.” government on child exploitation and internet safety. Forbesĭistributing images of children being sexually abused violates their privacy and puts them at risk of being harmed again, said John Carr, a consultant who worked for Microsoft and the U.K. that agent continued to operate the groups of the suspect and further spread child pornography. According to authorities, Bandrow was a member of various groups on Kik that are devoted to exchanging and discussing child pornography, including groups entitled “Young Gay Boys 2017,” and “New Young Boys Trade.An FBI search warrant shows how an agent assumed the online identity of a pedophile. The complaint says Bandrow downloaded and uploaded images from Dropbox and exchanged files with several other users on Kik, a mobile texting app. The criminal complaint says Bandrow was linked to the account through several email and IP addresses.Ī search warrant was executed at Bandrow’s residence Monday and several pieces of electronic media were seized from the home, including a cellphone which was found to have several child pornography images on it, according to authorities. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a tip in July from Dropbox about 88 videos depicting child pornography that had been posted to a Dropbox user’s account.

Michael Joseph Bandrow is charged with distribution, possession and receipt of child pornography – The popular file hosting service Dropbox tipped off the federal authorities about a man suspected of child pornography, and the Clinton Township man is now facing charges.

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