Teh One Who Knocks
02-29-2012, 10:59 PM
By Tresa Baldas - Detroit Free Press
A Southfield man is facing charges after posting numerous lewd remarks about child pornography on his Facebook account, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court today.
The FBI is seeking an arrest warrant for Thaddeus McMichael on child pornography charges. According to an FBI agent’s affidavit, he posted comments on Facebook, in some cases mocking disabled children who get molested.
The FBI in Detroit received a tip last June about a Facebook user who was “actively discussing child pornography and methods for downloading pornography from the Internet," according to the affidavit. Comments posted by the user included statements on how to obtain child porn on the Internet, how to encrypt the images on a computer, and statements such as “all cp isn’t rape, Sometimes the kids want it. Most of the time they NEED it,” records show.
In another Facebook post, records show, he wrote: “What if I adopt a little girl? I’m sure she wouldn’t mind becoming my sex slave if I take her away from the orphanage.”
McMichael said the posts were a joke, records show.
The FBI was led to McMichael with the help of Facebook Inc., after the company was issued two subpoenas for subscriber information, records show.
During a search of his Southfield home Feb. 17, federal agents interviewed McMichael and asked him to explain his Facebook account, records show. McMichael confirmed the profile belonged to him, but said many of the posts were a joke.
He is charged with receipt and possession of child pornography.
A Southfield man is facing charges after posting numerous lewd remarks about child pornography on his Facebook account, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court today.
The FBI is seeking an arrest warrant for Thaddeus McMichael on child pornography charges. According to an FBI agent’s affidavit, he posted comments on Facebook, in some cases mocking disabled children who get molested.
The FBI in Detroit received a tip last June about a Facebook user who was “actively discussing child pornography and methods for downloading pornography from the Internet," according to the affidavit. Comments posted by the user included statements on how to obtain child porn on the Internet, how to encrypt the images on a computer, and statements such as “all cp isn’t rape, Sometimes the kids want it. Most of the time they NEED it,” records show.
In another Facebook post, records show, he wrote: “What if I adopt a little girl? I’m sure she wouldn’t mind becoming my sex slave if I take her away from the orphanage.”
McMichael said the posts were a joke, records show.
The FBI was led to McMichael with the help of Facebook Inc., after the company was issued two subpoenas for subscriber information, records show.
During a search of his Southfield home Feb. 17, federal agents interviewed McMichael and asked him to explain his Facebook account, records show. McMichael confirmed the profile belonged to him, but said many of the posts were a joke.
He is charged with receipt and possession of child pornography.