Ex-FBI Contractor Charged After Authorities Find His Alleged Messages with Minor Boys on Popular Chat Apps
A former FBI contractor has been charged with several counts related to sexual exploitation of children. Brett Janes, 26, of Arlington, Virginia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of…
A former FBI contractor has been charged with several counts related to sexual exploitation of Children.
Brett Janes, 26, of Arlington, Virginia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia over allegations he contacted approximately a dozen minor boys over the Discord and Snapchat platforms, according to a U.S. Department of Justice press release.
The release, distributed on Wednesday, said Janes allegedly told the boys he contacted that he worked for a U.S. intelligence agency and threatened suicide if they broke off contact with him.
“Janes allegedly enticed one victim, a 13-year-old boy whom he met through the first-person shooter game Valorant, to strip and masturbate over a live video Discord call by threatening to kill himself and by paying him money over CashApp,” the release said.
“He allegedly enticed a 12-year-old boy to create and send him child Sexual Abuse