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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SO UTH ERN DISTRICT OF FLO RIDA

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UN ITE D STA TE S O F AM ER ICA

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ED W AR D W A LK ER ,

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CW M INA L CO V ER SH EET

D id this m atter originate from a m atter pending in the Central Region of the
United States Attorney's Office prior to August 9,2013 (M ag.Judge Alicia
Valle)? Yes X No
2. D id this m atter originate from a m atter pending in the N orthern Region of the
United States Attorney's Office priorto August8,2014 (M ag.Judge Shaniek
M aynard)? Yes X No

Respectfully subm itted,

A RIAN A FAJA RD O O RSHA N

UN ITED S S A TORN EY

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BY :
AlejandraL. 'pe
Florida BarN o.37
A ssistantU nited StatesA ttorney
Southern D istrictofFlorida
99 N E 4th Street
M iam i,Florida 33132
Te1:(305)961-9241
Email:Alejandra.Lopez@usdoj.gov
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AO 91(Rev.08/09) CfiminalComplaint

UNITED STATES D ISTRICT C OURT

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EDW ARD W ALKER,

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CRIM INAL COM PLAINT

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Thiscriminalcomplainîis based on these facts:

See attached affidavit.

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A FFID A VIT IN SU PPO R T O F A CR IM IN A L C O M PLA IN T

1,Alex G.Loff,aSpecialAgentwiththeFederalBureauofInvestigation(tCFBl''),having
been duly sw orn,hereby depose and state:

BA CK G R O U N D

lam a SpecialAgentwith the FBland havebeen so employed since M arch 2018.

Thatis,1am an ofticerofthe United Stateswho isempowered by law to conductinvestigations

otlandmakeanrstsfor,violationsoffederallaw,including theoffensesenumeratedin Title 18,

United StatesCode,Sections 1591,2422,2423,2251,and2252,am ongstothers.Therefore,1am

an investigative or1aw enforcem entofficerofthe United Stateswithin the m eaning ofSection

2510(7)ofTitle18oftheUnited StatesCode.
1 currently sel've aspartof the Crim es AgainstChildren group and the FBlChild

Exploitation and Hum an Trafficking Task Force in the FBI's M iamiField Office. M y duties

includetheinvestigation ofcrimesinvolving the sexualexploitation ofminors,including the sex

trafticking and com mercialtrafficking of minors and the possession and production of child

pom ography. Ihavereceived training on theproperinvestigativetechniquesfortheseviolations,

including the use of sttrveillance techniques,undercover activities, and the application and

execution ofarrestand search w arrants.1have conducted and assisted in severalchild exploitation

investigations,includingundercoveroperationstorecoverjuvenilevictimsofsextrafticking,and
have executed search wanuntsthathave led to seizuresofchild pornography.

ThisA ftidavitissubm itted in supportofa crim inalcom plaintcharging that,from

onoraboutJanuary24,2020continuingthroughJanuary27,2020,EdwardW alkerCSW ALKER'')

did know ingly,in and affecting interstate and foreign com m erce,recruit,entice,harbor,transport,

advertise,m aintain and solicit by any m eans a m inor,that is,the M inor V ictim ,to engage in
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com m ercialsex actsby m ean offorce,threatsofforce,orcoercion,in violation ofTitle 18,U nited

StatesCode,Section 1591(a)(1)and(b)(1),andknowing,andinrecklessdisregardofthefact,and
having had a reasonable opportunity to observe the M inorV ictim ,thatthe M inorV ictim had not

attained the age of l8 years and w ould be caused to engage in a com m ercialsex act,in violation

ofTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section 1591(a)(1)and(b)(2).
The statem ents eontained in this A ftidavit are based upon m y ow n personal

know ledge,asw ellasinfonuation provided by otherindividuals,including otherlaw enforcem ent

officials,and m y review ofrecords obtained during the course of this investigation. l have not

included in this A ffidavit each and every fact and circum stance know n to m e,butonly the facts

and circumstancessufficientto establishprobablecause.

PR O BA BLE C A USE

On or about January 27,2020,law enforcement located an online prostitution

advertisem entwhileeondudingaprostitutioninvestigation.Theonline advertisem entwasposted

on January 25,2020 atapproxim ately 11:27 p.m .on awebsite çiw ww.skipthegames.com ''thatis

know n to contain advertisem entsforcom m ercialsex acts.The advertisem ent,entitled Cûl-leyy new

in area # Foxxy #,''stated the follow ing:

ûtl-ley im foxy akatoinew in thisarea lookingfora greatnightand fun lovegiving m assages

and m ore

Slim beautif'ulexotic w ith sweetpersonality m y goalisto please u and m ake sure we have

a good night

ldo m ultiple things can do dinner dates

Orcompanionship etcihavea footfetish roleplay?1do ita1l

M ustbe elean and discreeteverything covered

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labsolutely lovewhitem en

Please no m en under40

No black m en atallpleasethank u sorry

M atureonly pleaseany questionsask callcan facetime ifu haveduo to speak and see im

real100percentno explicitlanguagepleasebe respectful

No cheapiesibring whatu need to thetableno disappointm ent

Seven2o5one927six5.''

6. Based on their training and experience, 1aw enforcem ent knew that

ûtSeven2o5one927six5''wasaphonenumberatwhich dçFoxxy''eould becontaded. Subsequently,

a1aw enforcementofficerworkingin an undercovercapacity (theû(UC'')contacted (720)519-

2765 viatextm essage.Approxim ately 10 to 15 m inuteslater, anunknownfemale(lateridentitied

asSçvidim 1'')calledtheUC to arrangetomeetupwithhim .lnarrangingwheretomeettheUC,

Victim l stated thatshe believed she was in Kendalland told the UC they should meetatthe

Comfort11111and Suites(the ûthotel'),which islocated at3901SW 117th Ave,M iami,Florida

33175.Victim 1also specitiedthatthedatewould cost$300foronehour .

W hen theUC arrived atthehotel,he metVictim 1atinthehallway on the second

floor,andVictim 1thenguidedhim toRoom 206. W hileinsidetheRoom 206,Victim 1undressed.

Other law enforcem entofficers then knocked on the doorand w ere allow ed into the room by the

UC.Afteridentifying themselvesaslaw enforcem ent, Victim 1told agentsthatshe wasin M iami

with herfriendsw ho she believed w ere at South Beach, identified as tw o fem ales and one m ale.

V ictim 1 w as then taken to M iam i-D ade Police D epartm ent's Special V ictim Bureau to be

interviewed while other1aw enforcementremained atthe hotelto establish surveillance ofthe

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8. W hile conducting surveillance ofR oom 206,1aw enforcem entobserved a vehicle

arriveand park atthehotel.A minorfemale (lateridentified asthe CsM inorVictim''),an adult

female(lateridentifiedasûdFemale 1') and W ALKER then exitedthevehicle.TheMinorVictim
walked tow ards Room 206,while Fem ale 1 and W A LKER walked in anotherdirection into the

hotel. A sthe M inorV ictim approached R oom 206 she w astaken into custody.A shorttim e later,

Fem ale 1 and W A LK ER were also taken into custody as they approached Room 206.The M inor

Victim ,Fem ale 1,and W A LK ER w ere then a11taken to M iam i-D ade Police D epartm ent to be

interdew ed.

lnterview ofVictim 1

9. V ictim 1 w as interview ed by law enforcem ent on or about January 28, 2020

through January 29,2020. In the interview ,V ictim l stated she w as from Connecticut,and that

she knew the M inorV ictim as û$Red.''She further stated she m etthe M inor V ictim on a cellular

telephoneapplication($;app'')tsM eetM e''approximatelytwoyearsago.Victim 1furtherstatedthat

she m etW A LKER.V id im 1 furtherstated thatthe M inorV ictim subsequently introduced herto

W A LKER.

10. V ictim 1 further stated that the M inor V ictim , Fem ale 1, and W A LK ER w ere

plalm ing on m oving to A rizona,butdecided to com e dow n to M iam iforvacation beforethe m ove.

W A LKER told V ictim 1 thatthere would be a 1otof people in M iam ibecause ofthe Superbow l

anditwouldbealotoffun.Asaresult,Victim 1decidedtojointheMinorVictim,Female1,and
W A LKER in their trip to M iam i.V ictim 1 stated thatW A LKER drove the three fem ales down

from Connecticutto M iam iin hiscar.They stopped and spentanightin D aytona before continuing

the drive to M iam i,where they anived on oraboutJanuary 24,2020. V ictim 1 furtherstated that

when they arrived,they checked into the Com fortInn.

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A fler arriving in M iam i,V ictim 1 stated that W A LK ER told the three fem ales to

dressnicely because he w as taking them som ew here fun. W hen they w entoutlaterthatevening,

W ALKER took the three w om en to a strip club.V ictim 1 stated she assum ed they w ere atstrip

club to getdrugs and,in fact,she saw W A LK ER iido a transaction''and purchase plastic bagsof

cocaine.However,Victim 1 stated thatW ALKER also told thethree wom en to çûobserve''what

w as happening in the strip club.During their tim e in the strip elub,V idim 1 saw W A LK ER

speaking alone w ith the m anager. She later found outthatW A LK ER had spoken to the m anager

to inquireaboutgettingthethreewom enwork,butwastoldbythem anagerthat,unlessthewomen

had lD s,they would notbe able to w ork there.

12. Afterthey wentto strip club,W ALKER took thethree fem alesto M arshall'sstore

and boughtthe M inorV ictim and Fem ale 1 som e high-heeled shoes. V ictim 1 stated she stayed

in the car and did notgo into the M arshall's w ith the w om en and W A LK ER because she did not

w antanything to do w ith W A LKER .

O n oraboutJanuary 25,2020,W ALK ER told the three w om en thatthe group w as

running low on m oney.Asaresult,W ALKER took thethree wom en to Ocean Drive,in M iam i

Beach,Florida,and orderedthethreewom ento ûtwalk around''withtheirnew shoes. lknow from

m y training and experience thatûtw alking around''is anotherterm fortûstreet w alking''which is

used to describe aprostitutewalking around soliciting people forcomm ercialsex acts. V ictim 1

statedthattheshoesbeeomeuneom fortableandtheM inorVidim quickly gotablisteron herfoot,

which began to bleed.W A LK ER then boughthydrogen peroxide and bandages, gave them to the

M inorVictim ,and told the M inorV ictim to clean up and puthershoesback to continue walking.

Because businesses on Ocean Drive generally close at 5:00 a.m .,W A LK ER did not allow the

w om en back into the hotel room until 6:00 a.m .w hen W A LKER w ould be sure that a1l the
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businessesw ere closed.

On oraboutJanuary 26,2020,W A LK ER ordered the w om en to go back to Ocean

D rive at8:00 a.m .to continue w alking and trying to m ake m oney.W A LK ER then told the girls

thatnoonewasgoingtopaythemjusttohangoutwiththem andthat,eventually,theyhadtohave
to have sex w ith the m en they m et.

V ictim 1 also stated that, at som e point subsequent to their arrival in M iam i,

W A LK ER explained to V ictim 1 what an Ctin-call''and an kçout-call''w as.She also stated that

W A LKER told herhe alw aysw anted to do çûout-calls''because he didn'tw antanyone to eom ing

into theirplace.1know from m y training and experience thatan ûûin-call''is a tenn used for when

the custom er travels to the girlforthe prostitution actand an tûout-call''is a telnn used forw hen

the girltravelsto the custom er forthe prostitution act.V ictim 1furtherstated thatW A LKER told

thewom enthattheyw erenotto chargeany sex actunder$500 and wereto charge anywherefrom
$500-$1,000.Vidim 1alsostatedthatatonepointW ALKER boughtthewom en abox ofcondoms
atthe CV S Phanuacy located nearO cean D rive.

16. Afterbeing driven to Ocean Drive by W ALKER and walking fora while on his

orders,the wom en did notm akeany m oney.C onsequently,W ALKER becam e upsetatthe wom en

because they w ere notm aking any m oney.

A s a result,V ictim 1 stated thatW A LKER decided to advertise a1lthl'ee w om en

online fo< eom m ercial sex aets attûw w w .skipthegam es.com ''using their phone num bers on the

advertisem ents as the contactphone num ber.V ictim l further stated that W A LK ER dem anded

photographsfrom the three w om en ofthem selves. Victim 1 stated that,since she did notwantto

give W A LK ER any photos of herself,she gave W ALKER photos she found on the internetthat

resem bled her.Shortly thereafter,V ictim 1 stated she began to receive phone callsfrom unknow n
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numbers,but ignored them because she did notwantto do any kldates.'' ln m y training and

experience,Iknow thata çsdate''is a term used to describe a prostitute engaging in a com m ercial

sex actw ith a person in exchange forsom ething ofa m onetary value.

18. On or about January 27,2020, Victim 1 further stated that W A LKER took the

wom en to Ocean Drive and orderedthe wom en back tom akem oney by prostituting them selves.

However,Vidim 1 told W ALKER she was feeling sick so she could stay in the car, w hich

W A LK ER allowed herto do foran hour. V idim 1 stated she told W A LK ER she w as notfeeling

wellbecauseshedid notwanttoprostituteherself.

19. W hile V ictim l waslaying in the car,Fem ale 1 called herand told herthatshe and

the M inorV id im m ettw o m en w ho had a yacht. The w om en w anted V id im 1to com e w ith them

to the yachtbecause them en had agreed to pay thewom en $300 each for sex acts,which wasa
partoffollowing directionsfrom W ALKER to makem oney by prostituting themselves.

20. W hiledecidingwhattodo,Victim lstatedthatsherecalledthatshehadpreviously

told W A LKER thatshe w anted to go hom e. W ALK ER had responded thatV ictim 1 could catch

aplaneback hom eifshewanted,knowingthatVictim lwasafraid ofheights. Therefore,V ictim

told him she would geta train ride home.W ALKER had told heritwould take abouttwo to

threeweeksto gethome by train.However,Vidim 1laterlooked up how long itwouldtakeand

how much itwould cost,andsaw thatitwould takealittleoverone day atacostof$150.00toget

homeby train.Becauseofthelow costand the fad W ALKER had lied to heraboutthelength of

tim e ofa return trip by train,V ictim 1agreed to go w ith the otherw om en on the yachtin orderto

m ake enough m oney by prostituting herselfto go hom e by train.

Shortly thereafter,the otherw om en and thetw o m en from the yachtpicked V ictim

1up. They then alldroveto the yacht.Afterarriving attheyacht, the M inorV ictim im m ediately
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wentintothedownstairsareaoftheyachtwithoneofthemen (CtM ale 1'').Theothermale(ûCM ale

2'')triedtohavesexwith Female 1,butshetoldhim shecouldnothavesex becauseshewason
herm enstrualperiod.M ale 2 then told V ictim 1 that he w anted to have sex w ith her.V ictim 1

stated shewasnervous,butwenttothedownstairsareaoftheyachtwith M ale2 andputacondom

on him .H ow ever,M ale 2 w as drunk and could notachieve an eredion. Fem ale 1 tried to dance

forhim to help him achieve an erection,butitdid notw ork. Therefore,they a11agreed to try to

havesexualintercourse again thenextday.Despitethis,M ale2 gavepaym entfo<Victim 1'stime

to Fem ale 1 while V ictim 1w as getting dressed,even though they did nothave sexualintercourse.

Victim 1 stated she then saw Fem ale l give the m oney to the M inorV ictim . Once they returned

from the yachtand m etup w ith W A LKER,Victim 1 stated the M inorV ictim gave W A LKER the

$600.00 M ale 1and M ale2 had paid the wom en.

V ictim 1 also stated thatW A LK ER oncetold herthathe lovesbroken girls.A s an

example,Vidim 1stated that,atonepoint,W ALKER shaved theheadsoftheM inorVidim and

Fem ale 1,and tried to convince V ictim 1 to shave herhead asw ell,butshe did notlethim . V idim

1 also stated thatshe saw W ALK ER thzeaten the M inorV ictim by telling the M inor V ictim that

ifshedid notmake him enough m oney by prostituting herself,hewasgoing topunch her.

V ictim 1stated that,tluoughouthertim e in M iam i,she w anted to go hom eand sent

m essages to her sister on Facebook M essenger stating her desire to go back hom e. Law

enforcem entthen requested V ictim 1 give eonsentto search herphone,which she gave. A review

ofV ictim 1's cellphone revealed a m essage on Facebook M essenger from on or aboutJanuary

24,2020 at approxim ately 7:34 p.m .ln the m essage,V ictim 1's sister asks her, ûûYou okay''to

which Victim 1replied,ç$A 1i1butim only hereto makem oney onceim akem y m ark im beback

butim begsiclsendingmoneythroughwestel'
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thaton oraboutJanuary 26,2020 atapproxim ately 12:38 a.m .,V id im 1 senther sistera series of

messages stating,ttlm ready to go the f'

uck homei''ûclm boutto be pissedi''and t$1wantto go

hom e ''

V ictim 1 gave consentforthe search ofhercellulartelephone. A review ofV ictim

1's cellular phone revealed a contactsaved underthe nam e ûilkedd,''whose the cellulartelephone

number wasthe sam e cellularnum berprovided by the M inorVictim asherphone number.A

further review ofV ictim 1's cellulartelephone revealed the follow ing textconversation betw een

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25. A furtherreview of Victim 1's eellular phone revealed a contact saved underthe

nam e tlW orth.''The cellular telephone num ber listed for ûûW orth''w as the sam e cellular num ber
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W ALKER provided to 1aw enforcem entas his own. Law enforcem ent also found Victim 1's

cellularphone contained severalmessages from klW orth''to Victim 1 which supported the fact

çsW orth''wasW A LKER.Forexam ple, on oraboutJanuary 6,2020,ûûW orth''sentatextoVictim

1 stating,ûsGm orning...again apologiesforthatm ix up. M y intentions w ere to link w ith you and

letyou know thefollowing. W eareleaving,m oving from CT, 1sthitting the superbowlin M iam i

them Chicago,theNBA allstarweekend to new Orleansandm artigras.''Then on oraboutJanuary

9,2020 EiW orth''senta few textm essagesto V ictim 1 the stating, tûljustwantedtoextendanoffer

ofleaving with m eto you.Fresh startsom etraveland folx you knowi''tdW e willbehere ti1the

23rd,1'd loveto see you and kick itbeforew ego',''and ûûFurther 1w anna take you w ith m e, let's

talk,we are betterthan this.''Finally, on or aboutJanuary 22,2020,ûûW orth''im ploresV ictim 1

via textmessage to come away with him by stating. ddGmorning...how are thingslet'skick it, w e

arebetterthan thisand you needto makethism ovewith m e, getoutofbpt,ctand the north east.''

Interview ofthe M inor V ictim

26. O n or aboutJanuary 28, 2020,law enforcem entinterviewed theM inorVictim . ln

herinterview,the M inorVictim stated thatshe came to M iam iforthe Superbowlwith hertwo

friends and her uncle,who she identitied as W ALKER . The M inorVictim furtherstated that
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whilein M iam i,W ALKER broughtthem to South Beach andthatthethreew om en also wenton

aboatnearBayfrontPark. The M inorVictim furtherstatedthatW ALKER hadtaken heron atrip

to Texasin thepast. Finally,theM inorVictim stated thatshehad posted two online prostitution

advertisem entsforherself-one on a w ebsite called Backpage.com w hen she lived in Connecticut

and one w hile she w as in M iam i.

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lnterview of Fem ale 1

27. O n oraboutJanuary 28,2020,1aw enforcem entalso interviewed Fem ale l. Fem ale

1stated shem etthe M inorVictim and W ALKER on the app M eetM e and, eventually,moved in

withthem .Fem ale 1furtherstatedthattheM inorVictim hadbeen in arom antic/sexualrelationship

with W ALKER forafew years.Fem ale 1also stated thatshehad neverhad sex form oney before

m eeting W ALKER and the M inorVidim and wasûdadded in''to whatW ALKER and the M inor

V ictim w ere doing,butdid notprovide furtherdetails.

28. Fem ale 1furtheradded thatshe,theM inorVictim , V ictim 1,and W A LK ER cam e

to M iam itogether forvacation.W hile in M iam i, she stated thatthey allw entoutatnightin South

Beach and were told by W ALKER to go up and down the streetm eeting people and going on

tsdates.''ln m ytraining and experience,Iknow thatattdate''isatenn used to deseribeaprostitute

engaging in acomm ereialsex actwith a person in exchange forsom ething ofam onetary value.

Atone point,Fem ale 1 adm itted thatthe three w om en w entouton a boatwith tw o guys who they

hadnegotiated with to bepaid $600,$300 ofwhich waspaid ahead oftim e .

Interview ofW A LK ER

29. On oraboutJanuary28,2020,law enforcementinterviewedW ALKER, w hich was

audio and video recorded.In hisposL-M iranda statem ent, W ALK ER stated thathe cam e to M iam i

fortheSuperbowlçifestivities''with theM inorVictim , Victim 1,and Female 1.W ALKER further

stated thathe metthe M inorVictim approximately one and ahalfyears ago when she ran away

from fostercareand also statedthatknew theM inorVictim 'scorrectdateofbirth. W A LK ER also

stated thatthe M inor V ictim and Fem ale 1 lived w ith him at his house, and that they w ere al1

plalm ing on m oving,possibly to Arizona.

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30. Law enforcem enthad observed thatthe loek screenlofW ALKER'S cellphone

depicted a selfiez photograph ofhim selfand the M inor Victim . W hen asked why he had this

photograph on hisloek screen,W ALKER stated they were close friends. W A LKER denied that

he w as in a relationship w ith the M inor V ictim , butstated thatthe M inorVictim wanted to be

CtM rs.W alker''one day.

31. W ALKER adm itted to law enforcementthathe had taken a vacation to Texasin

the past w ith the M inor Victim and Fem ale 1. W hen asked about the online prostitution

advertisem ents ofthe M inorVictim ,W ALKER positively identified the M inor Victim as the

person advertised, but denied know ing anything about the prostitution advertisem ents.

Furtherm ore,W ALKER continuedtodenyknowinganything abouttheadvertisem entseven when

confronted with thefactthatthereare253 onlineprostitution advertisem entsposted fortheM inor

Victim in locationsthey had a1ltravelled totogetherorlived togetherin:Connecticut, Texas,and

Florida.

32. W ALKER furtherstatedthat,whilestayingatthehotelinRoom 206, Victim 1had

asked W ALKER ifshe could have som etim e alone in the hotelroom with a friend. Because of

this,W A LKER and the otherw om en w entto his vehicle to take a nap. Afteran hour,the M inor

Vidim wentto eheck on V id im 1,atwhieh tim e the group eneountered 1aw enforcem ent.

1A lock screen isthe visualdepiction thatappears on the screen of a cellphone w hen the phone
isnotin use and locked. To getpastthe lock screen, the user w ould have to enter a passcode,
passw ord,orprovide biom etric data,such as a tingem rint.
2A seltie is a photograph in which one ofthe people in the photograph is also the person taking
the photograph.
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33. Based on m y training and experience,and assupported by the factsin thisA ftidavit,

Irespectfully subm itthatthere isprobable cause to believe thatW A LKER,did know ingly,in and

affecting interstate and foreign com m erce,recruit,entice,harbor,transport, advertise,m aintain

and solicitby any m eans a m inor,thatis,the M inorV ictim ,to engage in com m ercialsex acts by

m ean offorce,threats offorce,or coercion,in violation of Title 18,United States Code,Section

1591(a)(1) and (b)(1),and knowing,and in reckless disregard ofthe fact,and having had a
reasonable opportunity to observe the M inorV ictim ,that the M inor V ictim had not attained the

age of 18 years and w ould be caused to engage in a com m ercialsex act,in violation of Title 18,

UnitedStatesCode,Section l591(a)(l)and(b)(2).

FU R TH ER Y O U R A FFIA N T SAY ETH N A U G H T .

A lex G .Loff,SpecialA gent

FederalBureau ofInvestigation

Subscribed and sw onato before m e

this D O ayofJanuary,2020.
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H ON O RA BLE LISETTE M .REID

UN ITED STA TES M A G ISTRA TE JU D GE