Posted on 04/29/2005 2:27:55 PM PDT by Graybeard58
Edited on 04/30/2005 3:42:31 AM PDT by Lead Moderator. [history]
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Detectives on Wednesday released a photograph they hope will help them identify a girl seen in a series of sexually explicit pictures that were taken at a Walt Disney World hotel and other locations and have circulated over the Internet for the past three years.
The newly released photo is of another girl who investigators do not believe was sexually exploited.
But the backgrounds of the images of the two girls have enough similarities, including furniture and exercise equipment, that detectives believe they may have been in the same place at the same time, said Sgt. Matt Irwin, a sheriff's detective.
The second girl's image was included in a collage found on the Internet that included the sexually exploited girl, who detectives believe has been sexually abused almost daily for the past several years and has appeared in 200 explicit photos.
Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary said the photo was being released "in hopes that if a citizen can identify her, it will greatly increase the chances of successfully identifying the perpetrator and recovering the victim."
Detectives do not know who the girls are or where they live, but they believe one of the images of the sexually exploited girl was taken at a Walt Disney World hotel several years ago, when she appeared to be about 9.
"Our hearts go out to the victim and her loved ones as we do everything we can to support law enforcement in its investigation," Disney spokeswoman Kim Prunty said in a statement.
The image made public Wednesday shows a grade-school-age girl with black bangs, a lime-colored halter top and cut-off blue jeans. She is seen holding a pink electronic game.
Authorities are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the girl, who was described as a material witness.
Child-porn investigators in Toronto discovered the pictures of the abused girl on the Internet and released some of them after digitally removing the victim in hopes of determining where the photos were taken. Clues from some of the photos suggest she may live in the northeastern United States or southeast Canada.
Go ahead and ping the WFTD crew, they won't mind to bump this.
You have the most updated list now anyways, I think.
What a horror that poor child is going through.
This pic should go out to every elementary school/day care in America.
It looks like a toy from one of the fast food restaurants. The diaries are larger & the plastic does not look as cheap as that on the girl's toy.
I just did.
I don't have the ping list - but I will post a link to this thread to the friday Family thread
I agree. We also know (as someone else noted) that a 1993 Harley Davidson Motorcycle was seen in another pic. If we can triangulate the date of mfg. of that game in her hand it might get a better age of the photo.
Sorry, I don't recognize it.
great point, I'll check for fast food toy collection sites.
Apologies for pinging you all to this thread, but as maintainers of various and sundry ping lists here on FR, I'd like to ask you all to consider abusing your lists with an off-topic ping to this thread here, on the off chance someone can help identify the girl, the toy, the setting, anything. If you don't think it's appropriate, no hard feelings or anything, but please consider it. If there are other ping lists I'm forgetting, please ping their maintainers.
thanks,
g_r
These sorts of people just make me ill. I vote when they find them, they resist arrest.
I just got a notice today in the mail of a high risk sexual offender moving into my neighborhood. (sigh)
sorry, I wish I did recognize it, or the little girl. I hope someone does.
Also I checked some of the fast food toy sites and they seem to be a lot smaller and "cheaper" looking.
I like your vote!!!!
Aweek or so ago I checked a date base maintained by the VA State Police of sex offenders by typing in my zip code - there is one not that far away (4 miles) that has a warrant out for his arrest, because he hasn't re-registered.
At least I can quickly find out that kind of info here - I wasn't so lucky in Dover.
I thought the picture was from Orlando?
Xs, you ping me about ANYTHING, ANYTIME. Thank you so much for bringing this alert and news to my attention...although it breaks my heart. I have no idea what the toy is, even on the closer shots. What might be more recognizable to the casual observer though, might be the sweet girl's clothing. Her shorts set is very unique and memorable--or it would seem so--to other children. I pray for this beautiful child and her family. And thank you again, xs, for the ping. Sorry I couldn't be of help to anyone. I will pray hard.
Good job. The pic on the original looks like a key.
I can't figure out that logo. The pic on the right would be right side up so there is that left side raised O symbol and then two characters that look like JC or something. It will be recognized by someone.
My daughter also thinks the toy is an older version. FWIW
Just in case yall feel this appropriate for a widespread ping...pic of girl used for child porn.
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