A Plano, Illinois man is dealing with federal fees after investigators say he persuaded a 13-year-old woman in the UK to make and ship sexually specific movies, some involving harmful acts, shortly earlier than her she was discovered useless in Might.
In a criticism unsealed this week, federal prosecutors charged 27-year-old Khamryn “Neato” Johnson with manufacturing and possession of kid pornography. The prison criticism, filed in Chicago federal courtroom final week, particulars disturbing exchanges between Johnson and the woman by way of WhatsApp within the days main as much as her loss of life.
In a single alternate, Johnson allegedly instructed her to choke herself till her face modified shade, write degrading phrases on her physique, and file the whole lot for him. Johnson additionally despatched her specific movies of himself, prosecutors allege.
In line with the affidavit, the woman produced a number of sexually specific movies at Johnson’s course, a few of which concerned self-asphyxiation with an Apple Watch charging twine and referring to herself because the property of “Neato.”
“Choke your self till your face adjustments shade,” he allegedly instructed her on Might 17.
On Might 21, prosecutors allege, Johnson exchanged messages with the woman, giving her specific directions for a video he needed to obtain.
“[I]n the subsequent video I would like you to torture your self,” he allegedly wrote. “[Y]ou should sit on the underside bunk and grasp your self like I taught you.”
The subsequent day, the woman’s mom discovered her nude and unresponsive, hanging from her mattress by an Apple Watch twine. She remained on life help till she died 4 days later.
Authorities within the UK traced the chats to a U.S. cellphone quantity registered within the Chicago space. Homeland Safety Investigations brokers linked that quantity to Johnson via social media, cost accounts, and data from his residence in Plano.
Pictures and video stills recovered from the chats confirmed a person matching Johnson’s look, together with his glasses, coiffure, and automobile, in keeping with the criticism. Investigators allege that a type of photographs was taken inside a Toyota Scion and included a glimpse of houses which are situated throughout the road from Johnson’s residence. Johnson drives a Toyota Scion.
The submitting additionally alleges that Johnson has a historical past of possessing little one pornography. Investigators cited earlier reviews from Snapchat and Dropbox that flagged his accounts in 2021 and 2023 for importing movies involving prepubescent kids.
