This is crazy. A local paper (tabloid?) posted the affidavit:
[quote]22. Among other digital items, a Toshiba external hard drive, serial number 83T5T81VTTT1, made in the Philippines, was seized from a safe located in the den of Newell’s residence. A preliminary analysis of the Toshiba external hard drive revealed numerous videos of minor males showering. In some of the videos, Newell is seen setting up the camera in the bathroom.
[quote]23. The Toshiba external hard drive contained a folder titled, “edited swim”, which contained fifteen subfolders, each titled with two or three letters. Inside each of the subfolders were videos of minor males in a bathroom, disrobing and showering.
[quote]24. One of the subfolders contained videos depicting Minor Victim 3, and at least one video depicting Minor Victim 3 and Minor Victim 4 together. The title of the subfolder was Minor Victim 3’s initials. Minor Victim 3, born in 2004, is one of the seven additional males referenced above.
[quote]I. Minor Victim 3 stated that he has known Newell since he was in kindergarten or the first grade. Minor Victim 3 also stated that he showered at both Newell’s residence and cabin, and that Newell checked him for ticks. Two of the videos from the subfolder titled with Minor Victim 3’s initials include:
[quote]a. A video titled, “vlc-record-2014-09-28-21h54m14s-MVI_0106.MOV.avi”.
[quote]The video is five minutes and six seconds in duration, and depicts Minor Victim 4, naked, exiting
[quote]One of the investigators viewed videos from inside the subfolder titled with Minor Victim 3’s initials. The same investigator also interviewed Minor Victim 3 and viewed a screenshot of the prepubescent male from the video described in paragraph 18a. The investigator recognized the background of the image as a bathroom from Newell’s residence in Henderson, Maryland, and indicated that the screenshot appears to be Minor Victim 3. in the shower and dry himself with a towel. The video depicts Minor Victim 4 from his knees to his chest, with his genitalia exposed. At approximately 40 seconds, Newell enters the bathroom and stands facing Minor Victim 4. Their heads are out of the view of the camera, however at some point Minor Victim 4 leans over, consistent with showing his head to Newell. At approximately one minute and twenty seconds, Minor Victim 3, a clothed prepubescent male, enters the bathroom. As the video continues, Newell appears to run his hands through Minor Victim 3’s hair. Minor Victim 3’s shirt is removed by a person other than Minor Victim 3, however the video does not depict who removes the shirt. At approximately three minutes and thirty seconds, Minor Victim 4 exits the bathroom, and Minor Victim 3 removes his underwear and is fully naked. Newell kneels in front of Minor Victim 3 and says, “Lift that up,” pointing toward Minor Victim 3’s genitalia. Minor Victim 3 lifts his genitalia. Newell then tells Minor Victim 3 to turn around and Newell uses his hands to spread Minor Victim 3’s buttocks. Newell then uses his hand to tap Minor Victim 3’s right buttock. Minor Victim 3 then bends over. Newell places his right hand on Minor Victim 3’s back as Minor Victim 3 is bending over. Newell then runs his right hand down Minor Victim 3’s legs. Minor Victim 3 eventually enters the shower.
[quote]b. A video titled, “vlc-record-2014-09-28-21h59m34s-MVI_0106.MOV-.avi”. The video is fifty-one seconds in duration, and depicts Minor Victim 3 exiting the same shower. The video depicts Minor Victim 3 naked from his knees to his neck, with his genitalia exposed, as he dries himself with a towel.
[quote]CONCLUSION
[quote]25. Based upon the foregoing information set forth in this application, I respectfully submit that there is probable cause to believe that Jonathan Gray Newell violated 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a) (Sexual Exploitation of a Child).
