Hailey Hurowitz
11/27/12
1A
performing arts(puppet guy)
article I got this info. from was dated to be July 28, 2012
On Ronald William Brown's website, posed with puppets, was really excited about birthday party performances and offered workshops for school groups. Now the 57-year-old Florida man is behind bars, and he is facing federal charges of conspiring to kidnap a child and possessing child pornography. The authorities accuse the puppeteer of having graphic discussions online about abusing, kidnapping, killing, and even eating children. He was arrested in Largo, Florida, last week, and appeared in federal court Tuesday. A 29-page criminal complaint filed in federal court includes transcripts of several online chats and details of what investigators found when they searched Brown's home. A CD found in his bedroom dresser's sock drawer was child pornography, images of what appear to be deceased children, and a missing-child flier.
Brown told investigators he had discussed kidnapping, killing, and eating a boy from his church but said, "it was just a fantasy and he could never, and would never hurt anyone." Brown still thinks he is innocent. Durning a 1998 traffic stop, a sheriff's deputy spotted boys' underwear between the front seats in the car Brown was driving. Brown told the deputy he used the boys' underwear for puppet shows.
Brown also told investigators that he helps out in the children's area of his church, and that a group of children from his neighborhood came to his house every Wednesday for pizza before he gives them a ride in the church van. A resident of Brown's, Laura Schate said that Brown would never hang out with or speak to any adults. Some neighbors also said that the children were always eager to talk with Brown. Brown will be in jail for a very long time.
info from: http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/25/justice/florida-puppeteer-porn/index.html
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