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For Immediate Release
Northern Nevada Internet Crimes Against Children’s Task Force Makes Child Pornography Arrest
Washoe County Sheriff's Office
Office: 775-785-6234
Cell: 775-484-9820
In December of 2021, the Northern Nevada Internet Crimes Against Children’s Taskforce (ICAC) received three Cyber-tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
It was reported a user of the social media platform Kik was sharing files suspected to be child pornography.
In February of 2022, Detectives served a search warrant on a residence in Reno and identified Brian Fenn, a previously convicted sex offender for child pornography, as the suspect.
On November 1, 2022, Brian Fenn was arrested for the following charges:
- Possession of visual presentation depicting sexual conduct of person under 16 years of age.
- Preparing, advertising, or distributing materials depicting pornography involving a minor.
- Use of Internet to control visual presentation depicting sexual conduct of a person under 16 years of age.
The Northern Nevada Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force is a long-standing partnership between the Washoe County Sheriff's Office, Reno Police Department, Sparks Police Department, Nevada Attorney General's Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Homeland Security Investigations.
This group has the primary function to locate predators using the internet to exploit our children.
Brian Fenn
The Washoe County Sheriff's Office is dedicated to preserving a safe and secure community with professionalism, respect, integrity and the highest commitment to equality. Sheriff Darin Balaam is the 27th person elected to serve as the Sheriff of Washoe County since the Office was created in 1861. The Washoe County Sheriff's Office strives to ensure public safety by building trust and creating partnerships within the diverse communities in which we serve. We will promote the dignity of all people supported by our words and actions through open communication while fostering an environment of professionalism, integrity and mutual respect.
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