Case 5:17-mj-05041-KGS Document 1 Filed 06/12/17 Page 1 of 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS (Topeka Docket) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, v. Case No. 17-mj-5041-KGS MICHAEL DAVID MITCHELL, Defendant. CRIMINAL COMPLAINT I, the undersigned complainant, being duly sworn state the following is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief: COUNT 1 Attempted Sex Trafficking of Children From on or about April 25, 2017, and continuing to on or about June 10, 2017, in the District of Kansas and elsewhere, the defendant, MICHAEL DAVID MITCHELL, knowingly attempted to recruit, entice, transport, and obtain a person, in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce, a person, knowing, and in reckless disregard of the facts that such person had not attained the age of 18 years and that such person would be caused to engage in a commercial sex act. This was in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1591(a), (b)(1), and 1594(a). COUNTS 2 Use of an Interstate Facility in Aid of Racketeering From on or about the dates set forth below, in the District of Kansas and elsewhere, the defendant, 1 Case 5:17-mj-05041-KGS Document 1 Filed 06/12/17 Page 2 of 3 MICHAEL DAVID MITCHELL, used facilities in interstate commerce, namely telephones and the internet, with the intent to commit any crime of violence to further any unlawful activity, namely: Electronic Solicitation, in violation of Kansas Statutes Annotated 21-5509, and thereafter performed and attempted to perform said crime of violence: Count 2 Date 4/25/2017 Facility Text message seeking a mother and minor child and payment of finder’s fee 3 5/9/2017 Text message regarding location of a mother and minor child and finder’s fee 4 5/20/2017 Text message regarding planned sexual expectation of the mother and minor child 5 6/6/2017 Text message regarding planned sexual expectation of the mother and minor child 6 6/7/2017 Text message regarding planned sexual acts between the mother and minor child 7 6/8/2017 Text message regarding travel to meet mother and child and engage in sex acts with mother and child and make a down payment of the finders fee This was in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1952 and 2. COUNT 8 Coercion and Enticement From on or about April 25, 2017, and continuing to on or about June 10, 2017, in the District of Kansas and elsewhere, the defendant, MICHAEL DAVID MITCHELL using a facility and means of interstate and foreign commerce, knowingly persuaded, induced, and enticed an individual who had not attained the age of 18 years, to engage in prostitution and 2 Case 5:17-mj-05041-KGS Document 1 Filed 06/12/17 Page 3 of 3 any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, or attempted to do so, namely: sex trafficking of children, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591; aggravated indecent liberties with a child, in violation of Kansas Statutes Annotated 21-5506(b)(3); rape, in violation of Kansas Statutes Annotated 21-5503(3). This was in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2422(b) and 2. COUNT 9 Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct On or about June 10, 2017, in the District of Kansas and elsewhere, the defendant, MICHAEL DAVID MITCHELL knowingly travelled in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in any illicit sexual conduct with another person, namely: a commercial sex act with a person under 18 years of age. This was in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2423(b) and 2. I further state that I am a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and that this complaint is based on the following facts: SEE ACCOMPANYING AFFIDAVIT, WHICH IS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE AS THOUGH SET OUT IN FULL HEREIN. FURTHER, AFFIANT SAITH NAUGHT. /s/ Amy L. Ramsey___________ Amy L. Ramsey, Special Agent FBI Subscribed and sworn before me this _____day of June, 2017. 12th s/ Daniel D. Crabtree ______________________________ HONORABLE DANIEL D. CRABTREE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 3 Case 5:17-mj-05041-KGS Document 1-1 Filed 06/12/17 Page 1 of 11 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS (Topeka Docket) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, v. Case No. 17-mj-5041-KGS MICHAEL DAVID MITCHELL, Defendant. AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF CRIMINAL COMPLAINT I, Agent Amy L. Ramsey, the undersigned complainant, being duly sworn, state the following is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. 1. I am a Special Agent (SA) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and have been so employed since November 2008. Prior to this, I was an Investigative Specialist for the FBI’s Special Surveillance Group in Boston, Massachusetts. As a federal agent, my responsibilities involve investigating violations of federal law, including 18 U.S.C. § 1591, sex trafficking of children. The information contained in this affidavit is based on my own investigation, as well as reports made to me by other law enforcement officers. 2. On October 21, 2015, a grand jury in the District of Kansas returned an indictment against Frank Boswell and six co-conspirators for crimes involving the sex trafficking of children. (District of Kansas Case no. 15-40086.) Co-defendant Cooperating Witness 1 (CW1), pled guilty and was interviewed under a proffer agreement in June 2016. CW1 discussed his roll and activities in the charged sex trafficking organization. CW1 further advised during his time prostituting females that he set up dates with an individual that used the name 1 Case Document 1-1 Filed 06/12/17 Page 2 of 11 "Master Mlke brought a juvenlle female along an adult female prostltute to "Master Mrke's" house located south ot'Topeka, Kansas to engage ln comrnerclal sex acts The juvenile prevtously to law enforcement durmg an mtervrevt rn 2014 advlsed that eventually he agreed to find Master Mlke a mother or to have a ehrld who would become Master Mrke's sex slaves Master Mlke agreed to paycw1 to sueh cw1 stated he took approxlmately $10000 from Master Mlke for busmess deal, but eontmuously came up excuses as to why he was unable find the famlly for Master Mlke to enslave Investlgators vrevted emall conversatrons between and -- assoclated 3 Durlng the mvestlgatron that led to the above referenced lnvestlgators lntervrewed and vtho dlscussed a customer ofcommerclal sex acts south ofTopeka and who ltked young and wanted a sex slave 4 Law enforcement ultlmately Mlchael Davld as Master Mlke_ Kansas as the user ot'the emall address -- 5 In August 2016, lavt enforcement executed a search "arrant on the emall account for-- open ev.evv.ng the aeeun. eontent entereenen. confirmed the conversatrons between and CW1 The account content also contalned communlcatlons from to obtaln a female and to enslave ln home Mttehell engaged women who had lookrng to be taken care offlnanclally offered and that thelr to be taken care ofas long as they were all subordmate to hun and would engage Incest dtseussed h|s destre for the female to be "bred" by famrly members preferably brothers, but would accept CW1 as uell as other wllnesses rel'erred lt) as "Master Mrke huhevel ret'erred lt) I-umsell'as "Master Mrchael Case 5:17-mj-05041-KGS Document 1-1 Filed 06/12/17 Page 3 of 11 fathers or other male relatives. Mitchell expressed that he expected the adult female to engage in sexual relationships with all of their children, and Mitchell planned to train the females to groom their children for sex acts. During the conversations, the women (or men) discussed what each had already done to their children sexually and some included photographs of the children. 6. During an Undercover Operation, CW1 met Mitchell and provided contact information for an Undercover Agent posing as an individual who had access to a female and a child that could potentially be Mitchell’s sex slaves. Mitchell immediately contacted the Undercover Employee (UCE) via text message. Below is a summary of those communications (Your Affiant notes the below information is just a partial example of the text messages exchanged and do not reflect every communication between Mitchell and the UCE)2: 7. 4/25/2017: Michael Mitchell (MM)- Good morning. I’m Master Michael. (CW1) gave me your number and said you might have a submissive I might be interested in. Undercover Employee (UCE)- I might have what you’re looking for. There’s a finders fee and a few details that can easily be worked out. MM-We’ll have to meet. I’ll want to see the properties. UCE-I’ll need to make some arrangements so you can see what you’re buying. I don’t live in Kansas nor do they. I’m going out of town next week and will be in touch once I’m back so we can set a time and place. If you like what I’ve brought you the finders fee is $5,000. And so I’m not wasting my time or your, what are you looking for in regards to these items? I want to ensure you are pleased with them. MM-I’m looking for a mother and daughter, or a mother, daughter and son to breed them both in time. UCE-Age range MM-Good. I’m not with law enforcement either. My preference is that the mother be no older than 25. That should give you an idea for the rest of the age ranges. 2 Content of the text messages are written exactly as displayed in the communications. 3 Case Document 1-1 Filed 06/12/17 Page 4 of 11 5/9/2017 ucee I'm back home I've found what you're looking for Sheold daughter MMeSounds promising lt take me a whtle to put the finders fee together, and 1 will want a lot more info on Ihem I've been down lhis road before with poor results MMerl] do She needs Io understand Ihal she and her daughter be requlred to be bi wuh each other That has been a block in the past Both must be 5/20/2017 know you're inll workmg on the funds, bul the mother IS askmg me questtons I don'l have the answers to She's askmg what a typtoal day be will you work and are you away or work from home" Also wants to know ifyou expect her to find a Job and ifyou want her daughter homeschooled or sent to school She then asked aboul sex How ofien and how rough Would it be the same for she and the MMel work full time away from the house Daughter be homeschooled Both wtl] work al home dolng domestlc chores Sexual use ls at my discrellon and include others for the mother I'm a sadlst, so Ihere will be pain 06/04/2017 UCEeThis is blowmg up my phone questtons 1 don't have the answers to She's fine the homeschoolmg and at your place and seemed recepllve to what you expect of her sexually bul has questtons about what you expect from her sexually and when move is gotng to happen If easter, I can have her call you to work out those details 1 don't need to be a pan of that Let me know somethmg MMelfyou have her number, I'll just contact her ucaerou can text her at-- 8 On 6/6/2017 senl a Iexl to the number of an FBI Online Coven Employee and the following conversation took place (Your Affiant notes the below Case 5 Document 171 Frled 06/12/17 Page 5 of 11 rnforrnatrorr Is mat a example (tHhc messages exchanged and dry not reflect c\ ery bemcen Mrtehell and the UCE) rs Muster Michael 1 l)c|rc\ )ou hm: a re" questions fm me muster had heen here from Been expectatmns for {mull}. chat \\rth mu Hon far are mu from 1 rcall}. come and meet the hm to drseuss the more Closer to to kc MMrOkfl}. lean get a hotel mam As as gettrr spend some trme \rrth hath "mm you "hat um lookrng tor rs unusual Can )(ru tell me "hm )(rur mom atron for Ls" hat ,s rn rt {m told me )ml you'd take care ot'us [got no 58 and urcd streets \\Ill take care ofyru. hut rt "out he Eras} on erther (mm: [m a sadrst and em") Nerther ot'mu c\ er he 9a}. no tome 0G: '1 rt lake tralmng for ahh}. Case 5 Document 171 Ftled 06/12/17 Page 7 of 11 yttu hzne an}. hmthers" Ur make couslm" MMJI hats had preference meestuous breedmg But smce that :9 n0! an optmn l'll g0 same form ofgmup [Needing Ufctturse that \muld not (teeur anay 0k MMV ml) precludes being a pamer Randmn drug testmg Wlma "hell's ur ml) MM7 1 \mrk at a nuclear pmxer plant 0G: '1 hat 5 emz) It IS "1131 It IS l'\e been here er 30 )eam 9 On 06/00/2017, UCI: and ed te\t messages Confirming tntent to tra\e| to Kansas Clt). Mrssaurr to meet the and the and for to test out the jumper!) UCL and agreed upon an area ofkamas as \\ell as a tune of appmumateh 11 00am on Suturda} ()6/10/20l7 A speetfie 110ml Iaeatmn "as gnen Mrtehell on Salurda} mommg (05/10/20 I 7) agreed to pat}. the a payment athalt'ot' the engtnal agreed amount of $5.000 |n order to test aut the pmpen), meantng the female and her daughter for the eekend ("06/10/2017 em 11 filed 06/12/17 Page 8 of 11 ll] Inessa "'de an 06/09/2017 and the oct sums 0mm are Idcd bcln" Case 5 Document 171 filed 06/12/17 Page 9 of 11 1 On Salurda}. Mitchell departed 11H In (mama Kansas and drme hluc Toyota '1 undm a logrcal route to the Adams Mark Hotel Kansas Ell}. Missoun and met the UCL In the lohh} ofthe hotel The and Mttehell departed the hotel lohh) and walked to ,s here fanned a stack of Inonc}. the UCI: later counted as $2,313 00. the agreed upon payment ofhalfthe onglnal agreed upon price (or the females grabbed a red duffel hag and returned to the hotel lohh) \uth the '1 he llCl: escorted Mttehell to a room on the floor ofthe hotel hen entered the room Case 5:17-mj-05041-KGS Document 1-1 Filed 06/12/17 Page 10 of 11 he was taken into custody on a probable cause arrest. The red bag Mitchell carried into the hotel room contained materials related to sexual torture to include, but not limited to, handcuffs, ropes, leather fringe whips, solid whips, fish hooks, lubricant, eye coverings, zip ties, and chains. Before his arrest, the UCE asked Mitchell if he was planning to stay the night with the females and Mitchell responded that it was “all up to Abby.” Your Affiant notes, Abby was the name used for the 10- year-old female. 12. Upon his arrest, Mitchell was transported to the Independence Police Department where he was interviewed, post-Miranda, by your Affiant and Task Force Officer Derrick Wilczek. Mitchell understood why he was arrested and explained that he had attempted to purchase a mother and daughter for sexual purposes. Mitchell was aware the daughter’s age was 10. Mitchell stated he did not always have sexual desires for children, but they developed after he had sex with two adult sisters and became very interested in incest. Mitchell was also heavily involved in the BDSM3 culture and considered himself a sadist. Mitchell wanted to find a family that he could breed in incest as well as inflict pain upon them. 13. Mitchell advised he had been looking to fulfill his desire for incest to include a mother and her children for approximately five years. Mitchell paid a man he knew to be a pimp, named Sean, last name unknown, $15,000.00 to find a mother and child to enslave in his home. Mitchell advised this same pimp, named Sean, drove a 15- year-old female to his house for the purposes of commercial sex. Mitchell identified the female, known to law enforcement from a separate investigation, in a photograph shown to him by your Affiant. Mitchell stated that Sean told him the female was 15 years of age. 3 According to Wikipedia, “BDSM is a variety of often erotic practices or roleplaying involving bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism, and other related interpersonal dynamics.” 10 Case 5:17-mj-05041-KGS Document 1-1 Filed 06/12/17 Page 11 of 11 14. Mitchell advised the law enforcement team involved in his arrest that he knew they had ruined his life, but he was thankful someone had stopped him. 15. Based upon the forgoing, the undersigned respectfully submits that there is probable cause to charge the defendant, Michael David Mitchell, with the following: a. attempted sex trafficking of a minor within the District of Kansas, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591; b. unlawful use of an interstate facility with intent to commit a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(2) c. coercion and enticement, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b); d. travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2423(b). FURTHER, AFFIANT SAITH NAUGHT. /s/ Amy L. Ramsey __________ Amy L. Ramsey, Special Agent FBI Subscribed and sworn before 12th me this _____day of June, 2017. s/ Daniel D. Crabtree ______________________________ HONORABLE DANIEL D. CRABTREE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 11