Der. Shaun Donovan 6770 DA CONTROL ?it/.8 V/av 05 THE STATE OF TEXAS DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF TRAVIS TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS "rt In The District Con Fligsl'ravls County, Texas SEP 19 2013 gay/r NI. District Clerk The Undersigned Af?ant, who after being duly sworn by me, on oath, makes thifli?rfll?dvgi?g AFFIDAVIT FOR ARREST WARRANT statement: Your af?ant has good reason to believe and does believe that Cody Rutledge Wilson, a white male born January 31, 1988, on or about Aug?st 15, 2018 in Austin, Travis County, Texas, did then and there commit the offense of: Sexual Assault PC 2nd Degree Felonv Your af?ant is Shaun Donovan, a peace of?cer certi?ed by The State of Texas, who is currently employed as a detective with the Austin Police Department. Af?ant has been a law enforcement of?cer for over eight years. Af?ant is currently assigned to the Human Traf?cking/V ice Unit, where his duties include investigations involving Child Pornography, Online Solicitation of 'a Minor, Child Sexual Assault, and Child Sexual Exploitation. Af?ant is a member of the ICAC (Internet Crimes against Children) Task Force for the Austin, Travis County, Texas area. The following information is based on victim and witness statements, af?ant?s personal knowledge and information contained in Austin Police Department report 1 8-234055 6. On August 22nd, 2018, of?cers with the Austin Police Department responded to a call for service from .a counselor who stated that a client, a juvenile female under the age of seventeen, advised her she had sex with a thirty-year-old male on August 15th 2018 and was paid $500.00 dollars. APD Child Abuse detectives received the report and scheduled a forensic interview at Page I of 5 - A?idavit For Warrant 0f Arrest And Detention .- 2018-2340556 - - .. i Det. Shaun Donovan 6 770 the Center for Child Protection. 'On August 27th, 2018, your af?ant attended the forensic interview which was. conducted by Grace Moon, a certi?ed forensic interviewer employed by the Center for-Child Protection. The juvenile female, who is fullyidenti?ed in report 18-2340556 and hereafter will be referred to as Victim, told the forensic interviewer shehad sex with a thirty- year?old male at a hotel in Austin, Texas and was paid ?ve-hundred dollars by him. The victim stated that she created an online pro?le using the website SugarDaddyMeet.com. The victim said she exchanged messages-with a person who?was using the screen name ?Sanjuro.? The victim stated that she and ?Sanjuro? exchanged cell phone numbers and continued their conversation using the Apple iMessage service on her phone. The victim?s parents consented for the Austin Police Department to search the Victim?s phone. The Austin Police Department?s Digital Forensics Unit searched the victim?s cellular phone and discovered two hyperlinked messages to SugarDaddymeetcomi One of these hyperlinks contains the usemame ?Sanjuro? in the link. This indicates the messages connected to that hyperlink were sent between the victim and ?Sanjuro.? During this conversation, ?Sanjuro? identi?ed himself to the victim as ?Cody Wilson.? Victim said that ?Sanjuro? described himself to the victim as a ?big deal?. Victim said she was unaware of the name ?Cody Wilson? and tried to learn more about him. The Victim found ?Cody Wilson?s? name on the internet and con?rmed he was the subject of recent news articles. Victim stated that she and ?Sanjuro? continued to text via Apple iMessage and arranged to meet on August 15th, 2018. The victim was interviewed again on August 30th, 2018 by Detective Watts. During that interview the victim stated that she-had received images from ?Sanjuro? of his penis and had sent a picture of herself-naked. Your af?ant located a Texas driver?s license for Cody Rutledge Wilson, a White male born on January 31st, 1988. Your af?ant compared Wilson?s Texas driver?s license image with the ?Sanjuro? pro?le image on SugarDaddyMeet.com and-recognized the images as depicting the same person. Page 2 of 5 A?idavit For Warrant 0f Arrest And Detention 2018-2340556 Del. Shaun Donovan 6770 The victim stated that on August =15th, 2018 she and Wilson met in person at Bennu Coffee on 515 South Congress Avenue, Austin Texas. Your af?ant viewed Bennu Coffee video surveillance footage which showed the victim at 515 South Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas at approximately 8:09pm. Victim stated that she and Wilson met in the Bennu Coffee parking lot and left together in a blackFord Edge four-door Sport utility vehicle. Your af?ant learned that Cody Wilson?s business, Defense Distributed, had registered a black 2015 Black Ford Edge bearing Texas vanity license-plate B00150T. Victim stated that she and Wilson traveled to the Archer Hotel, located at 3121 Palm Way, Austin, Texas in the black Ford Edge. Victim stated that Wilson parked at the Archer Hotel using the hotel?s valet service. Your af?ant reviewed Archer HOtel valet surveillance video and digital valet receipts from August 15th, 2018. The digital valet receipts corroborated the victim?s statement and showed Wilson?s valeted Black Ford Edge being returned to him at approximately 9:17pm. The valet surveillance video recorded the victim exiting the Black Ford Edge?s front passenger side door and Wilson exiting the driver?s door at approximately 8:35pm. Victim stated that she and Wilson walked into the hotel. lobby, past a drinks bar, and then tookan elevator to the seventh ?oor. Victim said they exited the elevator and walked together into room 718. Your-af?ant visited the Archer Hotel and followed the route described by the victim. Your af?ant observed a drinks bar on the right side of the hotel lobby. Your af?ant also reviewed Archer Hotel surveillance footage showing the victim and Wilson exiting an elevator onto the seventh ?oor around 8:37pm on August 15th, 2018; the video recorded the victim and Wilson as they walked together towards guest rooms which were out of the camera?s view. Your aftiant alsoreviewed the Archer hotel registered guest ledger for August 2018. These ArcherAHotel records showed that Wilson was the lone registered guest for room 718 on that date. Victim stated while she was inside room 718, she and Wilson engaged in sexual intercourse and oral sex on the hotel" room?s bed. Victim stated that at the conclusion of sex, Wilson retrieved ?ve $100.00 bills from a bag on the ?oor and gave her the ?ve $100.00 bills. Your af?ant reviewed more Archer Hotel surveillance video that showed the victim returning to Page 3 of 5 Af?davit For Warrant OfArrest And Detention 2018-2340556 Der. Shaun Donovan 6770 the seventh ?oor elevator at approximately 9:19pm. The video showed Wilson and the victim enter the elevator. Archer Hotel valet surveillance video showed Wilson and the victim as they walked onto the valet platform from the main lobby and leave the hotel parking lot in the previously described black Ford Edge. - Victim stated that Wilson drove her to the Whataburger restaurant on 3400 West Slaughter Lane. Your af?ant obtained video surveillance videos from Whataburger for August 15th, 2018 at approximately 10:02pm; this video footage showed what your af?ant believes is a Black Ford Edge enter the Whataburger parking lot from West Slaughter Lane and park in the Whataburger lot for approximately eight minutes. The video showed the victim exit the Black Ford Edge?s front passenger side and walk toward a parked vehicle. You af?ant has substantially corroborated the victim?s statement made during a forensic interview. You af?ant has identi?ed the hotel and room number where the incident is alleged to have occurred and continued that Wilson was the lone registered guest. Your af?ant has viewed numerous surveillance video footage from the Archer Hotel which corroborates the victim?s statements, speci?cally entering and exiting the hotel and using the valet service. Your af?ant also observed the victim and Wilson exit the hotel?s elevators together towards Wilson?s room. Wherefore, af?ant has good reason to believe, does believe, and hereby charges and accuses that on or about August 15, 2018, in Travis County, Texas, Cody Rutledge Wilson caused the penetration of a child?s sexual organ. This conduct constitutes an offense under Texas Penal Code Sexual Assault, a second degree felony. Further, asks for issuance of a warrant that authorizes the arrest of the suspected party and authorizes the search of Cody Rutledge Wilson?s body to seize photo a-hic evidence of the SWORN AND SUBSCRIBED TO before me by the said Af?ant, Shaun Donovan #6770 on this the ith day of September, 2018. Page 4 of 5 Affidavit or Warrant Of A rrest And Detention 2018-2340556 Der. Shaun Dona van 6770 MM MAGISTRATE, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS ?mwm MMZEE Printed On this the mfg-day of September, 2018, I hereby acknowledge I have examined the foregoing af?davit and have determined that probable cause does exist for the issuance of a warrant of arrest for the .individua1(s) accused therein. MAGISTRATE, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS 3550.000 BOND MW Page 5 of 5 A?idavi! For Warrant 0f Arrest And Detention 2018-2340556