Ohio State News by River Lange-Wright, Project Safe Childhood Bureau Chief
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Northwest Ohio Child Exploitation Task Force, and the Northern District of Ohio United States Attorney’s Office announced the arrest of John Charles Coy, 71 years old, of Van Wert County, Ohio.
The complaint states an initial tip was received in November 2020 by Marion Police Department that alleged John Charles Coy had engaged in sexual contact with a minor and had produced child sexual abuse material. An investigation was initiated by the Marion Police Department who requested assistance from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Through the course of this investigation, additional information concerning Coy’s alleged conduct with additional juvenile females was received by law enforcement. The information received involved allegations of Coy taking and receiving sexual photos of juvenile females and engaging in sexual conduct with a juvenile female.
Numerous Ohio state search warrants and subpoenas were issued on social media, cell phone service providers, and digital storage providers identified as being accounts of John Charles Coy.
On Thursday, July 29, 2021, a search warrant was executed at Coy’s son’s home where Coy was known to be residing. Coy was interviewed by law enforcement investigators during the execution of the search warrant.
The investigation and interview of Coy resulted in a probable cause arrest for receipt and/or distribution of child pornography. He was taken into custody without incident at the conclusion of the search warrant.
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