JBER Major Charged with Possession and Distribution of Child Pornography

USAF Major Peter Davis Arrested on Five Charges

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By Megan Edge

Story Created: Aug 16, 2012 at 4:38 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Aug 16, 2012 at 6:08 PM AKDT

ANCHORAGE – One 90-second video, showing a girl younger than ten being raped, tipped-off the Anchorage Police Department’s (APD) Alaska Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), that USAF Major Peter Christopher Davis was a potential conspirator in sex crimes against children.

Thursday, Davis, 34, was charged in five counts of distribution and possession of child pornography.

The video was accidentally sent to an Alaska State Trooper, which started the investigation February 23. The movie had been previously identified as child pornography in a previous investigation.

After the trooper traced the IP address he found that it was downloaded in the Anchorage area. He later obtained a subpoena and was able to receive the records from Davis's internet.

In June, APD Detective James Estes, who is a part of the Cyber Crimes Unit, became involved in the investigation. On the 22nd of the same month, using undercover investigative software, Estes found images being downloaded of a prepubescent girl, younger than twelve, in a pornographic pose. Three days later he discovered six more.

According to charging documents, through Facebook, they found that Peter Davis worked in the Air Force. Police tried to contact Peter Davis at his work on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, but officials said he was on leave.

Police searched the Davis home on July 19. Police seized three computers, along with other electronic devices and brought them back to the police Cyber Crimes Unit.

Detectives found 270 images and two videos.

Davis has no criminal record.

He is being held on $25,000 bail, plus a third party custodian.

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Anonymous said on Saturday, Jan 12 at 12:58 PM

well according to some Chris is right...accidentally might leak the bigger operation going on...google Illegal Activities in Alaska National Guard...a lone investigator is trying to bring justice but ritcher investments already in place shut him down...good ol AmeriKa...nothing changes...

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Anonymous said on Tuesday, Aug 21 at 7:11 AM

aww how quanit...in the meantime OTHER rapes of a child oh since 4 yrs old and until age 14? Hows about that Manrique? ABI case is almost 7 yrs old now...gosh when that gets to the federal courts in DC - Alaska will be paying out billions...

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LIFE said on Friday, Aug 17 at 1:37 PM

State trooper was undercover.

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Chris said on Friday, Aug 17 at 7:44 AM

How was the video "accidentally" sent to a state trooper?! Anyone else find that peculiar?

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good said on Friday, Aug 17 at 6:54 AM

one less on the street, they need to check all the cops computers now.

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