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depiction involves the use of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, and such visual depiction is of such conduct.”
3. The facts in this affidavit come from my personal observations, my training and experience, and information obtained from other law enforcement officers, witnesses, and/or agencies. Because this affidavit is being submitted for the limited purpose of demonstrating probable cause in support of a criminal complaint, I have not included every fact known to law enforcement concerning this investigation. Rather, I have set forth certain facts intended to establish probable cause to support the complaint.
SUMMARY OF PROBABLE CAUSE
A. Initiation of Investigation
4. The investigation was initiated from an investigative lead sent to the Washington Field Office’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force. The lead stated that on March 11, 2021, Dropbox filed a CyberTip with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding child pornography found in a Dropbox account on March 10, 2021. The CyberTip reported that a Dropbox account user had uploaded five videos to Dropbox that were later confirmed by law enforcement to contain child pornography. The username associated with the account was “James Meek,” and the CyberTip contained IP addresses that were subsequently determined to be assigned to Meek, at an address in Arlington, VA (Meek’s Residence).
5. Based on this and other investigative information, a search warrant was obtained for Meek’s Residence. On April 27, 2022, the search warrant was executed at Meek’s Residence by members of the Washington Field Office Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force. Meek alone was present at the Residence; law enforcement officers
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