DENVER – Jason Tremblay, age 28, of Ledyard, Connecticut, was arrested late last week in Greeley, Colorado after driving from his home to Colorado to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a mother and her two minor daughters, who in this case was an undercover Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent.
According to charging documents, including the affidavit in support of the Criminal Complaint, in December of 2014, an HSI special agent began an investigation targeting individuals who use a particular website to sexually exploit children. They also may create and join a variety of groups based on their sexual interests, including groups called “incest,” “jailbait,” and “teen.” Members may post advertisements in the website’s classified section seeking to meet other members with the same sexual interests such as rape and incest.
In November of 2015, the HSI special agent was working in an undercover capacity in Greeley, adopting a fictional persona of a single mother of two children, ages 10 and 14. The agent posted a classified, and on November 30, 2015, the agent received an email via the afore mentioned website from an individual asking if the mom persona was “active with your girls.” After this email, further communications ensued, including chats and other communications.
On January 6, 2016, the undercover agent received an image that then target, now defendant Tremblay claimed to be himself. In return, the special agent sent images that she identified as her with her two minor daughters. After agreeing to a meeting that would involve the sexual exploitation of the minor girls, on February 2, 2016, Tremblay began a drive he estimated would take 29 hours from Ledyard, Connecticut to Greeley, Colorado. On February 4, 2016 at 2:20 a.m., Tremblay was encountered by a Greeley Police Officer, who asked Tremblay about his sobriety and why he was in the vicinity. HSI agents and Colorado State Patrol Officers then arrived on scene and Tremblay was placed under arrest.
According to the indictment, the defendant faces one count of aggravated sexual abuse with children. If convicted on that count he faces not less than 30 years, and up to life in federal prison. Further, he faces one count of travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct.
