Homeland Security Investigations agent charged with production of child sexual abuse material

On June 4, the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Timothy Ryan Gregg has been charged in federal court with the production of child pornography. According to court documents, Gregg, 51, of Eagan, Minnesota, attempted, coerced, and enticed a minor victim to take part in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child pornography. 

Court documents also showed that the father of the minor victim discovered multiple sexually explicit images and videos on the minor victim’s cell phone.  These images and videos depicted the minor and an older individual engaged in sexually explicit activity.  The individual in the images and videos were later identified as Timothy Gregg, who is a Special Agent with Homeland Security Investigations and a Task Force Officer with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

“The U.S. Attorney’s Office will always hold defendants in positions of public trust to account, particularly when they commit crimes against vulnerable children,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson.  “I am proud of the swift and decisive action of the FBI and the Rochester Police Department, who responded immediately and worked together to take Gregg safely into custody.”

“The allegations in this case represent a gross violation of both the law and the responsibilities entrusted to those who wear a badge,” said Special Agent in Charge Alvin M. Winston Sr. of FBI Minneapolis. “There is no place in law enforcement — or in any position of public trust — for those who exploit minors. The FBI remains steadfast in our commitment to investigate such acts and ensure that no one is above the law, regardless of their rank or role.”

Gregg made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court on Wednesday before Magistrate Judge Dulce J. Foster, and was ordered to remain in custody pending further proceedings.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office thanks the FBI and the Rochester Police Department for their investigation and hard work. The U.S. Attorney’s Office also thanks Homeland Security Investigations for their assistance in safely apprehending the defendant.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Harry M. Jacobs is prosecuting the case.  For more on this disturbing story, see the video accompanying this article.

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(Source: Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office)

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