COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – A Collier County man was arrested on Friday after providing a baby for intercourse over a relationship app.
Detectives say 27-year-old Jeremy Kenneth Mannerberg despatched no less than six nude or partially nude images of a three-year-old lady to unknown customers on the “MeetMe” app from March 23 to April 10.
An account registered to Mannerberg additionally shared messages encouraging these recipients to have intercourse with the toddler.
“These are the hardest case eventualities after we are speaking about youngsters who’re being exploited beneath the age of a school-age baby,” mentioned Linda Oberhaus, the CEO of the Shelter for Abused Ladies & Kids.
A month-long investigation started when the Collier County Sheriff’s Workplace (CCSO) obtained a cyber tip from the MeetMe app, and later from the Nationwide Middle for Lacking and Exploited Kids.
That data lead CCSO to find that the crime was occurring at Mannerberg’s residence, the place a search warrant was carried out on April 21.
“This kind of factor is occurring fairly a bit. We’re simply lucky on this case it was reported to the Middle for Lacking and Exploited Kids,” added Oberhaus.
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Mannerberg’s house matched the inside within the pictures of the sufferer that had been despatched to the MeetMe person –together with related elements equivalent to the identical tile flooring, kitchen desk prime and partitions, and so forth., in accordance with CCSO paperwork.
It’s unclear whether or not the three-year-old lady was bodily harmed throughout the crime.
“The youngest victims of human trafficking, essentially the most weak ones, they’re the saddest instances actually. These youngsters are usually not in a spot to guard themselves,” mentioned Oberhaus.
Mannerberg denied all expenses and instructed CCSO deputies he didn’t take or ship any images of the kid. He additionally instructed deputies he didn’t have interaction in any sexual exercise with the kid.
His spouse, Clarissa, instructed responding legislation enforcement he was accountable.
He’s presently in custody within the Collier County Jail on pornography expenses. Mannerberg is being held at a $50,000 bond.
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