Wade Preston Streeter, Child Pornography, Michigan 2019

Michigan Man Charged with Child Pornography

A Detroit man has been indicted on charges of production, possession and receipt of child pornography, officials announced.

Wade Preston Streeter, 49, was arrested on November 21, 2019, on a criminal complaint and is being held in custody during the pendency of this case.

According to court records, Streeter is alleged to have sexually assaulted and covertly produced sexually graphic photographs of minor boys as well as engaged in sexually explicit conversations with the minor victims.

This alleged conduct took place both at his home in Detroit and on his tugboat.

Streeter allegedly befriended young boys on Facebook and other social media sites and then arranged to meet them privately.

The FBI is urging anyone who may have been victimized by Wade Preston Streeter or who may have information about his alleged criminal behavior to contact them at 313-426-3880 or email DetroitShipTips@fbi.gov.

The case is being investigated by special agents of the FBI and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys April Russo and Barbara Lanning.

An indictment is merely a charge and should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

The FBI is legally mandated to identify victims of federal crimes that it investigates. Identified victims may be eligible for certain services and rights under federal and/or state law. Victims in this investigation can find information about the hearings in this case at https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/united-states-v-wade-streeter-docket-19-mj-30602.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/tugboat-owner-charged-production-possession-and-receipt-child-pornography