OFFICIALS INVESTIGATING THESE TYPES OF CASES. MADELINE. JORDAN VOWED TO RELIGION TEACHER AT SAINT STEPHEN. MARTYR IS IN JAIL TONIGHT. BUT OUR LOCAL FBI FIELD OFFICE SAYS OTHER CHILD PREDATORS ARE STILL OUT THERE. AND THERE ARE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE RIGHT NOW TO PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN. A RELIGION TEACHER IN JAIL ON FEDERAL CHILD SEX ABUSE CHARGES. JORDAN FOUTS WAS ARRESTED LAST WEEK FOR CREATING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY WITH PICTURES OF HIS STUDENTS AT LOUISVILLE’S SAINT STEPHEN MARTYR CATHOLIC SCHOOL, ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS. HE DIGITALLY ALTERED STUDENTS FACES ONTO SEXUAL PICTURES AND VIDEOS OF OTHER UNDERAGE GIRLS AND SHARED THEM ONLINE AND AFFIDAVIT SAYS AT LEAST TWO OF THE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN FROM YEARBOOKS. OTHERS APPEARED TO BE FROM SCHOOL PUBLICATIONS. THE LOCAL FBI FIELD OFFICE IS NOW WEIGHING IN AS THIS COULD HAPPEN TO CHILDREN ANYWHERE. CARE. WHEN DEALING WITH PREDATORS, EITHER IN ONLINE OR REAL LIFE. THEY’RE VERY CRAFTY. WHAT THEY DO. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT KIM MILKA SAYS PREDATORS ARE TYPICALLY SOMEONE KIDS KNOW, AND PARENTS MAY HAVE NO IDEA IF INAPPROPRIATE IMAGES OF THEIR CHILD ARE OUT THERE. SHE SAYS. THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR KIDS. ASK THEM IF THEY’VE NOTICED ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS AND IF THEY HAVE, REPORT IT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE FBI RECOMMENDS MAKING SURE YOUR CHILD’S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS ARE PRIVATE AND MONITOR THEIR ACTIVITY TO MAKE SURE THEY AREN’T INTERACTING WITH SUSPICIOUS PROFILES. AGAIN, THE TECHNOLOGY CHANGES SO FREQUENTLY THAT THAT CAN BE VERY, VERY CHALLENGING. IT’S CHALLENGING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT’S THE THE NEW THING WHERE ALL THE KIDS GOING, IF YOU DO SUSPECT YOUR CHILD IS A VICTIM. MILKA SAYS THE FIRST STEP IS TO REPORT IT TO LOCAL POLICE OR THE FBI, PROVIDING A LINK TO THE INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT OR SUSPICIOUS PROFILES CAN HELP AUTHORITIES TRACK DOWN THE SOURCE. VICTIMS AND THEIR PARENTS CAN ALSO REQUEST HELP REMOVING PORNOGRAPHIC IMAGES OR VIDEOS ONLINE BY USING THIS TAKE IT DOWN SERVICE CREATED BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN, THE INTERNET IS A WONDERFUL PLACE, LIKE A WEALTH OF INFORMATION, OFTEN, UM, BUT THAT’S ALSO WHERE UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE SOME PREDATORS AND AND BAD GUYS LURKING AND TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE WHEN THEY LEAST EXPECT IT. AS FOR FOUTS, HE WILL BE BACK IN COURT LATER THIS MONTH. AND IN THE MEANTIME, THE FBI IS ASKING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIS CASE OR OTHER POTENTIAL VICTIMS TO CONTACT THEM. WE HAVE THEIR INFORMATION AND THAT LINK TO HELP TAKE DOWN
Louisville FBI advises parents to ‘take action’ to protect against child predators
Following the recent arrest of a Louisville Catholic school teacher, the local Federal Bureau of Investigation field office is sharing advice to protect kids from child predators.Jordan Fautz, a religion teacher at St. Stephen Martyr, is currently in jail facing federal child sex abuse charges. He was arrested last week for creating child pornography with pictures of his students.According to court documents, Fautz digitally altered students’ faces onto sexual pictures and videos of other underage girls and shared them online. An affidavit says at least two of the photos were taken from yearbooks. Others appeared to be from school publications.The Louisville FBI field office is now weighing in, as this could happen to children anywhere.”When dealing with predators, either online or real life, they’re very crafty at what they do,” Supervisory Special Agent Kim Milka told WLKY.She said predators are typically someone children know, and parents may have no idea if inappropriate images of their child are out there.According to Milka, the best course of action is to have a conversation with your kids. Ask them if they’ve noticed anything suspicious, and if they have, report it to law enforcement.The FBI also recommends making sure your child’s social media accounts are private, and monitor their activity to make sure they aren’t interacting with suspicious profiles.”The technology changes so frequently that that can be very, very challenging,” Milka said.If you do suspect your child is a victim, Milka suggested taking the following steps:Report it to local police or the FBIProvide a link to the inappropriate content or suspicious profile to help authorities track down the sourceRequest help removing pornographic images or videos online by using the National Center for Missing & Exploited children’s “Take It Down” service. Click here to access it”The Internet is a wonderful place, like a wealth of information. But that’s also where, unfortunately, we have some predators and bad guys lurking and try and take advantage of people when they least expect it,” said Milka.Jordan Fautz will be back in court later this month. In the meantime, the Louisville FBI is asking anyone with information about the case or other potential victims to contact them at [email protected].
Following the recent arrest of a Louisville Catholic school teacher, the local Federal Bureau of Investigation field office is sharing advice to protect kids from child predators.
Jordan Fautz, a religion teacher at St. Stephen Martyr, is currently in jail facing federal child sex abuse charges. He was arrested last week for creating child pornography with pictures of his students.
According to court documents, Fautz digitally altered students’ faces onto sexual pictures and videos of other underage girls and shared them online. An affidavit says at least two of the photos were taken from yearbooks. Others appeared to be from school publications.
The Louisville FBI field office is now weighing in, as this could happen to children anywhere.
“When dealing with predators, either online or real life, they’re very crafty at what they do,” Supervisory Special Agent Kim Milka told WLKY.
She said predators are typically someone children know, and parents may have no idea if inappropriate images of their child are out there.
According to Milka, the best course of action is to have a conversation with your kids. Ask them if they’ve noticed anything suspicious, and if they have, report it to law enforcement.
The FBI also recommends making sure your child’s social media accounts are private, and monitor their activity to make sure they aren’t interacting with suspicious profiles.
“The technology changes so frequently that that can be very, very challenging,” Milka said.
If you do suspect your child is a victim, Milka suggested taking the following steps:
- Report it to local police or the FBI
- Provide a link to the inappropriate content or suspicious profile to help authorities track down the source
- Request help removing pornographic images or videos online by using the National Center for Missing & Exploited children’s “Take It Down” service. Click here to access it
“The Internet is a wonderful place, like a wealth of information. But that’s also where, unfortunately, we have some predators and bad guys lurking and try and take advantage of people when they least expect it,” said Milka.
Jordan Fautz will be back in court later this month. In the meantime, the Louisville FBI is asking anyone with information about the case or other potential victims to contact them at [email protected].
