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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Southern
DISTRICT
OF
Texas
UNITED STATES
OF
AMERICA
CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
V
PAUL
FRANCIS
GRIMM
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Name
and
Address
of
Defendant)
I
the undersigned complainant state that the following
is
true and correct to the best
of
my knowledge and belief. On or about
_3_ _23_ _2 _1_4
n
Galveston
County,
in
Date)
the
Southern
District
of
_T_e_x_a_s
defendant s) did,
Track Statutory Language Offense)
knowingly transport
an
individual who has not attained
the age
of
18
years
in
interstate or foreign commerce, or
in
any commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States,
with
intent that the individual engage
in
prostitution, or
in
any sexual activity for which any
person
can
e
charged with a criminal offense
in
violation
of
Title
_1_8
United States Code, Section s)
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I
further state that
I
am
a n)
_F_B_I_S..:.p_e_ci_al_A g -.:e~nt~~
and that this complaint is based on the
Official Title
following facts:
See
the attached affidavit of
FBI
Special Agent
Richard
Rennison
Continued
on
the attached sheet and made a part
of
this complaint:
Signature
of
Complainant
Richard Rennison
Printed Name
of
Complainant
Sworn to before me and signed in my presence,
at
Galveston Texas
Date
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John
R.
Froeschner
U.S.
Magistrate
Name
of
Judge Title
of
Judge
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AFFIDAVIT
IN
SUPPORT
OF
CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
I
Richard Rennison, being duly sworn, depose and state:
1.
I am a Special Agent, employed by the Federal Bureau
o
Investigation FBI), and assigned to the Houston Division, Texas City Resident Agency. I have been a Special Agent for over ten years, and a municipal police officers for over ten years prior to my employment with the FBI. I am charged with the duty
o
investigating violations
o
the laws
o
the United States, collecting evidence in cases in which the United States is
or
may be a party in interest, and performing other duties imposed by law. During my employment with the FBI, I have investigated many cases involving the exploitation
o
children and have participated in the execution
o
search warrants for documents and other evidence, including computers and electronic media, in cases involving the sexual exploitation
o
children. I have also participated in various FBI mandated and volunteer training for the investigation and enforcement
o
federal child exploitation laws, and was a Supervisory Special Agent at FBI Headquarters in the Crimes Against Children Unit.
2.
This Affidavit
is
made in support
o
a criminal complaint charging PAUL FRANCIS GRIMM with violating
18
U.S.C.
§
2423 a), which makes it a crime to transport a minor in interstate commerce with the intent that the minor engages in prostitution, or in any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense.
3.
I am familiar with the information contained in this Affidavit based upon the investigation I have personally conducted and my conversations with other law enforcement officers involved in this investigation.
4.
Because this Affidavit is being submitted for the limited purpose
o
securing a criminal complaint, I have not included each and every fact known to me concerning this
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investigation, I have set forth only those facts that I believe are necessary to establish probable cause that evidence
ofa
violation
of
18 U.S.C.
§
2423(a)
h s
been committed by PAUL FRANCIS GRIMM on or about March 23,2014. Where statements
of
others are set forth in this Affidavit, they are set forth in substance and in part.
5
On
Saturday, March
29 2014
United States Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents were working at the Galveston, Texas Cruise Ship Terminal, debarking passengers from the Carnival Cruise Lines Triumph cruise ship. CBP Officer Mandelbaum spoke with an adult male passenger (later identified as PAUL FRANCIS GRIMM, years old, date
of
birth who was travelling with a female child, initials HW, years old, date
of
birth . Officer Mandelbaum noticed the two had different last names and asked
if
they were related in any fashion, and was told they were not. Officer Mandelbaum became suspicious
of
them because
of
their age difference and the fact they were travelling together as non-family and sent them for secondary screening. 6. While in secondary screening GRIMM and
HW
were separated and not allowed to speak to each other. After being asked questions,
HW
admitted that she had a sexual relationship with GRIMM while
on
board the Carnival Triumph.
HW
said that she was from Ohio, and GRIMM was from Kansas and they met when GRIMM lived in Ohio and
HW
was friends with GRIMM s daughter who is the same age as HW.
7
lso
during secondary screening, CBP Officers looked in GRIMM s cellular phone and observed several naked pictures
ofHW.
Furthermore, while looking through GRIMM s luggage, they observed numerous condoms, a dildo, a penis pump, and sexual lubricant. GRIMM was not cooperative with CBP officers and would not talk about the photos or other items they observed. CBP officers called the Houston FBI office and notified them
of
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