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  • February 14, 2025
Detroit man arrested after authorities found thousands of sexually explicit images and videos of children in his phone

Detroit man arrested after authorities found thousands of sexually explicit images and videos of children in his phone

DETROIT – Authorities say a Detroit man has been arrested for possessing thousands of images and videos containing sexually explicit content for children.

The investigation began on October 18, 2024, after the FBI received a tip that a man was sending child pornography via Instagram.

On October 31, 2024, a subpoena was served on T-Mobile to identify whose phone number was linked to the Instagram account. The man was identified as Davion Fleming of Detroit.

Around the same time, a new subpoena was served on Meta, Inc. for information on the Instagram account. Login information for the IP address has been provided, as well as the email address associated with the account.

On December 9, investigators traced the IP address of a home in Detroit. The Instagram account was logged into the same Detroit home multiple times.

Detectives question suspect

Fleming’s home was searched and interviewed by investigators on December 9, 2024.

He told authorities that he regularly received and distributed child pornography through Telegram, a social media chat platform.

He said he would “test the waters” by asking the person if he wanted to see a sexually explicit video involving a child. If they agreed, he would share videos of young girls performing sex acts. Fleming denied making the video but admitted distributing it.

Fleming also said he often talked to children on Instagram and asked for nude photos of them. On several occasions he received nude photos of children as young as 13 years old. He reportedly kept the images, but many of them were saved in the Instagram chats.

He is said to have chatted several times a week and distributed child pornography, including in the past week.

He reportedly admitted to authorities that he used his Instagram account to obtain nude photos of children and distributed them through multiple chats on Telegram.

Thousands of sexually explicit material for children found

After Fleming’s interview, investigators searched his phone. There they found several chats on Telegram in which he told police that he solicited and distributed nude photos of children.

According to investigators, approximately several thousand images and videos of sexually explicit images and videos of children were stored on his phone.

Fleming faces multiple charges of distribution and possession of child pornography.

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