'Sextortionist' Richard Finkbiner Sexually Exploited Kids Online, Collected Thousands Of Photos, Feds Say

Richard Finkbiner allegedly blackmailed children for sexually explicit photos, federal authorities say.

An Indiana man facing child "sextortion" charges boasted to one of his 14-year-old victims that he wouldn't be caught, federal authorities announced today.

Richard Finkbiner, 39, allegedly blackmailed two juvenile boys by demanding sexual photos of them -- in exchange, he wouldn't disseminate racy photos of them he already had, the U.S. Department of Justice reported in a press release.

"I won't get caught im (sic) a hacker I covered my tracks," Finkbiner allegedly wrote to one victim, who begged him not to post the photos online.

"All I ask is for you delete it please im (sic) onlyh (sic) 14 please just do this to somebody else not me please," the boy wrote, according to the Indy Star.

U.S. Attorney Joe Hogsett said that cops initiated a sting after a criminal complaint was filed against Finkbiner, who had "thousands of sexually explicit images and videos depicting hundreds of individuals," according to the release. There may be up to 100 more underage victims, Hogett said.

The criminal complaint alleges that several times between November 2011 and February 2012, Finkbiner met the two 14-year-old boys online using video chat websites. In both instances, Finkbiner found racy images of the boys and told them that he'd post them on gay websites if they didn't send him more sexually explicit material.

Finkbiner was arrested at his home in the city of Brazil. Fox 59 reports that, if the suspected other victims are confirmed, it could be the largest case in the country of online sexual extortion of children.

Finkbiner faces 30 years in prison on his current charges of child sexual exploitation.

Anyone with information on this case or who may have been victimized is urged to contact the FBI at 877-542-8979.

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Comments

[Astarte38]

10:32 PM on 04/12/2012

Pervert

[Ganji]

02:56 PM on 04/12/2012

He's gay...just saying...they always wonder why people don't want them to be boy scout leaders, Priest etc

[BlueRose74]

05:49 PM on 04/11/2012

It says the kids posted racy videos or pictures to a video chat website. Don't you think they would be old enough to know better? If my child did that I would be pissed at them and they would be grounded to the moon and back. If you don't want pedophiles looking at stuff don't put it out there for them to begin with.

[justme2005]

07:00 PM on 04/11/2012

I think the parents were wrong on this one.....you should know what you're kid is doing...obvious these kids were alone when posting pics...don't buy you're kids a computer for a babysitter...

[pepper1311]

04:09 PM on 04/10/2012

Makes eugenics look good.

[nolo548]

06:27 PM on 04/11/2012

Eugenics - a special key issue of Adolf Hitler ... just so far as "my penny" to that

[pepper1311]

02:31 AM on 04/12/2012

Long before AH eugenics was practiced ( primitively ) by royals world wide. All though thy could breed with in the famly to produce a better king. Mongolia really got into it, did not work out.

[beckym1488]

02:18 PM on 04/10/2012

Do they think when he's released he will stop? Ignorant. He shouldn't have a release date. These pedophiles have hundreds of victims in their lifetime. It's too bad that so many victims don't come forward. It can be embarrassing and shameful, but somehow we have to convince kids that coming forward is the right thing to do. Adults need to get these creeps out of their families. So many families have a known child molester at family occasions and he's free as a bird to victimize children because no one wants to tell. The cycle needs to end.

[n2qlt]

02:09 PM on 04/10/2012

Don't worry Mr Finkbiner. I'm told that "it gets better".

[cyclomatic411]

01:56 PM on 04/10/2012

Only 30 yrs!?

[kagu632418]

01:47 PM on 04/10/2012

cut his caones off.

[beckym1488]

02:20 PM on 04/10/2012

It doesn't work. They tried chemical castration on a pedophile in CA as an experiment. He said it won't work because it's not about sex, it's about power and they will use objects if their manly parts are broken or cut off.

[kagu632418]

01:46 PM on 04/10/2012

cut his "cajones" off

[pollyhanaha]

01:32 PM on 04/10/2012

I read what that 14 yr old said and it is so heartbreaking. I can only imagine his fear.

[ronbearoh]

01:22 PM on 04/10/2012

I wass assaulted at the age of 3 to 6 and have been messed up for life.I'm one of the loss boys due to parental neglect.I told my mother and got a spanking for lying.

[Becky Higdon]

01:50 PM on 04/10/2012

I'm really sorry. I hope you find peace.

[Tim Day]

02:12 PM on 04/10/2012

Ron...I am so sorry to hear that, there are no words to change anyting that I could say to you. Maybe you can speak to schools and teachers in a seminar type setting to get your story out and signs to watch for...God Bless you Brother

[mimidec67]

01:02 PM on 04/10/2012

This whole story sickens me. I find it very disturbing that there were already racy images of underage boys on line to begin with.

"Finkbiner found racy images of the boys and told them that he'd post them on gay websites if they didn't send him more sexually explicit material."

What is wrong with this world?? Sometimes I am relieved I do not have children.

[n2qlt]

12:49 PM on 04/10/2012

What's the big deal? he was probably "born that way".

[Becky Higdon]

01:49 PM on 04/10/2012

Oh, look. The t to the roll likes to make jokes about pedo-people, SO GLAD you could share your ignorance with the world today.

Stay classy.

[n2qlt]

02:21 PM on 04/10/2012

Who's the ignorant one? This fellow is being bullied because he is gay!

[Tim Day]

02:13 PM on 04/10/2012

Do you really want an answer to this ?

[bobshu7]

12:47 PM on 04/10/2012

I am afraid the internet is both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand there is a world of knowledge to be gained and on the other there are so many more perverts to avoid. The devil has his hand in everything I guess.

[mynamesyow]

02:11 PM on 04/10/2012

the Knowledge of Good and Evil....the 'Apple' ?

[bobshu7]

06:37 PM on 04/10/2012

I'll take your word for it.

[beckym1488]

02:54 PM on 04/10/2012

It's also turning our kids into perverts. My son is 13 and wow the girls are worse than the boys these days.

[nolo548]

04:23 PM on 04/10/2012

the thing with the boys and girls was the same ever ...

[dmoongo]

12:36 PM on 04/10/2012

Social "Nutworks" should have an age minimum of 18 for participation.

[pjones358]

01:03 PM on 04/10/2012

There is an age limit. Unfortunately, there is no real way for them to verify whether the person entering their age is telling the truth. Parents need to monitor their children. A friend of mine had her underage child's social network page shut down.

[Tim Day]

02:15 PM on 04/10/2012

How would you verify without breaking privacy laws...I agree 100% with you, but kids use fake ID's at bars, how hard would it be to do the same online....

[dmoongo]

04:23 PM on 04/10/2012

If they don't have a verifible credit card, IN THEIR NAME, that should be sufficient.