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'''James Gordon Meek''' (born 1968) is an former ] producer and senior counterterrorism advisor of the U.S. ]<ref name=ABC>{{cite news |author1=David Ford |title=ABC News Expands its Award-Winning Investigative Unit |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/04/abc-news-expands-its-award-winning-investigative-unit |access-date=22 October 2022 |work=] |date=29 April 2013 |quote= }}</ref><ref name=SS /> until his 2023 arrest by the ] on charges related to the ] of videos depicting him raping a toddler, in addition to other evidence of sexual abuse of children ranging from infancy to teenhood.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-arrested-transporting-images-child-sexual-abuse|title=Man Arrested for Transporting Images of Child Sexual Abuse|date=February 1, 2023|website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Ted |date=2023-02-01 |title=Former ABC News Producer Arrested On Charge Of Transporting Child Pornography |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/abc-news-producer-arrested-child-pornography-1235246591/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=]}}</ref> <ref name="FBI">FBI Complaint, , 23 January, 2023.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/fbi-raid-on-abc-news-producer-james-gordon-meek-wasnt-tied-to-his-work|title=FBI Raid on ABC News Bigshot Producer Wasn't Tied to His Work|first=Lachlan|last=Cartwright|newspaper=The Daily Beast |date=October 24, 2022|via=www.thedailybeast.com}}</ref> It was revealed the FBI had waited nearly two years after becoming aware of his possession of ], some of which appears to feature himself molesting children, before they arrested him. During that time, he is alleged to have continued sexually harming children.<ref name="FBI" /> Midway through his years-long crime spree, Meek had published a story highlighting a quote he attributed to an anonymous source that authorities did not care if powerful people had ] images, because they are too valuable to arrest.<ref>https://twitter.com/meekwire/status/</ref>{{Cite tweet |user=meekwire |number=982231536698191874 |title=}}
'''James Gordon Meek''' (born 1968) is an American journalist who formerly worked for ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/fbi-raid-on-abc-news-producer-james-gordon-meek-wasnt-tied-to-his-work|title=FBI Raid on ABC News Bigshot Producer Wasn't Tied to His Work|first=Lachlan|last=Cartwright|newspaper=The Daily Beast |date=October 24, 2022|via=www.thedailybeast.com}}</ref>


He was a writer and narrator for the 2021 Emmy-nominated documentary film '']''<ref>{{cite news |author1=BEATRICE VERHOEVEN |title=2022 News & Documentary Emmy Nominations Revealed |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/national-academy-of-tv-arts-sciences-announces-2022-news-documentary-emmy-nominees-1235188293/ |access-date=22 October 2022 |work=] |date=28 July 2022 |quote=Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary 3212 Un-Redacted ABC}}</ref> which detailed the ], an ambush of Green Berets in ] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/movies/3212-un-redacted-review.html|title='3212 Un-Redacted' Review: Trying to Solve a Mission's Mysteries|first=Ben|last=Kenigsberg|work=The New York Times |date=November 11, 2021|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>


In 2006, reporting for the '']'', Meek was the first journalist to report on that year's ]-organized ]. From 2011, Meek was a senior counterterrorism advisor and investigator for the U.S. ], where he investigated, among other terrorist acts, the ].<ref name=ABC>{{cite news |author1=David Ford |title=ABC News Expands its Award-Winning Investigative Unit |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/04/abc-news-expands-its-award-winning-investigative-unit |access-date=22 October 2022 |work=] |date=29 April 2013 |quote= }}</ref><ref name=SS /> ] has stated that Meek spent five years investigating the ].<ref name=SS>{{cite book |title=Operation Pineapple Express |date=August 30, 2022 |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Operation-Pineapple-Express/Scott-Mann/9781668003534 |publisher=] |isbn=9781668003534 |access-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117101323/https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Operation-Pineapple-Express/Scott-Mann/9781668003534 |archive-date=17 January 2022 |language=en |quote=James Gordon Meek is an award-winning investigative journalist for ABC News and a former Senior Counterterrorism Advisor and Investigator for the House Committee on Homeland Security conducted a five-year investigation into the fratricidal death in Iraq of Army Pfc. David H. Sharrett II}}</ref> Meek had worked on the 2021 documentary film '']''<ref>{{cite news |author1=BEATRICE VERHOEVEN |title=2022 News & Documentary Emmy Nominations Revealed |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/national-academy-of-tv-arts-sciences-announces-2022-news-documentary-emmy-nominees-1235188293/ |access-date=22 October 2022 |work=] |date=28 July 2022 |quote=Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary 3212 Un-Redacted ABC}}</ref> which detailed the 2017 ] in ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/movies/3212-un-redacted-review.html|title='3212 Un-Redacted' Review: Trying to Solve a Mission's Mysteries|first=Ben|last=Kenigsberg|work=The New York Times |date=November 11, 2021|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>, and investigated the ].<ref name=SS>{{cite book |title=Operation Pineapple Express |date=August 30, 2022 |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Operation-Pineapple-Express/Scott-Mann/9781668003534 |publisher=] |isbn=9781668003534 |access-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117101323/https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Operation-Pineapple-Express/Scott-Mann/9781668003534 |archive-date=17 January 2022 |language=en |quote=James Gordon Meek conducted a five-year investigation into the fratricidal death in Iraq of Army Pfc. David H. Sharrett II}}</ref>


While his critics had labelled him a "military fanboy",<ref name="new">], https://thenewamerican.com/journalist-disappeared-after-fbi-raided-his-home-seeking-classified-info/</ref>
Meek resigned from his position as an investigative producer for ABC News on April 27, 2022, the same day the ] raided his home. As a result of the search, he was arrested on January 31, 2023, for "transportation of images of ]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-arrested-transporting-images-child-sexual-abuse|title=Man Arrested for Transporting Images of Child Sexual Abuse|date=February 1, 2023|website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Ted |date=2023-02-01 |title=Former ABC News Producer Arrested On Charge Of Transporting Child Pornography |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/abc-news-producer-arrested-child-pornography-1235246591/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=]}}</ref>

==Investigation and Arrest==
In March 2021, ] had alerted authorities that Meek's account, named "James Meek" and matching his ], had uploaded five videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.<ref name="FBI" />

===First Search Warrant===
After 13 months, a ] was obtained for Meek's ] home. It was raided on April 27 2022 by the FBI's Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force in DC.<ref name="FBI" />

The FBI seized an ] named "Bone Machine" on which Meek had "expressed enthusiasm for the sexual abuse of children" and both sent and received images of child sexual abuse through ].<ref name="FBI" /><ref>], , 7 September 2019.</ref> Under the name "Pawny4", Meek and another man had exchanged photographs of their penises in 2020 and discussed raping a group of children in a ] photograph Meek had sent.<ref name="FBI" /> During that conversation, Meek referenced he had raped a female toddler. The two men engaged in homosexual banter, and Meek sent a video depicting "an erect penis penetrating the anus of a female infant. Throughout the duration of the video, the infant can be heard loudly crying and screaming."<ref name="FBI" />

With another stranger, Meek had sent the same video of the infant being raped as well as a photo of a nude woman with two infants, and a photograph of a prepubescent girl on the beach with her chest exposed whom he fantasized about forcing to perform ].<ref name="FBI" /> Meek mused about raping an infant girl anally but still having access to rape her vaginally when she turned 3, and sent four more photos showing semen on the stomach of a young girl.<ref name="FBI" />

Meek claimed that he and a 21-year old woman discussed having a child together so that they could jointly partake in sexually abusing the infant when born.<ref name="FBI" />

The phone also contained more than 100 other CSAM images.

Following this raid, Meek "resigned very abruptly" from ] and public life.<ref name="fox">https://www.foxnews.com/media/abc-news-reporter-james-gordon-meek-resigned-very-abruptly-following-alleged-fbi-raid-of-home</ref> His lawyer Eugene Gorokhov claimed anonymous rumors were suggesting that the FBI raid had been seeking ] related to Meek's work as a journalist and national security advisor - however this was doubtful as new legislation had just passed the previous year which would've required ] ] to sign off on any raid seeking journalistic materials.<ref name="fox" /><ref>https://nypost.com/2022/10/19/journalist-james-gordon-meek-missing-since-fbi-seized-classified-docs-in-home-raid-report/</ref>

Described by ] as a "52-year-old bear of a man the height of his powers and the pinnacle of his profession", Meek's flight sparked rumors he was "missing" and "disappeared" in media accounts, as his apartment had been vacated.<ref>https://nypost.com/2022/10/19/journalist-james-gordon-meek-missing-since-fbi-seized-classified-docs-in-home-raid-report/</ref><ref>https://www.thedailybeast.com/producer-james-gordon-meek-disappeared-after-fbi-raid-rolling-stone-reports</ref>] theorised that Meek may have commit suicide following the raid, and deemed plausible the "dark speculation" that he could've been arrested by the ] and taken to a ].<ref name="new" />


==References== ==References==

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James Gordon Meek
Born1968 (age 56–57)
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James Gordon Meek (born 1968) is an former ABC News producer and senior counterterrorism advisor of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security until his 2023 arrest by the FBI on charges related to the inter-state transport of videos depicting him raping a toddler, in addition to other evidence of sexual abuse of children ranging from infancy to teenhood. Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). It was revealed the FBI had waited nearly two years after becoming aware of his possession of child pornography, some of which appears to feature himself molesting children, before they arrested him. During that time, he is alleged to have continued sexually harming children. Midway through his years-long crime spree, Meek had published a story highlighting a quote he attributed to an anonymous source that authorities did not care if powerful people had child sexual abuse images, because they are too valuable to arrest.@meekwire (April 6, 2018). (Tweet) https://x.com/meekwire/status/982231536698191874 – via Twitter. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)


Meek had worked on the 2021 documentary film 3212 Un-redacted which detailed the 2017 Tongo Tongo ambush in Niger., and investigated the death of Dave Sharrett II.

While his critics had labelled him a "military fanboy",

Investigation and Arrest

In March 2021, Dropbox had alerted authorities that Meek's account, named "James Meek" and matching his IP Address, had uploaded five videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.

First Search Warrant

After 13 months, a search warrant was obtained for Meek's Virginia home. It was raided on April 27 2022 by the FBI's Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force in DC.

The FBI seized an iPhone 8 named "Bone Machine" on which Meek had "expressed enthusiasm for the sexual abuse of children" and both sent and received images of child sexual abuse through Kik. Under the name "Pawny4", Meek and another man had exchanged photographs of their penises in 2020 and discussed raping a group of children in a CSAM photograph Meek had sent. During that conversation, Meek referenced he had raped a female toddler. The two men engaged in homosexual banter, and Meek sent a video depicting "an erect penis penetrating the anus of a female infant. Throughout the duration of the video, the infant can be heard loudly crying and screaming."

With another stranger, Meek had sent the same video of the infant being raped as well as a photo of a nude woman with two infants, and a photograph of a prepubescent girl on the beach with her chest exposed whom he fantasized about forcing to perform fellatio. Meek mused about raping an infant girl anally but still having access to rape her vaginally when she turned 3, and sent four more photos showing semen on the stomach of a young girl.

Meek claimed that he and a 21-year old woman discussed having a child together so that they could jointly partake in sexually abusing the infant when born.

The phone also contained more than 100 other CSAM images.

Following this raid, Meek "resigned very abruptly" from ABC News and public life. His lawyer Eugene Gorokhov claimed anonymous rumors were suggesting that the FBI raid had been seeking classified documents related to Meek's work as a journalist and national security advisor - however this was doubtful as new legislation had just passed the previous year which would've required Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco to sign off on any raid seeking journalistic materials.

Described by Rolling Stone as a "52-year-old bear of a man the height of his powers and the pinnacle of his profession", Meek's flight sparked rumors he was "missing" and "disappeared" in media accounts, as his apartment had been vacated.The New American theorised that Meek may have commit suicide following the raid, and deemed plausible the "dark speculation" that he could've been arrested by the Biden Administration and taken to a CIA blacksite.

References

  1. David Ford (April 29, 2013). "ABC News Expands its Award-Winning Investigative Unit". ABC News. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  2. ^ Operation Pineapple Express. Simon & Schuster. August 30, 2022. ISBN 9781668003534. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022. James Gordon Meek conducted a five-year investigation into the fratricidal death in Iraq of Army Pfc. David H. Sharrett II
  3. "Man Arrested for Transporting Images of Child Sexual Abuse". US Department of Justice. February 1, 2023.
  4. Johnson, Ted (February 1, 2023). "Former ABC News Producer Arrested On Charge Of Transporting Child Pornography". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference FBI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. https://twitter.com/meekwire/status/
  7. BEATRICE VERHOEVEN (July 28, 2022). "2022 News & Documentary Emmy Nominations Revealed". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 22, 2022. Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary 3212 Un-Redacted ABC
  8. Kenigsberg, Ben (November 11, 2021). "'3212 Un-Redacted' Review: Trying to Solve a Mission's Mysteries". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  9. ^ The New American, https://thenewamerican.com/journalist-disappeared-after-fbi-raided-his-home-seeking-classified-info/
  10. Keybase, Meekwire: Bone Machine, 7 September 2019.
  11. ^ https://www.foxnews.com/media/abc-news-reporter-james-gordon-meek-resigned-very-abruptly-following-alleged-fbi-raid-of-home
  12. https://nypost.com/2022/10/19/journalist-james-gordon-meek-missing-since-fbi-seized-classified-docs-in-home-raid-report/
  13. https://nypost.com/2022/10/19/journalist-james-gordon-meek-missing-since-fbi-seized-classified-docs-in-home-raid-report/
  14. https://www.thedailybeast.com/producer-james-gordon-meek-disappeared-after-fbi-raid-rolling-stone-reports

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