FBIs 22 most wanted child abusers includes fugitive who molested girl, 6 The US S

March 2024 · 9 minute read

The FBI’s "most wanted child abusers" - including a fugitive who allegedly molested a six-year-old girl - have been revealed.

Twenty-two men, ranging in age from 35 to 76, are listed on the FBI's Crimes Against Children Most Wanted page.

The criminals featured on the FBI's website have committed "some of the worst crimes against a most vulnerable population."

An FBI representative told Fox News: "The page is an awareness tool the FBI uses to ensure that the victims are not forgotten, and the perpetrators know the FBI continues their efforts to find and arrest them, so they are accountable for their criminal actions.

"Each of our 56 field offices uses this site to focus public attention on specific cases in their area."

The spokesperson added: "Each of the criminals was federally charged with various crimes against children and chose to flee before appearing in court to answer their charges or violations.

"As such, each is now wanted for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, as well as their original charges of violence against a child."

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of the 22 most wanted men accused of child abuse is urged to contact their local FBI offices.

According to the FBI website: "The FBI has 56 field offices (also called divisions) centrally located in major metropolitan areas across the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

"They are the places where we carry out investigations, assess local and regional crime threats, and work closely with partners on cases and operations."

The FBI's 22 most wanted men accused of committing crimes against children:

Erik Kristian Moller, 52

Moller - who worked in the aviation fuel business - is a convicted child molester.

He is wanted for failing to appear for sentencing in San Luis Obispo, California, in 2003.

Between 1997 and 2000, he gave a girl drugs and/or alcohol before molesting her, while she was ages 10 to 14.

Elby Jessie Hars, 76

Hars - a licensed commercial truck driver (Hazmat Certified) - is a convicted child sex offender.

He is wanted for his alleged involvement in sexual activity with a minor girl.

Hars committed the crime in South Carolina in 2000.

Franz Dieudonne, 50

Dieudonne - a Haitain-born chemist and nursing assistant - is sought for his alleged involvement in sex-related crimes with a minor, after being indicted in Illinois and in Utah.

He allegedly traveled across state lines from Pennsylvania to Utah to engage in sex with a 15-year-old.

In 2002, was also arrested for allegedly transporting a minor in interstate commerce with the intent to engage in sex.

Roger Dale Parham, 73

Parham - who does computer-related work and has been described as "very charming" - was arrested for rape involving a minor in 1988.

A federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court and the Western District of Arkansas in 1999, after Parham was charged federally with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

He is believed to have traveled to Mexico after fleeing Arkansas.

Bruce Emerson Sawhill, 69

Sawhill - who worked in construction, specifically as a drywall installer - is a convicted sex offender and wanted for committing sexual acts on a minor.

A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered by the FBI in return for information leading to Sawhill's whereabouts and arrest.

He allegedly sexually assaulted a young female child on more than one occasion in Missouri.

Rex C. Reichert, 74

Reichert - previously a technician in a recording studio, who also once operated an amusement arcade - is wanted for the alleged sexual abuse of two juvenile males, ages fourteen and ten, over a two-year period at his apartment in Pennsylvania.

In 1992, a federal arrest warrant was obtained for Reichert after he was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

The FBI is offering a reward leading to his arrest.

Rene F. Ramirez, 38

Ramirez is wanted for his alleged involvement in the possession and receipt of child pornography.

From approximately June of 2007 through December of 2009, he was involved in the trafficking of child pornography, via computers, in the New York City area.

A federal arrest warrant was issued for Ramirez after he was charged with possession and receipt of child porn.

Gerardo Cruz-Hernandez, 32 or 36

Hernandez is wanted for the alleged sexual assault of a victim from 2011 to 2014.

His female victim was between the ages of 12 and 15.

A state arrest warrant was issued for Hernandez in 2014, after he was charged with multiple counts of forcible rape, rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse,  and unlawful contact with a minor.

He was also charged with indecent assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, terroristic threats, and corruption of minors.

Gerardo Beltran, 64

Beltran - a Mexican-native, who previously held a position as a Catholic priest - is wanted for alleged lewd and lascivious conduct with four female victims under the age of fourteen during 1991.

He gained the trust of his victims' families when he worked in two Sacramento, California, parishes.

During an investigation, Beltran fled the state and a federal warrant was issued for his arrest on and in June 2005.

Jeffrey Deal McDaniel, 52

McDaniel - who may be working in the computer industry and living in Mexico - is wanted in Placer County, California, for his alleged repeated sexual contact with a minor female relative.

His victim was 13-years-old at the time of the abuse.

From September 1998 until September 2000, McDaniel took the girl with him and her whereabouts were unknown until she was found in Mexico.

According to the girl, McDaniel sexually assaulted the girl numerous times, which resulted in a pregnancy.

Jerold Dunning, 60

Dunning - a ship and boat building - is wanted for his alleged involvement in lewd activities with a child under the age of 16, in Florida from 1996 to 1998.

After his 1998 arrest, Dunning's trial was scheduled in June 1999, but he failed to appear in court.

Dunning, who reportedly has no history of violence, may have fled from the US to Brazil.

Gustavo Cruz, 54

Cruz - a Mexican-native and migrant worker - is wanted for allegedly molesting an 11-year old child and recording it on his cell phone in Indiana.

In March 2017, a federal arrest was issued for Cruz in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

He is suspected to be living in the Midwest US.

Jose Ruben Salinas-Rangal

Rangal is wanted for the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in Tennessee, in 2014.

A federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, in April 2015.

He was last known to reside in Tennessee, but he may be living in Mexico.

Gregory Robert Whitehead, 59

Whitehead allegedly lured two young girls to his home under the ruse of using them for housecleaning services in 2007.

The sexual assaults of two teenage girls were reported to the Colorado Springs Police Department.

He allegedly served the girls alcohol, took nude and graphic photos of them, and paid them for their sexual favors in his Denver, Colorado, home.

Whitehead was arrested for sexual exploitation of children; soliciting for child prostitution; inducement of child prostitution; criminal attempt to commit sexual assault; and sexual assault - but he failed to appear in court and a federal warrant was issued for his arrest.

Luis Tejada, 43

Tejada - a native of El Salvador and a US citizen -  was indicted in 2010, by the United States District Court, District of Maryland, for distribution of child pornography and a federal warrant was issued for his arrest.

He allegedly distributed child photography images and video through the internet.

Anthony Kendall Dewater, 61

Dewater, who worked as a teacher's aide at an elementary school in Oregon, was charged in 1992 with nine counts of sexual abuse for allegedly fondling multiple students over a six-month period.

In July 1992, Dewater was found guilty of seven of those counts in the Marion County Circuit Court for the State of Oregon.

He reportedly speaks Spanish fluently and may have traveled to Seattle, Washington; California; British Columbia, Canada; Spain; the United Kingdom; or Peru.

Juan Najera Quezada, 61

Quezada - a Mexican-native, who previously worked in landscaping -  is sought for his alleged involvement in the sexual abuse of a six-year-old female in Chicago, Illinois.

Chicago Police Department officers arrested him in 2007 after he was found to have sexually assaulted the child, who lived inside  his apartment building.,

At the time of the abuse, Quezada lived with a woman who ran a daycare service out of the home.

Jose Antonio Barroso, 45

Barroso - a Mexican-native who is now suspected to be residing in Guadalajara - is wanted for his alleged involvement in the rape of a young girl in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

The rape allegedly occurred from the time the victim was five years old until she was eleven years old.

He was charged with rape and issued a federal arrest warrant in February 2005.

Kent Douglas Eaton, 75

Eaton - who has worked as a photographer, learning consultant, and community volunteer for youth groups - is wanted for his alleged involvement in the sexual molestation of a minor and the creation of child pornography.

He allegedly molested multiple children in Santa Cruz County, California, in 1985.

The New York-native allegedly lured young male victims to his residence, performed lewd and lascivious acts with those minors, and photographed minors while they participated in those acts.

William Willingham, 58

Willingham - a welder and tractor driver - is wanted for kidnapping and rape in Mississippi.

He allegedly tied up his girlfriend in her bedroom at her home, and raped her daughter in a nearby room.

His girlfriend managed to free herself to help her daughter, but Willingham allegedly waved a knife and forced her away.

Willingham is reportedly known to be a heavy drinker, a drug user, and carry a 12-inch knife.

A $5,000 reward if being offered by the FBI and the Tate County Sheriff's Office in Mississippi for information leading to his arrest.

Curtis Lee Brovold, 67

Brovold - a computer technician - is wanted for his alleged sexual activities with a 14-year-old girl, whom he met on the internet.

He allegedly spoke with the victim for about six months before flying to Moorhead, Minnesota, to meet the teenager and engage in sex acts with her at a hotel.

The Minnesota-native was arrested on July 11, 2000, and released on bond - but he did not appear for his court hearing and was charged with criminal sexual conduct.

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Gerard Boguslaw Zalewski, 35

Zalewski is wanted for failing to appear at his sentencing hearing for committing involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old female victim in June 2004, in Pennsylvania.

Months later, Zalewski pled guilty to one count of attempted involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and one count of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse.

He is said to have ties with Poland, New Jersey, and Arizona.

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