“While searching for pornography, Leonard Carpenter explained that he uses search terms such as ‘Asian Teen’ and ‘Preteen,'” according to the affidavit. During that discussion, Carpenter allegedly told investigators that he uses multiple websites to search for pornography, specifically the BitTorrent client software UTorrent. Also located in Carpenter’s bedroom was a thumb drive containing at least 25 images of child pornography, according to the affidavit.Ĭarpenter was taken custody at his job in Springfield the same day the search warrant was executed and agreed to be interviewed, the affidavit says. The tower’s contents were forensically reviewed and found to contain the file names “Siberian Mouse” and “siberian_mouse_2,” which King identified as the same files he downloaded from the BitTorrent Network in September, triggering the investigation. She also said that she does not have a computer and that her cell phone is not capable of accessing the internet, according to the affidavit.Īgents allegedly located multiple computer devices in Carpenter’s bedroom, including a black computer tower.
She told them her son was at work and that the two had shared the apartment for 12 years, with no other guests for at least a year, according to the affidavit.
