By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) – A child pornography suspect
has been placed on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitive list to
replace al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who was killed by U.S.
forces last year.
Eric Justin Toth, 30, a former private school teacher, was
indicted in 2008 in Maryland on one count related to producing
child pornography, according to court records. Authorities found
pornographic images on a camera in his possession, the FBI said.
Authorities are offering a $100,000 reward for information
leading to Toth’s arrest.
There also is a sealed two-count complaint against Toth that
has been filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., which
charges him with possessing a video that includes an image of
child pornography and transporting it across state lines,
according to the FBI.
Toth may advertise himself on the Internet as a tutor or a
male nanny and was believed to have lived in Arizona as recently
as 2009. Prior to that he was believed to have been in Virginia,
Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Minnesota, the FBI said.
If convicted on the charge in Maryland, Toth would face at
least 15 years in prison and as many as 30 years.
The addition to the list comes almost a year after bin Laden
was killed in Pakistan by U.S. forces. The FBI said putting Toth
on the list was the culmination of a lengthy process including
surveying its 56 field offices for candidates and approval by
top FBI officials.
Toth is the 495th person to be on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted
Fugitives list. There is another vacancy on it due to the
capture of reputed mobster James “Whitey” Bulger last year.
(Reporting By Jeremy Pelofsky)
