Online child predator investigation leads Vancouver police to ask the public for assistance

Investigators say they found troubling messages between two Vancouver men

By Brianna Murschel, Columbian staff writer Published: July 11, 2024, 5:48pm

The Vancouver Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying potential victims in an online child predator investigation. Police arrested two Vancouver men earlier this week as part of an ongoing criminal investigation of child sexual abuse images, according to the police department. Christopher “CJ” Bradshaw was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of three counts of first-degree dealing in depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, three counts of first-degree possession of depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, one count of first-degree child molestation and one count of second-degree incest, police said. Forensic investigators analyzed Bradshaw’s devices, the police department said, and found troubling chats with another man.

Brandon Richardson was arrested Thursday on suspicion of four counts of first-degree possession of depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, one count of second-degree possession of depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct and one count of criminal conspiracy (rape of a child). The police department’s Digital Evidence Cybercrime Unit asks the public to contact Detective Robert Gibbons at robert.givens@cityofvancouver.us or Detective Jake Carlow at jake.carlow@cityofvancouver.us with any information relevant to the ongoing investigation.

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