Douglas A. Winberry, 50, of Meridian; Colby R. Watson, 36; and Lindsey J. McKeehan, 23, of Boise, are all charged with lewd conduct with a minor under the age of 16, sexual exploitation of a child, possession of sexually exploitative material, and inducing a person under the age of 18 into prostitution.
Watson and McKeehan are in the Ada County Jail. Winberry is being held in the Benton County Jail, near Prosser, Wash., where Meridian police say he fled to to avoid arrest after he discovered detectives were searching his home in the 2000 block of Cool Creek Avenue earlier this week.
Watson and McKeehan were arrested Wednesday at the Ada County Courthouse.
Meridian police began investigating the case June 19 after getting a tip that Winberry had pictures of a girl, under the age of 16, in various sexual poses on a CD at his Cool Creek Avenue home. Police searched Winberry’s home and found evidence that he was engaging in sexual acts with the girl and that he advertised her for prostitution on Craigslist.
Detectives also found evidence that the girl previously had been used in the same way by McKeehan and Watson — that the couple had taken pictures and video of the girl engaged in sexual acts with both of them and advertised her for prostitution on Craigslist, a free classified advertising Web site.
When detectives searched their home in the 11000 block of West Raul Street, near Columbia and Cloverdale roads in south Boise, they found more evidence. An arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for Winberry, and officers arrested McKeehand and Watson as they developed probable cause in the case, police officials said.
Meridian Police Lt. Bob Stowe said detectives found evidence that McKeehan, Watson and Winberry all knew each other but did not disclose the nature of the relationship or whether they met through Craigslist.
Stowe also said detectives were still investigating how the adults knew the girl. There is no allegation that the girl was forced to have sexual contact with the three adults.
While there was definite evidence of advertising for prostitution in the case, Stowe said detectives were still working on whether any prostitution took place or where it may have happened. Stowe said there is evidence that at least some the exploitative images and videos found were recorded at the two homes.
Winberry was arrested in the Prosser area Tuesday night on the Meridian arrest warrant. Stowe said detectives figured out that was where he likely went and contacted Prosser police Tuesday once the warrant was issued. Winberry was arrested without incident and is being held in the Benton County Jail on a $1 million warrant.
McKeehan and Watson are being held in the Ada County Jail, each on a $750,000 bond, and will make their initial court appearance later Thursday.
The maximum possible penalty for lewd conduct with a minor under the age of 16 is life in prison.
Source: http://www.idahostatesman.com/235/story/425859.html
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