"Person Of Interest" In Sex Tape Search

Nevada Authorities Want To Question Chester Arthur Stiles; Identify Girl As "Madison"

(CBS/AP)  Nevada authorities identified a man on Friday who they want to question as they search for a young girl shown being sexually assaulted in a homemade videotape.

Chester Arthur Stiles, 34, was being called a "person of interest" in the search for a girl with haunting eyes who authorities believe was 4 or 5 years old when she was raped and sexually assaulted in the explicit video, Nye County Sheriff Tony DeMeo said.

Stiles, whose last known address was Las Vegas, also was wanted on unrelated state and federal warrants on charges of sexual assault and lewdness with a minor under 14 years of age, the sheriff said. He is on the FBI's fugitives list.

DeMeo also said the name of the little girl seen on the videotape is a form of "Madison," although he wouldn't give the exact spelling.

"We believe that maybe the mother may not come forward with that information. We allege, based upon what we saw in the video that, this was not the first time that this young lady, this young girl was subject to that type of abuse," DeMeo said in a news conference Friday.

The man who claimed to have found the tape in the Nevada desert could face charges himself.

Darren Tuck, 26, turned over that video to detectives back in early September. At the time, he told detectives he merely found the videotape in the desert while riding his dirt bike.

"He is driving around in the desert. He sees it. He's curious. He picks it up, takes it home, plugs it in, take a few minutes to realize it is what he feared it was - horrible acts being done on a child," attorney Harry Kuehn told Melissa Duran of CBS affiliate KLAS-TV.

Investigators have doubts about that story.

"A reasonable person doesn't hold onto this for five months," Detective David Boruchowitz said. "To me, as a human being and as a father, that is unacceptable and I don't buy it."

Kuehn says Tuck may even have helped in possibly saving the little girl's life.

"That was not his goal, because if that was his goal, he wouldn't have held onto that for five months. And until somebody provides me a reasonable explanation as to why he possibly left this girl in danger, until then, I don't buy it. Unacceptable all around," Boruchowitz told KLAS.

Tuck is being questioned by investigators.

At least he had enough of a conscience to bring the tape forward. He didn't just throw it away," Sheriff Tony DeMeo said. "In that respect, Mr. Tuck has some redeeming qualities. What we want to do now is rescue that girl."

Boruchowitz said investigators don't think Tuck made the tape. Tuck was arrested Sept. 19 on charges of promoting child pornography and possession of child pornography, all felonies. The top charge carries a possible sentence of up to life in prison.

Tuck was released without bail, pending arraignment Nov. 26 in Pahrump Justice Court, a court official said. Pahrump is a small town 60 miles west of Las Vegas.

"Right now, my understanding is he's cooperating with the district attorney's office," Boruchowitz said on The Early Show. "At the time of the investigation, he chose not to talk with us any further once he gave us his initial story."

A second, older girl seen on the tape, about 10 or 12 years old, has been identified.

"We've ensured that she is safe and that she is well. We've ensured that she did not suffer as a victim at the hands of that perpetrator, as did that little girl," Boruchowitz said Thursday on CBS News' The Early Show.

[slim1h2o]

Seems to me, that older girl should have some type of information for the cops. Even if, what ever is on that tape, are separate incidences. She has to know something. Like who filmed it, something!

[browescott]

Are we sure it''s not Tuck on the video or him filming the video?

[draftreid]

Pahrfump Huh?

A place that seems to attract weirdos and perverts.

Just ask Art Bell and his family. Incredibly that radio icon and weirdo chooses to live there.

[Krazcarl]

Good I believe our public outcry did some good yesterday that sack of manure knows more than he''s telling found it beside the road my but. Told that to dad in 74 after having a few with friends. He knows more.

[Krazcarl]

This article is factualy incorrect he didn''t turn it in he showed it to a friend and the friend told police he had no option if not for that friend we would not have known.

[klingon69]

"That was not his goal, because if that was his goal, he wouldn''t have held onto that for five months. And until somebody provides me a reasonable explanation as to why he possibly left this girl in danger, until then, I don''t buy it. Unacceptable all around," Boruchowitz told KLAS."

The only explanation that might hold water, and in NO way do I condone this but, if anyone remembers the security guard who discovered the suspicious package at the olympics, that turned out to be a bomb? The primary suspect for quite some time was the guard. The police tend to look at the witnesses as a primary suspect. Even if they are proven to be innocent, their lives are ruined. I hope they find the perp of these acts, and pray that the little girl is found and safe.

[jetlizhan]

how could this slimeball keep this tape for 5 months knowing this little girl was being se.xually abused!! what a monster. as a parent, that is totally unthinkable and unbearable. how in h.ell could he sleep at nights knowing the horrors this child was going through. d@mn him.

[jmsfrg16]

This is a bit slow because for one they anit just say nor make him a suspect because he turned the tape in. He most likely thought that it was a pron flick or something, but yet then came to his sences. That it was not what he thought it was

[lexi34]

I know they have sent the tape to a lab. I pray they treat this with a sense of urgency. But I still get the feeling she is out there burried in the desert.

[lexi34]

Hey @ least we know where Tuck will be Nov.26th ....
I''m just sayin''

[msblueliner]

Have they questioned the older girl? If she remembers being there... then maybe she can remember where they were.

[katielyn3131]

My heart goes out to that beautiful little girl, how can these monsters be permitted to ever be aloud to walk among us after they are found out? When I was three it happened to me, I''m 35 now and still remember, and he''s still free. It is so important to find her but to also remember she may not have been the first or the only one by this freak. Also there are so many of them who walk among us daily and we don''t even know it, that''s what bothers me and her little eyes will haunt me forever. Please God have mercy on this child.

[petesis]

I do not believe this punk. I say waterboard him until he tells what he knows.

[thinkingcapp]

I kept looking for video showing a clearer photo of the 4 yr old''s attackerin this site -it should have been posted but wasn''t, although it is reported by CNN to be available. In the media vieo being shown the sheets on the bed should have been dated & the manufacturer & distributor known to help point to possible location, similar to the dress the girl wore. Regarding those sheets -they are typically masculine choice in design/color -not something many women would purchase -may indicate he does not live with an adult female, or lives as a bachelor. The bedroom was unkempt in the video somewhat supporting that possibility. The compact louvered doors in the bdrm. seem to indicate apt. living, rather than a house. I think there is vague similarity of facial features/skin tome with the man & the girl -she may be his daughter, or a close relative. She may be in his custody during lengths of time or be left in his care for other reasons. The dress she wore seems to say that someone -more likely, a female- purchsed her clothing -cute clothing is not something men typically purchase, esp. for children. She was shoeless and her hair was unkempt impressing upon me, that she had been in his care for some time. I hope this helps.

[marcodele]

I would not put a VHS tape that had been laying on the ground into my VCR. Period. Strike 1.

If I viewed something that horrendous, I would send it anonymously to the police. Period. Strike 2.

If I had viewed something that awful, I would not show it to my friends. Period. Strike 3.

This guy knows where the body is buried.

[thinkingcapp]

As far as Tuck is concerned -I think he may have very well personally known the man in the video. Perhaps, a falling out of friendship caused him to seek revenge on his friend by taking the tape to police, foolishly thinking his story would hold up. Of course, there are other possibilities -he was obviously involved with porn involving children just by having the tape in his possession- but maybe he felt this particular tape was too realistic for his usual tastes, depicting the actual and more graphic rape of a child. The tape may have been passing from person to person for years among people involved in this kind of porn -and worse. The tape showed no signs of weather damage -so his story begins on a note of doubt. I think he knows much more -and I think time will draw it all out.

[thinkingcapp]

Does anyone think the guy in the video is light-skinned with freckles, maybe reddish hair? In the media video the closest the camera came to his body seemed to show freckles.

[thinkingcapp]

If the girl was around four-five at the time of the making of the video -provided that her dress was actually purchased in 2003 when it was first produced for distribution- then she would be around 8 or 9 today. I realize that children in these circumstances do not often go to school, but I keep wondering if she did. Surely, if she went to any public school, there are teachers out there who could help to identify her.

[jsbryson]

I am a therapist who specializes in *** offender treatment and risk assessment. I don''t buy that he just kept the tape for 5 months and cares about saving the children in the tape. Offenders are very savy at deception. Anna Salter has produced a videotape that is very good, titled, "Truth, Lies, and *** Offenders." I recommend every one who has had to listen to the justification of accusations watch this tape.

[thinkingcapp]

The way police are handling info about the "peeping tom" part of the tape -I know- is to protect the older girl''s identity. But because it''s on the same tape it seems to date it back to the same span of time the acts on the video happened. My point is this: if it''s true this tape is possibly 3-4 years old, then the location given by the older girl on the tape obviously pinpoints some specific location. A location she (also obviously) remembers being at, after being notified by police that she''d been videotaped without her knowledge. If the guy in the videotape was *in* a specific location, then *somebody* had to have seen him there. Police aren''t saying, but if he videotaped her from his apt. window targeting her through *her* window, then a specific location for him is known. If it is known, then he (or a roommate) had to pay rent in the building to a landlord. This should provide a name.

[staycalm]

I don''t think this tape was produced in America. Otherwise,someone would have recognized her by now. The child herself does not look American, she looks Russian or Eastern European. They probably just put a couple of different videos onto one tape but the older girl''s shots may not even be connected to the younger girl''s. The only other explanation for why no one has come forward is that the man in the video is her father or guardian and he is keeping her hidden in the home.

[edward1975-2009]

ThinkingCapp: Forget your meds today. Watching one to many CSI''s. This guy who had the tape is BSing everyone. Watching it for 5 mos. All thoughts and prayers to the little girl, she is probally broken for life, I hope they catch this person and abuse them for a bit. Tell the press the perp resisted.

[gdig60804]

Maybe he didn''t review the tape until five months latter. He turned the tape on his own. That is why people are afraid to get involved anymore.

[marcodele]

Nothing makes sense about the guy''s story who found the tape. And like Judge Judy says.... if it doesn''t make sense, it isn''t true.

Fear of being arrested is not an excuse - he could have mailed it anonymously to the police.

[thinkingcapp]

Other questions ...Why is this video in VHS format? Can it be determined what kind of camera the original video was it made on -maybe, judging from the manufacturer of any other type of equipment belonging to the tripod setup that may have been lying around in the bedrm and caught on film? Who, but a person very involved with porn would use the cheapest and least-technologically improved methods for video choose to produce video in VHS format? It appears obvious the video wound up being used for distribution purposes.

[thinkingcapp]

I agree with "StayCalm''s" suggestion that both the man and the little girl could possibly be Russion or Eastern European.

In those countries VHS format is still used for video.

[slim1h2o]

In those countries VHS format is still used for video.


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Posted by ThinkingCapp at 01:30 PM : Sep 28, 2007


I beleive, It''s still used here as well. Not everyone has DVD yet

[tearsfallen]

We all pray for her to be found, and For god sake that man to be charged and put in general public of the meanest prison on this earth, them boys will take justice in hand!

[klingon69]

I would not put a VHS tape that had been laying on the ground into my VCR. Period. Strike 1.

If I viewed something that horrendous, I would send it anonymously to the police. Period. Strike 2.

If I had viewed something that awful, I would not show it to my friends. Period. Strike 3.

This guy knows where the body is buried.
Posted by marcodele at 11:30 AM : Sep 28, 2007
Probably where he "found" the video tape.

[aerodog]

This girl''s mother (and yes, she must be a MOTHER) is out there and has seen this picture. Why in the world wouldn''t she come forth unless maybe she ''sold'' her little girl to the highest bidder - or she may be dead. A lot of unraveling to come in this case.

[gheemaster38]

"That was not his goal, because if that was his goal, he wouldn''t have held onto that for five months. And until somebody provides me a reasonable explanation as to why he possibly left this girl in danger, until then, I don''t buy it. Unacceptable all around," Boruchowitz told KLAS.

You tell em, Detective!!!! Unacceptable is right. Any decent human being would have turn the tape in right away...

[coffee_guy1]

If he found a VHS tape, you''re saying that anybody''d who''d have found a VHS tape would have watched it right away?

[nexgen99]

People that do these kind of things need to have their privates cut off, their hands cut off and then dumped on to a deserted island to rot.

[coffee_guy1]

Why don''t you guys go head out to the garbage dump. There''s VHS tapes out there by the thousands. Any one of''em could have child pornography on them. Then lock up the garbage dump.

[coffee_guy1]

How do you help a raving lunatic?

[seaslew]

dont worry the Cops will find him, they know more than what they are saying, at least we have a name and a face...

[coffee_guy1]

This is the quandary that cops face everyday of their careers. They get emotionally involved. And any good cop will tell ya that thats the one way the guy gets away.

I am not a cop. I don''t wanna be a cop. You''re the ones who wanna be cops. And bad ones. Because you think that such a heinous crime does anything but let the perps who did it get away.

[gheemaster38]

If he found a VHS tape, you''''re saying that anybody''''d who''''d have found a VHS tape would have watched it right away

According to his words. He took the time to go back and pick it up. so, yes anybody who would do that would watch the video on it as soon as possible.. Considering that he is into porn-I am sure he would have had that tape going before his keys left his hand and coat was off.. Afterall, Pornography is the video that is most likely to be disgarded in that manner... So most folks would have left it there. Now, if he is telling the truth.. Then he may have helped with this even though it took 5 months..

[seven-pesos]

i called my friend, bubba.

told him to get all his cellmates together.

got a scumbag child rapist coming his way.

bubba said he''s gonna make some money.

gonna sell that scumbags booty to everybody on cellblock ''d''.

then they gonna torture that creep.

they gonna charge extra for that.

bubba said he''s gonna show '' pay per view '' when they snuff that creep.

now that''ll be some good live entertainment.

[mel7969]

Once this man is found, justice will be served!!!! This sickens me and I pray that he is found and pays for hurting these young girls and ruining their lives.

[signof4]

WHITE MEN!!!!!! NUFF SAID!!!!
Posted by cryonbrian at 03:51 PM : Sep 28, 2007

Yo bra....where''s the love? Besides, haven''t you ever seen The Color Purple? Wasn''t that Oprah''s DAD gettin'' jiggy wit da moneymaker? You should change your screen name to CRYINBRIAN....cause your such a bedwetting whiner!

[marcodele]

The sad thing about this whole story is that the tape was made years ago, and this stuff is going on all over the world everyday. They need to start studying the brains of these molester freaks and figure out which chunk to remove.

[gheemaster38]

The South is sending you warm greetings-- Seven Pesos.. LOL Come to think of it.. this happened in the Southwest....

[wfbdem]

Please don''t tell me he is a former republican congressman.

[godseyesore-2009]

I''d lay money on at least the first part of that phrase.

[jeanner6]

Why wasn''t this guy detained the minute he brought this video tape to authorities?

[nukeem123]

We need to catch this pedophile P-O-S, cut his balls off, stuff them in his mouth and hang him by his ankles in the street...and all other pedophiles like him while we''re at it.

[mandylou4u]

cryonbrian:

Do you really think this is the place to bring that shi/t up? Are you totally retarded? This kid, and all the kids out there getting abused, need help. Not idiots like you who still can''t get over it!!!

[frends2ok]

YOU SEE HORROR REPORTS SUCH AS THIS AND I WONDER HOW THE MOVIE AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY ABOUT MINERS HAVING *** AT A HOUSE OF HOOKERS,UNDER THE AGE OF13 OR 11.
AND BOOKS ON TOTAL *** ED WITH PHOTOS OF NAKED CHILDREN AND ADULTS ARE ALLOWED IN THE CHILDRENS SECTION.THE ONE THE WOMEN IN THE NEWS REFUSED TO BRING BACK.
AND PEOPLE WONDER
WHY DOES THESE CRIMES HAPPEN!!!!!!!!!

[shanev137]

PERSON OF INTEREST = WE HAVE NO IDEA IF YOU ARE GUILTY OR NOT, BUT IT''S GOING TO MAKE ALL OF US FEEL BETTER IF WE PUBLICLY RUIN YOUR LIFE VIA THE MEDIA BY TRYING TO GET EVERYONE TO THINK YOU''RE THE ONE WHO DID IT.