Kenneth
Wayne Fisher, 42, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was named in an eight-count
indictment filed late Wednesday.
Fisher
allegedly took the victim through multiple states on a trip that ended on November
16, 2015 after a high-speed police chase that concluded when Fisher ran out of
gas on the 405 freeway near Seal Beach.
The
indictment charges Fisher with:
enticement to
travel in interstate commerce to engage in criminal sexual activity;
transportation of
a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity;
production of
child pornography;
transportation of
child pornography;
possession of child
pornography; and
three counts of
commission of a felony offense involving a minor while required to register as
a sex offender.
The indictment alleges that Fisher was convicted in an Alabama state court in 2000 of sexual abuse in the second degree, which is why he was required to register as a sex offender.
An
indictment contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every
defendant is presumed to be innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.
If he is
convicted of the offenses alleged in the indictment, Fisher faces a potential
sentence of life without parole in federal prison. In Fisher’s case, because of
his prior conviction and requirement to register as a sex offender, the charge
of producing child pornography carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 35 years
in prison.
Fisher is
currently in federal custody in Kansas where he faces sentencing for robbing a
bank during his trip with the victim.
This case is
the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the
Fountain Valley Police Department. The Colorado Springs Police Department
conducted the missing persons investigation, and the California Highway Patrol
assisted the Fountain Valley Police Department during the chase that culminated
with Fisher’s arrest.
This case is
being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Gregory S. Scally of the
Santa Ana Branch Office.
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