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Sun Prairie Police Department Media Release


From: Detective Sergeant Ryan Cox
Date: September 10th, 2019

Subject: Child Sex Crimes – Subject Arrested



The Sun Prairie Police Department has been investigating allegations of inappropriate sexual conversations and explicit photograph dissemination between a 22 YO male living in Rexford, New York, and a 12YO male living here in Sun Prairie.

During the initial phases of the investigation, Sun Prairie Police Department identified the suspect as JOHN W. DUVAL.

The Sun Prairie Police Department received assistance from the New York State Police and the FBI to ultimately locate and take Duval into custody on an extraditable warrant on September 10th, 2019. Duval was arraigned in the Town of Clifton Park Court on charges of Use of a Computer to Facilitate a Child Sex Crime.

This investigation is still active and more information will be released when available.



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