Peter Bright, a Conde Nast blogger who covers the Microsoft and MPEx beats for Ars Technica has been arrested for responding to an advertisement posted by a female FBI agent seeking men to sexually entice her 7 year old daughter and 9 year old son (archived). Bright attempted to establish his credentials with the FBI agent by stating he has an ongoing relationship with an 11 year old Manhattan girl.

While neglecting the MPEx beat, Bright was a critic of investigations into organized Pantsuitist child sex trafficking rings. The USG complaint filed before Magistrate Debra Freeman of the Southern District of New York does not clarify whether the account used by the FBI agent to entrap Bright was a dedicated honeypot or a personal account the agent normally uses to pimp out her children to other "law enforcement" members and their Pantsuitist allies.

The full text of the complaint is presented below:

Case 1:19-mj-04952-UA Document 1 Filed 05/23/19 Page 1 of 6

OR\G\NAL
Approved:

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Assistant United States Attorney

Before:

THE HONORABLE DEBRA FREEMAN
United States Magistrate Judge
Southern District of New Yor~

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

COMPLAINT

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Violations of 18
U.S.C. §§ 2~22(b) and

PETER BRIGHT,

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Defendant.

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, ss.:
ELIZABETH JENSEN, being duly sworn, deposes and says that
she is a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation
("FBin), and charges as follows:
COUNT ONE
(Attempted Enticement of a Minor to
Engage in Illegal Sexual Activity)

1.
From on or about April 18, 2019 up to and including on
or about May 22, 2019, in the Southern District ot' New York and
elsewhere, PETER BRIGHT, the defendant, willfully and knowingly,
did use a facility and means of interstate and foreign commerce
to persuade, induce, entice, and coerce an individual who had
not attained the age of 18 years to engage in sexual activity
for which a person can be charged with a criminal offense, and
attempted to do the same, to wit, BRIGHT used computers and/or
telephones to communicate with an undercover FBI agent about
arranging to engage in sexual activity with a purported nineyear old boy and a seven-year old girl, and attempted to meet
with the boy and the girl to engage in sexual activity, in
violation of New York Penal Law Sections 130.25(2), 130.30(1),
130.35(3), 130.55, 130.60(2), and 130.65(3) and (4j.

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(Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2422(b) and 2.)
The bases for my knowledge and for the foregoing charges
are, in part, as follows:
2.
I am a Special Agent with the FBI and have been so
employed for approximately four and a half years.
I am assigned
to an FBI squad charged with enforcing federal laws prohibiting
child pornography and other forms of child exploitation. As
such, I have worked on numerous investigations and prosecutions
involving minor victims and the adults who victimize these
children. This affidavit is based upon my personal
participation in the investigation of this matter, as well as on
my conversations with other law enforcement officers and my
examination of documents, reports, and records. Because this
affidavit is being submitted for the limited purpose of
establishing probable cause, it does not include all the facts I
have learned during the investigation. Where the contents of
documents or the actions, statements, or conversations of others
are reported herein, they are reported in substance and in part,
except where otherwise indicated.
3.
Based on my review of communications exchanged between
an FBI agent acting in an undercover capacity ("UC-1") and an
individual later identified as PETER BRIGHT, the defendant, I
have learned, among other things, the following:
a.
On or about April 17, 2019, UC-1 posing as a
mother of a nine-year old boy (the "Boy") and seven-year old
girl (the "Girl,~ and together with the Boy, the "Minors")
posted a public message on an online social media fetish
platform called KinkD seeking to chat with people who are, in
sum and substance, interested in teaching her children lessons
about the "birds and the bees."
b.
On or about April 18, 2019, a KinkD user by the
handle "randomanon," later identified as PETER BRIGHT, the
defendant, responded to UC-l's KinkD post.
c.
On or about May 1, 2019, UC-1 replied to BRIGHT
on KinkD, "My princess is 7 and my Prince Charming is 9."
BRIGHT suggested moving the conversation to text messaging.
d.
On or about May 14, 2019, BRIGHT and UC-1 decided
to continue their conversation over WhatsApp, a messaging
application for cellphones.
In order to communicate using

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WhatsApp, BRIGHT provided UC-1 with a particular cellphone
number linked to his WhatsApp account (the ."Telephone Number") .
e.
Between on or about May 14, 2019 and on or about
May 22, 2019, BRIGHT engaged UC-1 in discussions regarding
BRIGHT's ongoing sexual experience with an 11-year old girl, the
Minors' previous sexual experience, and the possibility of
BRIGHT meeting UC-1 and the Minors in person in Manhattan, New
York, to engage in sexual activity, including BRIGHT penetrating
the Girl with a finger, a toy,· or his penis.
The following are
excerpts from the exchange between UC-1 and BRIGHT on WhatsApp:
UC-1:
UC-1:
BRIGHT:

UC-1:
BRIGHT:
UC-1:
UC-1:
UC.-1:
BRIGHT:
BRIGHT:

When you last teach a little girl ?
I don't want just anyone teaching them
I have a girl I've been teaching off
and on for a couple of months now. But
she's in the Bronx, which makes the
logistics much harder.
As old as my princess?
A bit older, 11.
Ahh ok ... a little bit
What are you good at teaching ?
We have started the basics with [the
Girl]
I think masturbation and ,anal sex are
probably my favourite subjects.
Helping girls find those special places
to touch, it's very rewarding.

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UC-1:
UC-1:
BRIGHT:

You thought about what kind of lesson
you would like to start with?
Anything excite you :) ?
Really depends on their experience, but
I'm thinking maybe something involving
foreskin is the· way to start.

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BRIGHT:

UC-1:
UC-1:
BRIGHT:

Do you want the lessons to be
heteronormative?
Sorry for my ignorance. What do you
mean by that ?
As opposed to what ?
Does [the Girl] eat flowers and [the
Boy] suck snakes?

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***
UC-1:
BRIGHT:
BRIGHT:

BRIGHT:

BRIGHT:
UC-1:

BRIGHT:
BRIGHT:
UC-1:
BRIGHT:
UC-1:
BRIGHT:

I'm wondering how you teach her how to
pleasure herself and you?
Some girls at a very early age discover
that it feels good to rub certain bits
But otherwise, help her discover that
herself, touching or vibrating her
clit, putting a finger inside, or maybe
a very tiny toy
How to hold my snake, showing her where
the most sensitive parts of it are, the
parts that feel best to lick or rub
How to take it in her hand and the
kinds of motion that feel good
Yes helping her discover all the best
parts are super important and can be
tricky to master.
Yes, gentle touching and teasing
Is [the Girl] a virgin?
She has had the tip inside but not the
whole cock
Ok.
Does that excite you lol?
Yes. But I think the tip might be all I
can manage

Based on my review of the text conversation
between BRIGHT and UC-1, I understand "snake" to refer to a
penis and "flower" to refer to a vagina.
f.
On or about May 15, 2019, BRIGHT sent UC-1 two
photographs documenting his test results for several sexually
transmitted infections, including HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C,
and gonorrhea.
g.
On or about May 16, 2019, BRIGHT sent UC-1 two
photographs of himself (the "Photographs") . Based on my visual
inspection, one of the Photographs appears to be identical to
the profile pictures associated with BRIGHT'S WhatsApp account
and BRIGHT's KinkD account.
h.
On or about May 17, 2019,
telephone call between UC-1 and BRIGHT,
was available to meet on Monday, May 20,
discussed the "first lesson" and BRIGHT
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during a recorded
BRIGHT stated that he
2019.
UC-1 and BRIGHT
explained that he would

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want to meet the Minors, have them introduce themselves, have
them show him what they already know, and teach them about the
foreskin on his penis.
i.
On or about May 19, 2019, BRIGHT sent UC-1 a
photograph of his penis.
j.
On or about May 20, 2019, BRIGHT and UC-1
rescheduled their meeting to Wednesday, May 22, 2019.

4.
Based on my review of records from T-Mobile US, I
learned that the "Customer Name" associated with the Telephone
Number is PETER BRIGHT, the defendant. 1
5.
On or about May 22, 2019, PETER BRIGHT, the defendant,
met UC-1 on or about Hudson Street, in Manhattan, New York, and
was arrested shortly thereafter. Based on my visual inspection,
PETER BRIGHT, the defendant, is the same person as the
individual in the Photographs.
6.
PETER BRIGHT, the defendant, was thereafter advised of
his Miranda rights, waived those rights, and agreed to speak with
law enforcement officers. Among other things, BRLGHT admitted to
having chatted with UC-1 regarding engaging in ~exual activity
with the Minors.

The "Subscriber Name" associated with the Telephone Number
is another individual with the surname BRIGHT.
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WHEREFORE, the deponent respectfully requests that PETER
BRIGHT, the defendant, be imprisoned, or bailed, as the case may
be.

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Swor~

to before me this
of May, 2019

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THE HONORABLE DEBRA FREEMAN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

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