SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif./INDIANAPOLIS — An Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation out of Sacramento County, California has identified more than 80 victims, including nearly a dozen in Indiana.
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office released a video announcing the arrest of 24-year-old Demetrius Carl Davis.
Davis is accused of creating several fake social media accounts and posing as a young girl named “Lizzy.” Police say he would befriend children online and groom them to make sexually explicit videos, sometimes with their own siblings.
Investigators uncovered numerous files of child pornography stored in Davis’ cellular telephones and accounts he used to contact children.
“To date, over 80 child victims have been positively IDed in the U.S. The United States Department of Homeland Security is working with investigators and assisting of identification of more than 15 victims internationally,” said Sgt. Rod Grassmann with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.
Eleven of those victims are from Indiana, specifically the Indianapolis, Kokomo, and Hobart areas.
Police believe there are more victims out there.
“While many victims have been identified thus far, it’s believed that Davis communicated with well over 100 children between late 2020 and December of 2021,” said Grassmann.
According to investigators, the children Davis targeted were typically between the ages of 6 and 13.
Police urge parents to check their children’s devices, especially if they believe their child communicated with a subject named “Lizzy.”
Parents are urged to call 916-874-3002 or email the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office at [email protected].
