FBI contractor threatened suicide if teens didn’t send him explicit images, US feds say

He repeatedly threatened suicide if the minors stopped responding to his messages, according to prosecutors, who said Janes told the victims he was a US intelligence agency employee. — Unsplash

A report from a concerned father about a man inappropriately messaging his 13-year-old son led the FBI to investigate one of its own – a contractor for the bureau, according to federal prosecutors and court documents.

The investigation revealed Brett Janes, 26, of Arlington, Virginia, groomed a dozen boys, including teens and a 12-year-old, who he messaged over Snapchat and Discord, the Department of Justice announced in an Aug 23 news release.