September 26,2007
NYE COUNTY, NV. The Nye County Sheriff's Office is seeking the publics help in identifying a young girl who is seen in a video being victimized by an unknown male suspect.
On September 8, a man identified as Darren Tuck, 26, surrendered the videotape to sheriff's deputies after another individual reported viewing it. According to Nye County Sheriff's Detective David Boruchowitz, the tape, which is approximately 30 minutes long, shows an unidentified male sexually assaulting and raping a girl believed to be 4 or 5 years old.
"This is probably the most disgusting thing we've ever seen, especially videotaped as a record of it, it's even worse," Boruchowitz said in an interview with 11alive.com.
Tuck told police he found the tape about six months ago in the desert outside of Pahrump. While investigators do not believe Tuck was involved in the making of the video, they do not feel he is being completely honest about how he obtained it, considering there was no evidence to suggest it had been exposed to the elements.
Due in part to lack of cooperation on his part, Tuck was arrested on September 19 and charged with possessing and promoting child pornography. Tuck was released from jail last week without bail, pending a November 26 arraignment before a Pahrump Justice Court. If convicted on all counts, he could receive a life sentence.
Sheriff's deputies are now focusing all of their investigative efforts on identifying the young girl on the tape and the sick individual who is seen assaulting her.
"Our concern is if this little girl is still in that situation," Boruchowitz told FoxNews.com yesterday. "Our concern is to get her out of the nightmare that she's been living in."
However, Boruchowitz admits the search will not be easy.
"The problem is the unknowns," Boruchowitz said. "We have no idea where he's from, where she's from, and no idea who they are or where they are."
Police are urging anyone with any information regarding the identities and/or whereabouts of either the young girl or the adult perpetrator to immediately contact the Nye County Sheriff's Office at (775) 751-7000 or CrimeStoppers at (702) 385-5555. You can remain anonymous.
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