Ypsilanti Child Predator Caught with Child Sexual Assault Images on his Blackberry
November 1, 2009Washtenaw County Sheriff’s deputies conducting a search warrant found thousands of child sexual assault images on Brian E. Demarest’s Blackberry. Demarest, 41, who lives in Ypsilanti Township and works as a handyman in a mobile home community, had images, including ones that appear to have been produced by him, of adults raping children. Some of the children depicted were as young as 5- and 6-years-old.
As is very often the case, Demarest has children of his own. 42% of all child pornography possessors according to a study by the University of New Hampshire (2005) had their own children. Department of Justice statistics (1999) tell us that 96% of child molesters are people within a child’s circle of trust – like parents, siblings, relatives, family friends, teachers, coaches, clergy, etc. Since on average about only 1% or less of child predators and molesters ever get caught by the system, it comes as no surprise that deputies say they don’t believe Demarest has a criminal record.
According to AnnArbor.com, Sonny Gonzales, who lives in the neighborhood, said Demarest has twice worked on his mobile home. He said he was surprised at the allegations.
“How can you tell?” he asked. “You can’t look at somebody and say, ‘Oh yeh, this guy’s doing this.’ It’s very disgusting.”
Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Tom Boivin at 734-973-4625 or Det. Kevin Parviz at 734-484-6740.
