Forest Lake Man Indicted with Production of Child Pornography

MINNEAPOLIS – Damien William Quinn, also known as Ryan William Shattuck, age 34, of Forest Lake, Minnesota, was arraigned on an indictment charging Quinn with four counts of Production of Child Pornography, two counts of Attempted Production of Child Pornography, one count of Receipt of Child Pornography, and five counts of Cyberstalking, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen.  Mr. Quinn was ordered detained pending trial.

Damien Quinn owned multiple pseudonymous Snapchat and Instagram accounts that he used to “catfish” minor victims in order to receive sexually explicit photographs and videos.  Quinn used these accounts to cyberstalk women who attended North Branch High School with him, claiming he had nude photos of them and sharing nude photos of one victim.  Quinn also modified at least one photograph of a victim to make the victim appear nude. To date, law enforcement has identified eleven total victims of Quinn; six minors and five adults.

This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the Forest Lake Police Department and the Eden Prairie Police Department.

Investigators believe there may be other victims relevant to this investigation.  If you attended North Branch High School in North Branch, Minnesota, and have experienced suspicious online behavior from a known or unknown account, or if your child has reported being contacted online by an unknown account seeking sexually explicit material, contact the FBI Tip Line at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324).

Assistant U.S. Attorney William C. Mattessich is prosecuting the case.

An indictment is merely an allegation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.