Cops Say Man Sold Teen Wife for Sex
Donald Leacock, 51, Allegedly Filmed Girls, Played 'Master' to Underage Sex Slaves
Detectives then obtained several search warrants they used to seize computers and media storage devices. "The computers were forensically examined by the Coconino County Sheriff's Office and multiple still images and movies of suspected child pornography were found," according to the sheriff's release.
Leacock was arrested on March 1 and charged with 10 initial counts of sexual exploitation of a minor based on the recovered child pornography images, authorities said.
Inside Leacock's home, deputies found evidence that suggested "occupants of the home participated in master/slave relationships, with Leacock acting as the master to female slaves," the release states.
In addition to Leacock, one other suspect has been arrested in connection with the child sex crime investigation. Police have obtained an arrest warrant for a third man, a fourth suspect recently died, and they are working to identify others who may have been involved.
Gerry Blair, a spokesman for the Coconino County Sheriff's Office, declined to provide information beyond the department's release, but said that authorities have waited to announce details of the case because of how complicated the investigation has been.
Authorities will continue to look into whether other underage women were taken advantage of by Leacock's operation, he said. Additional charges could be brought by the county prosecutor's office.
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