Corey Kenneth Ross

On June 16, 2025, law enforcement executed a search warrant at a residence located in the City of Rosemount, County of Dakota, State of Minnesota. Law enforcement received multiple NCMEC CyberTips from the BCA that the IP address associated with the residence was accessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The suspect was identified as Corey Kenneth Ross [DOB REDACTED] (hereinafter Defendant). Several electronic devices were seized from the residence which were later forensically searched. Law enforcement located 10 confirmed CSAM images on Defendant’s cell phone.

An additional 156 images and 14 videos were located as well. These images/videos were flagged as suspected child sexual exploitation material (CSEM). Law enforcement also located a conversation between Defendant and an unknown user on the Kik app. The parties exchanged porn with one another. During the conversation, the unidentified user tells Defendant that the last image he sent (later identified as CSAM) was “not okay”. Law enforcement sent the images and videos, previously extracted from the Defendant’s phone, to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for the purpose of identifying possible known victims.

On December 16, 2025, law enforcement received the Child Recognition and Identification System review document back which identified seven images and two video files that identified at least five victims. The investigation also revealed that Defendant was sending sexually explicit photos of his wife to individuals via the internet without her consent. Defendant’s wife was extremely upset when she learned that her private images were shared with strangers on the internet. Approximately 29 sexually explicit images of Defendant’s wife were uploaded by Defendant to Kik and send to other uses.

During a Miranda interview, Defendant admitted to sending the sexually explicit images of his wife without her consent through the Kik app. Defendant also admitted to joining various porn trading groups via Kik.