MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Division of Drug and Crime Control- P.O. Box 568, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102

News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Shawn Griggs
573-526-6236
01/22/2021
January 22, 2021

EMPHASIS: Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Man Arrested For Promoting Child Pornography

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control announces the arrest of Haoyu Wang, 27, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on Thursday, January 21, 2021, for promoting and possession of child pornography. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by members of the Division of Drug and Crime Control’s Digital Forensics Investigative Unit and the Missouri Digital Forensic Center.
On January 21, 2021, investigators executed a search warrant at Wang’s residence located on Merriwether Street in Cape Girardeau. As a result of the search, investigators seized child pornography and computer equipment. Wang was arrested and transported to the Cape Girardeau County Jail.
On Friday, January 22, 2021, the Cape Girardeau County prosecuting attorney formally charged Wang with promoting child pornography and three counts of possession of child pornography. Wang remains in custody at the Cape Girardeau County Jail with no bond. The Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff police departments assisted the Patrol with the investigation.
The Division of Drug and Crime Control encourages Internet users to promptly report to the Patrol or local law enforcement anyone who attempts to engage in unwanted, inappropriate, or sexualized communications with children. The Digital Forensics Investigative Unit is partially funded by the Missouri Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The Missouri Digital Forensic Center is a joint effort of the Missouri Department of Public Safety, Missouri Department of Social Services, and the Missouri National Guard Counterdrug Program, and is coordinated by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The above charges are mere accusations and are not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of these charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
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