Alfred E. Daking, Jr., an 81-year-old former Delaware resident currently serving a federal prison sentence in an unrelated case, was charged on October 22, 2024, with possession of child sexual abuse material (“CSAM”), announced David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware.
According to the indictment, on an unknown date, Daking buried material depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct in his parents’ then backyard in New Castle County, Delaware. Later, while serving a sentence in federal prison on an unrelated case, Daking allegedly told a fellow inmate that he had buried an ammunition can containing video footage in his parents’ backyard. Daking also gave that inmate a hand-drawn map of the backyard depicting the location that the ammunition can was buried on the property. Per the hand-drawn map, law enforcement searched and located an ammunition can buried underground. Both the ammunition can, and its contents were wrapped in plastic. Inside the can, law enforcement found three videocassettes and an 8mm film containing CSAM. One of the videocassettes contained a latent fingerprint that matched Daking.
U.S. Attorney Weiss stated, “For years the defendant hid evidence of his victimization of children. Today’s indictment demonstrates the commitment of my office, and our law enforcement partners to protect our communities from predatory individuals like this defendant. We will never stop working to uncover evidence of sexual exploitation and to bring the perpetrators of these heinous crimes to justice.”
The FBI investigated this case, with the assistance of New Castle County Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Claudia L. Pare and Trial Attorney Angelica Carrasco of the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section are assigned to prosecute this case.
The U.S Attorney’s Office and the FBI are seeking to identify additional victims of Daking’s. If you, your family member, or anyone that you know had contact with Daking and would like to provide additional information, please contact the FBI Baltimore Field Office at 410-265-8080.