Ken Stringfellow Case

The following information is taken from the reporter’s transcript of the defendant’s grand jury proceeding and Special Agent Miles Kurosky’s affidavit. Defendant, Ken Stringfellow, has exhibited a strong contempt and fear of his father, prompting him to legally change his surname at the age of 18. (Def.’s Grand Jury Rep.’s Tr. 9, Jan. 7, 2016). The Federal Bureau of Investigation (hereinafter “FBI”) began investigating Mr. Weed Townsend, the defendant’s father for illegal possession of child pornography. (Id. at 3.) On January 7, 2016, Mr. Stringfellow was subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury in Los Angeles. (Id. at 1.) During that proceeding, Mr. Stringfellow was asked if he had any knowledge about his father’s whereabouts, and

at 4) Mr. Stringfellow initially stated that he had not, however, during the same proceedings, Mr. Stringfellow recanted his initial declarations about not having communication with his father. (Id. at 4,6.) Mr. Stringfellow admitted to speaking with his father a few weeks prior during a brief phone call in which he requested the contact information of Mr.Stringfellow’s mother, Mr. Stringfellow refused the request of Mr. Townsend then causing him to become furious hurling insults at Mr. Stringfellow. (Id. at 6.) Mr. Townsend had briefly mentioned the pending charges against him during this call stating that “they were trumped up and he had just been doing ‘research’ for a book he was thinking of writing”. (Id.) The conversation ended shortly thereafter when Mr. Stringfellow hung up, subsequently changing his number immediately to preclude any further unwanted contact from Mr. Townsend. (Id.) Mr. Stringfellow also admitted that Mr. Townsend tried to later contact him via email in which he promptly erased without complying with his second request for his mother’s contact information. (Id. at 7.) Moreover, the record reflects, Mr. Stringfellow stated in the proceedings, his father has no significance in his life and is in support of prosecution if the accusations of illegal child pornography possession are in fact