Previously, the Office of Homeland Security Investigations under the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, in collaboration with the San Francisco International Airport Homeland Security Investigation Office and the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security, completed the investigation. check.
Between 2010 – 2019, Bodner made annual trips to Vietnam to meet juvenile boys. During a search interview at the US border when he returned from Vietnam in late 2016, Bodner admitted boys were attractive, but denied having sexual contact with boys until they reached the age of majority. mature.
The Department of Homeland Security Investigations in Ho Chi Minh City verified, located, and interviewed a series of juvenile boys who were abused by Bodner. Many of the boys told similar stories that Bodner used the pseudonym “Kevin” to befriend them at a local sports complex and then invited them to play in the living room. object’s hotels. Here, the subject took pictures and abused the children. Subject used money and gifts to win hearts and persuade children to be quiet.
In January 2020, Bodner was indicted by a grand jury, then was arrested, searched his residence in the San Francisco Bay area. Analysis of Bodner’s messages and social media communications with the victims revealed that the subject intentionally forged evidence and encouraged the witness to lie about their age. Finally, the subject confessed to having committed the above crimes 4 times in June 2021.
“This case is an unfortunate wake-up call that child sex predators continue to target vulnerable populations thinking that their isolation from the US criminal justice system will create conditions for them to evade prosecution,” said acting Consul General Robert Greenan.
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