CSAM & Predators - 17 year fall for Ronald Sirull, owner of Brutus the Skydiving Dog

AZ ICAC Task Force - Police still seek to learn the identities of Sirull's victims Ronald Bruce Sirull,

w/m, age 50, 5 feet 4 inches, 125 pounds brown hair, brown eyes place of birth: Florida March 25, 2008 - Sentenced: Ronald Bruce Sirull, age 50 - Sentence: Maricopa County Superior Court - 17 years prison, lifetime probation, lifetime sex offender - Original Charges: Sexual exploitation of a minor, Sexual conduct with a minor, Possession of marijuana, Possession of drug paraphernalia - Agencies: Phoenix Police Department / Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, FBI, ICE, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. Details In August 2007, after a two-month undercover investigation, Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force detectives arrested Ronald Bruce Sirull, a 50 year old packaging employee at a Phoenix Fed/Ex Kinkos for sexual exploitation of a minor (unlawful images), sexual conduct with a minor and possession of marijuana. During the investigation Sirull arranged for and completed a “dead drop” of unlawful images in exchange for money with an undercover investigator of the Arizona ICAC Task Force. Pursuant to legal process and with the assistance of the Internet service provider, Qwest, investigators were able to gather important information that furthered the investigation. Sirull was later found to possess videos depicting himself engaged in sex acts with unidentified persons believed to be minors. The true identities of the persons depicted in the images are still unknown. Sirull was arrested at his workplace, a FedEx Kinkos in Phoenix. He offered no resistance to the arrest. Search warrants were served at the business and also at Sirull’s nearby home. Items of evidence were seized from both locations. Special agents from the FBI and ICE assisted in the search. Sirull’s vehicle was also seized for forfeiture because he used it to facilitate the offense. Sirull has worked as a private investigator and possesses a concealed weapons permit. He has lived in Arizona and Florida and has traveled throughout the US. He gained notoriety several years ago as the owner of Brutus the Skydiving Dog. Sirull made numerous skydiving jumps accompanied by his pet daschund which he strapped to his stomach during the dives. Sirull and his dog possess a Guiness world record as the highest skydiving dog. He made promotional public appearances, accompanied by his dog, at skydiving events and air shows. The investigation was submitted to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for prosecution. On March 25, 2008, Sirull plead guilty in Maricopa County Superior Court to charges related to the unlawful images. He was sentenced to 17 years prison, lifetime probation and lifetime sex offender status. The victims depicted in the unlawful images with Sirull are still unidentified. Police are requesting that anyone with information about unlawful activities involving Sirull to contact Detective Jerry Barker Phoenix Police Crimes against Children Unit at 602-495-0681. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Links to images of Sirull from the World Wide Web: http://www.theinternetparty.org/images/dogdiving2.jpg http://www.theinternetparty.org/images/dogdiving3.jpg http://www.heferito.com/image_folder/skydog-large.jpg http://www.flyingchutes.com/photos/1_story_brutus1002e.jpg http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper410/thumbs/t_3dc788f39a9c4-72-1.jpg