Utah- Two Utah men accused of filming teenage girls for a “Girls Gone Wild”-style online video business were extradited Wednesday to Louisiana, while a third man has turned himself to Louisiana authorities, said Utah Internet Crimes Against Children agent Steve Gamvroulas.
Bryan Clark Christensen, 22, of Bountiful; David Atiquallah Khwaja, 23, of Midvale, face felony charges in Louisiana of carnal knowledge of a juvenile, pornography involving a juvenile, indecent acts with a juvenile, as well as a misdemeanor charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
A third man, Ian Walston, 31, of Salt Lake City, faces the same charges as the other two, except for carnal knowledge of a juvenile. Walston was released on bond in Utah and surrendered to Louisiana authorities Friday. He is awaiting arraignment there.
Christensen and Khwaja could face a maximum penalty of 22 years in prison if found guilty of all charges; Walston could serve up to 16 years.
The charges stem from a trip the three made to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. They allegedly invited women into an alcohol-stocked RV belonging to Walston’s mother and taped them in various sexually explicit poses and acts. The tapes were posted to “Hot Girls Unleashed,” a Web site that is a business registered to Walston, Gamvroulas said. They made about 17 tapes with several different women.
Two girls were allegedly 16 and 17 years old. Christensen and Khwaja are accused of taping themselves having sex acts with the girls. Walston is not, and his attorney has said he was not there when the tapes were made.
The mother of one of the girls reported the incident to police in Louisiana, but by then the three had left the state. The connection was discovered in April, after police responded to a noise complaint at a party in Draper. The tapes were found in an RV draped with a “Hot Girls” banner outside the party.
Gamvroulas reviewed the tapes, tracked them back to the incident in Louisiana and the three were arrested earlier this month. They face no charges in Utah.