Popular YouTuber EDP445 Charged with Sex Crimes in Bakersfield
Investigators said new documentary statements provided enough evidence to file four felony counts against Bryant Moreland in the reopened child-sex case.
- On Wednesday, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department arrested former YouTuber Bryant Turhanemmerson Moreland, known as EDP445, on sex crime charges stemming from a 2021 incident.
- Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer announced Wednesday that her office filed four felony charges against Moreland following an investigation into an alleged April 17, 2021, incident involving a child under 14.
- Mike Clum's documentary, "The Sick Mind of EDP445," released in August, prompted authorities to reopen the case after initial investigations in 2021 and 2022 stalled due to uncooperative reporting parties.
- The criminal complaint details charges of attempting lewd acts, meeting a minor for lewd purposes, contacting a minor with sexual intent, and distributing pornography to a minor.
- After reviewing Moreland's admissions in the documentary, the Kern County District Attorney determined the evidentiary threshold for filing criminal charges was met, enabling prosecution after years of stalled investigation.
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YouTuber EDP445 Arrested After Admitting on Camera He Tried to Meet a 13-Year-Old Girl for Sex
YouTuber Bryant Moreland, known as EDP445, has been arrested in Nevada after statements in a documentary led California prosecutors to revisit allegations from a 2021 online sting
Former famous Youtuber faces sex crime charges, arrested in Las Vegas Valley
The Kern County district attorney’s office said Bryant Turhanemmerson Moreland, known as EDP445 on YouTube, was arrested by Las Vegas-area police in connection to sex crime charges filed in California.
Eagles Superfan EDP445 Arrested on Felony Child S*x Charges After Documentary Revived 2021 Case
Former YouTuber EDP445, whose real name is Bryant Moreland, has been arrested in Las Vegas on four felony charges tied to a 2021 incident in which he allegedly tried to meet a child for sex in Bakersfield, California. The Kern County District Attorney’s Office filed a criminal complaint against Bryant Turhanemmerson Moreland, according to BakersfieldNow. He is charged with attempting to commit lewd acts upon a child, meeting a minor for lewd pur…
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