The dark web hitman for hire website turned out to be a scam.
John Michael Musbach of Haddonfield, Camden Country, New Jersey, the key suspect in several child-sexual abuse offenses, was arrested by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office (ACPO).
According to the U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito, the 31-year-old Musbach paid $20,000 in Bitcoin for hiring a hitman to murder his child victim. He is charged for one count of murder-for-hire by the authorities.
Reportedly, Musbach lived in Atlantic County when an investigation against him was initiated in 2015. He was suspected of trading sexually explicit child abuse videos and photographs, which featured a 13-year old boy.
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In March 2016, the ACPO arrested Musbach for the first time after searching his residence in Galloway, New Jersey. It is worth noting that the victim’s parents discovered that he was interacting with their son through an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) website.
Both exchanged sexually explicit videos and images. Upon searching his residence, officers seized one cell phone and his laptop. In 2017, the accused pleaded guilty to intentionally putting a child’s welfare in danger through forceful sexual misconduct. At the time, Musbach received a two-year suspended sentence, including lifetime supervision.
Five weeks later, authorities learned about Musbach seeking to hire a hitman or a gun on the Dark Web. Authorities were tipped about his alleged communication with a murder-for-hire website operating on the Dark Web.
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