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One alleged text message to Tacon read, “Whatcha wanna see pedo?”

After Tacon responded, he reportedly received at least a dozen videos containing child sexual abuse material.

The Toledo suspect allegedly texted Tacon, “Wish we could find a kiddo and have our way together. Take him to a hotel and [explicit].”

“F*** yes brother,” Tacon reportedly sent back.

The federal criminal complaints are sealed. The accused men remain in custody as they await trials that won't begin for several months. And for many in Southeast Michigan's LGBTQ+ community, the December arrests of three well-known Metro Detroit professionals on child sex exploitation charges have left a wound that won't heal quickly.

The arrests of Joshua Ronnebaum, 45, Lincoln Erickson and Jeremy Brian Tacon, 51, sent shockwaves through Detroit's LGBTQ+ community in December. Federal investigators allege the men shared child sexual abuse material and discussed plans to abuse children. Some communications referenced abuse they claimed to have committed.