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"Authorities push hunt for suspected child predator"
Frederick McLean has been on the run for awhile now. But the authorities want him badly. There have
come to light 100 additional molestation incidents involving this man. $25,000 reward.
Scroll down to second story. Just saw this. Don't know if it has been posted already or not. If it has, pardon me.
11:47 a.m. January 8, 2009
From the San Diego Fugitive Task Force -SAN DIEGO — Authorities released new photos Thursday of a fugitive suspected in multiple cases of child molestation involving dozens of young victims abused over the last 20 years in northern San Diego County and Riverside County.
“He is the most wanted child predator in the U.S. right now,” said Supervisor Deputy U.S. Marshal Steve Jurman.
Frederick Cecil McLean, 57, has been on the run since a warrant was issued for his arrest in January 2005 when he was charged in San Diego Superior Court with four counts of child molestation and one count of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14, Jurman said.
Since then, numerous other victims have come forward and have alleged 100 additional molestation incidents involving McLean, Jurman said.
One person, who is now an adult, told authorities that McLean assaulted her more than 100 times for seven years beginning when she was 5 years old.
McLean used his position as a respected member of the Jehovah's Witnesses organization to gain people's trust, Jurman said. Several of his victims were daughters of people involved in the church, he said.
An avid outdoorsman, McLean liked to go camping in remote areas, and he often took children with him, Jurman said. He frequented the Anza-Borrego desert and the Cuyamaca mountain area. McLean is white, 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing about 170 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. He may have changed his appearance, Jurman said.
He also had used the aliases Frederick McClean, Rick McClean and Frederick McLain.
McLean once owned a business that customized and restored race cars and other vehicles, and he is probably still making a living in the auto industry, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Authorities consider McLean to be armed and dangerous. He has stated that he would rather die than go to jail.
Authorities also believe he is most likely still molesting children.
“We are almost certain that he is out there seeking new victims,” Jurman said.
McLean is listed on the U.S. Marshals Service's Web site as one of the 15 most wanted people in the country. A $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to his arrest.
Anyone with information is asked to call U.S. Marshals headquarters at (800) 336-0102 or go to usmarshals.gov.
Debbi Baker: (619) 293-1710; (Contact)
An additional story entitled "San Diego man accused in molestations sought" can be found at
http://www.10news.com/news/18433734/detail.html
Make sure you read the comments, especially from Jonny Z, who sounds like a Jehovah's Witness
apologist.
I t wouldn't surprise me to find out that he is being protected
and harboured by a congregation somewhere. After all, the Society knew about
the murderor in the now infamous "Murder Letter "to elders in Florida.
They did not want him to be reported , because it could have a "devastating" effect on his
life. They were more concerned that he had been seen smoking.
HB
Frederick "Rick" McLean.
Cops say that Frederick "Rick" McLean was described as a loner by those who knew him. An expert mechanic who was financially successful in the business of buying, restoring, and reselling vintage CanAm and open-wheel race cars from the '60s and '70s, McLean lived and worked in the San Diego and Riverside counties of southern California.
According to U.S. Marshals, McLean was a Ministerial Servant in the Jehovah's Witnesses and was utilizing his position of trust to commit sexual crimes against young girls - some no more than 5 years old.
As one victim's parents told AMW, they had no clue that an alleged sexual predator was amongst them -- even though church elders had prior knowledge of complaints against McLean from another congregation.
McLean was an experienced outdoorsman and would often take children on overnight camping trips. Police maintain that parents trusted him with their kids because of his almost "fanatical concern" for the kids' safety.
Authorities say that McLean was confronted a number of times over the years by those he molested, but Jehovah's Witnesses judicial committees require two witnesses to an event of molestation before taking any kind of disciplinary action. Detectives believe that by moving from one Kingdom Hall congregation to another, McLean was able to keep his crimes mostly hidden for 25 to 30 years, before finally being "outed" to the general public and "disfellowshipped", or expelled, from the religion.
Police say he also left a neatly drawn treasure map with a family member spelling out where a large cache of money is hidden.
Cops say McLean's victims were girls between ages 5 and twelve.
Cops were alerted to McLean's crimes after an 18-year-old woman reported past molestations by McLean to the police in May 2004. They say that McLean probably knew he would eventually be caught and believe he had been stashing large amounts of cash around his property -- maybe as much as $400,000.
When he found out that he was under investigation, McLean began a quick dissolution of both his business and his marriage, divorcing his wife and selling off his race car restoration business.
Before investigators could put together a case against him, McLean had vanished with the cash. They say he also left behind a hand-drawn treasure map where a large amount of money was buried. Cops tell AMW that McLean stated that the treasure site would be revealed if he should be caught.
Clean-shaven McLean had moustache most of life and could be dyeing his hair.
Police say that McLean left town in a small dark-colored pickup truck, but that he also may have a 1955 Chevy hot rod, which could possibly still be in a storage unit if he hasn't sold it by now.
Authorities maintain that he may have changed his physical appearance and purchased a new set of identity documents. He is also believed to have armed himself with a gun.
U.S. Marshals say that McLean would probably be living alone or in an isolated situation although acquaintances say that McLean is likely to keep an eye on his family from afar. In the past, McLean bought houses, fixed them up by himself and and turned them at a profit. He is interested in real estate.
According to cops, McLean is considered armed and dangerous and may be desperate in his need to sexually molest young girls.
http://www.amw.com/fugitives/case.cfm?id=35566
Came across this, searched here and found this old thread and wanted to update it a bit. So far, he's still out there or hopefully, in this case, he's dead already.
Yiz
