FLINT, Mich. – A federal agent in Detroit says a Flint man is facing charges after he used Reddit to discuss child exploitation, sent explicit images and tried to solicit illegal material from someone who appeared to be a child.
Kenneth Herman Gianlorenzo, 42, of Flint, a registered sex offender, is accused of the attempted transfer of obscene material to minors and penalties for registered sex offenders.
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An FBI Special Agent with the agency’s Detroit Division, Flint Resident Agency (FLRA) and member of the Northeast Michigan Trafficking and Exploitation Crimes Task Force (NEMTEC) -- which addresses crimes against children and human trafficking with local and state partners – who previously worked for the Livonia Police Department said the case against Gianlorenzo started on May 2, 2025, and lasted to about June 14, 2025.
Reddit user: ‘Pervdaddy84′
Law enforcement working undercover interacted on Reddit with a user named “Pervdaddy84.” The undercover agent said the user, later said to be Gianlorenzo, discussed child exploitation, expressed a desire for sexual contact with an undercover agent’s 12-year-old daughter, and said their age preference was “between 4 and 10 years old.” The user also identified themselves as being “from Flint, Michigan,” the complaint said.
The FBI said it received an “emergency disclosure” from Reddit saying another user, “Then-Inevitable-****,” was planning to bring children to “Pervdaddy84” in Michigan for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity. In that exchange, “Then-Inevitable-****” said he had a “6-year-old and 10-year-old daughter and an 8-year-old son” who were to be sexually exploited, according to the feds.
Here is part of that alleged conversation (edited because of its graphic nature):
“Then-Inevitable-****”: “yeah, one of my girls is six other one is 10 boys is an eight. I’m more bisexual. I love [explicit] if you could pleasure my daughters and just let me (explicit act) and (explicit act) and maybe (explicit act) as payment and let my (explicit) and maybe (explicit) dressed up that would be cool.”
“Pervdaddy84”: “Why wouldn’t I. F---…”
“Pervdaddy84” and “Then-Inevitable-****” allegedly further described the plans shown below:
“Then-Inevitable-****”: First of all, where are you at? Are you single? Can you host or be my motel?
“Pervdaddy84”: “I can host. Or meet at a hotel. Doesn’t matter. I’m in Flint”
The feds said “Then-Inevitable-****” later asked for a picture of “Pervdaddy84”’s genitals to show his daughter and said his daughter was “right there” at the time. The FBI then said “Pervdaddy84” sent “two images of an adult male penis,” describing details in the photos including an “olive-colored blanket with a distinct design” and pants pulled down to the knees with an “orange and black waistband” that was visible.
According to the FBI, “Then-Inevitable-****” was identified as being in New York. Information, they said, was quickly given to New York law enforcement “for immediate action.” The feds also said the two users tried to make plans to meet so “Pervdaddy84” could have sex with at least some of the other user’s children, discussing trying to do so in Lapeer, Michigan. The complaint said it did not appear the other user really had children, but it was unclear whether he had access to other minors.
Reddit also reported additional conversations to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
Explicit chats allegedly reach the Netherlands
One reported exchange involved “Pervdaddy84” and a user named “emma-c*ms” on May 7, 2025, tied to a CyberTip. The feds said “emma-c*ms” claimed to have a “9-year-old daughter” and asked whether “Pervdaddy84” had consent to take the girl’s virginity and what he would do if she resisted. The FBI said “Pervdaddy84” replied: “Tell her, Daddy loves her and she’ll learn to like it…” That’s when, according to the complaint, “Pervdaddy84” used graphic terms and described how “force” would be used.
In that conversation, the feds said “Pervdaddy84” identified being from Michigan and “emma-c*ms” said they were on the “opposite side of the world.” NCMEC records identified “emma-c*ms” as located in the Netherlands, and the information was given to the Dutch Child Exploitation Team. The feds said “emma-c*ms” described “hands on” sexual acts she had performed with her two children.
Another NCMEC-reported conversation involved “Pervdaddy84” and the user “sadgurl000***” on April 9, 2025, court records show. The FBI said “sadgurl000***” said they were a minor -- saying they did not drive yet, raising concerns about how to address an aunt if “Pervdaddy84” came over. The alleged minor also expressed fear of getting in trouble.
The context of the conversation allegedly further described knowledge of age detailed below:
“sadgurl000***”: “Have you done stuff with someone my age before”“sadgurl000***”: “I’m scared to be hurt”“Pervdaddy84”: “Well I do love younger girls… so yeah. I wouldn’t hurt you. I fall so deep in love. It’s been forever and I just want someone that gets me and I can have a family with”
The FBI said in the same conversation, when the user said they were bathing, “Pervdaddy84” attempted to solicit child sexually abusive material (CSAM). Investigators worked quickly to identify who was behind the “Pervdaddy84” account.
Tracking down ‘Pervdaddy84′
The FBI then sent subpoenas to Reddit, and received an email address, IP logs and an IP address. They then sent a subpoena to Yahoo for that email address and received a recovery phone number. After searching multiple logs and numbers, an FBI CAST Special Agent determined the only common identifier across the available IP logs and addresses was a single phone number. The Special Agent then searched for that number in Cash App and found the name Ken Gianlorenzo, the complaint said.
Federal investigators said they were able to narrow their search in Michigan to one man: Kenneth Herman Gianlorenzo, born in 1984, with an address in Flint. The FBI said a criminal history search showed a prior felony conviction for Sexual Assault from New Hampshire, making Gianlorenzo a registered sex offender. Based on the statute of conviction, the feds said, the offense “likely involved a minor.”
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On May 12, 2026, a search of the Michigan Sex Offender Registry confirmed Gianlorenzo was “in compliance,” and had last reported on May 11, 2026. Registry information listed the same Flint address and the same phone number.
That same day, the FBI searched his phone. Then, on May 20, 2026, they searched his Flint home and said Gianlorenzo was inside at the time. Agents seized a Samsung phone from him and said a sticker on the back listed the same International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI).
During the search, agents also found an olive blanket with a distinct design that matched the blanket seen in the earlier explicit images. They said they also found those orange pajama pants that appeared to match the waistband seen in previous images.
Gianlorenzo was scheduled for a detention hearing on May 26, 2026, and records show an order of detention pending trial.