What to know:

Aaron Thomas Price, 52, of Dearborn, is charged with distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material, according to a federal criminal complaint filed Oct. 26.

The FBI says an account using the name  Ice Cream Man  shared seven videos in an encrypted chat group; investigators later linked the account to Price.

In messages with an undercover FBI employee, the account's user allegedly expressed sexual interest in boys ages 7 to 12 and interest in meeting a purported 15-year-old. The complaint says no actual child was involved in those conversations.

Investigators say they identified Price using messaging and phone records, information shared in messages, and photographs.

These are allegations in a criminal complaint; the charges have not been proven in court.


DEARBORN, Mich. - A Dearborn man is facing federal charges after investigators say he shared videos depicting child sexual abuse in an encrypted online chat group and discussed the possibility of meeting a minor for sexual activity.

Aaron Thomas Price, 52, is charged with distribution and possession of child sexual abuse material, according to a federal criminal complaint filed Monday, Oct. 26, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

The investigation began on Aug. 15, 2026, when an undercover FBI employee was monitoring an online chat group used to exchange child sexual abuse material.

According to court documents, a user operating under the name  Ice Cream Man  shared seven videos containing child sexual abuse material with other members of the group.

Investigators later identified the user as Price.

FBI says suspect communicated with undercover agent

After observing the videos being shared, the undercover employee began communicating directly with the account investigators linked to Price.

According to the criminal complaint, Price identified himself as a 52-year-old man named Aaron from the Detroit area.

During their conversations, investigators say Price expressed a sexual interest in boys between the ages of 7 and 12.

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