The FBI is seeking the public’s assistance with obtaining “identifying information regarding an unknown male suspected of sexually exploiting a child,” according to a media advisory. “Photographs and informational posters depicting the unknown individual, known only as John Doe 27, are being disseminated to the public and can be found online at the FBI website.

The suspect “appears to be a Caucasian male, possibly in his 40s or 50s, with dark hair and dark eyes.”

The FBI office in Honolulu says they do not know if the individual is in Hawaii, but want to remind folks that another individual of interest was caught on Big Island a while back with public assistance.

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Photo: John Doe 27. (FBI)

—Chad Blair

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