Veterinarian And Dog Show Judge Arrested For Child Porn

Chicago, IL – A Chicago veterinarian and dog show judge has been arrested on child pornography charges. Federal prosecutors have identified Adam Stafford King as the individual responsible for the disturbing crimes, according to CBS News.

Prosecutors allege that King not only distributed child pornography using the handle @pervchidude, but he also discussed his plans to assault his own baby that he and his husband are expecting through a California surrogate.

King is a veterinary ophthalmologist at MedVet Chicago, a dog breeder and dog show judge. The FBI identified King as a suspect while investigating a child exploitation case in October 2023.

The agency received permission to use undercover agents to correspond with King and they secured text messages with images and videos of child pornography. The agents have stated that King admitted to sexually abusing minors in the past. In one message, the complaint states that King claimed “that he had previously drugged and sexually abused his nieces and nephews” by giving them Benadryl.

Some of the messages sent by King reveal that he prefers children in the “single digits,” referencing their age. It was during these undercover text exchanges that King stated that he “plans to sexually assault the child after it is born,” referencing the baby boy he and his husband are expecting to be born in late March.

King is expected in court next Tuesday.