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| 3D-Printed Gun Promoter Cody Wilson Charged With Sexual Assault of Child | |
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| Cody Wilson, whose push to post blueprints of 3D-printed guns online has made him a key figure in the national gun control debate, was charged on Wednesday with sexually assaulting a child in Texas. | Cody Wilson, whose push to post blueprints of 3D-printed guns online has made him a key figure in the national gun control debate, was charged on Wednesday with sexually assaulting a child in Texas. |
| Mr. Wilson, 30, is accused of having sex with a girl under 17 at a hotel in Austin on Aug. 15 and paying her $500 in cash, according to an affidavit filed in Travis County. The girl told the police in a forensic interview that she met Mr. Wilson through the website SugarDaddyMeet.com, where he was using the screen name “Sanjuro,” the affidavit says. | Mr. Wilson, 30, is accused of having sex with a girl under 17 at a hotel in Austin on Aug. 15 and paying her $500 in cash, according to an affidavit filed in Travis County. The girl told the police in a forensic interview that she met Mr. Wilson through the website SugarDaddyMeet.com, where he was using the screen name “Sanjuro,” the affidavit says. |
| She and “Sanjuro” exchanged phone numbers and then continued messaging each other, sharing at least one explicit photo apiece, according to the affidavit. During one conversation, Mr. Wilson described himself as a “big deal,” the affidavit says. | She and “Sanjuro” exchanged phone numbers and then continued messaging each other, sharing at least one explicit photo apiece, according to the affidavit. During one conversation, Mr. Wilson described himself as a “big deal,” the affidavit says. |
| According to the affidavit, Mr. Wilson and the girl met in person in the parking lot of an Austin coffee shop on the evening of Aug. 15 and left for the hotel in a black Ford Edge sport utility vehicle registered to Mr. Wilson’s company, Defense Distributed. | According to the affidavit, Mr. Wilson and the girl met in person in the parking lot of an Austin coffee shop on the evening of Aug. 15 and left for the hotel in a black Ford Edge sport utility vehicle registered to Mr. Wilson’s company, Defense Distributed. |
| Mr. Wilson’s national prominence grew this year when he announced plans to upload blueprints of 3D-printed guns onto Defense Distributed’s website at the beginning of August. He was blocked from doing so as a result of a lawsuit filed by a group of attorneys general from 19 states and Washington, D.C. | Mr. Wilson’s national prominence grew this year when he announced plans to upload blueprints of 3D-printed guns onto Defense Distributed’s website at the beginning of August. He was blocked from doing so as a result of a lawsuit filed by a group of attorneys general from 19 states and Washington, D.C. |
| Last month, a federal judge extended the restraining order barring Mr. Wilson from executing his plan at the request of the attorneys general, who have said downloadable guns are a national safety threat because they are difficult to detect and track. The case, which touches on issues of free speech, gun regulation, states’ rights and trade rules, has drawn the attention of President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, among others. | Last month, a federal judge extended the restraining order barring Mr. Wilson from executing his plan at the request of the attorneys general, who have said downloadable guns are a national safety threat because they are difficult to detect and track. The case, which touches on issues of free speech, gun regulation, states’ rights and trade rules, has drawn the attention of President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, among others. |
| Mr. Wilson, a self-described crypto-anarchist, has said more recently that instead of posting free blueprints online, he will mail flash drives loaded with the files to buyers in exchange for whatever they want to pay. | Mr. Wilson, a self-described crypto-anarchist, has said more recently that instead of posting free blueprints online, he will mail flash drives loaded with the files to buyers in exchange for whatever they want to pay. |
| Neither Mr. Wilson nor his lawyer in the sexual assault case immediately responded to requests for comment. | Neither Mr. Wilson nor his lawyer in the sexual assault case immediately responded to requests for comment. |