On an early morning in May 2024, Detective Bobby Wallace with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office received a cyber dipline report from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The report originating from Dropbox, Inc. flagged a user uploading child materials via their services. The information pointed to an account linked to Milbourne Yop at hotmail.com under the screen name Chris Milbour. How you Chris? Hey, I'm Detective Wallace with a with the sheriff's office. Okay. Hey, I've got a search warrant for the house. We want to go ahead and secure the dog there. Uh, yeah. Give me a second. Yeah. Here. Um, could you prepare the warrant for me? I will, but go ahead. Keep the door open. I'll secure the dog. Yep. Secure the dog. Let them all know we got contact. All right, got it secured. Okay, my name is Detective Wallace. I'm here with the sheriff's office. I have a search warrant for the house. Are you the only one home? I think my uncle is here as well, but he is asleep. Okay, so we're going to need to wake him up here in a second. So, where was the dog secured? The dog is secured in my room. When you're ready to check my room, I will move him. So, we'll do that. So, here's a copy of the search warrant. Uh, it's for a investigation. Uh, so what we're going to do now, let's go ahead and uh secure the house. So, if you want to stay up here, these guys are going to go through. Which room's your uncle in? Uh, he will be down this hallway to the left. What's his name? Uh, James Miller. Yep. We'll get him woke up. So, put that light on. Perfect. Yeah. If you just want to have a seat right here. Okay. Sure. Get James in here and then I'll explain. Hey, James, come on up here, buddy. Might be grandma door on the right. Yeah, she's not here. She's not here. Okay, that was there's a dog in here. Yes, leave. We'll we'll get that one here in a second. Okay, so there should be everybody here. Okay, if you want to have a seat, James, and I'll explain. So, my name's Detective Bobby Wallace. I work with the sheriff's office. I'm assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. So, with that in mind, I'm going to go ahead and advise you guys of your legal rights. I don't mean you're guilty of anything. I just advise you your rights. Okay, you you guys have the right to remain silent. Y'all don't have to talk to any of us unless you want to do so. Anything you say can be used against you in court or any other proceedings. You have the right to an attorney before and during any questioning. If you can't afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you free of any cost to you. You guys understand those rights? Okay, James, you understand? Chris, do you understand? Okay. So, what led me here today was an investigation that was launched by a report made by Dropbox Incorporated regarding some I I think somebody opened the other door. Gotcha. Gotcha. There's a pressure issue. Okay. So, Dropbox Incorporated made a report to the National Center for Missing Exploited Children regarding some uh inappropriate files that were located within that Dropbox account. So, with that in mind, does anybody know specifically why I'm here? Uh, yes, I do. I had at prior times obtained such a thing. Okay. Um, and I have since deleted. Okay. So, you've deleted all of them, I believe. So, but like I basically deleted Dropbox, which means that files still active in the Dropbox? Yes. When was the last time you think you've accessed those files? Maybe two or three years ago. Okay. How about April of this year? Maybe. I I don't think so, but I don't. Okay. That might have been when I like went through and searched try to delete things. Okay. No, fair enough. The uh So, what the what the search warrant entails is to search these and forensically analyze any and all electronic devices, electronic storage devices within the house. So, what we'll do is we'll kind of Yeah, here. So, what I'll do is I'll start with James. And what we'll do, I'm just basically going to ask for storage or electronic devices, stuff like that. Or Chris, I'm sorry. Let's say you got a cell phone. What kind of cell phone is that? Uh, I don't know. I think it's a No. I don't I don't remember the exact brand. Okay. It is a Samsung. Okay. And is there a passcode on it? Uh, I have to look at it to cuz that's more muscle memory than anything. Yeah. Um cuz I normally use my fingertip. I believe it is. Is there any weapons in the house? Uh I have nothing majorly considered a weapon. There are no like besides kitchen utensils. There's no there are no guns. Guns. Okay. My mother has a form of guns in the house. So, okay. Let's go ahead. Let's move the dogs into the bathroom if we can. That's probably the easiest way. Come on, girls. Right here. Okay. Okay. Go. Okay. You're fine. You're okay. [Music] Yeah. [Music] All right. Yeah. Okay. And then we'll just start in here. So, as far as in here, so this is your bedroom. This is my bedroom. Uh, you've got So, you've got the computer that's here. Yes. And that's the desktop down there. Yes. And then the tablets. Where do you One is on my bed. Okay. The other is un on my desk. Okay. Uh any kind of like external hard drives, anything else like that. Okay. So, what we'll do is I'm going to let those guys get started with the search. I'm going to move my car around to like the driveway. Okay. And then we'll go sit down outside and kind of talk about the whole uh can I put on Absolutely. She's going to stand there with you while you get some shoes on. And Okay. If you don't have a seat in the passenger seat, we'll get in here where there's some air conditioning and I think I would like to withhold things, but I would like to do so as in a compliant manner. Uh, withhold speaking. Well, I want to be as compliant as possible. Let's just go this way. So, so I've advised you of your rights. Yes, you have. Um, you have again you have the right to say nothing. Okay. You've also got the right is I can ask questions. If you're not comfortable answering a certain question, you can just tell me that. Yeah. Decline. I will say I had declined to answer. Yeah. And at any point time that you want to stop, we'll just stop. Okay. Um, it's I will continue with questioning. Okay. And declining things that I Okay. I will probably consider questions. Yeah. as far as this Dropbox account. So, there was a Dropbox account uh that was listed in the name of Chris Milner. Yes. Uh was that your account? Uh yes. Okay. And it looks like you had that account for a really long time. I think it was 2011, something like that you set up. Yes. Um and of course inside the that account there was uh about 26 files that would be considered and then there was another 33 would be considered child which just means it's similar in nature but not illegal so to speak. Uh like for instance the kids are clothed or it's hard to tell their age or something of that nature. Um do you remember when those files got into the account? I could not be precise. Okay. So, it was probably a really long time ago or I don't have that here cuz that's a big long data chart, right? Um, as far as the files itself, so of course I know what's in the Dropbox accounts. I've already done a search warrant for Dropbox and got those records. So, I of course I've already told you what's in there. So, you know, I already knew that was in there. Um, I also kind of knew the devices that had connected to that account. Uh there was a connection on I believe it was specifically April the 24th. Yes. Uh that was accessed from a Verizon wireless IP address. So probably cellular probably the cell phone that you currently have. Yeah. And your cell phone. That's a Verizon phone. Yes. Yeah. And it was accessed with a Samsung Galaxy I believe it was an S22 Ultra. That sounds better than the Note 5. Okay. I think the Note 5 was one I had right before. Yeah. So, that's basically what what it access. So, like I said, when it comes down to it, the records kind of tell me everything. So, this is more about getting to know you. Yes. Because, in lack of better words, there's a very large spectrum of people. I agree. I understand. And that's why I'm being as cooperative as possible. Yeah. Hang on. Yeah. Any electronics in that specific? There is a server box. Yes. For the work. What do you mean server box? It's just a small little square. Yeah. It's basically it is a hard drive, but it's for work only. Okay. Um what what kind of work is it for? I work as a claims processor for an enter provider. Our health benefits provider. It's not technically insurance. Uh is it currently connected to the computer? It is not connected to a computer. is only connected to the Wi-Fi. Oh, okay. Um Okay. Yeah. And then it's only it is directly to uh the Wisconsin Physician Service Services server. Okay. I'll tell we won't take that. So, what we're going to do today since you know you've been forthcoming enough to know that this is your account. I'm not going to go take everything in the house. So, for lack of better word, we're not going to focus. I I and I can what I will be doing is I will definitely say uh I believe there are currently photos on the tablet. I have discarded because of the broken screen, but I haven't actually thrown it away yet. It was still on the desk. I wasn't like I was thinking about like uh factory resetting it, fixing the screen, and gifting it to one of my nieces. Okay. So, when you say there are photos you're talking about, I believe I'm not certain of the quality of, you know, the quality of the photos on there. We'll go back to what I was saying. That was one I had not cleaned up because Yeah. Uh outside of your questioning, like I've always It's one of my bigger problems with myself. One of the major causes of how I've lived my life was in depression. And about two years ago, I just been like even I I even started losing the uh attraction bit. Mhm. And it was just so much like what am I doing? Got to get perspective. Yeah. Type thing. Um, so I went through and cleaned it out and like that's as far as it feels more like an addiction. So there's relapse and all of that stuff and I'm trying to fight out of it. That's good. Well, like I said, where I was getting at is in in this realm, I deal with a wide variety of people. There's people that, like you said, they have an addiction. They do the stuff. They basically they download the files, they use it for their own pleasure in the privacy of their own home and never heard a song. Yes. But then there's other people that actually go and act on those fantasies. Yes. You know, and that's the people I'm more concerned about because, you know, that's the guys that are out, for lack of a better word, their nieces and nephews and uh neighbor kids or or whatever the case is actually out harming children. Yes. So on that scale, which one are you? Uh I would say I am very rather firmly in the first camp. Okay. Okay. Uh and like even trying to get out of even that camp. Yeah. Well cuz the reason I say this is just just a caution that typically once these cases are done especially when for lack of better words they come a m matter of record. Yes. A lot of times people start coming forward. It's easier to deal with that stuff now than it is later. So, are there's going to be are there going to be any, for lack of better words, kids coming out of the clockwork talking about you inappropriately or otherwise uh harming them? There I declined to answer at this time. Okay. Okay. Fair enough. Well, the reason I say that is it's easier to get that investigation done alto together. Yes. Uh because then a better decision can be made. I would want to talk with a lawyer through my response to the answer. Fair enough. The uh um Okay, then I'll move off of that topic. So, as far as the stuff that's in there on your cell phone itself, the Samsung, are there going to be any files that you I would not believe so. If so, then I've hidden them so well that I can't I don't remember where they're at. There's a secure fault file on there, but I believe right now that file is completely empty. As far as the desktop, is there going to be any files? Okay. Uh the laptop pos probably pro probably I will say probably. Okay. And then what about you said one of the broken tablets? Yes. So one's got a broken screen. Yes. And you believe there may be files on that? I do. And then what about the non-broken tablet? No. I would I do not how I believe so because I got that after I was fighting the Okay. Yeah. Well, let me ask this. when it when it comes to the desktop, your cell phone, and that tablet, have there ever been files on those devices? The reason I say that is my forensic process can pull deleted stuff. Yes. Um I believe uh the phone would through the Dropbox. Okay. Uh for sure, the laptop definitely and the broken tablet. I do not believe the new tablet ever would have. Okay. And the desktop? Never. Never. Okay. I got that solely for gaming. Okay. And did you have any other like thumb drives, hard drives, anything else in I there might be I not and would there be can you think of saving of those devices? No, not my recollection. And then on a serious note, I mean on a different thing cuz I'm going to take it anyway, but it's easier to know the hard drive that was sitting on the table. I have no idea what that is. Okay. Yeah, that that's okay. I can I can usually prove up what computers they came out of, stuff like that. Cuz I do have cases where like I go in and I've got somebody that's being pretty forthcoming except for like in this case, we'll just use this as the scenario. You're saying I don't know anything about that drive and that's the drive that's got the whole teleport. I understand. No, I completely understand what you're saying. Yeah. So that way, but no idea whatsoever. Who else would do like is your mom is she pretty computer literate? Uh we're pretty computer literate family. Um, I just know cuz most people don't know how to pull a drive, much less or would actually most people scared to even open their computer to spray it out for dust. So, you know, cuz you know, my family's that way short of my one daughter that's actually in robotics engineering school. So, she's studying uh AI programming for robotics engineering. So, short of her, yeah, nobody else in my family would even dare to open the computer case to spray the dust out. So, so I kind of see the whole gambit in my houses. You got me and the one daughter that's, you know, I do computer forensics and she's writing computer code and then my other daughter and my wife is like scared to get a touch of the thing. So, the uh as far as that goes, but okay. And like I said, cuz a lot of this is just kind of the cooperation. Uh just trying to get through there. So, and so about April would have been the last time, but that was you access the Dropbox in order to start getting rid of stuff. Yeah, I was trying to Okay. un undo, you know, the best I can. Undo the past, but it's not So, when did all this start? When I was like 16 or 17, 15, 16, 17. Uh, was it just finding it along the way or did it get started? I just kind of found it. Okay. you know, like it's there's just certain like you click enough times and you start getting to a spot on the web. Anyone else that you know of that was kind of involved? No. Well, the reason I asked is there were some of the files that were in that Dropbox that I've seen before and I've seen them in local people's cases. It's uh like it's a shared thing. I typically uh the my most recent go through I've been using the Whisper app. Okay. and you know just find people and they sell stuff and Gotcha. So when was the when was the last time you think you've actually got [Music] reported on our first time? I could not accurately recall. Okay. Was it sometime this year prior? it like I like like honestly and this is just the best thing I can say since the co shutdown my days have been so similar that flow of time has seemed like fully fused like you know I say yes yeah I'm same way it's like every day they they say it's the same adventure but it is the same adventure over and over and over again could we break pause this uh for I need water absolutely bridge No, we parked off to the side to start with. Okay. Okay, James. Yeah, let me get your information here. So, are you familiar with any accusations made against anybody or involving anybody regarding uh the Okay. Are you familiar with any children that may have been inappropriately? Okay, so let me ask you this specifically. Are you are there any children that Chris would have access to? Okay, because for lack of better words, I want to see how honest you are about this. Okay, because Chris told me that there's an issue with another child, with an actual child. Okay, that's what I need to follow up on. So, are you familiar with this child? I mean, even if even if it's not true, just Okay. Just so I can tell. I know. I I kind of know that there might have been an incident at one time, but I did not ever hear the full story. Okay. So, what was So, you know, that's as far as What did you hear about it? Okay. Um he he had a girlfriend and and then they broke up over over something and that's as far as I know. Okay. And so therefore, you know, whether there was inappropriate touching with the child or not, I do not know. Was there ever an investigation into that or? No. Okay. Do you do you know who this girlfriend is? Uh, all I know is she lived down in Marian or something something like that and that's as far as I know. Okay. Don't know her first name or kids. I cannot remember that it's been years ago. Do you think his mom would remember? Uh-huh. She might. Okay. Well, cuz what's important though is when these things she she knows she would know the whole story, too. Yeah, cuz what's important is to get to the bottom of it now because if for instance this ends up going public at some point, then they come forward, they can start saying stuff, right? But if we're able to get to them before it goes public, they don't know about all this and so they tend to be more truthful. As far as I know, Chris, I do not think he would do anything to ever harm a child. I gotcha. He he he's pretty much straightforward and he is okay. He he he is very protective. You're okay. I got you. So back when he was like maybe 20. Okay. He might have there were not any accusations per se, but um he was having a relationship with somebody who was like maybe 17 or 18 and he was 20. They didn't have he he was concerned and that was why he was there. He doesn't know. Does that qualify? Was that what you were asking about? Did you So, um, is there anything about an ex-girlfriend, maybe a guy in Marian area? Um, Amy. Okay. Um, I don't believe to my knowledge there was no inappropriate touching. Okay. Um, did you make like a statement or comment? Um, her kids are pretty wild. Yeah. And he was trying to help her discipline them. That's all I know. Okay. He's been, I don't know, for lack of a better word, socially awkward for his whole life. Um, but he really I it was a gut punch when he told me that. I have to admit I'm surprised when I heard what had happened. I I started thinking back and and I kind of connect the dots. Maybe I thought he I really didn't think he would do that, but I see how it could have happened. In Illinois, the potential sentences for the charges Christopher Milburn faces are as follows. Class X felony for dissemination of child, specifically when the child is under 13 and involves a moving depiction, count one. This carries a mandatory prison sentence of 6 to 30 years. Class two felony for possession of child, specifically when the child is under 13 and involves a moving depiction. Counts 26. This carries a prison sentence of 3 to 7 years per count. [Music]