James “Timothy” Troutman, a 69-year-old deaf man known was arrested on Monday, August 24, 2020. According to Prince William County police, Tim was arrested on possession of child pornography charges.
Prince William Times reports that a search warrant had been executed on Monday at a residence in the 3500 block of Rapid Lane in Dale City, Virginia. This was in connection with an investigation by the North Virginia/DC Internet Crimes against Children Task Force.
Troutman is a known vlogger on Deaf Video TV under the pseudonym “WonderGent”. According to his profile on Deaf Video TV (dubbed as DVTV) he attended Tennessee School for the Deaf, class of 1968, and then Gallaudet University from 1970-1977. Individuals that know him report that he had retired recently.
According to the release associated with the investigation by the Crimes against Children Task Force, Troutman is facing ten counts of possession of Child Pornography. Troutman is being held without bond at the Prince William Manassas Adult Detention Center and has a court date scheduled for October 22, 2020.
Ricky Taylor was the first person to make it known that this individual was a member of the Deaf community on August 27, 2020.
ID: (Always felt there was something off about him for many years. Turns out that my guts was right about Tim Troutman, a well known Deaf vlogger from DVTV and Facebook. Shared the link to the Prince William Times article linked above)
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