In March 2023, the Cass
County Sheriff’s Office, as part of the Western Missouri Internet Crimes
Against Children Task Force (WMICAC), initiated an investigation into possible
child sexual abuse material.
In May 2023, investigators
served a search warrant related to this case at a residence in Harrisonville.
This resulted in the arrest of Rusty Fisher Jr.
Yesterday in the Federal
Western District of Missouri, Fisher Jr. was sentenced on three counts of
Production of Child Pornography. He will serve a term of 23 years in prison
with 15 years of parole after the completion of his sentence, and he has been ordered
to pay $33,000 in restitution.
The initial tips in this
investigation were received from the Missouri Internet Crimes Against Children
Task Force (MOICAC).
During the investigation,
the Cass County Sheriff’s Office requested the assistance of the United States
Secret Service due to the volume of evidence and potential victims outside of
Missouri.
The WMICAC Task Force is
spearheaded by the Cass County Sheriff’s Office and consists of personnel from
agencies within Cass, Johnson, Bates, Henry, Saline, Lafayette, and Pettis
counties. WMICAC is an affiliate of MOICAC.
