Head of School at Early Education Center in Northwest Arrested For Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor

WASHINGTON - James S. Carroll, 55, of Washington D.C., was arrested today on a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court, charging him in connection with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge David Geist of the Washington Field Office's Criminal and Cyber Division.

Carroll, the Head of School at an early education center in Northwest Washington D.C., is charged with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. He made his first court appearance today before Magistrate Court Judge Matthew J. Sharbaugh.

According to the criminal complaint, between November 5, 2024 and November 14, 2024, Carroll used the Discord messaging application to communicate with an undercover officer who posed as the father of a young child. Carroll directed the undercover officer to abuse his child over a period of approximately two weeks. Law enforcement agents identified Carroll as the Discord user based on IP addresses that traced back to both his residence and workplace.

This case is being investigated by the FBI's Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, which includes agents and officers from the FBI Washington Field Office and the Metropolitan Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Shinskie.

To report child exploitation, call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI.

A criminal complaint is merely an allegation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.