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- Status
- Wanted
- Agency
- FBI
- Notice
- FBI Wanted
- Issued
- 2026
- Nationality
- Filipino
- Checked
Austin Jan Sy Yatco
The FBI lists Austin Jan Sy Yatco, a Filipino national, on its Wanted list (notice published in 2026). The notice links Yatco to charges that include sexual offences. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Austin Jan Sy Yatco.
He is described as 1.7 m tall, with brown eyes and black hair. Born on 27 August 1998 in San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines, he would now be 28.
- Sexual offences
Charges, as published
- Sexual Exploitation of Children
- Material Involving Sexual Exploitation of Minors
- Certain Activities Relating to Material Constituting or Containing Child Pornography
Reward
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Austin Jan Sy Yatco.
Case details, as published by FBI
Austin Jan Sy Yatco is wanted for his alleged involvement in the exploitation of minor victims between 2019 and 2021, as part of an online group whose members carried out alleged criminal conduct on a series of gaming and social media platforms. Minor victims were allegedly coerced into creating child pornography of themselves which was allegedly distributed amongst the online group. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Yatco on January 23, 2026, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, New York, after he was charged with Sexual Exploitation of Children, Material Involving Sexual Exploitation of Minors, and Certain Activities Relating to Material Constituting or Containing Child Pornography.
About this notice
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If you have information
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