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A former CEO of a children's treatment center is accused of orchestrating a months-long online campaign to lure a minor, only to be caught by federal agents who say his DNA matches a violent crime scene.

Here's what may have happened.

How did investigators connect a man in West Virginia to a kidnapping and rape that happened thousands of miles away? Randall J. MacKendrick, 59, was the former chief executive officer of the Fox Run Center for Children and Adolescents. Authorities allege that starting in June 2026, MacKendrick began communicating with an undercover officer posing as a 14-year-old female, sending sexually explicit messages and offering gifts. In July, he allegedly traveled to central Ohio, attempting to meet the fictitious teenager at several locations including a mall and a hotel. By August, he traveled to South Central Park in Lorain County to meet the purported teenager and was arrested on local charges after departing the park. During that August arrest, law enforcement found multiple sex toys, several condoms, and three cell phones in his vehicle. A month later, while out on bond, MacKendrick was re-arrested after law enforcement learned he was in contact with a 17-year-old former patient at the Fox Run Center. Investigators searching his office and residence discovered images and videos of child sexual abuse material. In October, the FBI identified MacKendrick as a suspect in a May kidnapping and rape of a 14-year-old girl in Perry County, noting that his DNA matches DNA recovered from the victim. On October 24, MacKendrick was arrested in West Virginia and transferred to the Southern District of Ohio. Federal charging documents were unsealed Monday, accusing him of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, possessing child pornography, and other state-level offenses including kidnapping and rape. His bond was increased, and he now faces severe federal penalties, including up to 20 years for child pornography and life in prison for enticement. All suspects presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Do not take this report as factual, always verify facts.

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