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David Lynn Browning

No alias recorded

Charged, Arrested, Convicted

Public record reviewed to August 21, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

Creator/administrator.

A conviction or guilty plea is recorded in this entry.

  • Playpen co-administrator prosecuted with creator Steven Chase.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 3 actions across 1 takedown, each traced to a cited source. At least one linked takedown was added in the extended pass and was not independently source verified. Where the record is silent, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Legal summary

Associated takedowns
Operation Pacifier / Playpen
Recorded role
Creator/administrator
Group segment
Core operator
Charging authority
Not recorded
Charging jurisdiction
Not recorded
Case number
Not published
Latest recorded action
Charged, February 2015
Nationality
United States
Country of residence
Not established

Sources

Every claim on this person's pages traces to one of the entries below.

Official announcements come first, then the reporting that supports individual details.

1 source cited across 3 recorded actions

  1. [1]
    Operation Pacifier / Playpen case history

    FBI / US DOJ, March 4, 2015 Law enforcement release Source grade S2

    Establishes the Playpen server seizure, the FBI's covert operation of the site under an NIT warrant, and the resulting prosecutions.

    Open source
Coverage note. Nothing on this page rests on an uncited claim. Where a source is silent on an outcome, this entry leaves the outcome unstated rather than inferring one. At least one linked takedown was added in the extended pass and was not independently source verified.