Washington ( CNN ) -- Using the most unlikely of clues -- a pretzel bag -- authorities in Denmark and the United States are zeroing in on a suspected child abuser , and they are asking for the public 's help in ending the exploitation of a small girl . U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday released five photographs of a man carefully edited from four videos in which the man sexually assaults a young girl , believed to be 7 to 9 years old . Three of the videos , which contain a clear image of the man , are date-stamped April 14 , a fourth is dated April 27 , and all four appear to have been posted on the Internet several days later , on May 2 . Danish National Police discovered the videos soon thereafter and notified U.S. authorities on May 3 . Three factors led Danish investigators to believe the crime occurred in the U.S. : the background , some products visible in the video , and the man 's appearance . In the United States , investigators with Homeland Security Investigations , the law enforcement arm of ICE , saw a Frito-Lay Rold Gold bag for thin pretzels in the videos . By studying Frito-Lay web sites , they learned that Rold Gold pretzels are packaged differently within the United States and Canada . ICE investigators believe the bag in the video is exclusively distributed in the United States . With leads coming to an end , the investigators are asking the public for help in identifying the man . `` We kind of hit a wall in this investigation . Without the public 's help , we may not be able ( to find the man ) and more importantly stop the ongoing abuse of this victim , '' said Brian Korzak , a special agent with ICE 's Cyber Crimes Center , Child Exploitation Unit . Publication of the man 's photo `` will greatly increase our chances of locating this individual , '' said Special Agent Patrick Redling . `` Since the videos were created so recently , we feel there 's a child in danger right now . '' Korzak and Redling say investigators routinely identify both technical and visual clues in videos for evidence to identify criminals and to rescue victims . HSI is asking anyone with information about this man to contact the agency immediately by calling the ICE Tip Line at 866-347-2423 or completing an online tip form at www.ICE.gov/tips . Tips remain anonymous , ICE said , and individuals should not attempt to apprehend the suspect . ICE filed a criminal complaint in the U.S. District Court of Washington on Friday , charging the man in the photos , identified as a `` John Doe , '' of producing , possessing and distributing child pornography .
A man sexually abuses a girl in four videos posted on the Internet , authorities say . A pretzel bag available only in the U.S. and Canada narrows the search , ICE says . The video of the boy being abused was taken by his mother when he was about 3 years old. Danish authorities say they found the videos , made in April , earlier this month .