FBI Seeking More Victims Of Fake Fitness Guru They Say Raped Montco Teens

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — Federal authorities are still looking for more possible victims as they build their case against a California man who they said used social media to rape teenage girls in Montgomery County and around the country.

John Douglas Burch, 54, of Santa Monica, victimized young girls for more than 10 years, from 2014 through early 2024, the FBI first announced several weeks ago. Their investigation continues.

Victims have been confirmed in West Conshohocken and King of Prussia, but officials believe there are even more victims from the local area, and are asking them to come forth.

Burch used Instagram and other social media platforms to create an identity for himself as a fitness professional, pressuring young female clients to partake in what he called a "sex slave training program," the FBI said.

The "training" involved having the children watch violent pornography, create porn of themselves and send it to him, create online dating profiles that ultimately became advertisements for prostitution, and more, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Burch also provided step by step instructions on what specific sexual acts the girls had to perform and record with photos and videos, police said.

It's unclear exactly how many of these victims Burch met in person and raped himself, although victims resided in North Carolina and California in addition to Montgomery County, according to authorities.

"The FBI believes that once the victim was 'trained' to Burch’s liking, he would meet the victim in person and force her to partake in illegal and non-consensual sexual acts," the agency shared.

In addition to Instagram, Burch used Kik, Omegle, Snapchat, Telegram, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Discord, Seeking Arrangements, and Fetlife. His usernames included Burch, Mstr_trainer, Just9x6.5a, Notyourfitguru, TheBurch9567, NOTYOURFITGURU, food_is_not_enemy, notyourfitguru2, not_your_fit_guru_original, and backup_notyourfitguru.

If you had any contact with these usernames, or know someone who did, contact the FBI at BurchVictims@fbi.gov or fill out this online form.