Crimes against Children 11-8-12, Part II

Urbana, IL
Two Tuscola men were indicted on Wednesday on federal child pornography charges.

Parrish Kappes, 46, of Tuscola was charged with three counts of distribution of child pornography in August and September and one count of possession of child pornography on Oct. 16.

Zachary M. Vincent, 21, of Tuscola was charged in a separate case with two counts of distribution of child pornography in September, one count of receiving child pornography on Oct. 15 and one count of possession of child pornography on Oct. 15.

Norfolk, VA
A former Virginia Beach teacher was charged with possession of child pornography on Wednesday in a federal grand jury indictment, according to a news release.

Michael D. Shanklin Jr., 38, of Virginia Beach is accused of possessing a hard drive containing one or more images of child pornography in the indictment, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride. Shanklin used to teach at Landstown High School in Virginia Beach, according to the release.
Albuquerque, NM
Earlier today, Arnold Gonzales, 27, was sentenced to an 87-month term of imprisonment to be followed by 10 years of supervised release for his child sexual exploitation conviction.

Gonzales also was ordered to comply with sex offender registration and notification requirements.

Gonzales was a military recruiter employed by the U.S. Army and was stationed at the U.S. Army Recruiting Station in Midland, Texas, when he was arrested in this case.

According to the court filings, between April 24, 2012 and May 2, 2012, Gonzales used a computer and cellular phone to entice a person whom he believed to be less than 18 years of age to engage in sexual activity.

Rochester, NY
U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Daniel Lasnick, 49, of Arkport, New York, who was convicted of receiving and distributing child pornography, was sentenced to 13 years in prison and 15 years’ supervised release by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Marisa J. Miller, who handled the case, stated that during an undercover investigation of peer-to-peer file sharing networks by the New York State Police, the defendant was found trading child pornography images and videos online. As part of his plea, Lasnick admitted to receiving and distributing child pornography over the file sharing network. Many of the images depicted images of prepubescent minors and violent acts involving children.

Greenbelt, MD
Melvin Douglas, a/k/a Melvin Longwood, age 32, of Washington, D.C., and Dennis Smith, a/k/a Domo, age 31, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to transporting a minor across state lines to engage in prostitution. In a separate case, Dennis Smith, a/k/a Domo, age 31, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to the same charge and to sex trafficking of a minor.