Virginia woman sentenced for sex-trafficking of a 15-year-old girl
Georgia man arrested for conspiracy to kidnap a child
Two California men plead guilty to assaulting African-American youths
Connecticut man given time for sex trafficking of a minor
Indiana State Police Tropper arrested for sex with a minor
Indiana man arrested for child porn
Indiana man attempts to lure girls with cash, then exposes himself
Federal contractor pleads guilty to distributing child pornography
Minnesota woman pleads guilty to assaulting a minor
Minnesota man charged with sexual contact with a minor
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Saturday, November 10, 2012
Crimes against Children 11-10-12
Belle Isle, FL
An investigation of internet child porn ended today with the arrest of a Belle Isle
contractor after thousands of illegal images of children as young as 6
were seized from his Hoffner Avenue home, according to a statewide cyber
crime unit.
Frederick James Ward was picked up at the Hilton Hotel Bonnet Creek near Walt Disney World, arrest records show.
Ward, 54, became a suspect in July when the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Cyber/High-Tech Crime unit noticed internet files depicting the sexual exploitation were being shared by a computer later tracked to his internet address, records show.
Mt. Pleasant, MI
A professor whose research focuses on Internet censorship and the use of children in advertising has been charged with having child pornography on his Central Michigan University computer.
The school announced Thursday that it has suspended William L. Merrill and barred him from the campus in Mount Pleasant, about 120 miles northwest of Detroit.
According to the university, its information technology employees found "inappropriate material" on Merrill's computer Monday, and it suspended him that day.
Philadelphia, PA
A former Philadelphia police inspector who served time in prison for possessing child pornography has been arrested again, this time after allegedly trying to lure an 8-year-old Roxborough girl into his car, police said.
Leo Haley, 72, a registered Megan's Law offender, was arrested Thursday morning on charges of unlawful restraint, luring a child, making terroristic threats, and harassment. The charges stem from an Oct. 17 incident on the 7000 block of Voight Road, about two miles from Haley's Lauriston Street home.
Hamilton, OH
A truck driver from Columbus, Ohio, was arrested Thursday in Butler County in connection with a computer flash drive that contained photographs of child pornography.
Robert Burwinkle, 52, was arrested after investigators from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office received a tip a few days ago that the flash drive found in St. Clair Township contained sexually oriented photos of minors.
The investigation eventually led to Burwinkle. After the suspect was located in Butler County, he gave an interview that led investigators to confiscate additional pornographic materials involving minors.
Frederick James Ward was picked up at the Hilton Hotel Bonnet Creek near Walt Disney World, arrest records show.
Ward, 54, became a suspect in July when the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Cyber/High-Tech Crime unit noticed internet files depicting the sexual exploitation were being shared by a computer later tracked to his internet address, records show.
Mt. Pleasant, MI
A professor whose research focuses on Internet censorship and the use of children in advertising has been charged with having child pornography on his Central Michigan University computer.
The school announced Thursday that it has suspended William L. Merrill and barred him from the campus in Mount Pleasant, about 120 miles northwest of Detroit.
According to the university, its information technology employees found "inappropriate material" on Merrill's computer Monday, and it suspended him that day.
Philadelphia, PA
A former Philadelphia police inspector who served time in prison for possessing child pornography has been arrested again, this time after allegedly trying to lure an 8-year-old Roxborough girl into his car, police said.
Leo Haley, 72, a registered Megan's Law offender, was arrested Thursday morning on charges of unlawful restraint, luring a child, making terroristic threats, and harassment. The charges stem from an Oct. 17 incident on the 7000 block of Voight Road, about two miles from Haley's Lauriston Street home.
Hamilton, OH
A truck driver from Columbus, Ohio, was arrested Thursday in Butler County in connection with a computer flash drive that contained photographs of child pornography.
Robert Burwinkle, 52, was arrested after investigators from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office received a tip a few days ago that the flash drive found in St. Clair Township contained sexually oriented photos of minors.
The investigation eventually led to Burwinkle. After the suspect was located in Butler County, he gave an interview that led investigators to confiscate additional pornographic materials involving minors.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Child Abduction Digest 10-14-12
Hackensack, NJ
Several attempted kidnappings, that police are describing as "luring away" incidents, have occurred in Northern New Jersey. According to ABC News, on October 12, 2012, there have been four reports of a suspicious male attempting to lure children into his car.
Just Friday morning in Hackensack, a man approached an 11-year-old boy as he walked to school.
Investigators say the man told the boy to get in his car but the boy ran. Another incident occurred where a male approached an 8th grade girl.
On Tuesday in Oradell a 7-year-old girl was approached in her front yard and on Saturday in Maywood, an 8-year-old girl, in her grandparent's front yard, says an older man offered to take her to look at puppies.
The most recent incident occurred in Passaic County, N.J. in Hawthorne just miles away from the locations originally targeted.
Cody, WY
The FBI has released a composite sketch of a man they say lured a young girl into his SUV on Monday and sexually assaulted her.
The girl has been reunited with her family, but the suspect remains on the loose. He is considered armed and dangerous.
Authorities say he approached the young girl at the Park County Complex in Cody on Oct. 8. He told her he was looking for his lost puppy. She got into the man's white SUV, possibly a 2004-2005 Toyota SR-5 4-Runner.
The girl was found several hours later by a group of hunters in a rural area.
Arvada, CO
Late Friday, authorities announced the dismembered body found in an Arvada, Colo. park this week is that of Jessica Ridgeway. They are now focused on apprehending the man who murdered her amid the recent abduction attempts of children in the area.
“Our focus has changed from the search for Jessica to a mission of justice for Jessica,” said Westminster Police Chief Lee Birk during a news conference. “We realize there is a predator at large in our community.”
View slideshow: Photos of Missing Colorado Girl Jessica Ridgeway
According to The Daily Beast, three abduction attempts have taken place in the last month in the Arvada area. Two abductions that involved a white male with brown hair who was driving a blue sedan took place in the Arvada area on Sept. 9 and Sept. 12. Each time the man tried to lure children into his vehicle using candy. On Oct. 4, only a day before Jessica’s disappearance, two young girls reported a man in a white van followed them with his vehicle as they walked home from school. The van was reportedly seen in the area the morning Jessica vanished.
Arvada, CO
The search for missing Colorado 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway took a tragic turn today when police identified a dismembered body found in a park just miles from her home as that of the fifth-grader.
The death marked the end of a massive search involving hundreds of state, local and federal authorities that began one week ago when she vanished during a two-block walk to a park to meet friends.
Tooele, UT
Police are warning residents to be careful and use common sense following three reports this month of attempted abductions and suspicious people.
Investigators do not believe the incidents are related, and in none of the cases was a child actually taken or anyone hurt, said Tooele Police Lt. Paul Wimmer. One of the incidents, however, did prompt the principal at East Elementary School to send a letter home to parents cautioning them about a suspicious man.
On Oct. 3, a man was spotted at Elton Park wearing only underwear. The man was reportedly in a vehicle, got out to walk around the car, and then got back in. At no time did he approach a student, Wimmer said. But because many of the children walk by or through that park on their way to and from school, a letter was sent home to the parents.
Canton, OH
Police said Friday they are investigating a possible abduction after a witness described a screaming young woman or teen being dragged into a car.
Detective Shawn Gaddis said the incident happened shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday along N.C. 215 on a bridge over the Pigeon River in Canton.
A witness standing about 100 yards away described seeing a burgundy or red car with a spoiler stopped on the bridge and a man and young woman or teen outside the vehicle.
“She heard a female screaming, ‘Help!’” Gaddis said. “She said the female was screaming really loud.”
Waterloo, IA
Eastern Iowa parents are on alert following news of two reported attempted child abductions in two days. Police say the first incident happened Wednesday in Waterloo, when a black man between the ages of 50-60 stopped a girl walking home from school and asked her if she wanted a ride. The second incident happened Thursday afternoon in Cedar Falls. Police report a white man with red hair pulled up next to a boy, and asked him if he wanted a ride and chocolate.
In light of what happened nearly three months ago in Evansdale, area parents are taking these reports seriously and using the opportunity to talk to their children about strangers.
Cedar Falls, IA
A boy said a man in a white van approached him as he rode his bike home from school Thursday, KWWL reported Thursday night.
Cedar Falls police said the incident happened around 3:50 p.m. near Lincoln Elementary, at the corner of 10th Street and Tremont Street. The boy said the man asked if he needed a ride and wanted chocolate. The boy rode away and the van left.
The man is described as white, in his 20s, with a red beard, wearing a black baseball cap. The vehicle was described as a large white van with black on the front and a large rear window.
The incident was the second abduction report in the Cedar Valley in as many days.
Several attempted kidnappings, that police are describing as "luring away" incidents, have occurred in Northern New Jersey. According to ABC News, on October 12, 2012, there have been four reports of a suspicious male attempting to lure children into his car.
Just Friday morning in Hackensack, a man approached an 11-year-old boy as he walked to school.
Investigators say the man told the boy to get in his car but the boy ran. Another incident occurred where a male approached an 8th grade girl.
On Tuesday in Oradell a 7-year-old girl was approached in her front yard and on Saturday in Maywood, an 8-year-old girl, in her grandparent's front yard, says an older man offered to take her to look at puppies.
The most recent incident occurred in Passaic County, N.J. in Hawthorne just miles away from the locations originally targeted.
Cody, WY
The FBI has released a composite sketch of a man they say lured a young girl into his SUV on Monday and sexually assaulted her.
The girl has been reunited with her family, but the suspect remains on the loose. He is considered armed and dangerous.Authorities say he approached the young girl at the Park County Complex in Cody on Oct. 8. He told her he was looking for his lost puppy. She got into the man's white SUV, possibly a 2004-2005 Toyota SR-5 4-Runner.
The girl was found several hours later by a group of hunters in a rural area.
Arvada, CO
Late Friday, authorities announced the dismembered body found in an Arvada, Colo. park this week is that of Jessica Ridgeway. They are now focused on apprehending the man who murdered her amid the recent abduction attempts of children in the area.“Our focus has changed from the search for Jessica to a mission of justice for Jessica,” said Westminster Police Chief Lee Birk during a news conference. “We realize there is a predator at large in our community.”
View slideshow: Photos of Missing Colorado Girl Jessica Ridgeway
According to The Daily Beast, three abduction attempts have taken place in the last month in the Arvada area. Two abductions that involved a white male with brown hair who was driving a blue sedan took place in the Arvada area on Sept. 9 and Sept. 12. Each time the man tried to lure children into his vehicle using candy. On Oct. 4, only a day before Jessica’s disappearance, two young girls reported a man in a white van followed them with his vehicle as they walked home from school. The van was reportedly seen in the area the morning Jessica vanished.
Arvada, CO
The search for missing Colorado 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway took a tragic turn today when police identified a dismembered body found in a park just miles from her home as that of the fifth-grader.
The death marked the end of a massive search involving hundreds of state, local and federal authorities that began one week ago when she vanished during a two-block walk to a park to meet friends.
Tooele, UT
Police are warning residents to be careful and use common sense following three reports this month of attempted abductions and suspicious people.
Investigators do not believe the incidents are related, and in none of the cases was a child actually taken or anyone hurt, said Tooele Police Lt. Paul Wimmer. One of the incidents, however, did prompt the principal at East Elementary School to send a letter home to parents cautioning them about a suspicious man.
On Oct. 3, a man was spotted at Elton Park wearing only underwear. The man was reportedly in a vehicle, got out to walk around the car, and then got back in. At no time did he approach a student, Wimmer said. But because many of the children walk by or through that park on their way to and from school, a letter was sent home to the parents.
Canton, OH
Police said Friday they are investigating a possible abduction after a witness described a screaming young woman or teen being dragged into a car.
Detective Shawn Gaddis said the incident happened shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday along N.C. 215 on a bridge over the Pigeon River in Canton.
A witness standing about 100 yards away described seeing a burgundy or red car with a spoiler stopped on the bridge and a man and young woman or teen outside the vehicle.
“She heard a female screaming, ‘Help!’” Gaddis said. “She said the female was screaming really loud.”
Waterloo, IA
Eastern Iowa parents are on alert following news of two reported attempted child abductions in two days. Police say the first incident happened Wednesday in Waterloo, when a black man between the ages of 50-60 stopped a girl walking home from school and asked her if she wanted a ride. The second incident happened Thursday afternoon in Cedar Falls. Police report a white man with red hair pulled up next to a boy, and asked him if he wanted a ride and chocolate.
In light of what happened nearly three months ago in Evansdale, area parents are taking these reports seriously and using the opportunity to talk to their children about strangers.
Cedar Falls, IA
A boy said a man in a white van approached him as he rode his bike home from school Thursday, KWWL reported Thursday night.
Cedar Falls police said the incident happened around 3:50 p.m. near Lincoln Elementary, at the corner of 10th Street and Tremont Street. The boy said the man asked if he needed a ride and wanted chocolate. The boy rode away and the van left.
The man is described as white, in his 20s, with a red beard, wearing a black baseball cap. The vehicle was described as a large white van with black on the front and a large rear window.
The incident was the second abduction report in the Cedar Valley in as many days.
Friday, September 21, 2012
How They Did It: Crips Lured High School Girls Into Prostitution
Fairfax, VA
The story of how a violent street gang lured vulnerable Fairfax-area girls into prostitution is a chilling one for any parent, and is another reason why parents need to keep a close eye on their kids’ involvement with social networking websites. During a three-year period ending in March 2012, members of a violent Virginia street gang used some of these websites to recruit vulnerable high-school age girls to work in their prostitution business.
The story has been reported locally in bits and pieces as it
progressed, and now a recap is being distributed nationwide by the FBI,
using the Fairfax episode as a cautionary tale for parents and law
enforcement authorities.
After a multi-agency state and federal investigation, all five defendants pleaded guilty to various federal charges related to the sex trafficking conspiracy. The leader of the gang—27-year-old Justin Strom—was sentenced on September 14 to 40 years in prison, while the sentences handed down for the other four defendants totaled 53 years.
Strom headed up the Underground Gangster Crips (UGC), a Crips “set” based in Fairfax, Virginia. The Crips originated in Los Angeles in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and since then, the gang has splintered into various groups around the country. Law enforcement has seen a number of Crips sets in the U.S. engaging in sex trafficking as a means of making money.
The story of how a violent street gang lured vulnerable Fairfax-area girls into prostitution is a chilling one for any parent, and is another reason why parents need to keep a close eye on their kids’ involvement with social networking websites. During a three-year period ending in March 2012, members of a violent Virginia street gang used some of these websites to recruit vulnerable high-school age girls to work in their prostitution business.
The story has been reported locally in bits and pieces as it
progressed, and now a recap is being distributed nationwide by the FBI,
using the Fairfax episode as a cautionary tale for parents and law
enforcement authorities.After a multi-agency state and federal investigation, all five defendants pleaded guilty to various federal charges related to the sex trafficking conspiracy. The leader of the gang—27-year-old Justin Strom—was sentenced on September 14 to 40 years in prison, while the sentences handed down for the other four defendants totaled 53 years.
Strom headed up the Underground Gangster Crips (UGC), a Crips “set” based in Fairfax, Virginia. The Crips originated in Los Angeles in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and since then, the gang has splintered into various groups around the country. Law enforcement has seen a number of Crips sets in the U.S. engaging in sex trafficking as a means of making money.
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