Massachusetts man guilty of child sexual exploitation
Virginia man sentenced for producing child pornography
Illinois man xentenced for child porn
Two Maryland men sexually abuse a child to produce child porn
Priest has pictures of minors engaging in sexual explicit conduct
North Dakota woman causes the death of a child
North Carolina man sentenced for producing child porn
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Crimes against Children 11-21-12
Minneapolis, MN
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Ina Crow Dog, age 48, of Rosebud, South Dakota, appeared before United States District Judge Roberto A. Lange on November 5, 2012, and pled guilty to sexual abuse. The maximum penalty upon conviction is life in custody, a $250,000 fine, or both.
The conviction stems from an incident that took place on or about between December 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010, when Crow Dog and another individual sexually abused a victim.
Albuquerque, NM
This afternoon, a federal judge sentenced Robert W. Schmidt, 56, of Albuquerque, to a 97-month term of imprisonment for his conviction for transporting child pornography. Schmidt will be on supervised release for 10 years after he completes his prison sentence. He also will be required to register as a sex offender.
U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales said that Schmidt entered a guilty plea on November 14, 2011, to count one of a four-count superseding indictment charging him with two counts of transportation of child pornography and two counts of possession of child pornography. As required by his plea agreement, counts two, three, and four of the superseding indictment were dismissed after Schmidt was sentenced.
Schmidt was arrested on April 5, 2011, as a result of an investigation by the Albuquerque Police Department, the FBI, and the New Mexico Regional Forensic Computer Lab, which was initiated after a maintenance employee at the apartment complex where Schmidt was a tenant reported seeing child pornography on a computer in Schmidt’s apartment. The maintenance man observed the child pornography after entering the apartment to facilitate an emergency repair. Based on the maintenance man’s report, the Albuquerque Police Department executed a search warrant at Schmidt’s apartment and seized computers and computer-related media, which contained thousands of child pornography images and videos.
Philadelphia, PA
Adam Butler, 32, of Philadelphia was charged today by indictment with receipt and possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. The indictment charges Butler with two counts of receiving child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography in August 2012.
New Haven CT
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Travis Carlson, 30, of Winsted, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 27 months of imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for possessing child pornography.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Carlson used the Internet to trade images and videos of child pornography. Included in his collection of child pornography were images of children under the age of 12 engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Carlson was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on September 16, 2010. On August 23, 2012, he waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty to one count of receipt and distribution of child pornography.
Bluffton, SC
A 63-year-old Bluffton man was charged Friday with sharing child pornography on the Internet, according to the Bluffton Police Department.
Dennis Keith Bennet faces three charges of sexual exploitation of a minor. He has been released on his own recognizance from the Beaufort County Detention Center.
A Berkeley County Sheriff's Office detective, who is part of the Internet Crimes Against Children task force, located Bennet during an investigation of peer-to-peer file-sharing of child pornography, Bluffton police Lt. Joe Babkiewicz said.
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Ina Crow Dog, age 48, of Rosebud, South Dakota, appeared before United States District Judge Roberto A. Lange on November 5, 2012, and pled guilty to sexual abuse. The maximum penalty upon conviction is life in custody, a $250,000 fine, or both.
The conviction stems from an incident that took place on or about between December 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010, when Crow Dog and another individual sexually abused a victim.
Albuquerque, NM
This afternoon, a federal judge sentenced Robert W. Schmidt, 56, of Albuquerque, to a 97-month term of imprisonment for his conviction for transporting child pornography. Schmidt will be on supervised release for 10 years after he completes his prison sentence. He also will be required to register as a sex offender.
U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales said that Schmidt entered a guilty plea on November 14, 2011, to count one of a four-count superseding indictment charging him with two counts of transportation of child pornography and two counts of possession of child pornography. As required by his plea agreement, counts two, three, and four of the superseding indictment were dismissed after Schmidt was sentenced.
Schmidt was arrested on April 5, 2011, as a result of an investigation by the Albuquerque Police Department, the FBI, and the New Mexico Regional Forensic Computer Lab, which was initiated after a maintenance employee at the apartment complex where Schmidt was a tenant reported seeing child pornography on a computer in Schmidt’s apartment. The maintenance man observed the child pornography after entering the apartment to facilitate an emergency repair. Based on the maintenance man’s report, the Albuquerque Police Department executed a search warrant at Schmidt’s apartment and seized computers and computer-related media, which contained thousands of child pornography images and videos.
Philadelphia, PA
Adam Butler, 32, of Philadelphia was charged today by indictment with receipt and possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. The indictment charges Butler with two counts of receiving child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography in August 2012.
New Haven CT
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Travis Carlson, 30, of Winsted, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 27 months of imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for possessing child pornography.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Carlson used the Internet to trade images and videos of child pornography. Included in his collection of child pornography were images of children under the age of 12 engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Carlson was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on September 16, 2010. On August 23, 2012, he waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty to one count of receipt and distribution of child pornography.
Bluffton, SC
A 63-year-old Bluffton man was charged Friday with sharing child pornography on the Internet, according to the Bluffton Police Department.
Dennis Keith Bennet faces three charges of sexual exploitation of a minor. He has been released on his own recognizance from the Beaufort County Detention Center.
A Berkeley County Sheriff's Office detective, who is part of the Internet Crimes Against Children task force, located Bennet during an investigation of peer-to-peer file-sharing of child pornography, Bluffton police Lt. Joe Babkiewicz said.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Crimes against Children 10-31-12
Sacramento, CA
John Patrick Frost Jr., 28, of Rocklin, pleaded guilty today to one count of possession of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
According to court documents, on March 12, 2009, a photo-sharing website reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Cybertipline that a user had posted child pornography to their page. Further investigation led to a residence in Placer County where Frost spent time. According to the plea agreement, Frost admitted that between March 1, 2009 and August 9, 2009, he knowingly possessed images of child pornography. He further admitted that he had two prior state convictions involving child pornography.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Michael B. Steinbach, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office; and Franklin C. Adderly, Chief of Police, Fort Lauderdale Police Department, announce that Van Lawson Williams, 49, of Fort Lauderdale, was convicted by a jury today of sex trafficking of minors, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1591(a)(1). Sentencing has not yet been scheduled.
After a six-day trial before U.S. District Judge Daniel T.K. Hurley, the jury found defendant Williams guilty of four counts of sex trafficking of minors and one count of attempted sex trafficking of minors. During trial, six victims, all runaways at the time they met Williams, testified that they worked or were recruited to work as prostitutes at Williams’ residence. According to the trial evidence, Williams befriended minor female runaways in his neighborhood and invited them to stay with him at his Fort Lauderdale residence, promising them food and shelter. Williams would then convince the girls to work as prostitutes. When the customers arrived at Williams’ residence, they paid Williams a “rental fee” for use of one of the bedrooms. The customers would then engage in sexual activity with the minor of their choosing and would pay the minor for the date. The victims testified that on most occasions, they were required to give Williams the money they collected for their prostitution services. Several of the victims testified that Williams provided them with illegal narcotics, including marijuana and crack cocaine, and that he engaged in or attempted to engage in sexual activity with them.
Columbus, OH
Carl W. Shye, Jr., 57, of New Albany, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 24 months in prison and ordered to repay $472,579.90 in federal funds that he embezzled between 2005 and 2011 while serving as treasurer for four community schools in Ohio.
Shye pleaded guilty on June 21, 2012, to one count of embezzlement. Shye admitted that, between October 2005 and September 2011, Shye used his position as treasurer of multiple Ohio community schools to embezzle from the schools that employed him.
The schools involved include the former George Washington Carver Preparatory Academy which was located in Columbus, Ohio; the former Legacy Academy for Leaders & Arts which was in Youngstown, Ohio; and the former NuBethel Center of Excellence and New City Community School, both in Dayton.
John Patrick Frost Jr., 28, of Rocklin, pleaded guilty today to one count of possession of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
According to court documents, on March 12, 2009, a photo-sharing website reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Cybertipline that a user had posted child pornography to their page. Further investigation led to a residence in Placer County where Frost spent time. According to the plea agreement, Frost admitted that between March 1, 2009 and August 9, 2009, he knowingly possessed images of child pornography. He further admitted that he had two prior state convictions involving child pornography.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Michael B. Steinbach, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office; and Franklin C. Adderly, Chief of Police, Fort Lauderdale Police Department, announce that Van Lawson Williams, 49, of Fort Lauderdale, was convicted by a jury today of sex trafficking of minors, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1591(a)(1). Sentencing has not yet been scheduled.
After a six-day trial before U.S. District Judge Daniel T.K. Hurley, the jury found defendant Williams guilty of four counts of sex trafficking of minors and one count of attempted sex trafficking of minors. During trial, six victims, all runaways at the time they met Williams, testified that they worked or were recruited to work as prostitutes at Williams’ residence. According to the trial evidence, Williams befriended minor female runaways in his neighborhood and invited them to stay with him at his Fort Lauderdale residence, promising them food and shelter. Williams would then convince the girls to work as prostitutes. When the customers arrived at Williams’ residence, they paid Williams a “rental fee” for use of one of the bedrooms. The customers would then engage in sexual activity with the minor of their choosing and would pay the minor for the date. The victims testified that on most occasions, they were required to give Williams the money they collected for their prostitution services. Several of the victims testified that Williams provided them with illegal narcotics, including marijuana and crack cocaine, and that he engaged in or attempted to engage in sexual activity with them.
Columbus, OH
Carl W. Shye, Jr., 57, of New Albany, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 24 months in prison and ordered to repay $472,579.90 in federal funds that he embezzled between 2005 and 2011 while serving as treasurer for four community schools in Ohio.
Shye pleaded guilty on June 21, 2012, to one count of embezzlement. Shye admitted that, between October 2005 and September 2011, Shye used his position as treasurer of multiple Ohio community schools to embezzle from the schools that employed him.
The schools involved include the former George Washington Carver Preparatory Academy which was located in Columbus, Ohio; the former Legacy Academy for Leaders & Arts which was in Youngstown, Ohio; and the former NuBethel Center of Excellence and New City Community School, both in Dayton.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Crimes against Children 10-30-12
Belleville, IL
A Belleville man was sentenced on October 29, 2012, following his plea of guilty to a three-count indictment charging him with enticement of a minor (count one), transfer of obscene matter to a minor (count two), and transportation of child pornography (count three), the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Jack C. Baldwin, Jr., 46, of Belleville, Ill., was sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment on count one, 10 years’ imprisonment on count two, and 20 years’ imprisonment on count three, all to run concurrently.
The investigation revealed that Baldwin, who was 45 years old at the time, sent the victim, who he knew to be 11 years old at the time, two pictures of his nude, erect penis using his cellular phone, with one of the pictures being sent on December 10, 2011. It also revealed that, between December 10 and December 13, 2011, Baldwin persuaded and induced the victim to send Baldwin a picture of the victim’s genitalia. A forensic review of the cellular phone Baldwin used to send and receive the pictures was conducted, and revealed that Baldwin sent the photograph of the victim from his cellular telephone account to his e-mail account on December 13, 2011.
Birmingham, AL
A federal grand jury today indicted a Decatur man for producing, distributing, receiving, and possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge Robert E. Haley III.
A four-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges STEVEN ANDREW THOMAS, 43, with inducing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct, between December 2009 and December 2011 in Morgan County, for the purpose of producing a picture of that conduct. Thomas also is charged with distributing child pornography via the Internet in September 2011; receiving child pornography via the Internet in November 2011; and possessing child pornography in December 2011.
In a separate child exploitation case, the grand jury charged JOSEPH WAYNE KING, 54, of Oklahoma, with failing to register as a convicted sex offender in Alabama after moving from Oklahoma to Madison County in February. The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act requires convicted sex offenders to register and update their registration as sex offenders wherever they live, attend school, or are employed.
A Belleville man was sentenced on October 29, 2012, following his plea of guilty to a three-count indictment charging him with enticement of a minor (count one), transfer of obscene matter to a minor (count two), and transportation of child pornography (count three), the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Jack C. Baldwin, Jr., 46, of Belleville, Ill., was sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment on count one, 10 years’ imprisonment on count two, and 20 years’ imprisonment on count three, all to run concurrently.
The investigation revealed that Baldwin, who was 45 years old at the time, sent the victim, who he knew to be 11 years old at the time, two pictures of his nude, erect penis using his cellular phone, with one of the pictures being sent on December 10, 2011. It also revealed that, between December 10 and December 13, 2011, Baldwin persuaded and induced the victim to send Baldwin a picture of the victim’s genitalia. A forensic review of the cellular phone Baldwin used to send and receive the pictures was conducted, and revealed that Baldwin sent the photograph of the victim from his cellular telephone account to his e-mail account on December 13, 2011.
Birmingham, AL
A federal grand jury today indicted a Decatur man for producing, distributing, receiving, and possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge Robert E. Haley III.
A four-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges STEVEN ANDREW THOMAS, 43, with inducing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct, between December 2009 and December 2011 in Morgan County, for the purpose of producing a picture of that conduct. Thomas also is charged with distributing child pornography via the Internet in September 2011; receiving child pornography via the Internet in November 2011; and possessing child pornography in December 2011.
In a separate child exploitation case, the grand jury charged JOSEPH WAYNE KING, 54, of Oklahoma, with failing to register as a convicted sex offender in Alabama after moving from Oklahoma to Madison County in February. The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act requires convicted sex offenders to register and update their registration as sex offenders wherever they live, attend school, or are employed.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Crimes against Children 10-19-12
Montgomery, AL
U.S. Attorney George L. Beck, Jr., announced today that Kevin Darcy Golden, age 45, of Opelika, Alabama, pled guilty on October 15, 2012, to charges of production of child pornography. Between at least April and December of 2011, Golden produced numerous videos of female children engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Specifically, Golden secretly filmed the children removing their clothing while at his residence and, on other occasions, Golden filmed himself engaging in sexually explicit conduct with the children while they were unconscious.
Rapid City, ND
A Rapid City man accused of possessing child pornography pleads not guilty.
32-year old Warren Apple pleads not guilty to the class four felony of possessing child pornography.
Currently Apple is out on bond and as a condition states attorney Gina Nelson says she wants to make sure he can't be alone with children under 18 years of age. She says according to the police report several pairs of children's underwear were found in Apple's room.
Omaha, NE
A 35-year-old Omaha man has been given five years in prison for receiving and distributing child pornography.
A news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg (gihlj) says Syed Hussain also must serve five years of supervised reteenlease if he's not deported. Gilg's office says Hussain was born in Pakistan and lived in England before coming to the United States.
Prosecutors say investigators found 104 pornographic videos on Hussain's computer.
West Palm Beach, FL
A registered sex offender from Lake Worth was arrested after an AT&T
customer assistant technician found folders of child pornography on his
personal computer, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
Rio Rancho, NM
A probation officer said she caught a registered sex offender and former elementary school music teacher with lots of child pornography during a recent check in.
For 31 days, David Harper lived in a gated community in Southeast Rio Rancho and dodged his New Mexico Probation and Parole Officer.
Harper is a registered sex offender. He was convicted in New Jersey in 2008 for Endangering the Welfare of a Child, when he took pictures of children on the beach.
Pataskala, OH
A Licking County man faces a charge relating to child pornography
after he was allegedly found to be in possession of pictures of children
engaging in sexual acts.
Steven R. Miller, 43, was arrested on Tuesday at about 5 p.m. in his Pataskala home in the 7900 block of National Road S.W., according to deputies.
Deputies received a tip from an unidentified person reporting that Miller had child pornography in his possession.
During a search of Miller’s home, Miller admitted to detectives that he was in possession of several pictures of children engaging in sexual acts.
U.S. Attorney George L. Beck, Jr., announced today that Kevin Darcy Golden, age 45, of Opelika, Alabama, pled guilty on October 15, 2012, to charges of production of child pornography. Between at least April and December of 2011, Golden produced numerous videos of female children engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Specifically, Golden secretly filmed the children removing their clothing while at his residence and, on other occasions, Golden filmed himself engaging in sexually explicit conduct with the children while they were unconscious.
Rapid City, ND
A Rapid City man accused of possessing child pornography pleads not guilty.
32-year old Warren Apple pleads not guilty to the class four felony of possessing child pornography.
Currently Apple is out on bond and as a condition states attorney Gina Nelson says she wants to make sure he can't be alone with children under 18 years of age. She says according to the police report several pairs of children's underwear were found in Apple's room.
Omaha, NE
A 35-year-old Omaha man has been given five years in prison for receiving and distributing child pornography.
A news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg (gihlj) says Syed Hussain also must serve five years of supervised reteenlease if he's not deported. Gilg's office says Hussain was born in Pakistan and lived in England before coming to the United States.
Prosecutors say investigators found 104 pornographic videos on Hussain's computer.
West Palm Beach, FL
A registered sex offender from Lake Worth was arrested after an AT&T
customer assistant technician found folders of child pornography on his
personal computer, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
Ralph Beltran was arrested Monday on 21 counts of child pornography charges.
According
to the arrest report, Beltran called AT&T customer service for
assistance after he was having trouble sending and receiving emails. The
customer assistance technician assigned to assist Beltran told
authorities she remotely accessed his computer and noticed a desktop
folder named "teen pornography." The technician also said she saw
another folder named "child porn," which was misspelled, and a shortcut
labeled "teen chat."
Rio Rancho, NM
A probation officer said she caught a registered sex offender and former elementary school music teacher with lots of child pornography during a recent check in.
For 31 days, David Harper lived in a gated community in Southeast Rio Rancho and dodged his New Mexico Probation and Parole Officer.
Harper is a registered sex offender. He was convicted in New Jersey in 2008 for Endangering the Welfare of a Child, when he took pictures of children on the beach.
Pataskala, OH
A Licking County man faces a charge relating to child pornography
after he was allegedly found to be in possession of pictures of children
engaging in sexual acts.Steven R. Miller, 43, was arrested on Tuesday at about 5 p.m. in his Pataskala home in the 7900 block of National Road S.W., according to deputies.
Deputies received a tip from an unidentified person reporting that Miller had child pornography in his possession.
During a search of Miller’s home, Miller admitted to detectives that he was in possession of several pictures of children engaging in sexual acts.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Crimes against Children 10-10-12
Milford, CT
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Rolan Sosa, 36, of Milford, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to one count of receipt of child pornography.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on November 16, 2011, detectives assigned to the Connecticut Computer Crimes Task Force in New Haven logged into a publicly available Internet file sharing program and downloaded 14 images of child pornography from a shared directory maintained by Sosa.
On December 15, 2011, Sosa was arrested at his residence in Milford. On that date, law enforcement agents also seized Sosa’s laptop computer. Subsequent analysis of the seized computer revealed 110 images and 134 video files of child pornography. Included in his collection of child pornography were images of children under the age of 12 engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Forensic review also revealed that Sosa distributed child pornography images and videos through the file sharing program located on his computer.
Clarksburg, WV
United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld announced that CARISSA HADS, age 25, of Quincy, Massachusetts, entered a plea of guilty on October 10, 2012, in United States District Court in Clarksburg before Magistrate Judge John S. Kaull.
HADS entered a plea of guilty to traveling in interstate commerce with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct on February 23, 2012, when HADS traveled from Massachusetts to North Central West Virginia to have sex with a minor. Court documents indicate that HADS posed as an 18-year old man on a social media website and also took steps to change her appearance in order to deceive the victim as to her true identity. HADS met the alleged victim online in 2010 and the two communicated for over a year before the first in-person meeting took place. HADS traveled at least three times from Massachusetts to visit the alleged victim, and was arrested at the Pittsburgh International Airport by FBI agents on May 25, 2012, on one of her visits to the area.
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Rolan Sosa, 36, of Milford, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to one count of receipt of child pornography.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on November 16, 2011, detectives assigned to the Connecticut Computer Crimes Task Force in New Haven logged into a publicly available Internet file sharing program and downloaded 14 images of child pornography from a shared directory maintained by Sosa.
On December 15, 2011, Sosa was arrested at his residence in Milford. On that date, law enforcement agents also seized Sosa’s laptop computer. Subsequent analysis of the seized computer revealed 110 images and 134 video files of child pornography. Included in his collection of child pornography were images of children under the age of 12 engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Forensic review also revealed that Sosa distributed child pornography images and videos through the file sharing program located on his computer.
Clarksburg, WV
United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld announced that CARISSA HADS, age 25, of Quincy, Massachusetts, entered a plea of guilty on October 10, 2012, in United States District Court in Clarksburg before Magistrate Judge John S. Kaull.
HADS entered a plea of guilty to traveling in interstate commerce with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct on February 23, 2012, when HADS traveled from Massachusetts to North Central West Virginia to have sex with a minor. Court documents indicate that HADS posed as an 18-year old man on a social media website and also took steps to change her appearance in order to deceive the victim as to her true identity. HADS met the alleged victim online in 2010 and the two communicated for over a year before the first in-person meeting took place. HADS traveled at least three times from Massachusetts to visit the alleged victim, and was arrested at the Pittsburgh International Airport by FBI agents on May 25, 2012, on one of her visits to the area.
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