Crimes against Children 9-12-12

Belleview, FL
A Belleview man, telling a Star-Banner reporter he made a mistake when he downloaded child pornography, was given a bond of $25,000 Saturday morning.

Ronald Edgar Slauson said the pornography was “strictly for possession,” and he doesn’t “share it with anyone.” Slauson said he has “never molested a child.”

“I made a mistake when I downloaded it,” he said. “Honestly, I don’t know why I did it, even though I know it was wrong.”

The 72-year-old man was arrested by a Florida Department of Law Enforcement official and a goverment agent on Friday and charged with five counts of possession of child pornography.

Albuquerque, NM
This afternoon a federal judge in Albuquerque sentenced Karl Domingo, 37, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Rock Spring, New Mexico, to a 24-month prison term for his abusive sexual contact conviction. Domingo will be on supervised release for seven years after he completes his prison sentence. He also will be required to register as a sex offender.

Domingo pled guilty to an information charging him with abusive sexual contact with a minor on June 6, 2012 under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office. In his plea agreement, Domingo admitted that, in the summer of 2007, he sexually assaulted a 10-year-old female child by touching her genitalia with his finger. Domingo further admitted that the sexual assault occurred at the child’s home which was located within the Navajo Indian Reservation.

Albuquerque, NM
This morning in federal court, Carlena Martin, 25, a member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Crownpoint, New Mexico, pled guilty to an indictment charging her with child abuse under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales said that, during today’s plea hearing, Martin admitted abusing her 4-month-old infant on April 23, 2012. In her plea agreement, Martin stated that on that date, she became intoxicated and repeatedly dropped the infant while carrying him outside her home, which is located on the Navajo Indian Reservation.

Buffalo, NY
U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that James S. Allen, 36, of New Baltimore, Michigan, has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with cyberstalking, trafficking in computer passwords, and making harassing telephone calls. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, who is handling the case, stated that according to complaint, between June 24, 2012 and August 14, 2012, the defendant utilized the Internet and text messages to communicate with at least 10 female victims in the Western District of New York, many of them minors, in an effort to obtain pornographic pictures of the minors. The complaint alleges that Allen would contact the victims and tell them that he found naked pictures of them on the Internet. The defendant then directed the victims to a specific website to view the pictures. In reality, the website was a front by which the defendant sought to surreptitiously obtain the victim’s private e-mail address and password—such a site is sometimes referred to by law enforcement as a “phishing” website.