Authorities are holding a Midwest City man on child pornography charges.
Police say they found naked pictures of children on 61-year-old Jack Owens’ computer. According to police, Owens admitted to having hidden cameras installed in his home.
The investigation started when Owens brought his laptop to a repair shop for a virus. A worker found a hidden folder that contained what police described as child porn.
However, investigators believe Owens both downloaded child porn, but was also using hidden cameras to make his own videos.
Tupper Lake, NY
A Tupper Lake man faces up to 10 years in prison for a child pornography conviction.
James L. Tabolt, 39, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography in U.S. District Court in Albany on Thursday, according to a press release issued by Richard S. Hartunian, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York.
According to the press release, Tabolt admitted to Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy that between June 2010 and February 2011 he possessed more than 1,300 images of child pornography on a home computer.
The case dates back to December 2010, when a New York State Police investigator assigned to the New York Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force detected images of child pornography on an Internet protocol address in the Tupper Lake area. Investigators then traced the images to a computer in Tabolt's home.
Boston, MA
A Massachusetts pediatrician who was arrested last week on charges of
receiving child pornography was involved for nearly three decades with
Camp Joslin in Charlton, a beloved camp for boys with diabetes, and
served at a summer camp in the Berkshires. Leaders of one camp planned
to publish statements online in an effort to alert parents to the
investigation.Dr. Richard Keller, 56, former medical director of Phillips Academy in Andover and a Boston Children’s Hospital endocrinologist, was arrested Thursday at his Andover home, where prosecutors said they found at least 60 DVDs and 500 sexually explicit photographs of minors.
Prosecutors say Keller placed orders totaling $2,695 between July 2009 and January 2011 from a foreign production company, including 50 movies, some of which were shipped to him at the Phillips student health center.
DeRidder, LA
State police have arrested a DeRidder school band director in a child pornography investigation.
Troopers say 65-year-old Robert McNamee was arrested last week after an Operation Child Watch investigation into child pornography on his computer. A press release from the state police states that a search of McNamee's computer found images of sexually abused children.
He was arrested and booked with distribution of child pornography and booked into the Beauregard Parish Jail.
At the time of his arrest, McNamee was employed by the Beauregard Parish School District as a junior high school band director.
Pittsburgh, PA
A Moon Township drug suspect has been arrested again, this time as part of an investigation into suspected child abuse and child pornography.
According to the criminal complaint, a computer forensics team at the state attorney general's office found "a large amount of child pornography" on a cellphone memory card after Pamela Smallis was arrested in April.
“It's a very sensitive case, and when you have children involved, you have to protect those children. You want them to grow up and try to get this behind them. So, therefore, you can't mention exactly what occurred and you don't want to mention who they are,” said Moon Township Police Chief Leo McCarthy.
Kalamazoo, MI
A registered sex offender from Kalamazoo is being held on multiple counts of child pornography.
A federal indictment filed last week in Grand Rapids says 33-year-old Eric Walker faces multiple charges, including distribution, possession and transportation of child pornography, and sexual exploitation of a child.
Authorities allege that in February and March of 2009 and in March 2011, Walker used his computer to distribute images of child pornography. Authorities say in April, Walker twice persuaded a 15-year-old girl to send sexually explicit photos of herself to him via text message.
MLive.com (http://bit.ly/V4qE7j) says Walker is listed on Michigan's sex offender registry for an April 7, 1997 conviction of attempted third-degree criminal sexual conduct in Bay City.
Northampton, MA
A Granby man was back in court Monday for allegedly violating the terms of release in his child pornography case.
Eric Lacoste, of 11 Darrell Ave., had been free on personal recognizance in connection with the April case, but yesterday was held on $5,000 bail for allegedly failing to follow the court-ordered conditions of his release, the Daily Hampshire Gazette reports.
Lacoste was charged last spring after a parent contacted authorities about inappropriate Facebook conversations between her 13-year-old daughter and the 30-year-old Granby man. A police investigation resulted in criminal charges against Lacoste, including possession of child porn, soliciting a minor to pose for naked photos and disseminating harmful material to a minor.
Pulaski Co. AR
The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office arrested a man on Tuesday on child pornography charges.According to a report released by the PCSO, 56-year-old Thurman Baker was arrested and charged with computer exploitation of a child and possession of drug paraphernalia after a concerned mother filed an incident report.
The mother, Baker's neighbor, told a Sheriff's Deputy that she noticed he was sneaking around and watching her 10-year-old daughter, hiding behind trees and approaching when she was outside.
The deputy was unable to contact Baker immediately after taking the report, but returned later with two other deputies and contacted him at his home.
Baker invited them in, and after the deputy informed him that there were reports of his bizarre behavior regarding the young girls in the neighborhood, he spontaneously said, "...everybody is telling me that it is my job to get them ready for sex," according to the report.
Westminster, CA
A 21-year-old man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to peeping and child pornography charges after allegedly secretly videotaping his neighbors, some who were in the nude.
Kyle Charles Scott of Cypress faces one felony count each of possession of child porn, distributing obscene matter to adults and possession of marijuana for sale, and two counts of possession of a controlled substance.
Asheville, NC
A former Henderson County charter school teacher pleaded guilty in federal court today to child pornography charges.
Deborah Lee Tipton, 44, could face decades in prison when she is sentenced. She remains in custody.
Authorities say Tipton videotaped a 12-year-old girl’s genitalia and shared the video.
The bill of indictment handed up in April charged Tipton with production of child pornography, possession of child pornography and transporting sexually explicit images of a minor over the Internet.
After her arrest in February, she was fired from her job as a special-education teacher at The Mountain Community School. She had worked at the charter school since 2005.
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