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.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Friday, November 16, 2012
Crimes against Children 11-16-12
Shiloh, IL
A Shiloh man faces child pornography charges after allegedly video recording his girlfriend's juvenile daughter taking a shower, according to Shiloh police.
Ronald P. Fischer, 36, of the 200 block of Jarvis Drive in Shiloh was charged with four felony counts of child pornography, one felony count of residential burglary and resisting a peace officer, which is a misdemeanor.
On Saturday, the Shiloh Police Department responded to a 911 call in the 100 block of Cornelius Drive in Shiloh in reference to a disturbance. Officers made contact with a juvenile victim who stated that the suspect had video recorded her while she was taking a shower.
Columbia County, NY
State Police have arrested a Claverack man they say had child pornography on his computer.
Michael Trinka, 30, has been charged with possessing a sexual performance of a child and promoting a sexual performance of a child.
Trinka is being held at Columbia County Jail without bail. State Police say additional charges are expected.
San Francisco, CA
Four San Francisco men were arrested Tuesday for possessing child pornography, San Francisco police said.
Investigators with the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force said they caught the men by targeting peer-to-peer file sharing.
Investigators identified the suspects in chat rooms, and then obtained warrants for their IP addresses. By connecting the IP addresses to their owners, investigators obtained search warrants for homes, where they found child pornography.
Alexis Zhong Wang, 25, was arrested at his home on the 700 block of Naples Street; Jaime Rodriguez, 46, on the 500 block of Natoma Street; Juan Martinez, 28, on the unit block of Cielto Drive and Guillermo Escandon-Aguilar, 28, on the 200 block of Russia Avenue.
St. George, UT
A Southern Utah University football player who caught a moment of national attention with his stunning Hail Mary reception in September now faces 10 felony charges stemming from child pornography found on his computer, according to documents filed in 5th District Court on Oct. 3.
Cameron Morgan faces 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony, in connection with 10 pornographic images of children discovered on his computer in a 2010 search, according to a nine-page probable cause statement.
Morgan's computer was seized in December 2010 after an Internet task force discovered child pornography had been downloaded to his IP address from file sharing websites.
Ft. Worth, TX
Two residents of Arlington, Texas, Todd M. Fowler, 47, and Michael Ray Borah, 37, convicted in separate and unrelated cases involving child pornography, were sentenced today in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, by U.S. District Judge Terry R. Means. Today’s announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
Fowler was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison and was ordered to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in January 2013. He pleaded guilty in May 2012 to one count of receipt of child pornography. According to documents filed in his case, Fowler used file sharing software to receive images depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. On May 28, 2011, a search warrant was executed at Fowler’s residence. That same day, Fowler was en route to his home from a trip to Hong Kong, via San Francisco International Airport. At the airport, officials with U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized his MacBook computer that he had used to download child pornography. A forensic examination of the MacBook revealed Fowler possessed 43 videos and 354 still images of child pornography on the computer.
A Shiloh man faces child pornography charges after allegedly video recording his girlfriend's juvenile daughter taking a shower, according to Shiloh police.
Ronald P. Fischer, 36, of the 200 block of Jarvis Drive in Shiloh was charged with four felony counts of child pornography, one felony count of residential burglary and resisting a peace officer, which is a misdemeanor.
On Saturday, the Shiloh Police Department responded to a 911 call in the 100 block of Cornelius Drive in Shiloh in reference to a disturbance. Officers made contact with a juvenile victim who stated that the suspect had video recorded her while she was taking a shower.
Columbia County, NY
State Police have arrested a Claverack man they say had child pornography on his computer.
Michael Trinka, 30, has been charged with possessing a sexual performance of a child and promoting a sexual performance of a child.
Trinka is being held at Columbia County Jail without bail. State Police say additional charges are expected.
San Francisco, CA
Four San Francisco men were arrested Tuesday for possessing child pornography, San Francisco police said.
Investigators with the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force said they caught the men by targeting peer-to-peer file sharing.
Investigators identified the suspects in chat rooms, and then obtained warrants for their IP addresses. By connecting the IP addresses to their owners, investigators obtained search warrants for homes, where they found child pornography.
Alexis Zhong Wang, 25, was arrested at his home on the 700 block of Naples Street; Jaime Rodriguez, 46, on the 500 block of Natoma Street; Juan Martinez, 28, on the unit block of Cielto Drive and Guillermo Escandon-Aguilar, 28, on the 200 block of Russia Avenue.
St. George, UT
A Southern Utah University football player who caught a moment of national attention with his stunning Hail Mary reception in September now faces 10 felony charges stemming from child pornography found on his computer, according to documents filed in 5th District Court on Oct. 3.
Cameron Morgan faces 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony, in connection with 10 pornographic images of children discovered on his computer in a 2010 search, according to a nine-page probable cause statement.
Morgan's computer was seized in December 2010 after an Internet task force discovered child pornography had been downloaded to his IP address from file sharing websites.
Ft. Worth, TX
Two residents of Arlington, Texas, Todd M. Fowler, 47, and Michael Ray Borah, 37, convicted in separate and unrelated cases involving child pornography, were sentenced today in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, by U.S. District Judge Terry R. Means. Today’s announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
Fowler was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison and was ordered to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in January 2013. He pleaded guilty in May 2012 to one count of receipt of child pornography. According to documents filed in his case, Fowler used file sharing software to receive images depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. On May 28, 2011, a search warrant was executed at Fowler’s residence. That same day, Fowler was en route to his home from a trip to Hong Kong, via San Francisco International Airport. At the airport, officials with U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized his MacBook computer that he had used to download child pornography. A forensic examination of the MacBook revealed Fowler possessed 43 videos and 354 still images of child pornography on the computer.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Crimes against Children 11-14-12
Orlando, FL
Agents
interviewed Vangasbeck in April, and the 34-year-old admitted to having
roughly 1,000 images of child pornography on his desktop computer.
Shelby Twp., MI
A 54-year-old Shelby Township resident has been charged with possession of child pornography.
The Macomb Area Computer Enforcement Team (MACE) received an FBI lead from the Oklahoma City Office - a peer-to-peer file exchange that had several dozen file names consistent with child pornography.
A member of the MACE team following up on the tip discovered that the IP address was registered to a David Perez of Shelby Township.
According to the criminal complaint filed in the Eastern District Federal Court of Michigan, Perez admitted to using the file sharing program but denied purposefully downloading child pornography. Perez also admitted that he "accidentally" received files containing child pornography.
Washington, DC
A former special agent in charge of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)-Miami Office was sentenced today to serve 70 months in prison for transporting child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael B. Steinbach of the FBI Miami Field Office and Sheriff Al Lamberti of the Broward County, Florida Sheriff’s Office.
Anthony Mangione, 52, of Parkland, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kenneth A. Marra in West Palm Beach, Florida. In addition to his prison term, Mangione was sentenced to serve 20 years of supervised release.
On July 16, 2012, Mangione pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Florida. He was indicted on September 27, 2011, by a grand jury in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Boise, ID
Michael James Angus, 68, of Star, Idaho, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Boise to 120 months in prison for possessing sexually explicit images of minors, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Angus to be on supervised release for the remainder of his life and pay restitution to the victim. A hearing to determine the amount of restitution has not yet been set.
According to the plea agreement, deputies from the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, who are members of the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, began an investigation after a 10-year-old female reported that Angus had engaged in inappropriate sexual contact with her while her family was visiting at Angus’ home on October 30, 2011. The parents of the 10-year-old also expressed concern for the welfare of another child, an 8-year-old, who often spent time alone with Angus at his home.
Investigators identified the 8-year-old and contacted her. The girl, whom Angus had cared for off and on for several years, disclosed inappropriate contact by Angus, and told investigators that he had also taken pictures of her dancing, posing nude, and when she was in the bathtub.
Trenton, NJ
Warren County, New Jersey man today admitted possessing child pornography on his computer and an external hard drive, including violent video images, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Leonard Ramirez, 40, of Great Meadows, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Freda L. Wolfson in Trenton federal court to an indictment charging him with possession of child pornography.
On April 21, 2009, law enforcement agents from the Phillipsburg, New Jersey Police Department interviewed Ramirez at his former girlfriend’s residence in Phillipsburg. They obtained Ramirez’s consent to search his laptop computer and discovered images of child pornography.
A
Central Florida man who reportedly told agents he hears voices of girls
saying they love him pleaded guilty to a child pornography charge in Orlando federal court.
FBI agents began investigating Michael Vangasbeck when a man told authorities in March that the DeBary man contacted his 10-year-old daughter online and indicated he wanted to show her his genitals.
FBI agents began investigating Michael Vangasbeck when a man told authorities in March that the DeBary man contacted his 10-year-old daughter online and indicated he wanted to show her his genitals.
Shelby Twp., MI
A 54-year-old Shelby Township resident has been charged with possession of child pornography.
The Macomb Area Computer Enforcement Team (MACE) received an FBI lead from the Oklahoma City Office - a peer-to-peer file exchange that had several dozen file names consistent with child pornography.
A member of the MACE team following up on the tip discovered that the IP address was registered to a David Perez of Shelby Township.
According to the criminal complaint filed in the Eastern District Federal Court of Michigan, Perez admitted to using the file sharing program but denied purposefully downloading child pornography. Perez also admitted that he "accidentally" received files containing child pornography.
Washington, DC
A former special agent in charge of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)-Miami Office was sentenced today to serve 70 months in prison for transporting child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael B. Steinbach of the FBI Miami Field Office and Sheriff Al Lamberti of the Broward County, Florida Sheriff’s Office.
Anthony Mangione, 52, of Parkland, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kenneth A. Marra in West Palm Beach, Florida. In addition to his prison term, Mangione was sentenced to serve 20 years of supervised release.
On July 16, 2012, Mangione pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Florida. He was indicted on September 27, 2011, by a grand jury in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Boise, ID
Michael James Angus, 68, of Star, Idaho, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Boise to 120 months in prison for possessing sexually explicit images of minors, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Angus to be on supervised release for the remainder of his life and pay restitution to the victim. A hearing to determine the amount of restitution has not yet been set.
According to the plea agreement, deputies from the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, who are members of the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, began an investigation after a 10-year-old female reported that Angus had engaged in inappropriate sexual contact with her while her family was visiting at Angus’ home on October 30, 2011. The parents of the 10-year-old also expressed concern for the welfare of another child, an 8-year-old, who often spent time alone with Angus at his home.
Investigators identified the 8-year-old and contacted her. The girl, whom Angus had cared for off and on for several years, disclosed inappropriate contact by Angus, and told investigators that he had also taken pictures of her dancing, posing nude, and when she was in the bathtub.
Trenton, NJ
Warren County, New Jersey man today admitted possessing child pornography on his computer and an external hard drive, including violent video images, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Leonard Ramirez, 40, of Great Meadows, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Freda L. Wolfson in Trenton federal court to an indictment charging him with possession of child pornography.
On April 21, 2009, law enforcement agents from the Phillipsburg, New Jersey Police Department interviewed Ramirez at his former girlfriend’s residence in Phillipsburg. They obtained Ramirez’s consent to search his laptop computer and discovered images of child pornography.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Crimes against Children 11-8-12
Madison County, ALA man is behind bars at the Madison County Jail on a child pornography charge.
William Anthony Rodriguez, 25, was booked by the Madison County Sheriff's Office for possession of child pornography, according to the jail's online record.
Orlando, FL
A Polk County man accused of drugging and raping a woman, is facing additional charges after investigators found child pornography on his personal computer, officials said.
While investigating charges that William Lee McCallister, 59, sexually battered a woman at his Winter Haven business, Florida Polygraph Associates Inc., during a polygraph test, police searched his computers, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
The State Attorney's office filed more charges after Winter Haven police said they found 31 obscene images on McCallister's hard drives and a .357 Smith and Wesson revolver.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
A 23-year-old Fort Lauderdale
man was arrested on Tuesday and accused of possessing one of the
largest collections of child pornography videos that South Florida
investigators have ever found, Fort Lauderdale Police said.Thomas Dray was tracked down in a house on the 3000 block of Southwest 16th Street when investigators with the South Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force linked him to an Internet Protocol address used for sharing child pornography files, according to the arrest report.
Polk County, FL
A 70-year-old man has been charged with possession and distribution of child pornography, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.
Johnnie
Leon Flannagan, 108 Howard St., Eagle Lake, was arrested and charged
today with four counts of distribution of child pornography and
possession of child pornography.Detectives received information that Flannagan had downloaded videos of child porn to his home computer, and the videos were found during a search. Detectives determined that the images had been downloaded and distributed via his Internet connection.
Columbia, MO
Federal and Boone County sheriff's investigators believe images of child
pornography found on a cellphone belonging to an Ohio suspect were
created by a Columbia man who was found yesterday with the children
depicted in the photos in his custody.The Federal Bureau of Investigations on Monday contacted the Boone County Sheriff's Department Cyber Crimes Task Force after learning images of child pornography under investigation by Ohio federal agents had originated from Boone County, according to a task force news release. Text messages on the Ohio cellphone allegedly indicate the sender had personally taken the photos, it said.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Crimes against Children 10-22-12
Springfield, IL
Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on October 19, 2012, Martin L. Evanick, a/k/a “Vlad,” 31, of Collinsville, Illinois, was arraigned on an one-count indictment charging him with production of child pornography. The alleged violations took place on June 8, 2010 and April 20, 2011, in Madison County. After a detention hearing, the court ordered that Evanick be held without bond pending trial.
The offense charged in the indictment alleges that, between April 1, 2012 and April 21, 2012, Evanick took photographs of himself engaged in sexual activity with a minor, as well as close-up photographs of the minor’s genitalia.
Newport News, VA
For nearly 10 minutes Friday, Michael Rutherford apologized.
Rutherford, 49, was sentenced to serve three years in prison on two child pornography charges — a sentence that fell slightly below the federal sentencing guidelines.
U.S. District Judge Arenda Wright Allen sentenced Rutherford to three years on each count but ordered that the time be served concurrently. Each charge was punishable by up to 10 years in prison, but federal sentencing guidelines called for Rutherford to serve 6 1/2 to 8 years in prison. Rutherford pleaded guilty to the two child pornography charges in June.
Authorities say Rutherford viewed 3,182 images of child pornography via the Internet on his home computer. The pornography included photos and videos. The pornographic images found on Rutherford's computer ranged from toddlers to adults, according to court testimony.
San Diego, CA
Federal officials now believe a man facing child pornography charges in San Diego was an accomplice in the alleged plot to bomb the Federal Reserve building in Lower Manhattan.
Howard Willie Carter II pleaded not guilty to three counts of child pornography in a California courtroom Friday.
Investigators tell the Associated Press they discovered the child porn after examining his computer.
They were looking into his communications with Quazi Nafis, who is charged in the federal reserve plot.
Quincy, IL
Quincy police arrested a man on charges of producing and possessing child pornography Thursday.
Eric W. Ahearn, 40, of 504 1/2 S. 8th, was arrested as a result of an ongoing investigation begun by the Quincy Police Department in April of 2012.
The minor was under 13 years of age.
Noblesville, IN
A former elementary school custodian was charged with distributing child pornography Thursday.
Samuel
Barnette, 42, of Noblesville, was arrested in August after a woman told
Noblesville police that she had seen "naked kids" and "naked children"
in the search history of Barnette's home computer.
During the investigation, Barnette told police he had received child pornography via email and that he had used online search engines to find pictures of naked children, officials said.
Los Angeles, CA
A 28-year-old former Marine officer was sentenced in San Diego federal court Friday to seven years and three months in prison after pleading guilty to distributing child pornography.
Joshua Taylor was also sentenced to register as a sex offender after his prison sentence. He pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography on various file-sharing websites from May 2010 to November 2011.
Taylor was assigned as a helicopter pilot at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station when he was arrested. He held the rank of captain. He has since left the Marine Corps.
Saraland, AL
Two men were arrested today after Saraland police said they tried to get minors they met online to meet them in person for sex.
Johnny Gray Craig Jr., 19, and Wesley Elvin Lartigue, 20, were charged with one count each of electronic solicitation of a child and attempting to possess child pornography. Both men are from Mobile.
Hartford, CT
A pediatrician is facing sentencing for possessing and distributing child pornography.
Todd Parrilla of Stonington is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Hartford. The 48-year-old doctor pleaded guilty in June to receipt and distribution of child pornography. Parrilla had a pediatric practice in southeastern Connecticut.
Parrilla was arrested last year following the execution of a search and seizure warrant at his home. Prosecutors say an analysis of the seized computers and hard drives revealed more than 100,000 images and more than 10,000 videos depicting child pornography.
Oak Park, IL
A west suburban man was charged with aggravated child pornography
after more than 700 pornographic images were found on two computers in
his home, according to police.
The Internet Crimes Against Children task force contacted Oak Park police on Oct. 12 about an IP address traced to a home that was downloading and uploading files containing pornographic images and videos of children, according to Oak Park police.
Tulsa, OK
A woman accused in a child pornography case pleaded not guilty in a Tulsa court Monday.
The prosecution contends Brittiny Dick, and another woman, Sally Deupree, sent photos to 31-year-old Ricky Lewis, arrested last month for committing sex acts with his dog and manufacturing child pornography.
Deupree is also facing charges for attempting to procure the participation of a minor in child pornography, to which she has pleaded not guilty.
Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on October 19, 2012, Martin L. Evanick, a/k/a “Vlad,” 31, of Collinsville, Illinois, was arraigned on an one-count indictment charging him with production of child pornography. The alleged violations took place on June 8, 2010 and April 20, 2011, in Madison County. After a detention hearing, the court ordered that Evanick be held without bond pending trial.
The offense charged in the indictment alleges that, between April 1, 2012 and April 21, 2012, Evanick took photographs of himself engaged in sexual activity with a minor, as well as close-up photographs of the minor’s genitalia.
Newport News, VA
For nearly 10 minutes Friday, Michael Rutherford apologized.
Rutherford, 49, was sentenced to serve three years in prison on two child pornography charges — a sentence that fell slightly below the federal sentencing guidelines.
U.S. District Judge Arenda Wright Allen sentenced Rutherford to three years on each count but ordered that the time be served concurrently. Each charge was punishable by up to 10 years in prison, but federal sentencing guidelines called for Rutherford to serve 6 1/2 to 8 years in prison. Rutherford pleaded guilty to the two child pornography charges in June.
Authorities say Rutherford viewed 3,182 images of child pornography via the Internet on his home computer. The pornography included photos and videos. The pornographic images found on Rutherford's computer ranged from toddlers to adults, according to court testimony.
San Diego, CA
Federal officials now believe a man facing child pornography charges in San Diego was an accomplice in the alleged plot to bomb the Federal Reserve building in Lower Manhattan.
Howard Willie Carter II pleaded not guilty to three counts of child pornography in a California courtroom Friday.
Investigators tell the Associated Press they discovered the child porn after examining his computer.
They were looking into his communications with Quazi Nafis, who is charged in the federal reserve plot.
Quincy, IL
Quincy police arrested a man on charges of producing and possessing child pornography Thursday.Eric W. Ahearn, 40, of 504 1/2 S. 8th, was arrested as a result of an ongoing investigation begun by the Quincy Police Department in April of 2012.
The minor was under 13 years of age.
Noblesville, IN
A former elementary school custodian was charged with distributing child pornography Thursday.
Samuel
Barnette, 42, of Noblesville, was arrested in August after a woman told
Noblesville police that she had seen "naked kids" and "naked children"
in the search history of Barnette's home computer.During the investigation, Barnette told police he had received child pornography via email and that he had used online search engines to find pictures of naked children, officials said.
Los Angeles, CA
A 28-year-old former Marine officer was sentenced in San Diego federal court Friday to seven years and three months in prison after pleading guilty to distributing child pornography.
Joshua Taylor was also sentenced to register as a sex offender after his prison sentence. He pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography on various file-sharing websites from May 2010 to November 2011.
Taylor was assigned as a helicopter pilot at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station when he was arrested. He held the rank of captain. He has since left the Marine Corps.
Saraland, AL
Two men were arrested today after Saraland police said they tried to get minors they met online to meet them in person for sex.
Johnny Gray Craig Jr., 19, and Wesley Elvin Lartigue, 20, were charged with one count each of electronic solicitation of a child and attempting to possess child pornography. Both men are from Mobile.
Hartford, CT
A pediatrician is facing sentencing for possessing and distributing child pornography.
Todd Parrilla of Stonington is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Hartford. The 48-year-old doctor pleaded guilty in June to receipt and distribution of child pornography. Parrilla had a pediatric practice in southeastern Connecticut.
Parrilla was arrested last year following the execution of a search and seizure warrant at his home. Prosecutors say an analysis of the seized computers and hard drives revealed more than 100,000 images and more than 10,000 videos depicting child pornography.
Oak Park, IL
A west suburban man was charged with aggravated child pornography
after more than 700 pornographic images were found on two computers in
his home, according to police.The Internet Crimes Against Children task force contacted Oak Park police on Oct. 12 about an IP address traced to a home that was downloading and uploading files containing pornographic images and videos of children, according to Oak Park police.
Tulsa, OK
A woman accused in a child pornography case pleaded not guilty in a Tulsa court Monday.
The prosecution contends Brittiny Dick, and another woman, Sally Deupree, sent photos to 31-year-old Ricky Lewis, arrested last month for committing sex acts with his dog and manufacturing child pornography.
Deupree is also facing charges for attempting to procure the participation of a minor in child pornography, to which she has pleaded not guilty.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Crimes against Children 10-19-12 Part II
Albuquerque, NM
This morning in Albuquerque federal court, Kenneth Mike Etsitty, 58, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Tse-Yah-Toh, New Mexico, pled guilty to an information charging him with three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12.
U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales said that, under the terms of the plea agreement, Etsitty will be sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment to be followed a supervised release term to be determined by the court. Etsitty also will be required to register as a sex offender. Etsitty remains in federal custody pending his sentencing hearing, which has yet to be scheduled.
Etsitty was charged with aggravated sexual abuse in a criminal complaint filed on May 14, 2012. He was arrested the following day and has been in federal custody since that time.
According to the criminal complaint, the FBI initiated a criminal investigation into Etsitty in February 21, 2012, after a 9-year-old Navajo child disclosed that Etsitty had sexually assaulted her more than 10 times by penetrating her vagina with his finger. Thereafter, during a voluntary interview, Etsitty admitted sexually assaulting the child victim on approximately 10 occasions from the time she was 4 years old and until November 2011 by digitally penetrating her vagina.
Albuquerque, NM
This morning in federal court, Justin Gray, 33, of Ruidoso, New Mexico, was sentenced to a 22-year term of imprisonment to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release for his receipt of child pornography conviction, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales. Gray also will be required to register as a sex offender.
Gray was indicted on July 13, 2011, in a six-count indictment charging him with three counts of distribution and attempted distribution of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct; one count of receipt of visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct; and two counts of possession of matter containing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. According to the indictment, Gray distributed child pornography in October 2010, November 2010, and February 2011; received child pornography in September 2010; and possessed child pornography in March 2011. Gray was arrested on September 12, 2011, and has been in federal custody since that time.
Minneapolis, MN
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Tyrel DeMarrias, a/k/a Tyrell DeMarrias, age 24, of Wakpala, appeared before United States District Judge Charles B. Kornmann on October 16, 2012, and pled guilty to an indictment that charged him with sexual assault of a minor. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 15 years in custody, a $250,000 fine, or both.
The conviction arose from the sexual assault of a minor victim in Wakpala, South Dakota, in September 2011. The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs-Standing Rock Agency. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mikal Hanson.
Spokane, WA
Today, Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that LaShuan Roman Nose, age 33, of Elk City, Oklahoma, was sentenced after having been convicted by a jury of assault resulting in substantial bodily injury in connection with the abuse of a toddler. Senior District Court Judge Edward F. Shea imposed the statutory maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment, to be followed by three years of court supervision upon release from prison.
Tampa, FL
A Tampa man faces 50 counts of child pornography possession after he was spotted looking at pictures on the sidewalk of a strip mall, police said.
Benjamin Ashauer, 29, was at the Terrace Collections on East Busch Boulevard in Tampa when a shopper saw what was on his laptop.
Police were called, and they inspected his computer.
Police said they found several pictures of child porn.
Noblesville, IN
Samuel Barnette, 42, Noblesville, faces as many as 20 years in federal prison if he is convicted of charges of distributing child pornography.
Barnette, a former custodian at Promise Road Elementary School, was charged Thursday and if convicted, also could be levied a $250,000 fine and placed on supervised release for life after he completes any prison term.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
A lost cell phone on a public transit bus landed a Deerfield Beach man behind bars charged with possession of child pornography.
Last August, someone turned in a black and blue Samsung cell phone To the Broward Sheriff’s Office which they said they found on a county bus seat in Pompano Beach. The person said when they looked through the phone’s contents they found a number of images of child pornography.
The phone was turned over to the Detective Jennifer Montgomery, a member of the Internet Crimes Against Child Task Force. A forensic check of the phone’s contents found 463 saved images in the Media/Images Download Folder. A majority of the images, according to the forensic report, depicted nude girls between the ages of three and 12 displaying their genitals or performing sex acts.
Reno, NV
A 26-year-old who had more than 2,000 child pornography videos and
images and who said his favorite show was “SpongeBob SquarePants” was
sentenced Thursday to more than seven years in federal prison.
In a teary plea, David Gonzalez of Reno asked the judge to give him the minimum sentence of five years in prison because he was frequently sexually abused as a child by a relative and a family friend, and was beaten by his mother on a constant basis.
Gonzalez pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography after he was caught sharing the illicit images last year by detectives in the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
This morning in Albuquerque federal court, Kenneth Mike Etsitty, 58, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Tse-Yah-Toh, New Mexico, pled guilty to an information charging him with three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12.
U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales said that, under the terms of the plea agreement, Etsitty will be sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment to be followed a supervised release term to be determined by the court. Etsitty also will be required to register as a sex offender. Etsitty remains in federal custody pending his sentencing hearing, which has yet to be scheduled.
Etsitty was charged with aggravated sexual abuse in a criminal complaint filed on May 14, 2012. He was arrested the following day and has been in federal custody since that time.
According to the criminal complaint, the FBI initiated a criminal investigation into Etsitty in February 21, 2012, after a 9-year-old Navajo child disclosed that Etsitty had sexually assaulted her more than 10 times by penetrating her vagina with his finger. Thereafter, during a voluntary interview, Etsitty admitted sexually assaulting the child victim on approximately 10 occasions from the time she was 4 years old and until November 2011 by digitally penetrating her vagina.
Albuquerque, NM
This morning in federal court, Justin Gray, 33, of Ruidoso, New Mexico, was sentenced to a 22-year term of imprisonment to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release for his receipt of child pornography conviction, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales. Gray also will be required to register as a sex offender.
Gray was indicted on July 13, 2011, in a six-count indictment charging him with three counts of distribution and attempted distribution of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct; one count of receipt of visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct; and two counts of possession of matter containing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. According to the indictment, Gray distributed child pornography in October 2010, November 2010, and February 2011; received child pornography in September 2010; and possessed child pornography in March 2011. Gray was arrested on September 12, 2011, and has been in federal custody since that time.
Minneapolis, MN
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Tyrel DeMarrias, a/k/a Tyrell DeMarrias, age 24, of Wakpala, appeared before United States District Judge Charles B. Kornmann on October 16, 2012, and pled guilty to an indictment that charged him with sexual assault of a minor. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 15 years in custody, a $250,000 fine, or both.
The conviction arose from the sexual assault of a minor victim in Wakpala, South Dakota, in September 2011. The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs-Standing Rock Agency. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mikal Hanson.
Spokane, WA
Today, Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that LaShuan Roman Nose, age 33, of Elk City, Oklahoma, was sentenced after having been convicted by a jury of assault resulting in substantial bodily injury in connection with the abuse of a toddler. Senior District Court Judge Edward F. Shea imposed the statutory maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment, to be followed by three years of court supervision upon release from prison.
Tampa, FLA Tampa man faces 50 counts of child pornography possession after he was spotted looking at pictures on the sidewalk of a strip mall, police said.
Benjamin Ashauer, 29, was at the Terrace Collections on East Busch Boulevard in Tampa when a shopper saw what was on his laptop.
Police were called, and they inspected his computer.
Police said they found several pictures of child porn.
Noblesville, IN
Samuel Barnette, 42, Noblesville, faces as many as 20 years in federal prison if he is convicted of charges of distributing child pornography.
Barnette, a former custodian at Promise Road Elementary School, was charged Thursday and if convicted, also could be levied a $250,000 fine and placed on supervised release for life after he completes any prison term.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
A lost cell phone on a public transit bus landed a Deerfield Beach man behind bars charged with possession of child pornography.
Last August, someone turned in a black and blue Samsung cell phone To the Broward Sheriff’s Office which they said they found on a county bus seat in Pompano Beach. The person said when they looked through the phone’s contents they found a number of images of child pornography.
The phone was turned over to the Detective Jennifer Montgomery, a member of the Internet Crimes Against Child Task Force. A forensic check of the phone’s contents found 463 saved images in the Media/Images Download Folder. A majority of the images, according to the forensic report, depicted nude girls between the ages of three and 12 displaying their genitals or performing sex acts.
Reno, NV
A 26-year-old who had more than 2,000 child pornography videos and
images and who said his favorite show was “SpongeBob SquarePants” was
sentenced Thursday to more than seven years in federal prison.In a teary plea, David Gonzalez of Reno asked the judge to give him the minimum sentence of five years in prison because he was frequently sexually abused as a child by a relative and a family friend, and was beaten by his mother on a constant basis.
Gonzalez pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography after he was caught sharing the illicit images last year by detectives in the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Crimes against Children 8-4-12
San Luis Obispo, CA
Police are looking for a 28-year-old San Luis Obispo man who is
a registered sex offender after child pornography was allegedly found
on his computer.
About 9 p.m., Tuesday, San Luis Obispo police served a search warrant at the home of Jason Lytle, on the 1200 block of Murray Street, after receiving a tip that Lytle had downloaded child pornography onto his computer.
About 9 p.m., Tuesday, San Luis Obispo police served a search warrant at the home of Jason Lytle, on the 1200 block of Murray Street, after receiving a tip that Lytle had downloaded child pornography onto his computer.
Police removed multiple electronic devices from Lytle’s
residence. Forensic examination of the devices revealed a substantial
amount of child pornography, police said in a news release.
Bullhead City, AZ
Child pornography charges were added to others filed against an
Arizona man who flew to Tampa to have sex with a teenage girl, deputies
said.
Jonathan Lane, 33, was carrying a laptop computer when he was detained July 15 by Tampa International Airport police, investigators said.
The computer had 12 images depicting children ages 3 to 12 engaged in various sexual activities, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.
The computer also had online chat logs of a conversation with a 14-year-old Tampa girl in which a meeting for sex was arranged, deputies said.
Last month, the sheriff's office said Lane sent numerous lewd email and cellphone messages and pictures to the victim since June 2011. Deputies said Lane had full knowledge of the victim's age and physical condition as she uses a wheelchair.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
A registered sex offender found Friday with disturbing images of child pornography on his home computer was arrested in Oakland Park, according to police.
Authorities said John J. Brittle, Jr. was taken into custody Friday after police executed a search warrant at his home in the 2400 block of NW 33rd Street in Oakland Park.
While conducting an undercover operation, authorities with the South Florida Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force discovered an IP address that was sharing child pornography, stated police. The IP address was traced back to Brittle’s home and that’s where police said they found his computer which contained more than 200 videos of children being sexually abused by adults.
Many of the children in the videos were as young as 2 years old.
Bullhead City, AZ
Child pornography charges were added to others filed against an
Arizona man who flew to Tampa to have sex with a teenage girl, deputies
said.Jonathan Lane, 33, was carrying a laptop computer when he was detained July 15 by Tampa International Airport police, investigators said.
The computer had 12 images depicting children ages 3 to 12 engaged in various sexual activities, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.
The computer also had online chat logs of a conversation with a 14-year-old Tampa girl in which a meeting for sex was arranged, deputies said.
Last month, the sheriff's office said Lane sent numerous lewd email and cellphone messages and pictures to the victim since June 2011. Deputies said Lane had full knowledge of the victim's age and physical condition as she uses a wheelchair.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
A registered sex offender found Friday with disturbing images of child pornography on his home computer was arrested in Oakland Park, according to police.
Authorities said John J. Brittle, Jr. was taken into custody Friday after police executed a search warrant at his home in the 2400 block of NW 33rd Street in Oakland Park.
While conducting an undercover operation, authorities with the South Florida Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force discovered an IP address that was sharing child pornography, stated police. The IP address was traced back to Brittle’s home and that’s where police said they found his computer which contained more than 200 videos of children being sexually abused by adults.
Cincinnati, OH
A former day care owner was sentenced Thursday to additional prison time on child pornography charges.Federal authorities said 37-year-old John Foster, of Maineville, collected more than 6,700 images and more than 360 videos of child pornography between 2004 and 2007.
Foster owned the Primrose School day care in Maineville at the time, authorities said.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Crimes against Children 8-3-12
Trenton, NJ
A Hunterdon County, New Jersey man today admitted distributing images of child sexual abuse over the Internet, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
John Livoti, 42, of Hampton, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano in Trenton federal court to an information charging him with one count of distribution of child pornography. Livoti is currently in federal custody.
Livoti admitted that from May 2011 through February 2012 he used peer-to-peer file sharing software to download and to share images of child pornography through the Internet. He accessed the Internet through his neighbor’s wireless Internet connection. He further admitted that for a period of time in 2011, he paid for a minor, living in another state, to access the peer-to-peer network so that the minor could access child pornography.
Special agents of the FBI and other law enforcement executed a search warrant at Livoti’s apartment in Hampton, New Jersey, on February 2, 2012. Law enforcement seized a netbook computer and an external hard drive that contained child pornography.
Because of his prior convictions for sexual assault and for possession of child pornography, the count of distributing child pornography to which Livoti pleaded guilty is punishable by a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison and a maximum potential penalty of 40 years and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for November 15, 2012.
Cincinnati, OH
The federal charges come on the heels of Klepperich’s 2011 guilty
plea in state court in Wright County on one count of possession of
pornography by a sex offender. The sentence in that case mandated that
Klepperich, whose prison term was stayed, refrain from possessing any
drugs, drug paraphernalia, pornography, or other sexually explicit
material.
On July 6, 2012, a month after Klepperich was arrested by local law enforcement officers for violating the terms of his 2011 stay of sentence, an unnamed individual informed authorities of a computer thumb drive allegedly belonging to Klepperich that contained child pornography. A subsequent forensic examination of that thumb drive yielded approximately 4,270 images and 56 videos of child pornography. That review led to additional investigation and resulted in the federal charges now filed.
Klepperich’s criminal history includes a 1997 McLeod County, Minnesota conviction for sexual penetration of the minor female he was babysitting and a 2009 conviction in Hennepin County for failure to register as a predatory offender.
New Orleans, LA
QUENTIN KITTEL, age 21, a resident of Slidell, Louisiana, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to five years in prison, followed by eight years of supervised release after previously pleading guilty to crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children, announced United States Attorney Jim Letten. Specifically, KITTEL had previously pleaded guilty to two counts of receiving images depicting the sexual exploitation and victimization of children. KITTEL will also have to register as a sex offender.
According to courts documents, between fall 2009 and October 2011, KITTEL met two juvenile females, the first of whom was 16 years old and the second of whom was 12 years old. After meeting each female, KITTEL began communicating with them via text message. Soon after meeting, KITTEL requested and encouraged the victims to take sexually explicit pictures of themselves send them to him via text message. In his requests, KITTEL described in detail how he wanted each victim to pose and what he wanted her to do in the photos. After the victims complied and sent him sexually explicit images, KITTEL then sent the images from his cellular telephone to his personal e-mail account.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
Houston, TX
Michael Johnathan Radcliff, 45, has been handed a total sentence of 121 months for distribution and possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Radcliff pleaded guilty to the charges November 4, 2011.
Today, U.S. District Judge Melinda Harmon sentenced Radcliff and further ordered he serve 10 years on supervised release following completion of that prison term. Judge Harmon further ordered he pay $3,500 in restitution to a known victim. Radcliff is also required to register as a sex offender.
The investigation began when agents with the FBI in Dallas were conducting an undercover investigation into persons making child pornography available online. At that time, agents came across an individual in Houston sharing child pornography using peer-to-peer file-sharing software. The matter was then transferred to Houston and the FBI Innocent Images Task Force continued the investigation.
On April 29, 2011, agents executed a federal search warrant at Radcliff’s residence in Houston, at which time Radcliff admitted to searching for and downloading child pornography on the Internet. During the search, a PowerSpec desktop computer, a Toshiba laptop and a thumb drive were seized and a subsequent forensic exam resulted in the discovery of images of child pornography. At least 949 images and 92 videos of child pornography were found, some of which depicted prepubescent girls engaging in sexual intercourse and oral sex with adult males.
A Hunterdon County, New Jersey man today admitted distributing images of child sexual abuse over the Internet, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
John Livoti, 42, of Hampton, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano in Trenton federal court to an information charging him with one count of distribution of child pornography. Livoti is currently in federal custody.
Livoti admitted that from May 2011 through February 2012 he used peer-to-peer file sharing software to download and to share images of child pornography through the Internet. He accessed the Internet through his neighbor’s wireless Internet connection. He further admitted that for a period of time in 2011, he paid for a minor, living in another state, to access the peer-to-peer network so that the minor could access child pornography.
Special agents of the FBI and other law enforcement executed a search warrant at Livoti’s apartment in Hampton, New Jersey, on February 2, 2012. Law enforcement seized a netbook computer and an external hard drive that contained child pornography.
Because of his prior convictions for sexual assault and for possession of child pornography, the count of distributing child pornography to which Livoti pleaded guilty is punishable by a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison and a maximum potential penalty of 40 years and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for November 15, 2012.
Cincinnati, OH
A veteran Cincinnati police officer is accused of possessing child pornography.
Authorities
said 42-year-old Randolph Grote resigned from the Cincinnati department
this week and was indicted by a federal grand jury.
They
say images of child pornography were found on his computer and storage
devices last year during a national sex crimes investigation.
The Cincinnati Enquirer ( http://cin.ci/PqqEsV ) reports that Grote is a former Hamilton County probation officer who joined the Cincinnati police department in 2003.
Earlier this week, Jeremy Lee Klepperich, a 28-year-old registered
sex offender from Woodland Township in central Minnesota, was charged by
way of federal criminal complaint with possessing child pornography.
The complaint alleges that between April 21, 2011, and June 2, 2012,
Klepperich possessed a computer, thumb drives, and a cell phone that
contained visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit
conduct. Klepperich was held in the Wright County, Minnesota jail until
today, when he was transferred to federal custody following his initial
appearance in federal court.
On July 6, 2012, a month after Klepperich was arrested by local law enforcement officers for violating the terms of his 2011 stay of sentence, an unnamed individual informed authorities of a computer thumb drive allegedly belonging to Klepperich that contained child pornography. A subsequent forensic examination of that thumb drive yielded approximately 4,270 images and 56 videos of child pornography. That review led to additional investigation and resulted in the federal charges now filed.
Klepperich’s criminal history includes a 1997 McLeod County, Minnesota conviction for sexual penetration of the minor female he was babysitting and a 2009 conviction in Hennepin County for failure to register as a predatory offender.
New Orleans, LA
QUENTIN KITTEL, age 21, a resident of Slidell, Louisiana, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to five years in prison, followed by eight years of supervised release after previously pleading guilty to crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children, announced United States Attorney Jim Letten. Specifically, KITTEL had previously pleaded guilty to two counts of receiving images depicting the sexual exploitation and victimization of children. KITTEL will also have to register as a sex offender.
According to courts documents, between fall 2009 and October 2011, KITTEL met two juvenile females, the first of whom was 16 years old and the second of whom was 12 years old. After meeting each female, KITTEL began communicating with them via text message. Soon after meeting, KITTEL requested and encouraged the victims to take sexually explicit pictures of themselves send them to him via text message. In his requests, KITTEL described in detail how he wanted each victim to pose and what he wanted her to do in the photos. After the victims complied and sent him sexually explicit images, KITTEL then sent the images from his cellular telephone to his personal e-mail account.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
Houston, TX
Michael Johnathan Radcliff, 45, has been handed a total sentence of 121 months for distribution and possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Radcliff pleaded guilty to the charges November 4, 2011.
Today, U.S. District Judge Melinda Harmon sentenced Radcliff and further ordered he serve 10 years on supervised release following completion of that prison term. Judge Harmon further ordered he pay $3,500 in restitution to a known victim. Radcliff is also required to register as a sex offender.
The investigation began when agents with the FBI in Dallas were conducting an undercover investigation into persons making child pornography available online. At that time, agents came across an individual in Houston sharing child pornography using peer-to-peer file-sharing software. The matter was then transferred to Houston and the FBI Innocent Images Task Force continued the investigation.
On April 29, 2011, agents executed a federal search warrant at Radcliff’s residence in Houston, at which time Radcliff admitted to searching for and downloading child pornography on the Internet. During the search, a PowerSpec desktop computer, a Toshiba laptop and a thumb drive were seized and a subsequent forensic exam resulted in the discovery of images of child pornography. At least 949 images and 92 videos of child pornography were found, some of which depicted prepubescent girls engaging in sexual intercourse and oral sex with adult males.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Crimes against Children 8-2-12
Cincinnati, OH
A man who pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing child pornography has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Timothy M. Fitzpatrick, 37, of Cincinnati, was sentenced in U.S. District Court Wednesday after he sent pornographic images of children to an undercover officer last year. After his sentence, Fitzpatrick will be under court supervision for the rest of his life.
The undercover officer responded to a Craigslist advertisement in November seeking young boys who were "into taboo or whatever.” The officer posed as a foster parent to two boys and arranged to meet Fitzpatrick, who sent some pornographic images to the officer.
Officers later met with Fitzpatrick, identified themselves and obtained a search warrant for his house. Forensic analysis of computer storage media in the home showed children under the age of 12 “being subjected to violence or sadistic activities,” according to a release from the Greater Cincinnati Internet Crimes Against Children task force.
A man who pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing child pornography has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.Timothy M. Fitzpatrick, 37, of Cincinnati, was sentenced in U.S. District Court Wednesday after he sent pornographic images of children to an undercover officer last year. After his sentence, Fitzpatrick will be under court supervision for the rest of his life.
The undercover officer responded to a Craigslist advertisement in November seeking young boys who were "into taboo or whatever.” The officer posed as a foster parent to two boys and arranged to meet Fitzpatrick, who sent some pornographic images to the officer.
Officers later met with Fitzpatrick, identified themselves and obtained a search warrant for his house. Forensic analysis of computer storage media in the home showed children under the age of 12 “being subjected to violence or sadistic activities,” according to a release from the Greater Cincinnati Internet Crimes Against Children task force.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Crimes against Children 7-25-12 Part II
Columbus, OH
A man on probation was arrested Tuesday on accusations he had child pornography, arrest reports state.
Derrick Holloway, 36, is accused of sexual exploitation of a child, Columbus police said.
According to reports, Holloway is on probation. Probation officers conducted a check of his Horseshoe Court home on Tuesday, and discovered a number of images of child pornography.
Austin, TX
Prosecutors say a Southeast Texas man caught with about 57,000 images of child pornography has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
A federal judge in Beaumont on Wednesday sentenced 32-year-old Johnathan Lee Evans of Port Arthur. Evans in February pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography.
Investigators last August searched the Evans home and confiscated several computers and devices with thousands of child porn images. Evans was indicted the following month.
Salem County, NJ
Two Salem County men were arrested and charged recently in separate incidents for allegedly possessing and distributing child pornography, authorities said.
Charles T. Meyers, 40, of Pittsgrove Township, and Juan F. Padilla, 19, of Carneys Point Township, were both charged after search warrants were executed on their personal computers by the Salem County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (SCICAC) and the Gloucester County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (GCICAC).
Both men were charged with one count of distribution of child pornography, a
second degree offense, and one count of possession of child pornography, a
fourth degree offense.
Kansas City, MO
A Florida puppeteer and a Roeland Park, Kan., man face federal charges of conspiring to kidnap a child and possessing child pornography.
According to court documents filed on July 20, Ronald W. Brown, of Largo, Fla., and Michael Arnett had online conversations about the abduction, murder and cannibalism of children.
Brown was arrested last week after agents with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security searched his home in Largo, Fla. Court records state that agents recovered from his home images of child pornography, images of children engaged in bondage and images of children who appeared to be dead.
Brown, who owns a puppet company and performs shows for children as a side job, told investigators that he and Arnett chatted online about killing, dismembering and eating a boy from Brown’s church, but that it was fantasy, adding that he would never hurt anyone.
Arnett was arrested on May 23 on suspicion of producing and possessing child pornography. He remains in custody.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
A Davie delivery man has been ordered held on more than $300 thousand
bond after he appeared in court Wednesday morning on child pornography
charges, including counts involving an 8 year old granddaughter of a
neighbor.
Davie Police said they began their investigation of Eduardo Macho after a neighbor complained Macho had given the 8-year-old a picture showing an adult and a child having sex.
A man on probation was arrested Tuesday on accusations he had child pornography, arrest reports state.
Derrick Holloway, 36, is accused of sexual exploitation of a child, Columbus police said.
According to reports, Holloway is on probation. Probation officers conducted a check of his Horseshoe Court home on Tuesday, and discovered a number of images of child pornography.
Austin, TX
Prosecutors say a Southeast Texas man caught with about 57,000 images of child pornography has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
A federal judge in Beaumont on Wednesday sentenced 32-year-old Johnathan Lee Evans of Port Arthur. Evans in February pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography.
Investigators last August searched the Evans home and confiscated several computers and devices with thousands of child porn images. Evans was indicted the following month.
Salem County, NJ
Two Salem County men were arrested and charged recently in separate incidents for allegedly possessing and distributing child pornography, authorities said.
Charles T. Meyers, 40, of Pittsgrove Township, and Juan F. Padilla, 19, of Carneys Point Township, were both charged after search warrants were executed on their personal computers by the Salem County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (SCICAC) and the Gloucester County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (GCICAC).
Both men were charged with one count of distribution of child pornography, a
second degree offense, and one count of possession of child pornography, a
fourth degree offense.
Kansas City, MO
A Florida puppeteer and a Roeland Park, Kan., man face federal charges of conspiring to kidnap a child and possessing child pornography.
According to court documents filed on July 20, Ronald W. Brown, of Largo, Fla., and Michael Arnett had online conversations about the abduction, murder and cannibalism of children.
Brown was arrested last week after agents with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security searched his home in Largo, Fla. Court records state that agents recovered from his home images of child pornography, images of children engaged in bondage and images of children who appeared to be dead.
Brown, who owns a puppet company and performs shows for children as a side job, told investigators that he and Arnett chatted online about killing, dismembering and eating a boy from Brown’s church, but that it was fantasy, adding that he would never hurt anyone.
Arnett was arrested on May 23 on suspicion of producing and possessing child pornography. He remains in custody.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
A Davie delivery man has been ordered held on more than $300 thousand
bond after he appeared in court Wednesday morning on child pornography
charges, including counts involving an 8 year old granddaughter of a
neighbor.Davie Police said they began their investigation of Eduardo Macho after a neighbor complained Macho had given the 8-year-old a picture showing an adult and a child having sex.
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