Former pastor convicted of child molestation
Florida man indicted on federal child porn charges
Two truckers plead guilty to transporting a minor for prostitution
Pennsylvania man indicted for child pornography
Ohio man convicted on child human trafficking charges
New York man sentenced for enticing a minor
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Crimes against Children 5-1-13
Virginia man arrested for traveling across state lines to have sex with a minor
Washington man sentenced for child sex trafficking
Multiple charges of child molestation for New Palestine man
Coach arrested for having sex with one of his players
Women who kidnapped child from a Philadelphia school charged with sexual assault
U.S. Army major and his wife arrested for abusing their children
Florida man gets child pornography charge
Report of a sexual assault at a middle school
Texas teacher accused of sexually assaulting students
Washington man sentenced for child sex trafficking
Multiple charges of child molestation for New Palestine man
Coach arrested for having sex with one of his players
Women who kidnapped child from a Philadelphia school charged with sexual assault
U.S. Army major and his wife arrested for abusing their children
Florida man gets child pornography charge
Report of a sexual assault at a middle school
Texas teacher accused of sexually assaulting students
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Crimes against Children 3-17-13
Judge sends sexual assault case against Lakeland High School teacher to possible trial - thetimestribune.com
Conn. school bus driver charged with sex assault - The Boston Globe
RI high school teacher charged with assaulting 17-year-old girl, placed on paid leave - therepublic.com
Akron Public Schools sexual assault claims under investigation - newsnet5.com
LD school board member arrested for sexual assault - pressandjournal.com
Deputy arrested on child porn charges - wishtv.com
Man faces federal charges of molest, child exploitation - wishtv.com
Conn. school bus driver charged with sex assault - The Boston Globe
RI high school teacher charged with assaulting 17-year-old girl, placed on paid leave - therepublic.com
Akron Public Schools sexual assault claims under investigation - newsnet5.com
LD school board member arrested for sexual assault - pressandjournal.com
Deputy arrested on child porn charges - wishtv.com
Man faces federal charges of molest, child exploitation - wishtv.com
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Crimes against Children 3-13-13
Phillipsburg School District custodian suspended with pay for alleged sexual assault of child - lehighvalleylive.com
School bus driver charged with sexual assault - MyFoxNY.com
FBI New Orleans Arrests Suspect Wanted in Missouri for
Multiple Counts of Child Molestation and Forcible Sodomy - New Orleans
Convicted Nassau County Sex Offender Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography - Jacksonville
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Crimes against Children 3-12-13
Litchfield teen accused of sexually assaulting girl, 13, on school playground - BDN Maine mobile
Man arrested on child molesting charges - WISHTV.com
Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Multiple Teen Girls and Running a Child Exploitation Enterprise - Washington
Miami County Man Pleads Guilty to Producing Sexually Explicit Videos of Children He Babysat - Cincinnati
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Youth Minister Steven Harding Faces Child Molest, Sexual Misconduct with a Minor Charges
New Palestine, IN
A youth minister of a New Palestine church was arrested today and charge with child molestation and sexual misconduct with a minor for incidents that happened in 2009 and 2010. The girl was 13-years old at the time.
The girl's family contacted the Department of Child Services last spring, and a criminal investigation was started. Steve Harding, the suspect, denied the allegations last spring, but was given a polygraph test in November, which indicated he was lying when he said he did not have inappropriate contact with the girl.
The suspect is no longer listed in the church's website.
Safe Havens, International
A youth minister of a New Palestine church was arrested today and charge with child molestation and sexual misconduct with a minor for incidents that happened in 2009 and 2010. The girl was 13-years old at the time.
The girl's family contacted the Department of Child Services last spring, and a criminal investigation was started. Steve Harding, the suspect, denied the allegations last spring, but was given a polygraph test in November, which indicated he was lying when he said he did not have inappropriate contact with the girl.
The suspect is no longer listed in the church's website.
Safe Havens, International
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Two Men Arrested in Child Molestation Case
Clay County, IN
Two men were arrested on charges of child molestation after an investigation by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.
Tommy K Edmonson and his grandson Jared Cooksey were arrested for the molestation of a Clay County youth.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Child Abduction Digest 11-27-12
String of Attempted Abductions in Moreno Valley - NBC Southern California
Man still sought in kidnap attempt - Yuma, AZ
Sheldon ISD warns parents of attempted abduction - Houston, TX
Homeless man saves girl from attempted abduction - Orlando, FL
Man arrested after attempted abduction fails - Orange County, FL
Attempted abduction of Selma student - Hanford, CA
Amber Alert: 4-Year-Old Boy Abducted - Marlboro, NY
13-year-old boy says a man tried to abduct him in Armada Township - Armada Twp., MI
Christopher R. Kloman, former Potomac School teacher, charged with molesting - Washington, DC
Wynnebrook Elementary School security increased after attempted ... - West Palm Beach, FL
Man still sought in kidnap attempt - Yuma, AZ
Sheldon ISD warns parents of attempted abduction - Houston, TX
Homeless man saves girl from attempted abduction - Orlando, FL
Man arrested after attempted abduction fails - Orange County, FL
Attempted abduction of Selma student - Hanford, CA
Amber Alert: 4-Year-Old Boy Abducted - Marlboro, NY
13-year-old boy says a man tried to abduct him in Armada Township - Armada Twp., MI
Christopher R. Kloman, former Potomac School teacher, charged with molesting - Washington, DC
Wynnebrook Elementary School security increased after attempted ... - West Palm Beach, FL
Monday, October 8, 2012
Indiana Man Charged with Using Tattoos to Lure Young Girls
Auburn, IN
Authorities say a northeastern Indiana tattoo artist used his skills to entice sex or nude photos from teenage girls and coerced money from some of them.
Jason Schwartz, 29, of Butler, pleaded not guilty this week to felony charges that include child molesting and possession of child pornography, along with misdemeanor counts of illegally tattooing minors. A DeKalb County judge has ordered Schwartz to be jailed without bond.
Authorities say the case involves 11 girls between 13 and 15 years old.
Authorities say a northeastern Indiana tattoo artist used his skills to entice sex or nude photos from teenage girls and coerced money from some of them.
Jason Schwartz, 29, of Butler, pleaded not guilty this week to felony charges that include child molesting and possession of child pornography, along with misdemeanor counts of illegally tattooing minors. A DeKalb County judge has ordered Schwartz to be jailed without bond.
Authorities say the case involves 11 girls between 13 and 15 years old.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Man Arrested for Molesting of Boy, 13
Anderson, IN
Anderson Police arrested a man late Monday night after accusations he molested a 13-year-old boy on multiple occasions, 24-Hour News 8’s news partner, The Herald Bulletin , reports.
Jason McCarty, 34, was jailed on three preliminary Class A felony child molestation charges.
Safe Havens, International
Anderson Police arrested a man late Monday night after accusations he molested a 13-year-old boy on multiple occasions, 24-Hour News 8’s news partner, The Herald Bulletin , reports.
Jason McCarty, 34, was jailed on three preliminary Class A felony child molestation charges.
Safe Havens, International
Monday, September 24, 2012
Crimes against Children 9-24-12
Midwest City, OK
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.
He’s also charged with one misdemeanor count each of peeping and
disorderly conduct, according to Farrah Emami of the Orange County
District Attorney’s Office.
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.
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.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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.
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.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Crimes against Children 9-10-12
Atlanta, GA
A previously convicted sex offender who distributed graphic images of child pornography over the Internet was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Willis B. Hunt, Jr. to 15 years in prison. Mark Twain Heaton, III, 40, of Roswell, Georgia, pleaded guilty to those charges on March 29, 2012.
Rick Maxwell, Acting Special Agent in Charge, FBI Atlanta Field Office, stated: “This defendant, being an aggressive distributor of child pornography and having a past record of such behavior, quickly became a priority for the FBI’s Innocent Images Task Force investigators. Working with our established law enforcement partners, a strong criminal case was built against Mr. Heaton, resulting in today’s lengthy sentence that will, thankfully, remove him as a threat to our community’s children.”
Houston, TX
Christopher Clark Pollett, 64, of Houston, has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Pollett was indicted January 12, 2011, and entered a guilty plea to one count of possession of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal on November 22, 2011.
In handing down the sentence today, Judge Rosenthal stated that the victims in the images and videos are real children who have been sexually tortured, and consumers of this material like the defendant are the reason for their suffering as his consumption creates a demand for the material.
The investigation—conducted by the FBI Innocent Images Task Force, which includes members of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office—further revealed that Pollett was employed by Neighborhood Center Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to after school programs and community development in southwest Houston.
Ft. Wayne, IN
A convicted sex offender pleaded guilty to new charges this week, admitting to taking naked pictures of a young girl and possessing child pornography.
Bradley Peaver, 34, of New Haven was arrested in August on charges of child exploitation, multiple counts of possession of child pornography and a single charge of possession of marijuana or a synthetic.
A girl, known to Peaver, told her mother Peaver took pictures of her while she was naked when they went fishing together. She told police Peaver videotaped her while she was going to the bathroom in a weedy, wooded area near the pond.
As part of the plea agreement reached with prosecutors, Peaver pleaded guilty in Allen Superior Court to one count of possession of child pornography and a charge of child exploitation.
Portland, OR
A Salem couple accused of filming sex acts with their two school-age daughters and trading those videos to people on the East Coast were confronted by a friend on Facebook who threatened to turn them in if they didn’t do so themselves.
Salem police arrested the couple Tuesday. A federal indictment accuses them of manufacturing child pornography. The Associated Press is withholding their names to protect the identities of their daughters.
The arrest ended a monthlong search that originated in Virginia for a woman known only as “Jane Doe,” who was pictured in sex acts with children. The Department of Homeland Security’s investigations team sent out a nationwide news release Aug. 7 with pictures of the woman they were seeking – the woman they now believe is the female half of the couple.
Ottawa, CA
A 48-year-old Ottawa man has been charged with possessing and sharing child pornography.
Police investigated after they received a complaint from a social media site.
Rodney McMahon was charged Thursday with two counts of possessing child pornography and one count of making it available.
Houston, TX
A Houston man who had more than 17,000 child pornography images and videos has been sentenced to 6½ years in prison.
A Houston federal judge on Friday sentenced 64-year-old Christopher Clark Pollett. Pollett in November pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography in a 2010 case.
The FBI in June 2010 searched Pollett's home. Authorities say several computers, film reels, books and binders had thousands of images of children. About 17,000 digital images and 400 child porn videos were located.
Indianapolis, IN
An Indianapolis man accused of production of child pornography and coercion of a minor pleaded guilty today to charges against him.
Tony R. Fisher, 35, was arrested June 1 after driving from Indianapolis to Columbus, Ohio to meet with an undercover officer whom he believed had to minor foster children, according to U.S. Attorney Carter M. Stewart's Office in the southern district of Ohio.
According to a testimony presented during the hearing at U.S. District Court in Ohio, Fisher contacted an Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force officer in May on the Internet and offered to trade pictures and videos of child pornography. He also told the undercover officer he wanted to engage in sexual activity with his two fictitious children and that he wanted to film the encounter.
Wilmington, DE
A Wilmington man was arrested for distributing child pornography over the Internet depicting victims ranging in age from 13-year-olds to infants less than a year old, state officials said.
Kristopher J. Loeb, 34, of the 100 block of Fifth Ave. in Browntown, was charged with 25 counts of dealing in child pornography.
An undercover investigation into online child pornography distribution lead to members of the Child Predator Task Force raiding Loeb’s home Thursday, said Jason Miller, spokesman for the state Attorney General’s Office.
Detectives seized a large laptop for forensic examination which contained “an extensive quantity” of images of child pornography.
Also seized were 25 videos and numerous pictures depicting children of all ages, Miller said.
Montgomery, AL
An Alabama man that admitted he posed as Justin Bieber in teen chat rooms to convince young girls to expose themselves on webcams may have victims worldwide. Canadian Police say the man has a history of child pornography.
In August, Christopher Patrick Gunn, 32, of Montgomery, Alabama pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of child pornography, 14 counts of interstate extortion and seven counts of stalking.
An investigator in Canada reportedly initiated the investigation by contacting American authorities at the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security over the summer.
A previously convicted sex offender who distributed graphic images of child pornography over the Internet was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Willis B. Hunt, Jr. to 15 years in prison. Mark Twain Heaton, III, 40, of Roswell, Georgia, pleaded guilty to those charges on March 29, 2012.
Rick Maxwell, Acting Special Agent in Charge, FBI Atlanta Field Office, stated: “This defendant, being an aggressive distributor of child pornography and having a past record of such behavior, quickly became a priority for the FBI’s Innocent Images Task Force investigators. Working with our established law enforcement partners, a strong criminal case was built against Mr. Heaton, resulting in today’s lengthy sentence that will, thankfully, remove him as a threat to our community’s children.”
Houston, TX
Christopher Clark Pollett, 64, of Houston, has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Pollett was indicted January 12, 2011, and entered a guilty plea to one count of possession of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal on November 22, 2011.
In handing down the sentence today, Judge Rosenthal stated that the victims in the images and videos are real children who have been sexually tortured, and consumers of this material like the defendant are the reason for their suffering as his consumption creates a demand for the material.
The investigation—conducted by the FBI Innocent Images Task Force, which includes members of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office—further revealed that Pollett was employed by Neighborhood Center Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to after school programs and community development in southwest Houston.
Ft. Wayne, IN
A convicted sex offender pleaded guilty to new charges this week, admitting to taking naked pictures of a young girl and possessing child pornography.
Bradley Peaver, 34, of New Haven was arrested in August on charges of child exploitation, multiple counts of possession of child pornography and a single charge of possession of marijuana or a synthetic.
A girl, known to Peaver, told her mother Peaver took pictures of her while she was naked when they went fishing together. She told police Peaver videotaped her while she was going to the bathroom in a weedy, wooded area near the pond.
As part of the plea agreement reached with prosecutors, Peaver pleaded guilty in Allen Superior Court to one count of possession of child pornography and a charge of child exploitation.
Portland, OR
A Salem couple accused of filming sex acts with their two school-age daughters and trading those videos to people on the East Coast were confronted by a friend on Facebook who threatened to turn them in if they didn’t do so themselves.
Salem police arrested the couple Tuesday. A federal indictment accuses them of manufacturing child pornography. The Associated Press is withholding their names to protect the identities of their daughters.
The arrest ended a monthlong search that originated in Virginia for a woman known only as “Jane Doe,” who was pictured in sex acts with children. The Department of Homeland Security’s investigations team sent out a nationwide news release Aug. 7 with pictures of the woman they were seeking – the woman they now believe is the female half of the couple.
Ottawa, CA
A 48-year-old Ottawa man has been charged with possessing and sharing child pornography.
Police investigated after they received a complaint from a social media site.
Rodney McMahon was charged Thursday with two counts of possessing child pornography and one count of making it available.
Houston, TX
A Houston man who had more than 17,000 child pornography images and videos has been sentenced to 6½ years in prison.
A Houston federal judge on Friday sentenced 64-year-old Christopher Clark Pollett. Pollett in November pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography in a 2010 case.
The FBI in June 2010 searched Pollett's home. Authorities say several computers, film reels, books and binders had thousands of images of children. About 17,000 digital images and 400 child porn videos were located.
Indianapolis, IN
An Indianapolis man accused of production of child pornography and coercion of a minor pleaded guilty today to charges against him.
Tony R. Fisher, 35, was arrested June 1 after driving from Indianapolis to Columbus, Ohio to meet with an undercover officer whom he believed had to minor foster children, according to U.S. Attorney Carter M. Stewart's Office in the southern district of Ohio.
According to a testimony presented during the hearing at U.S. District Court in Ohio, Fisher contacted an Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force officer in May on the Internet and offered to trade pictures and videos of child pornography. He also told the undercover officer he wanted to engage in sexual activity with his two fictitious children and that he wanted to film the encounter.
Wilmington, DE
A Wilmington man was arrested for distributing child pornography over the Internet depicting victims ranging in age from 13-year-olds to infants less than a year old, state officials said.
Kristopher J. Loeb, 34, of the 100 block of Fifth Ave. in Browntown, was charged with 25 counts of dealing in child pornography.
An undercover investigation into online child pornography distribution lead to members of the Child Predator Task Force raiding Loeb’s home Thursday, said Jason Miller, spokesman for the state Attorney General’s Office.
Detectives seized a large laptop for forensic examination which contained “an extensive quantity” of images of child pornography.
Also seized were 25 videos and numerous pictures depicting children of all ages, Miller said.
Montgomery, AL
An Alabama man that admitted he posed as Justin Bieber in teen chat rooms to convince young girls to expose themselves on webcams may have victims worldwide. Canadian Police say the man has a history of child pornography.
In August, Christopher Patrick Gunn, 32, of Montgomery, Alabama pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of child pornography, 14 counts of interstate extortion and seven counts of stalking.
An investigator in Canada reportedly initiated the investigation by contacting American authorities at the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security over the summer.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Crimes against Children 9-9-12
New York City, NY
A MANHATTAN school aide accused of molesting a disabled student was hit with 10 counts of possessing child pornography Wednesday.
Gregory Atkins, 56, a teacher's aide at Public School 87 on the upper
West Side, had 10 photos of a minor engaged in a sex act on his
computer, according to an indictment.
The longtime city school employee was already accused of two counts of sex abuse and endangering the welfare of a child for taking the 8-year-old boy into the school’s bathroom, telling him to undress and touching him, according to prosecutors.
A MANHATTAN school aide accused of molesting a disabled student was hit with 10 counts of possessing child pornography Wednesday.
Gregory Atkins, 56, a teacher's aide at Public School 87 on the upper
West Side, had 10 photos of a minor engaged in a sex act on his
computer, according to an indictment.The longtime city school employee was already accused of two counts of sex abuse and endangering the welfare of a child for taking the 8-year-old boy into the school’s bathroom, telling him to undress and touching him, according to prosecutors.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Crimes against Children 9-8-12
Paris, ME
A Fryeburg man has pleaded not guilty to molesting two infants and possessing child pornography.
A Fryeburg man has pleaded not guilty to molesting two infants and possessing child pornography.
Twenty-two-year-old
Luke Edmunds was arraigned Tuesday in Oxford County Superior Court on
charges of possession of sexually explicit materials and unlawful sexual
contact.
The Sun Journal ( http://bit.ly/OYjBfL)
reports that a Maine State Police investigator says Edmunds was living
in Fryeburg with a family member when police traced an Internet address
sharing child pornography on file-sharing networks. Police subpoenaed FairPoint Communications and found the Internet account registered to Edmunds' grandfather.
That
man didn't know how to use the Internet. But police say Edmunds
admitted to sharing the files. Police were later told by two people that
Edmunds had sexually touched two infants.
Lindenhurst, NY
A former director of a community theater group on Long Island has been arrested for child pornography.
Suffolk County Police arrested 42-year-old Vincent Sparagano of Lindenhurst Wednesday morning and charged him with one count of possessing a sexual performance by a child.
Sparagano is already on probation after being convicted of endangering the welfare of a child in Nassau County.
Brunswick, FL
A Kingsland man was sentenced to 90 years in federal prison for filming his sex acts with three children and distributing it across state lines as child pornography.
Mohamad
Nazir Ahmad, 59, of Brighton, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge
David G. Larimer, U. S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced
Wednesday.
Nazir Ahmad possessed a camera with a memory stick containing three videos he produced. The videos depicted him engaging in sexually explicit conduct with a 13-year-old girl, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany H. Lee, who is handling the case.
Circuit
Judge Lee Coleman on Tuesday ordered that the sentence run consecutive
to a 10-year attempted aggravated assault sentence Triplett already is
serving from Jackson County, Miss., and a 10-year federal child porn
conviction.
Triplett was sentenced as a habitual offender.
Prosecutors say Triplett was arrested after investigators found explicit photos of minor children on a computer obtained from his home. The computer was examined during an investigation into the September 2009 disappearance of Triplett's 21-year-old stepdaughter, Kaila Morris.
Lindenhurst, NY
A former director of a community theater group on Long Island has been arrested for child pornography.
Suffolk County Police arrested 42-year-old Vincent Sparagano of Lindenhurst Wednesday morning and charged him with one count of possessing a sexual performance by a child.
Sparagano is already on probation after being convicted of endangering the welfare of a child in Nassau County.
Brunswick, FL
A Kingsland man was sentenced to 90 years in federal prison for filming his sex acts with three children and distributing it across state lines as child pornography.
Angel Luis Rivera, 41, pleaded guilty in April to three of 11 counts of sexually exploiting three children. Those charges were in an indictment that a federal grand jury handed up in February 2011
that accused Rivera of persuading or enticing a boy, 4, and girls, then
6 and 14, to engage in sexually explicit conduct so he could produce
child pornography.
A Brighton man has pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing child pornography.
Nazir Ahmad possessed a camera with a memory stick containing three videos he produced. The videos depicted him engaging in sexually explicit conduct with a 13-year-old girl, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany H. Lee, who is handling the case.
A Lowndes County judge has sentenced 59-year-old Robert Triplett to
40 years in prison on state charges of possession of child pornography.
Triplett was sentenced as a habitual offender.
Prosecutors say Triplett was arrested after investigators found explicit photos of minor children on a computer obtained from his home. The computer was examined during an investigation into the September 2009 disappearance of Triplett's 21-year-old stepdaughter, Kaila Morris.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Crimes against Children 9-4-12
Atlanta, GA
Acting Special Agent in Charge (A/SAC) Ricky Maxwell announces, on behalf of the Northwest Georgia Crimes Against Children Task Force, the following arrest:
Vikul Patel, 35 years of age, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was arrested without incident yesterday afternoon, Sunday, September 2, 2012, in Rossville, Georgia, by the FBI-led Safe Child Task Force agents and officers after he traveled there to meet a minor child for purposes of having sex.
Patel, a doctor of internal medicine, came to the attention of law enforcement over the Internet when he began a series of “chats” with undercover agents/officers regarding his desire to have sex with a minor child.
Patel was transported and processed at the Walker County Detention Center on state charges of attempted child molestation and violation of the Computer Pornography Act.
Albany, NY
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Matthew Jayne, 44, of Manchester Village, Vermont, was arrested yesterday on a charge of possession of child pornography. Yesterday, Jayne had an initial appearance on a criminal complaint charging him with committing that offense on August 30, 2012. Today, the Hon. John M. Conroy, United States Magistrate Judge, held a hearing on the government’s motion for pre-trial detention of Jayne. Judge Conroy denied the motion and released Jayne on conditions, including that he refrain from unsupervised contact with children and submit to monitoring of his computer use.
Court records indicate that Jayne downloaded and distributed child pornography using Internet file sharing software. Records further indicate that a forensic preview of Jayne’s laptop computer revealed dozens of images of child pornography. Jayne was arrested following the execution of a search warrant at his Manchester Village home on August 30, 2012.
Anchorage, AK
U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that Sidney Lamar Greene, 41, was sentenced to 144 months in prison for attempted child sex trafficking and for conspiring to defraud the government. Greene was also ordered to pay $127,322.39 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service and will serve 84 months of supervised release after completing his term of incarceration.
Co-defendant Keyana “Koko” Marshall was sentenced in November 2011, to 30 months in prison, to be followed by 36 months of supervised release, for conspiring to commit sex trafficking of children by force, fraud, and coercion. Co-defendant Rand Hooks was sentenced in February 2012 to 12 months in prison, to be followed by 36 months of supervised release, for promoting prostitution.
The case against Sabil Mumin Mujahid was dismissed in October 2011, in light of his 50-year combined sentence in two other federal cases, which related to him assaulting other prison inmates while being incarcerated for a weapons conviction.
In December 2009, these four defendants were indicted in a 41-count superseding indictment, which included charges of sex trafficking of children and women by force, promoting prostitution, possession of child pornography, sexual exploitation of a child, tampering with a victim, conspiring to defraud the government by filing false tax returns, and identity theft. Not all four defendants were named in each count.
Atlanta, GA
Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Brian D. Lamkin announces, on behalf of the Northwest Georgia Crimes Against Children Task Force, the following arrest:
Daniel Austin, 56 years old, of Acworth, Georgia, was arrested without incident this afternoon, Friday, August 31, 2012, in Ringgold, Georgia, by the FBI-led Safe Child Task Force agents and officers after he traveled there to meet a minor child for purposes of having sex.
Austin came to the attention of law enforcement over the Internet, wherein he began a series of “chats” with undercover agents/officers regarding his desire to have sex with a minor child.
Austin was transported and processed at the Catoosa County Detention Center on state charges of attempted child molestation and violation of the Computer Pornography Act.
Kangaroo Flat, Australia
A 38-year-old Kangaroo Flat man has been arrested and charged in an international child pornography sting.
Four children being exploited to produce pornography in the US were rescued as a result of the police crackdown in Victoria.
A four-week operation uncovered about 25,000 images and led to 21 arrests.
Biddeford, ME
A Maine pastor who works with the homeless has been charged by state police with possessing child pornography.
Albuquerque, NM
This morning, a federal judge sentenced Jeffrey Neal Jackson to a 10-year term of imprisonment to be followed by 10 years of supervised release for his child sexual exploitation conviction. Jackson will be required to register as a sex offender after he completes his prison sentence.
Jackson, 44, was a military recruiter employed by the National Guard and stationed in Lubbock, Texas, when he was arrested on child sexual exploitation charges on November 28, 2011. He has been in federal custody since that time. On April 11, 2012, Jackson pled guilty to count one of a two-count indictment charging him with coercion and enticement of a minor. Under the terms of Jackson’s plea agreement, count two of the indictment—charging Jackson with travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct—will be dismissed.
According to the indictment, between October 3, 2011 and October 24, 2011, Jackson used a computer and cellular phone to entice an individual whom he believed to be under 18 years of age to engage in sexual activity. Jackson then traveled from Texas to Curry County, New Mexico, for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity with a person whom he believed to be a 15-year-old girl.
Wichita, KS
A Topeka man has been sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for possessing and distributing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.
Jacob Lee Grigsby, 22, Topeka, Kansas, pleaded guilty to one count of distributing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. At sentencing, prosecutors told the judge that in 2010 an FBI agent in Virginia used the Internet to download child pornography from Grigbsy’s computer. Grigbsy obtained the child pornography using Limewire, a peer-to-peer file sharing program. Investigators executed a search warrant at Grigsby’s home in Topeka. They found images of child pornography with victims as young as infants.
Buffalo, NY
U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Paul Hackett, 45, of Buffalo, New York, who was convicted of production of child pornography and possession of child pornography, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and lifetime supervised release by U.S. District Chief Judge William M. Skretny.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, who handled the case, stated between October 1998 and August 2001, the defendant knowingly enticed and coerced a minor female victim to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing visual depictions of such conduct.
Specifically, while Hackett was using the victim to engage in sexually explicit conduct, he took approximately 16 Polaroid photographs of the victim. Those pictures were subsequently found in the defendant’s residence in October 2011 and depict the victim engaging in sexually explicit conduct. During the relevant time period, the victim ranged in age from 15 to 17 years old.
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.
Baltimore, MD
John Andrew Blaes, age 49, of Parkville, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to produce child pornography and to transporting a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct.
The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Acting Special Agent in Charge Timothy P. Groh of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Special Agent in Charge William Winter of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE); Homeland Security Investigations (HSI); and Chief James W. Johnson of the Baltimore County Police Department.
According to the plea agreement, at some time prior to March 2010, Blaes and his co-conspirator met online and became involved in a sexual relationship involving bondage, discipline, sadism, and masochism (BDSM), with Blaes as the “master.” The co-conspirator subsequently moved into Blaes’ home in Parkville. During this time, including in July 2011, Blaes used the Internet to contact other women and girls to recruit them into the BDSM lifestyle.
Acting Special Agent in Charge (A/SAC) Ricky Maxwell announces, on behalf of the Northwest Georgia Crimes Against Children Task Force, the following arrest:
Vikul Patel, 35 years of age, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was arrested without incident yesterday afternoon, Sunday, September 2, 2012, in Rossville, Georgia, by the FBI-led Safe Child Task Force agents and officers after he traveled there to meet a minor child for purposes of having sex.
Patel, a doctor of internal medicine, came to the attention of law enforcement over the Internet when he began a series of “chats” with undercover agents/officers regarding his desire to have sex with a minor child.
Patel was transported and processed at the Walker County Detention Center on state charges of attempted child molestation and violation of the Computer Pornography Act.
Albany, NY
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Matthew Jayne, 44, of Manchester Village, Vermont, was arrested yesterday on a charge of possession of child pornography. Yesterday, Jayne had an initial appearance on a criminal complaint charging him with committing that offense on August 30, 2012. Today, the Hon. John M. Conroy, United States Magistrate Judge, held a hearing on the government’s motion for pre-trial detention of Jayne. Judge Conroy denied the motion and released Jayne on conditions, including that he refrain from unsupervised contact with children and submit to monitoring of his computer use.
Court records indicate that Jayne downloaded and distributed child pornography using Internet file sharing software. Records further indicate that a forensic preview of Jayne’s laptop computer revealed dozens of images of child pornography. Jayne was arrested following the execution of a search warrant at his Manchester Village home on August 30, 2012.
Anchorage, AK
U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that Sidney Lamar Greene, 41, was sentenced to 144 months in prison for attempted child sex trafficking and for conspiring to defraud the government. Greene was also ordered to pay $127,322.39 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service and will serve 84 months of supervised release after completing his term of incarceration.
Co-defendant Keyana “Koko” Marshall was sentenced in November 2011, to 30 months in prison, to be followed by 36 months of supervised release, for conspiring to commit sex trafficking of children by force, fraud, and coercion. Co-defendant Rand Hooks was sentenced in February 2012 to 12 months in prison, to be followed by 36 months of supervised release, for promoting prostitution.
The case against Sabil Mumin Mujahid was dismissed in October 2011, in light of his 50-year combined sentence in two other federal cases, which related to him assaulting other prison inmates while being incarcerated for a weapons conviction.
In December 2009, these four defendants were indicted in a 41-count superseding indictment, which included charges of sex trafficking of children and women by force, promoting prostitution, possession of child pornography, sexual exploitation of a child, tampering with a victim, conspiring to defraud the government by filing false tax returns, and identity theft. Not all four defendants were named in each count.
Atlanta, GA
Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Brian D. Lamkin announces, on behalf of the Northwest Georgia Crimes Against Children Task Force, the following arrest:
Daniel Austin, 56 years old, of Acworth, Georgia, was arrested without incident this afternoon, Friday, August 31, 2012, in Ringgold, Georgia, by the FBI-led Safe Child Task Force agents and officers after he traveled there to meet a minor child for purposes of having sex.
Austin came to the attention of law enforcement over the Internet, wherein he began a series of “chats” with undercover agents/officers regarding his desire to have sex with a minor child.
Austin was transported and processed at the Catoosa County Detention Center on state charges of attempted child molestation and violation of the Computer Pornography Act.
Kangaroo Flat, Australia
A 38-year-old Kangaroo Flat man has been arrested and charged in an international child pornography sting.
Four children being exploited to produce pornography in the US were rescued as a result of the police crackdown in Victoria.
A four-week operation uncovered about 25,000 images and led to 21 arrests.
Biddeford, ME
A Maine pastor who works with the homeless has been charged by state police with possessing child pornography.
Pastor
James Napier is associated with New Beginnings Christian Mission in
Biddeford. He was arrested at his home in Alfred on Saturday on a charge
of possession of sexually explicit material.
Police
said a search of Napier's computer found more than 100 images of child
porn. The bail conditions for the 60-year-old Napier call for no contact
with anyone under the age of 18 and no Internet use.
Albuquerque, NM
This morning, a federal judge sentenced Jeffrey Neal Jackson to a 10-year term of imprisonment to be followed by 10 years of supervised release for his child sexual exploitation conviction. Jackson will be required to register as a sex offender after he completes his prison sentence.
Jackson, 44, was a military recruiter employed by the National Guard and stationed in Lubbock, Texas, when he was arrested on child sexual exploitation charges on November 28, 2011. He has been in federal custody since that time. On April 11, 2012, Jackson pled guilty to count one of a two-count indictment charging him with coercion and enticement of a minor. Under the terms of Jackson’s plea agreement, count two of the indictment—charging Jackson with travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct—will be dismissed.
According to the indictment, between October 3, 2011 and October 24, 2011, Jackson used a computer and cellular phone to entice an individual whom he believed to be under 18 years of age to engage in sexual activity. Jackson then traveled from Texas to Curry County, New Mexico, for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity with a person whom he believed to be a 15-year-old girl.
Wichita, KS
A Topeka man has been sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for possessing and distributing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.
Jacob Lee Grigsby, 22, Topeka, Kansas, pleaded guilty to one count of distributing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. At sentencing, prosecutors told the judge that in 2010 an FBI agent in Virginia used the Internet to download child pornography from Grigbsy’s computer. Grigbsy obtained the child pornography using Limewire, a peer-to-peer file sharing program. Investigators executed a search warrant at Grigsby’s home in Topeka. They found images of child pornography with victims as young as infants.
Buffalo, NY
U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Paul Hackett, 45, of Buffalo, New York, who was convicted of production of child pornography and possession of child pornography, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and lifetime supervised release by U.S. District Chief Judge William M. Skretny.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, who handled the case, stated between October 1998 and August 2001, the defendant knowingly enticed and coerced a minor female victim to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing visual depictions of such conduct.
Specifically, while Hackett was using the victim to engage in sexually explicit conduct, he took approximately 16 Polaroid photographs of the victim. Those pictures were subsequently found in the defendant’s residence in October 2011 and depict the victim engaging in sexually explicit conduct. During the relevant time period, the victim ranged in age from 15 to 17 years old.
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.
Baltimore, MD
John Andrew Blaes, age 49, of Parkville, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to produce child pornography and to transporting a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct.
The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Acting Special Agent in Charge Timothy P. Groh of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Special Agent in Charge William Winter of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE); Homeland Security Investigations (HSI); and Chief James W. Johnson of the Baltimore County Police Department.
According to the plea agreement, at some time prior to March 2010, Blaes and his co-conspirator met online and became involved in a sexual relationship involving bondage, discipline, sadism, and masochism (BDSM), with Blaes as the “master.” The co-conspirator subsequently moved into Blaes’ home in Parkville. During this time, including in July 2011, Blaes used the Internet to contact other women and girls to recruit them into the BDSM lifestyle.
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