Texas man pleads guilty to child pornography
Ohio man arrested on child porn charges
Minnesota man charged for using his computer to entice a minor
Member of Navajo Nation pleads guilty to child sex abuse
Maryland man gets four years for child porn
Tennessee man sentenced for child pornography
North Carolina man guilty of sex trafficking of a minor
Michigan man charged with child exploitation
Ohio man convicted of child pornography
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Crimes against Children 1-29-13 Part II
Man watched child porn for 'stress relief', court hears - The Age
Former policeman gets three-year community order for downloading child pornography - The Daily Mirror
Md. man pleads guilty to distributing child porn - SFGate US
Celebrity Architect Charged With Creating Child Porn Images - Wcbstv
School caretaker had gravest images of child porn - Limerick Post
Missouri man gets 3 years for porn cartoons - Kansas City Star
Convicted rapist enters plea in child pornography case - Channel 8 Eyewitness News
Virginia inmate gets life for advertising child porn - Daily Press
Neb. man pleads not guilty to federal porn counts - Channel 8 Eyewitness News
Porn addict caught with images of paedophilia takes police to court in bid to retrieve six confiscated computers - Mail Online
Former policeman gets three-year community order for downloading child pornography - The Daily Mirror
Md. man pleads guilty to distributing child porn - SFGate US
Celebrity Architect Charged With Creating Child Porn Images - Wcbstv
School caretaker had gravest images of child porn - Limerick Post
Missouri man gets 3 years for porn cartoons - Kansas City Star
Convicted rapist enters plea in child pornography case - Channel 8 Eyewitness News
Virginia inmate gets life for advertising child porn - Daily Press
Neb. man pleads not guilty to federal porn counts - Channel 8 Eyewitness News
Porn addict caught with images of paedophilia takes police to court in bid to retrieve six confiscated computers - Mail Online
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Crimes against Children 11-20-12
Mineapolis, MN
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota man charged with sexual abuse of a person incapable of consenting was sentenced on November 13, 2012, by United States District Judge Roberto A. Lange. Cody Dean High Elk, age 29, was sentenced to 72 months in custody, three years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Victim Assistance Fund.
The conviction arose from a September 2002 incident in Dupree, South Dakota, when High Elk sexually assaulted the victim at a time when the victim was incapable of appraising the nature of the sexual conduct and incapable of communicating the victim’s unwillingness to engage in the sexual act.
Minneapolis, MN
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Anthony Fast Horse, age 58, of Rosebud, was convicted of one count of sexual abuse and found not guilty of one count of aggravated sexual abuse and two counts of sexual abuse as a result of a federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota. The charge carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, or both.
Fast Horse was indicted by a federal grand jury for the charge on March 13, 2012. The conviction stems from an incident that took place on or about between December 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010, in which Fast Horse sexually abused the victim.
Sacramento, CA
United States District Judge John A. Mendez sentenced Timothy Gevock, 27, of Stockton, today to five years and 10 months in prison, to be followed by a lifetime period of supervised release, for downloading child pornography, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
According to court documents, in June 2011, the Greater Manchester Police notified the Cyber Crimes Center through Interpol that Gevock, using the e-mail address “evilgamer209@yahoo.com” had received child pornography from a British national. These images were sent via e-mail by a person named Campbell living in Manchester, England. Campbell was molesting a 4-year-old girl and trading the pictures with people on a Russian photo sharing site, including Gevock. In e-mails recovered during the Interpol investigation, Gevock wrote that he would “love to trade pics” with Campbell. Campbell then sent an e-mail with six images of child pornography attached. Gevock offered to send pictures of a 13-month-old he watched, and he attached a non-pornographic picture of his daughter in the bathtub.
Albuquerque, NM
This afternoon, a U.S. District Judge sentenced Johnson John, 65, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Church Rock, New Mexico, to a five-year term of imprisonment for his aggravated sexual abuse conviction.
On June 26, 2012, John entered a guilty plea to count four of the indictment charging him with aggravated sexual abuse of a minor.
In his plea agreement, John admitted that, between May 1, 2000 and September 1, 2000, he attempted to sexually assault a 12-year-old female child. John admitted luring the child victim into his home and attempting to rape her. He did not complete the sexual assault because he noticed another child watching through the window.
Springfield, MO
David M. Ketchmark, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Mountain Grove, Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court today to possessing thousands of images and videos of child pornography.
Ricky Burton Friend, 57, of Mountain Grove, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge James C. England to the charge contained in a June 19, 2012 federal indictment.
According to today’s plea agreement, an employee of a computer repair store contacted the FBI when he found child pornography on Friend’s desktop computer. Friend had brought his computer into the store to be repaired after it was damaged in an electrical storm. While working on the computer, the employee discovered the child pornography.
After Friend picked up his repaired computer, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Friend’s residence and seized the computer, two digital cameras, and other related items. A child pornography video was downloading to Friend’s computer when the officers arrived to execute the search warrant.
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota man charged with sexual abuse of a person incapable of consenting was sentenced on November 13, 2012, by United States District Judge Roberto A. Lange. Cody Dean High Elk, age 29, was sentenced to 72 months in custody, three years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Victim Assistance Fund.
The conviction arose from a September 2002 incident in Dupree, South Dakota, when High Elk sexually assaulted the victim at a time when the victim was incapable of appraising the nature of the sexual conduct and incapable of communicating the victim’s unwillingness to engage in the sexual act.
Minneapolis, MN
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Anthony Fast Horse, age 58, of Rosebud, was convicted of one count of sexual abuse and found not guilty of one count of aggravated sexual abuse and two counts of sexual abuse as a result of a federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota. The charge carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, or both.
Fast Horse was indicted by a federal grand jury for the charge on March 13, 2012. The conviction stems from an incident that took place on or about between December 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010, in which Fast Horse sexually abused the victim.
Sacramento, CA
United States District Judge John A. Mendez sentenced Timothy Gevock, 27, of Stockton, today to five years and 10 months in prison, to be followed by a lifetime period of supervised release, for downloading child pornography, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
According to court documents, in June 2011, the Greater Manchester Police notified the Cyber Crimes Center through Interpol that Gevock, using the e-mail address “evilgamer209@yahoo.com” had received child pornography from a British national. These images were sent via e-mail by a person named Campbell living in Manchester, England. Campbell was molesting a 4-year-old girl and trading the pictures with people on a Russian photo sharing site, including Gevock. In e-mails recovered during the Interpol investigation, Gevock wrote that he would “love to trade pics” with Campbell. Campbell then sent an e-mail with six images of child pornography attached. Gevock offered to send pictures of a 13-month-old he watched, and he attached a non-pornographic picture of his daughter in the bathtub.
Albuquerque, NM
This afternoon, a U.S. District Judge sentenced Johnson John, 65, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Church Rock, New Mexico, to a five-year term of imprisonment for his aggravated sexual abuse conviction.
On June 26, 2012, John entered a guilty plea to count four of the indictment charging him with aggravated sexual abuse of a minor.
In his plea agreement, John admitted that, between May 1, 2000 and September 1, 2000, he attempted to sexually assault a 12-year-old female child. John admitted luring the child victim into his home and attempting to rape her. He did not complete the sexual assault because he noticed another child watching through the window.
Springfield, MO
David M. Ketchmark, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Mountain Grove, Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court today to possessing thousands of images and videos of child pornography.
Ricky Burton Friend, 57, of Mountain Grove, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge James C. England to the charge contained in a June 19, 2012 federal indictment.
According to today’s plea agreement, an employee of a computer repair store contacted the FBI when he found child pornography on Friend’s desktop computer. Friend had brought his computer into the store to be repaired after it was damaged in an electrical storm. While working on the computer, the employee discovered the child pornography.
After Friend picked up his repaired computer, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Friend’s residence and seized the computer, two digital cameras, and other related items. A child pornography video was downloading to Friend’s computer when the officers arrived to execute the search warrant.
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.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Crimes against Children 11-11-12
Bardstown, KY
Police said a Bardstown man illegally downloaded child pornography for years.
James Leslie, 49, was arrested at his home and his daughter, Sara Voepel, 26, was also taken into custody on other charges.
For months, police said they tracked Leslie's every move online and that's how they found out he was allegedly downloading images of children having sex.
Melrose, MA
A Melrose man faces two counts of possession of child pornography after State Police searched his home and seized his computer Friday, according to law enforcement authorities.
Thomas Lynch, 50, was released on personal recognizance after being arraigned in Malden District Court Friday, according to a statement from District Attorney Gerry Leone.
Lynch was arrested following an investigation by a State Police special task force that allegedly traced downloaded child pornography files to his computer. Melrose and State Police executed a search of Lynch's home Friday, where they arrested him and seized his computer, according to prosecutors.
Osage, IA
A former Osage man has been indicted on federal charges of receiving and distributing child pornography.
The Mason City Globe Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/Z4rVOV) that 49-year-old Kevin Perrin is charged in an indictment unsealed Thursday in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.
The indictment alleges Perrin received and distributed child pornography between 2008 and 2009.
Mobile, AL
The Saraland Police Department Criminal Investigation Division arrested Ben Victor Barton Jr. Thursday on charges involving child pornography.
Barton Jr., a 39-year-old from Mobile, Ala., was arrested on charges of two counts of dissemination of child pornography and two counts of possession with the intent to disseminate child pornography, said a press-release from police.
Police said a Bardstown man illegally downloaded child pornography for years.
James Leslie, 49, was arrested at his home and his daughter, Sara Voepel, 26, was also taken into custody on other charges.
For months, police said they tracked Leslie's every move online and that's how they found out he was allegedly downloading images of children having sex.
Melrose, MA
A Melrose man faces two counts of possession of child pornography after State Police searched his home and seized his computer Friday, according to law enforcement authorities.
Thomas Lynch, 50, was released on personal recognizance after being arraigned in Malden District Court Friday, according to a statement from District Attorney Gerry Leone.
Lynch was arrested following an investigation by a State Police special task force that allegedly traced downloaded child pornography files to his computer. Melrose and State Police executed a search of Lynch's home Friday, where they arrested him and seized his computer, according to prosecutors.
Osage, IA
A former Osage man has been indicted on federal charges of receiving and distributing child pornography.
The Mason City Globe Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/Z4rVOV) that 49-year-old Kevin Perrin is charged in an indictment unsealed Thursday in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.
The indictment alleges Perrin received and distributed child pornography between 2008 and 2009.
Mobile, ALThe Saraland Police Department Criminal Investigation Division arrested Ben Victor Barton Jr. Thursday on charges involving child pornography.
Barton Jr., a 39-year-old from Mobile, Ala., was arrested on charges of two counts of dissemination of child pornography and two counts of possession with the intent to disseminate child pornography, said a press-release from police.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Crimes against Children 11-10-12
Belle Isle, FL
An investigation of internet child porn ended today with the arrest of a Belle Isle
contractor after thousands of illegal images of children as young as 6
were seized from his Hoffner Avenue home, according to a statewide cyber
crime unit.
Frederick James Ward was picked up at the Hilton Hotel Bonnet Creek near Walt Disney World, arrest records show.
Ward, 54, became a suspect in July when the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Cyber/High-Tech Crime unit noticed internet files depicting the sexual exploitation were being shared by a computer later tracked to his internet address, records show.
Mt. Pleasant, MI
A professor whose research focuses on Internet censorship and the use of children in advertising has been charged with having child pornography on his Central Michigan University computer.
The school announced Thursday that it has suspended William L. Merrill and barred him from the campus in Mount Pleasant, about 120 miles northwest of Detroit.
According to the university, its information technology employees found "inappropriate material" on Merrill's computer Monday, and it suspended him that day.
Philadelphia, PA
A former Philadelphia police inspector who served time in prison for possessing child pornography has been arrested again, this time after allegedly trying to lure an 8-year-old Roxborough girl into his car, police said.
Leo Haley, 72, a registered Megan's Law offender, was arrested Thursday morning on charges of unlawful restraint, luring a child, making terroristic threats, and harassment. The charges stem from an Oct. 17 incident on the 7000 block of Voight Road, about two miles from Haley's Lauriston Street home.
Hamilton, OH
A truck driver from Columbus, Ohio, was arrested Thursday in Butler County in connection with a computer flash drive that contained photographs of child pornography.
Robert Burwinkle, 52, was arrested after investigators from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office received a tip a few days ago that the flash drive found in St. Clair Township contained sexually oriented photos of minors.
The investigation eventually led to Burwinkle. After the suspect was located in Butler County, he gave an interview that led investigators to confiscate additional pornographic materials involving minors.
Frederick James Ward was picked up at the Hilton Hotel Bonnet Creek near Walt Disney World, arrest records show.
Ward, 54, became a suspect in July when the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Cyber/High-Tech Crime unit noticed internet files depicting the sexual exploitation were being shared by a computer later tracked to his internet address, records show.
Mt. Pleasant, MI
A professor whose research focuses on Internet censorship and the use of children in advertising has been charged with having child pornography on his Central Michigan University computer.
The school announced Thursday that it has suspended William L. Merrill and barred him from the campus in Mount Pleasant, about 120 miles northwest of Detroit.
According to the university, its information technology employees found "inappropriate material" on Merrill's computer Monday, and it suspended him that day.
Philadelphia, PA
A former Philadelphia police inspector who served time in prison for possessing child pornography has been arrested again, this time after allegedly trying to lure an 8-year-old Roxborough girl into his car, police said.
Leo Haley, 72, a registered Megan's Law offender, was arrested Thursday morning on charges of unlawful restraint, luring a child, making terroristic threats, and harassment. The charges stem from an Oct. 17 incident on the 7000 block of Voight Road, about two miles from Haley's Lauriston Street home.
Hamilton, OH
A truck driver from Columbus, Ohio, was arrested Thursday in Butler County in connection with a computer flash drive that contained photographs of child pornography.
Robert Burwinkle, 52, was arrested after investigators from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office received a tip a few days ago that the flash drive found in St. Clair Township contained sexually oriented photos of minors.
The investigation eventually led to Burwinkle. After the suspect was located in Butler County, he gave an interview that led investigators to confiscate additional pornographic materials involving minors.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Crimes against Children 11-8-12, Part II
Urbana, IL
Two Tuscola men were indicted on Wednesday on federal child pornography charges.
Parrish Kappes, 46, of Tuscola was charged with three counts of distribution of child pornography in August and September and one count of possession of child pornography on Oct. 16.
Zachary M. Vincent, 21, of Tuscola was charged in a separate case with two counts of distribution of child pornography in September, one count of receiving child pornography on Oct. 15 and one count of possession of child pornography on Oct. 15.
Norfolk, VA
A former Virginia Beach teacher was charged with possession of child pornography on Wednesday in a federal grand jury indictment, according to a news release.
Michael D. Shanklin Jr., 38, of Virginia Beach is accused of possessing a hard drive containing one or more images of child pornography in the indictment, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride. Shanklin used to teach at Landstown High School in Virginia Beach, according to the release.
Albuquerque, NM
Earlier today, Arnold Gonzales, 27, was sentenced to an 87-month term of imprisonment to be followed by 10 years of supervised release for his child sexual exploitation conviction.
Gonzales also was ordered to comply with sex offender registration and notification requirements.
Gonzales was a military recruiter employed by the U.S. Army and was stationed at the U.S. Army Recruiting Station in Midland, Texas, when he was arrested in this case.
According to the court filings, between April 24, 2012 and May 2, 2012, Gonzales used a computer and cellular phone to entice a person whom he believed to be less than 18 years of age to engage in sexual activity.
Rochester, NY
U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Daniel Lasnick, 49, of Arkport, New York, who was convicted of receiving and distributing child pornography, was sentenced to 13 years in prison and 15 years’ supervised release by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Marisa J. Miller, who handled the case, stated that during an undercover investigation of peer-to-peer file sharing networks by the New York State Police, the defendant was found trading child pornography images and videos online. As part of his plea, Lasnick admitted to receiving and distributing child pornography over the file sharing network. Many of the images depicted images of prepubescent minors and violent acts involving children.
Greenbelt, MD
Melvin Douglas, a/k/a Melvin Longwood, age 32, of Washington, D.C., and Dennis Smith, a/k/a Domo, age 31, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to transporting a minor across state lines to engage in prostitution. In a separate case, Dennis Smith, a/k/a Domo, age 31, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to the same charge and to sex trafficking of a minor.
Two Tuscola men were indicted on Wednesday on federal child pornography charges.
Parrish Kappes, 46, of Tuscola was charged with three counts of distribution of child pornography in August and September and one count of possession of child pornography on Oct. 16.
Zachary M. Vincent, 21, of Tuscola was charged in a separate case with two counts of distribution of child pornography in September, one count of receiving child pornography on Oct. 15 and one count of possession of child pornography on Oct. 15.
Norfolk, VA
A former Virginia Beach teacher was charged with possession of child pornography on Wednesday in a federal grand jury indictment, according to a news release.
Michael D. Shanklin Jr., 38, of Virginia Beach is accused of possessing a hard drive containing one or more images of child pornography in the indictment, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride. Shanklin used to teach at Landstown High School in Virginia Beach, according to the release.
Albuquerque, NM
Earlier today, Arnold Gonzales, 27, was sentenced to an 87-month term of imprisonment to be followed by 10 years of supervised release for his child sexual exploitation conviction.
Gonzales also was ordered to comply with sex offender registration and notification requirements.
Gonzales was a military recruiter employed by the U.S. Army and was stationed at the U.S. Army Recruiting Station in Midland, Texas, when he was arrested in this case.
According to the court filings, between April 24, 2012 and May 2, 2012, Gonzales used a computer and cellular phone to entice a person whom he believed to be less than 18 years of age to engage in sexual activity.
Rochester, NY
U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Daniel Lasnick, 49, of Arkport, New York, who was convicted of receiving and distributing child pornography, was sentenced to 13 years in prison and 15 years’ supervised release by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Marisa J. Miller, who handled the case, stated that during an undercover investigation of peer-to-peer file sharing networks by the New York State Police, the defendant was found trading child pornography images and videos online. As part of his plea, Lasnick admitted to receiving and distributing child pornography over the file sharing network. Many of the images depicted images of prepubescent minors and violent acts involving children.
Greenbelt, MD
Melvin Douglas, a/k/a Melvin Longwood, age 32, of Washington, D.C., and Dennis Smith, a/k/a Domo, age 31, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to transporting a minor across state lines to engage in prostitution. In a separate case, Dennis Smith, a/k/a Domo, age 31, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to the same charge and to sex trafficking of a minor.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Crimes against Children 11-7-12
Boise, ID
Judd E. Ballard is being held in the Ada County Jail on five
counts of possession of sexually exploitative material after police say
they found images of child pornography on computers in Ballard’s East
Boise home late last week.
Police began investigating the 37-year-old Ballard in September after getting a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and found the illegal images on computers after serving a search warrant at Ballard’s home in the 1600 block of South Colorado Avenue Friday afternoon.
Investigators say Ballard was downloading illegal images from the Internet. He was arrested and booked into the jail Friday afternoon.
Kenner, LA
A Kenner man was arrested and booked with possession of child pornography after an investigation by the Kenner Police Department.
Investigators discovered that a computer later linked to Brown had a folder containing possible child pornography. They eventually tracked the computer to Brown's apartment and obtained a search warrant, the arrest report said.
Lynchburg, VA
Five men have pleaded guilty in Virginia to child pornography charges.
U.S. Attorney Timothy Heaphy says the men entered pleas Monday in federal court in Lynchburg.
They are Manuel Antonio Mares of Miami; Jeremy Hart Yost of West Bend, Ore.; Richard Phillip Allen of Redondo Beach, Calif.; James Calvin Boyd of Pell City, Ala., and Jesse Leon Coleman of Lynchburg. The defendants range in age from 26 to 66.
Judd E. Ballard is being held in the Ada County Jail on five
counts of possession of sexually exploitative material after police say
they found images of child pornography on computers in Ballard’s East
Boise home late last week.Police began investigating the 37-year-old Ballard in September after getting a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and found the illegal images on computers after serving a search warrant at Ballard’s home in the 1600 block of South Colorado Avenue Friday afternoon.
Investigators say Ballard was downloading illegal images from the Internet. He was arrested and booked into the jail Friday afternoon.
Kenner, LA
A Kenner man was arrested and booked with possession of child pornography after an investigation by the Kenner Police Department.Investigators discovered that a computer later linked to Brown had a folder containing possible child pornography. They eventually tracked the computer to Brown's apartment and obtained a search warrant, the arrest report said.
Lynchburg, VA
Five men have pleaded guilty in Virginia to child pornography charges.
U.S. Attorney Timothy Heaphy says the men entered pleas Monday in federal court in Lynchburg.
They are Manuel Antonio Mares of Miami; Jeremy Hart Yost of West Bend, Ore.; Richard Phillip Allen of Redondo Beach, Calif.; James Calvin Boyd of Pell City, Ala., and Jesse Leon Coleman of Lynchburg. The defendants range in age from 26 to 66.
They each face up to 20 years in prison, $250,000 fines and will be required to register as sex offenders.
Court testimony showed large numbers of pictures and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children were found on some of the defendants' computers.
Medford, OR
A Southern Oregon gymnastics teacher and sports
photographer faces 30 child pornography charges for allegedly taking
pictures of students while they were changing during private photo
sessions at as many as three local gymnastics businesses over the past
nine years, authorities said.
A family law attorney who used to practice in Kent appeared in court
today on a federal criminal complaint charging him with receipt and
possession of child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s
Office.
David S. Engle, 49 of Maple Valley, was arrested today, and appeared in U.S. District Court in Seattle.
Engle caught law enforcement attention after an investigation of an international movie production company that had a website advertising the sale of DVDs and streaming videos depicting young boys in sexually explicit activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Court testimony showed large numbers of pictures and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children were found on some of the defendants' computers.
Medford, OR
A Southern Oregon gymnastics teacher and sports
photographer faces 30 child pornography charges for allegedly taking
pictures of students while they were changing during private photo
sessions at as many as three local gymnastics businesses over the past
nine years, authorities said.
Jeffrey Scott
Bettman was arraigned Monday in Jackson County Circuit Court on 30
crimes stemming from photographs seized from his computer during a
Friday search of his home on the 1800 block of Camp Baker Road just
outside of Medford, authorities said.
The search identified the presence of what
appeared to be child pornography photos of gymnasts changing and taken
without their consent or knowledge, said Detective Josh Nieminen from
the Southern Oregon High-Tech Crimes Task Force, which is investigating
the case.
David S. Engle, 49 of Maple Valley, was arrested today, and appeared in U.S. District Court in Seattle.
Engle caught law enforcement attention after an investigation of an international movie production company that had a website advertising the sale of DVDs and streaming videos depicting young boys in sexually explicit activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Friday, October 26, 2012
Crimes against Children 10-26-12
Charleston, WV
U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin today announced that a Boone County man was sentenced to eight years and one month in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for receiving child pornography. Daniel C. Runion, 27, of Seth, Boone County, West Virginia, previously pleaded guilty in June. Runion admitted that on July 29, 2011, he used his computer and a file sharing program to knowingly receive via the Internet child pornography; that is, images and videos of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, including actual or simulated sexual intercourse and the lascivious exhibition of the genitals and pubic area of the minors. Runion admitted that he received and transported the images and videos of the minors while at a residence in Seth. Runion further admitted that he knew the images and videos constituted child pornography.
The investigation revealed that Runion knowingly possessed more than 600 images and videos on his computer depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Some of the images have been identified as known children.
Baltimore, MD
Brian Matthew Williams, age 28, of West Chester, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to receipt of child pornography.
“This defendant egregiously violated the privacy of young boys by secretly recording them in public restrooms, a crime that gives every parent nightmares,” said U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein. “I am grateful to the vigilant citizen who noticed the unusual behavior and immediately called 911 and to the police and prosecutors who conducted an urgent investigation.”
According to his plea agreement, on May 6, 2012, Williams spent nearly five hours at the Maryland House and Chesapeake House rest stops on I-95, going in and out of the men’s restrooms filming several minor males, most of whom were pre-pubescent, as they used the urinals. Williams positioned himself at an adjacent urinal and used his cellular telephone to create 21 videos focused on the genitals of minor males. Two of the videos depict two minor males urinating and captures images of one of the pre-pubescent minor male’s exposed penis. After capturing the images of the minor males using the urinals, Williams would exit the restroom and wait for the minor males to walk out, then capture full length images of the minor males, including their faces. After the parents of one of the victims reported Williams’ suspicious behavior to Maryland State Police, he was arrested, charged in Cecil County, and released on bond the same day.
Louisville, KY
According to the sentencing memorandum, John Dennis Clark, III used a Yahoo! Flicker account to upload 13,800 images of child pornography from January 2, 2007 to June 17, 2007. Flickr users who discovered the images complained to Yahoo! about the presence of child pornography associated with the “audriusmackevicius” account. Yahoo! submitted 13,800 images as a cybertip report to The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) on August 15, 2008. NCMEC referred the investigation to the FBI. The FBI traced the Internet protocol to an Insight account on Iola Road in Louisville, Kentucky. On January 7, 2009, the FBI executed a search warrant and seized Clark’s laptop computer and several items related to international travel. The Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory (RCFL) conducted a forensic examination of Clark’s laptop and discovered thousands of images of child pornography consisting of mostly prepubescent boys engaged in sexual activity. Seven days later, Clark fled the United States from Chicago to Warsaw, Poland. On or about February 27, 2009, during a check of international border crossing records, law enforcement discovered that Clark had fled the United States for Eastern Europe in a failed attempt to avoid prosecution.
Denver, CO
Peter Robert James, age 43, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Wiley Y. Daniel to serve 180 months (15 years) in federal prison for distribution of child pornography, the United States Department of Justice, the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), the Colorado Springs Police Department, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) announced. Following his prison sentence, James was ordered to spend 10 years on supervised release. Chief Judge Daniel also ordered James to pay restitution totaling $5,000 to the two victims of his crime, with each receiving $2,500. The defendant appeared at the hearing free on bond, and was remanded into custody at the conclusion of the sentencing hearing.
According to the stipulated facts contained in the plea agreement, on August 10, 2010, a police officer in the Child Exploitation Section of the Sex Crimes Unit of the Toronto Police Service signed on to a file-sharing program account of an individual who had been arrested by the London Police Service for possession of child pornography. The Toronto police officer observed that a person using a specific user name was online. The officer browsed the 14 top-level directories that the target was sharing. While browsing the directories and subdirectories, the officer observed many images of child pornography. The officer captured thumbnails of more than 3,000 of these browsed images. The collection of files were both large and well-organized. The officer determined that the username in question’s IP address was registered to Comcast Cable with the user located in Colorado Springs. The officer ultimately downloaded 82 files from the target, which included 71 images of child pornography and five videos of child pornography. The Toronto Police Department referred the findings of their investigation to HSI, who in turn referred the case to the Colorado Springs Police Department.
Baltimore, MD
U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis sentenced Joel Stevens, age 52, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to four years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for possessing child pornography. Judge Garbis ordered that upon his release from prison, Stevens must register as a sex offender in the place where he resides, where he is an employee, and where he is a student, under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein and Special Agent in Charge Stephen E. Vogt of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
According to the plea agreement, on October 8, 2010 Stevens offered to share online digital images of “nice young girls or under 12” to another individual. Stevens discussed sharing files and provided the passwords so that the individual could access Stevens’ child pornography images and videos. Stevens made 77 digital files available to the other user, which contained visual depictions of minors under the age of 12 engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
Baltimore, MD
U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced David Mitchell Rowe, age 65, of Linthicum, Maryland, today to 12 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for using a cell phone to coerce a minor to engage in sexual activity. Judge Legg ordered that upon his release from prison, Rowe must register as a sex offender in the place where he resides, where he is an employee, and where he is a student, under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Special Agent in Charge Stephen E. Vogt of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Anne Arundel County Police Chief Larry W. Tolliver; Chief James W. Johnson of the Baltimore County Police Department; and Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger.
According to his plea agreement, in June of 2011, Rowe was a member of the swimming pool association at a hotel in Linthicum, Maryland, where he befriended a 9-year-old girl. Over the course of a few days, Rowe played games in the pool with the girl, wrestled with her, touched her vagina over her bathing suit, and exposed his penis while she was underwater.
New York, NY
Juan Carlos Escobar Gonzalez was sentenced today to 188 months of imprisonment for raping an undocumented 17-year-old El Salvadoran girl in the back of a van at a rest stop in New Jersey while transporting her from Texas to her family in New York. The sentence will run consecutively to the 57-month sentence the defendant received in an alien smuggling case in the Eastern District of Texas in May 2010. The sentencing proceeding was held today before United States District Judge Sterling Johnson, Jr., at the U.S. Courthouse in Brooklyn, New York. The defendant was convicted after trial in November 2011 of interstate transportation of a minor with intent to engage in illegal sexual activity, interstate travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, and alien smuggling.
Dayton, OH
An Ohio man accused of raping a boy who authorities say was brought to his home by the boy's adoptive father is now facing child pornography charges.
The Montgomery County prosecutor said Monday that 32-year-old Patrick Rieder (REE'-dur) has been indicted on charges that include 49 counts of pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor.
Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. says the charges come after a search warrant was executed at Rieder's home, and child pornography was discovered on his computers and other electronic equipment.
Collinsville, IL
Federal investigators say a Collinsville, Ill. man has been charged for producing child pornography to share on the internet.
After an investigation by the Broward Sheriff’s Office, deputies went to his home and found a laptop and external hard drive with dozens of child porn videos.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Aaron admitted to
possessing, downloading and saving numerous child porn videos on his
computer. He also stated that he’s been downloading child porn for
approximately two to three years, according to the affidavit.
U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin today announced that a Boone County man was sentenced to eight years and one month in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for receiving child pornography. Daniel C. Runion, 27, of Seth, Boone County, West Virginia, previously pleaded guilty in June. Runion admitted that on July 29, 2011, he used his computer and a file sharing program to knowingly receive via the Internet child pornography; that is, images and videos of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, including actual or simulated sexual intercourse and the lascivious exhibition of the genitals and pubic area of the minors. Runion admitted that he received and transported the images and videos of the minors while at a residence in Seth. Runion further admitted that he knew the images and videos constituted child pornography.
The investigation revealed that Runion knowingly possessed more than 600 images and videos on his computer depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Some of the images have been identified as known children.
Baltimore, MD
Brian Matthew Williams, age 28, of West Chester, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to receipt of child pornography.
“This defendant egregiously violated the privacy of young boys by secretly recording them in public restrooms, a crime that gives every parent nightmares,” said U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein. “I am grateful to the vigilant citizen who noticed the unusual behavior and immediately called 911 and to the police and prosecutors who conducted an urgent investigation.”
According to his plea agreement, on May 6, 2012, Williams spent nearly five hours at the Maryland House and Chesapeake House rest stops on I-95, going in and out of the men’s restrooms filming several minor males, most of whom were pre-pubescent, as they used the urinals. Williams positioned himself at an adjacent urinal and used his cellular telephone to create 21 videos focused on the genitals of minor males. Two of the videos depict two minor males urinating and captures images of one of the pre-pubescent minor male’s exposed penis. After capturing the images of the minor males using the urinals, Williams would exit the restroom and wait for the minor males to walk out, then capture full length images of the minor males, including their faces. After the parents of one of the victims reported Williams’ suspicious behavior to Maryland State Police, he was arrested, charged in Cecil County, and released on bond the same day.
Louisville, KY
According to the sentencing memorandum, John Dennis Clark, III used a Yahoo! Flicker account to upload 13,800 images of child pornography from January 2, 2007 to June 17, 2007. Flickr users who discovered the images complained to Yahoo! about the presence of child pornography associated with the “audriusmackevicius” account. Yahoo! submitted 13,800 images as a cybertip report to The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) on August 15, 2008. NCMEC referred the investigation to the FBI. The FBI traced the Internet protocol to an Insight account on Iola Road in Louisville, Kentucky. On January 7, 2009, the FBI executed a search warrant and seized Clark’s laptop computer and several items related to international travel. The Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory (RCFL) conducted a forensic examination of Clark’s laptop and discovered thousands of images of child pornography consisting of mostly prepubescent boys engaged in sexual activity. Seven days later, Clark fled the United States from Chicago to Warsaw, Poland. On or about February 27, 2009, during a check of international border crossing records, law enforcement discovered that Clark had fled the United States for Eastern Europe in a failed attempt to avoid prosecution.
Denver, CO
Peter Robert James, age 43, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Wiley Y. Daniel to serve 180 months (15 years) in federal prison for distribution of child pornography, the United States Department of Justice, the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), the Colorado Springs Police Department, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) announced. Following his prison sentence, James was ordered to spend 10 years on supervised release. Chief Judge Daniel also ordered James to pay restitution totaling $5,000 to the two victims of his crime, with each receiving $2,500. The defendant appeared at the hearing free on bond, and was remanded into custody at the conclusion of the sentencing hearing.
According to the stipulated facts contained in the plea agreement, on August 10, 2010, a police officer in the Child Exploitation Section of the Sex Crimes Unit of the Toronto Police Service signed on to a file-sharing program account of an individual who had been arrested by the London Police Service for possession of child pornography. The Toronto police officer observed that a person using a specific user name was online. The officer browsed the 14 top-level directories that the target was sharing. While browsing the directories and subdirectories, the officer observed many images of child pornography. The officer captured thumbnails of more than 3,000 of these browsed images. The collection of files were both large and well-organized. The officer determined that the username in question’s IP address was registered to Comcast Cable with the user located in Colorado Springs. The officer ultimately downloaded 82 files from the target, which included 71 images of child pornography and five videos of child pornography. The Toronto Police Department referred the findings of their investigation to HSI, who in turn referred the case to the Colorado Springs Police Department.
Baltimore, MD
U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis sentenced Joel Stevens, age 52, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to four years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for possessing child pornography. Judge Garbis ordered that upon his release from prison, Stevens must register as a sex offender in the place where he resides, where he is an employee, and where he is a student, under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein and Special Agent in Charge Stephen E. Vogt of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
According to the plea agreement, on October 8, 2010 Stevens offered to share online digital images of “nice young girls or under 12” to another individual. Stevens discussed sharing files and provided the passwords so that the individual could access Stevens’ child pornography images and videos. Stevens made 77 digital files available to the other user, which contained visual depictions of minors under the age of 12 engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
Baltimore, MD
U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced David Mitchell Rowe, age 65, of Linthicum, Maryland, today to 12 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for using a cell phone to coerce a minor to engage in sexual activity. Judge Legg ordered that upon his release from prison, Rowe must register as a sex offender in the place where he resides, where he is an employee, and where he is a student, under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Special Agent in Charge Stephen E. Vogt of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Anne Arundel County Police Chief Larry W. Tolliver; Chief James W. Johnson of the Baltimore County Police Department; and Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger.
According to his plea agreement, in June of 2011, Rowe was a member of the swimming pool association at a hotel in Linthicum, Maryland, where he befriended a 9-year-old girl. Over the course of a few days, Rowe played games in the pool with the girl, wrestled with her, touched her vagina over her bathing suit, and exposed his penis while she was underwater.
New York, NY
Juan Carlos Escobar Gonzalez was sentenced today to 188 months of imprisonment for raping an undocumented 17-year-old El Salvadoran girl in the back of a van at a rest stop in New Jersey while transporting her from Texas to her family in New York. The sentence will run consecutively to the 57-month sentence the defendant received in an alien smuggling case in the Eastern District of Texas in May 2010. The sentencing proceeding was held today before United States District Judge Sterling Johnson, Jr., at the U.S. Courthouse in Brooklyn, New York. The defendant was convicted after trial in November 2011 of interstate transportation of a minor with intent to engage in illegal sexual activity, interstate travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, and alien smuggling.
Dayton, OH
An Ohio man accused of raping a boy who authorities say was brought to his home by the boy's adoptive father is now facing child pornography charges.
The Montgomery County prosecutor said Monday that 32-year-old Patrick Rieder (REE'-dur) has been indicted on charges that include 49 counts of pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor.
Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. says the charges come after a search warrant was executed at Rieder's home, and child pornography was discovered on his computers and other electronic equipment.
Collinsville, IL
Federal investigators say a Collinsville, Ill. man has been charged for producing child pornography to share on the internet.
The federal indictment shows the alleged abuse
and production of child pornography was going on for more than two
years, and a child advocate said that gives her reason to believe other
children could have been in the same danger.
Martin Evanick, 31, who goes by Vlad, portrays
himself as a maniacal clown on his Facebook page, which says he’s a
drummer in the band “The Core of Your Nightmares.”
Federal investigators said, in April, Evanick
took inappropriate pictures of himself engaged in a sex act with a
child. According to a press release sent from the U.S. Attorney’s
office, the alleged violations happened in Madison County in June of
2010 and then again a year later in June of 2011.
A 27-year old Coral Springs man has been arrested and charged with possessing child pornography.
Justin Aaron was charged with dozens of counts.After an investigation by the Broward Sheriff’s Office, deputies went to his home and found a laptop and external hard drive with dozens of child porn videos.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Crimes against Children 10-24-12
Cincinnati, OH
Martin Nathan Ross, 59, of Cincinnati was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 148 months in prison for possessing child pornography. Ross’s sentence was enhanced because he has been previously convicted of sex offenses involving minors. He was also sentenced to be under court supervision for the rest of his life.
In September 2011, an officer working in an undercover capacity was investigating activities on a peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing network. During the investigation, the officer made contact with an individual using the screen name “Olderswohioguy” later identified as Ross. Ross offered to share folders with the undercover officer, which he did. Because these folders were password-protected, Ross had to provide the undercover officer with the password so he could gain access. One folder included numerous images and videos depicting child pornography. The videos in particular depicted children less than 12 years of age involved in various sexual acts.
Washington, DC
Patrick Henderson, 38, of Washington, D.C., pled guilty today to arranging for a sexual contact with someone he believed to be a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen, Jr.; James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office; and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
According to the government’s evidence, on November 21, 2011, Henderson contacted an undercover officer with the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force who had entered a social networking site. Over the next several days, Henderson engaged in online and telephone conversations with the undercover officer, whom he believed had access to an under-aged boy from Virginia. During this period of time, Henderson arranged with the undercover officer to meet for the purpose of engaging in sexual acts with the boy.
Riverside, CA
A San Bernardino man pleaded guilty today in federal court to production of child pornography for filming his sexual conduct with a 13-year-old boy who lived near his residence.
Pedro Ruiz, who also used the name Peter Ruiz, 33, pleaded guilty this morning to one count of production of child pornography, a charge that carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in federal prison and could result in a sentence of as much as 30 years in federal prison.
In a plea agreement filed in United States District Court, Ruiz admits that in 2009, he produced sexually explicit videos and images of the 13-year-old victim, who lived only a few houses away from Ruiz. When federal authorities searched Ruiz’s residence in 2010, they found on his computer thousands of videos and images depicting what defendant knew was child pornography.
Rochester, NY
U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Robert Vogler, 31, of Rochester, New York, who was convicted of possession of child pornography, was sentenced to 36 months in prison and 20 years’ supervised release by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Marisa J. Miller, who handled the case, stated that during the execution of a search warrant by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cyber Task Force, at a residence Vogler shared with co-defendant Donald MacIntyre, law enforcement officers found devices containing child pornography. Vogler admitted to downloading images and videos of child pornography using a peer to peer file sharing program.
Philadelphia, PA
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a 34-year-old Long Pond resident was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Edwin M. Kosik to serve five years in prison for receiving child pornography.
According to United States Attorney Peter J. Smith, the defendant, Jonathan Brownlee, previously pleaded guilty to using a computer to download images of child pornography. The offense occurred during April through December 2009.
Brownlee was indicted by a federal grand jury in June 2010 as a result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, Delaware County Detectives, and Pocono Mountain Regional Police.
Omaha, NE
United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that United States District Court Judge Joseph F. Bataillon sentenced Charles Phillips, Jr., age 43, of Macy, Nebraska, for his conviction for assault on a child resulting in substantial bodily injuries. Phillips was sentenced to 18 months’ incarceration, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Phillips was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,193.35.
On April 2, 2011, Phillips got into an argument with his girlfriend. The girlfriend’s 13-year-old girl yelled at Phillips to leave her mother alone. Phillips cursed at the girl and then went over and stomped on her head. The girl was briefly knocked unconscious, and her nose was broken. In addition, the girl suffered from headaches for several days after the assault.
Martin Nathan Ross, 59, of Cincinnati was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 148 months in prison for possessing child pornography. Ross’s sentence was enhanced because he has been previously convicted of sex offenses involving minors. He was also sentenced to be under court supervision for the rest of his life.
In September 2011, an officer working in an undercover capacity was investigating activities on a peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing network. During the investigation, the officer made contact with an individual using the screen name “Olderswohioguy” later identified as Ross. Ross offered to share folders with the undercover officer, which he did. Because these folders were password-protected, Ross had to provide the undercover officer with the password so he could gain access. One folder included numerous images and videos depicting child pornography. The videos in particular depicted children less than 12 years of age involved in various sexual acts.
Washington, DC
Patrick Henderson, 38, of Washington, D.C., pled guilty today to arranging for a sexual contact with someone he believed to be a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen, Jr.; James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office; and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
According to the government’s evidence, on November 21, 2011, Henderson contacted an undercover officer with the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force who had entered a social networking site. Over the next several days, Henderson engaged in online and telephone conversations with the undercover officer, whom he believed had access to an under-aged boy from Virginia. During this period of time, Henderson arranged with the undercover officer to meet for the purpose of engaging in sexual acts with the boy.
Riverside, CA
A San Bernardino man pleaded guilty today in federal court to production of child pornography for filming his sexual conduct with a 13-year-old boy who lived near his residence.
Pedro Ruiz, who also used the name Peter Ruiz, 33, pleaded guilty this morning to one count of production of child pornography, a charge that carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in federal prison and could result in a sentence of as much as 30 years in federal prison.
In a plea agreement filed in United States District Court, Ruiz admits that in 2009, he produced sexually explicit videos and images of the 13-year-old victim, who lived only a few houses away from Ruiz. When federal authorities searched Ruiz’s residence in 2010, they found on his computer thousands of videos and images depicting what defendant knew was child pornography.
Rochester, NY
U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Robert Vogler, 31, of Rochester, New York, who was convicted of possession of child pornography, was sentenced to 36 months in prison and 20 years’ supervised release by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Marisa J. Miller, who handled the case, stated that during the execution of a search warrant by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cyber Task Force, at a residence Vogler shared with co-defendant Donald MacIntyre, law enforcement officers found devices containing child pornography. Vogler admitted to downloading images and videos of child pornography using a peer to peer file sharing program.
Philadelphia, PA
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a 34-year-old Long Pond resident was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Edwin M. Kosik to serve five years in prison for receiving child pornography.
According to United States Attorney Peter J. Smith, the defendant, Jonathan Brownlee, previously pleaded guilty to using a computer to download images of child pornography. The offense occurred during April through December 2009.
Brownlee was indicted by a federal grand jury in June 2010 as a result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, Delaware County Detectives, and Pocono Mountain Regional Police.
Omaha, NE
United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that United States District Court Judge Joseph F. Bataillon sentenced Charles Phillips, Jr., age 43, of Macy, Nebraska, for his conviction for assault on a child resulting in substantial bodily injuries. Phillips was sentenced to 18 months’ incarceration, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Phillips was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,193.35.
On April 2, 2011, Phillips got into an argument with his girlfriend. The girlfriend’s 13-year-old girl yelled at Phillips to leave her mother alone. Phillips cursed at the girl and then went over and stomped on her head. The girl was briefly knocked unconscious, and her nose was broken. In addition, the girl suffered from headaches for several days after the assault.
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.
Crimes against Children 10-19-12
Montgomery, AL
U.S. Attorney George L. Beck, Jr., announced today that Kevin Darcy Golden, age 45, of Opelika, Alabama, pled guilty on October 15, 2012, to charges of production of child pornography. Between at least April and December of 2011, Golden produced numerous videos of female children engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Specifically, Golden secretly filmed the children removing their clothing while at his residence and, on other occasions, Golden filmed himself engaging in sexually explicit conduct with the children while they were unconscious.
Rapid City, ND
A Rapid City man accused of possessing child pornography pleads not guilty.
32-year old Warren Apple pleads not guilty to the class four felony of possessing child pornography.
Currently Apple is out on bond and as a condition states attorney Gina Nelson says she wants to make sure he can't be alone with children under 18 years of age. She says according to the police report several pairs of children's underwear were found in Apple's room.
Omaha, NE
A 35-year-old Omaha man has been given five years in prison for receiving and distributing child pornography.
A news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg (gihlj) says Syed Hussain also must serve five years of supervised reteenlease if he's not deported. Gilg's office says Hussain was born in Pakistan and lived in England before coming to the United States.
Prosecutors say investigators found 104 pornographic videos on Hussain's computer.
West Palm Beach, FL
A registered sex offender from Lake Worth was arrested after an AT&T
customer assistant technician found folders of child pornography on his
personal computer, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
Rio Rancho, NM
A probation officer said she caught a registered sex offender and former elementary school music teacher with lots of child pornography during a recent check in.
For 31 days, David Harper lived in a gated community in Southeast Rio Rancho and dodged his New Mexico Probation and Parole Officer.
Harper is a registered sex offender. He was convicted in New Jersey in 2008 for Endangering the Welfare of a Child, when he took pictures of children on the beach.
Pataskala, OH
A Licking County man faces a charge relating to child pornography
after he was allegedly found to be in possession of pictures of children
engaging in sexual acts.
Steven R. Miller, 43, was arrested on Tuesday at about 5 p.m. in his Pataskala home in the 7900 block of National Road S.W., according to deputies.
Deputies received a tip from an unidentified person reporting that Miller had child pornography in his possession.
During a search of Miller’s home, Miller admitted to detectives that he was in possession of several pictures of children engaging in sexual acts.
U.S. Attorney George L. Beck, Jr., announced today that Kevin Darcy Golden, age 45, of Opelika, Alabama, pled guilty on October 15, 2012, to charges of production of child pornography. Between at least April and December of 2011, Golden produced numerous videos of female children engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Specifically, Golden secretly filmed the children removing their clothing while at his residence and, on other occasions, Golden filmed himself engaging in sexually explicit conduct with the children while they were unconscious.
Rapid City, ND
A Rapid City man accused of possessing child pornography pleads not guilty.
32-year old Warren Apple pleads not guilty to the class four felony of possessing child pornography.
Currently Apple is out on bond and as a condition states attorney Gina Nelson says she wants to make sure he can't be alone with children under 18 years of age. She says according to the police report several pairs of children's underwear were found in Apple's room.
Omaha, NE
A 35-year-old Omaha man has been given five years in prison for receiving and distributing child pornography.
A news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg (gihlj) says Syed Hussain also must serve five years of supervised reteenlease if he's not deported. Gilg's office says Hussain was born in Pakistan and lived in England before coming to the United States.
Prosecutors say investigators found 104 pornographic videos on Hussain's computer.
West Palm Beach, FL
A registered sex offender from Lake Worth was arrested after an AT&T
customer assistant technician found folders of child pornography on his
personal computer, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
Ralph Beltran was arrested Monday on 21 counts of child pornography charges.
According
to the arrest report, Beltran called AT&T customer service for
assistance after he was having trouble sending and receiving emails. The
customer assistance technician assigned to assist Beltran told
authorities she remotely accessed his computer and noticed a desktop
folder named "teen pornography." The technician also said she saw
another folder named "child porn," which was misspelled, and a shortcut
labeled "teen chat."
Rio Rancho, NM
A probation officer said she caught a registered sex offender and former elementary school music teacher with lots of child pornography during a recent check in.
For 31 days, David Harper lived in a gated community in Southeast Rio Rancho and dodged his New Mexico Probation and Parole Officer.
Harper is a registered sex offender. He was convicted in New Jersey in 2008 for Endangering the Welfare of a Child, when he took pictures of children on the beach.
Pataskala, OH
A Licking County man faces a charge relating to child pornography
after he was allegedly found to be in possession of pictures of children
engaging in sexual acts.Steven R. Miller, 43, was arrested on Tuesday at about 5 p.m. in his Pataskala home in the 7900 block of National Road S.W., according to deputies.
Deputies received a tip from an unidentified person reporting that Miller had child pornography in his possession.
During a search of Miller’s home, Miller admitted to detectives that he was in possession of several pictures of children engaging in sexual acts.
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