Clay County, IN

Two men were arrested on charges of child molestation after an investigation by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.

Tommy K Edmonson and his grandson Jared Cooksey were arrested for the molestation of a Clay County youth.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Police: Man Fondled Student during Class

Monroe Co., IN
19-year old Benjamin S. Haile was arrested on charges of fondling a 7-year old student at school.

Haile was serving as a tutor at the Pinnacle School in Bloomington. The incident occurred during a movie being shown in class.

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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Crimes against Children 11-6-12

Kansas City, MO
David M. Ketchmark, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Missouri man was sentenced in federal court today for drugging and molesting 13 child victims, with some of the sexual abuse videotaped, over a four-year period.

James Phillip “Phil” Edwards, 63, of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dean Whipple to 245 years in federal prison without parole.

“We’re satisfied that an extremely dangerous sexual predator is guaranteed to spend the rest of his life in prison,” Ketchmark said. “A virtual life sentence is the only just resolution for a self-confessed pedophile who drugged innocent children in order to sexually abuse them and then recorded videos of his molestation. This serial abuser will never victimize another child for the rest of his life.”

On March 16, 2012, Edwards pleaded no contest and the court entered a judgment of guilty to all 21 counts contained in an April 7, 2010, federal indictment. Edwards was found guilty of 12 counts of producing videos of the sexual abuse of 12 separate children, the attempted production regarding a 13th child, the advertising and attempted distribution over the Internet of images of the sexual abuse of other children, and possession of a large collection of child pornography downloaded from the Internet. The court also found Edwards guilty of five counts of administering a drug to some of the victims to facilitate these crimes.

Orlando, FL
A federal jury found Luis E. Morales (58, Ormond Beach) and Rebecca Rivera (27, Hartford, Connecticut) guilty yesterday of one count of sex trafficking of a minor and two counts of transporting a minor over state lines with the intent to engage in sexual activity. Morales was also convicted of three additional counts of transporting a minor over state lines with the intent to engage in sexual activity. Morales and Rivera each face a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. Their sentencing hearing is scheduled for January 22, 2013.

According to evidence presented at trial, Morales was a self-proclaimed “Apostle” in a ministry he founded called En Fuego for Jesus. Rivera was one of his “prophets” in the ministry. In November 2009, Morales and Rivera transported a 12-year-old minor, who was also a member of the ministry, from Florida to Connecticut knowing that the minor would be caused to engage in a commercial sex act. In December 2010, Morales transported another minor, age 13, who was also a member of the ministry. He transported the victim from Arizona to Florida, and then to the Virgin Islands, with the intent to engage in sexual activity with the minor.

Cadiz, OH
More information has been released regarding an alleged child pornography ring operating out of the village. Three people have been arraigned.

Christina Reed, 33, 583 East Market St., Cadiz, has been charged with three counts of pandering obscenities involved a minor and two counts illegal use of a minor in nudity oriented material or performances, all felonies of the second degree.

Chad Tyler, 29, 413 St. Clair Avenue, was charged with two counts of pandering obscenities involving a minor, felonies of the fourth degree, complicity in illegal use of a minor in nudity oriented material or performances, a felony of the second degree, and complicity in pandering obscenities involving a minor, a felony of the second degree.

Jessica Manbeck, 36, 351 St. Clair Avenue, Cadiz, was charged with two counts of pandering obscenities involving a minor. a felony of the second degree, and illegal use of a minor in a nudity oriented material or performance, a felony of the second degree.

Beloit, WI

A Beloit man is arrested on suspicion of 14 counts of possessing child pornography after an investigation by the Rock County Sheriff’s Office.

Detectives said a search warrant was used to search the home of Anthony Sibley at 1520 Oak St. on Oct 23. Deputies said they seized items used to store and facilitate the sharing of child pornography files over the Internet.

Slidell, LA

Paul A. Pichon, 39, of Slidell was arrested and charged with eight counts of possessing pornography involving juveniles.

Two men from Southeast Louisiana have been arrested and charged with possessing pornography involving juveniles this week, according to the Louisiana Attorney General’s office.

Although not connected, both men were arrested following an investigation by the Attorney General’s High Technology Crime Unit.

On Monday, 39-year-old Paul A. Pichon of Slidell was arrested and charged with eight counts of possessing pornography involving juveniles after a joint investigation with the Slidell Police Department.

If convicted, Pichon could face up to 20 years in prison on each count and fines up to $50,000.

Pichon, who was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail, has since been released after posting bond.

On Wednesday, Marvin Thornton, 49, of Denham Springs, was arrested and charged with 100 counts of possessing pornography involving juveniles.

Thornton, who was on probation for a 2011 obscenity conviction is currently being held at the Livingston Parish Detention Center in lieu of a $10 million bond.

Friday, October 12, 2012

School Allegedly Allows ‘Horrific’ Sexual Abuse, Parents Sue

Muncie, IN
The parents of a second-grade student are suing Burris Laboratory School, claiming that their 8-year-old son was victim to repeated sexual assaults from classmates … and that the teacher knew about it.

According to the lawsuit filed last week, the boy’s parents received a call from another school parent, informing them of “sexual abuse, molestation, and sexual harassment” at the school. After questioning school staff, the parents — identified as John and Jane Doe — learned about the extent of the abuse, which their child allegedly suffered for three months. At least 11 different instances were reported.

The lawsuit names four boys involved in the abuse and states their teacher as a defendant along with Ball State University, which oversees the school. The Ball State University Board of Trustees and the Burris Laboratory School are also defendants in the suit. Fox News reports that the students involved were “given free run of the restrooms and were unsupervised for long periods of time.” Case documents also state that “other students approached the teacher to tell her that certain boys ‘were doing things to other boys’ private parts.’ ” Instead of investigating, the teacher told the students to “stop ‘tattling’ on others.”

Safe Havens, International

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Disturbing Incidents in San Mateo

An incident a week ago at Parkside Elementary School in San Mateo illustrates the dangers of taking the security of a school for granted.

Repeated incidents over a six-month period were apparently not enough to alert schools to ramp up their security, and a 9-year old girl was allegedly abducted and molested by Bradley Mrozek's latest trespass into a school.

Below are a couple more articles on the various incidents.

San Mateo, CA
New security measures are being put in place at Parkside Elementary School in San Mateo just days after a 25-year-old man wandered onto campus and abducted a nine-year-old student.

School officials did not return a call for comment Wednesday afternoon, but Parkside Principal Lori Fukumoto said in a statement on the school's website that staff was working to implement changes to current safety practices "that will improve security for all students."

Effective immediately, all gates to the Parkside campus will be locked during the day, and all visitors must register in the main office and wear a visitor badge while on campus, officials said.

The changes in security protocol were prompted by a series of alleged offenses by Bradley Mrazek of San Francisco, who allegedly trespassed on three different school campuses on Friday, ending with the alleged abduction at Parkside Elementary School.

San Mateo, CA
The man facing kidnapping and molestation charges after allegedly snatching a 9-year-old girl from a San Mateo school campus has been linked to an unsolved incident at a Daly City elementary school in which four girls say a man tried photographing them from underneath bathroom stalls.

In March, six months before 25-year-old Bradley Mrozek was arrested for allegedly grabbing a Parkview Elementary School student inside the girls’ bathroom, authorities believe he holed up inside a stall at George Washington Elementary School in Daly City and tried photographing young girls as they used the facilities. On March 16, the girls reported seeing a flash and fetched a teacher who tried forcing the man from the stall. He finally ran from the bathroom and fled. The case remained unsolved until the school principal read of Mrozek’s arrest in several bizarre on-campus incidents and told police they might want to investigate the earlier case, too.

The teacher picked Mrozek out of a photo lineup and a second witness also supports the identification, said District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.

Schools should have written procedures for signing visitors in, and for how to respond should an intruder be detected. They should exercised regularly. Schools are responsible for the safety and security of their students. While not knowing all of the details of numerous incidents, it is clear that Mrozek trespassed onto several school campuses, and wasn't arrested until after molesting a young girl who thought she could safely go to the restroom.

What are your school's sign-in procedures, and how is their supervision? That's a question worth asking your child's school.

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Crimes Against Children 5-31-12

San Juan, Puerto Rico
Yesterday, May 30, 2012, a federal grand jury indicted three individuals in three separate indictments for possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. These investigations were conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

The defendants and the charges are as follows:

Ángel Luis Pérez-Díaz, Puerto Rico Police Sergeant, was arrested last night by the FBI without incident. Pérez-Díaz is facing one charge of possession of child pornography. The defendant knowingly possessed one or more matters which contained visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct such as visual depictions of the lascivious exhibition of the genital areas of female minors.
Ramon García-Suárez, local civil lawyer, knowingly transported in interstate and foreign commerce by computer a visual depiction of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct such as actual female minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. A second count charges García-Suárez with possession of one or more visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct such as visual depictions of the lascivious exhibition of the genital areas of male and female minors and simulated or actual sexual intercourse between male and female minors and adults.
Rafael Rivera-Santos knowingly possessed one or more matters that contained visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct such as visual depictions of the lascivious exhibition of the genital areas of male minors and simulated or actual sexual intercourse between male minors and adults.

Friday, May 18, 2012

Crimes Against Children

I regularly post digests on Child Abduction and Anti-Child Pornography. As a parent, it worries me how many of these stories are in the news. One of the reasons I do it is to show others how prevalent these crimes against others are. As a human being, I am furious that there are wolves out there that prey on the innocent.

I wonder how these children get exposed to the wolves, and then I remember how my youngest was exposed to a predator, who stole her innocence when she was six. She was with her older sister, who was a high school student. After getting off of school, her older sister would drive to the elementary school to pick her up. They would then go to the apartment of the friend of the elder daughter to hang out. This friend had a younger brother, who was about six years older than my youngest.

She was walking down a hall looking for a restroom, when she saw him playing video games. She asked him what he was doing, and he told her to sit in his lap. My daughter, age six, the soul of innocence, sat in his lap to watch the game, and he proceeded to molest her.

It is the nature of innocence to be trusting, and that is what evil people use to gain access. The boy had priors, and his mother never told us. We were in denial that anything could happen, yet it did.

We didn't find out what happened for a couple of years, until a Good Touch-Bad Touch program at my daughter's elementary school. While still trying to process my rage, we had to take my daughter to the Division of Family Services to be interviewed. They verified through the interview that it had happened. To cap off the day, my wife and I had to sign an agreement that we would never allow that piece of human trash to come onto our property. They didn't understand that having him back onto my property was what I wanted. That would have given me the excuse I needed to remove him from this earth.

My wife and I watched after her and loved her, but it was not enough to keep her safe. The numerous stories I found validate that, but it doesn't make me feel better, nor does it quench the rage I feel. Rather than do something that will scar my daughter worse, I channel my rage into activities such as this. If I can't take direct action against these perverts, the epitome of human evil, then I can shine the light on their dark, twisted world.

If my work can spare one child the horror faced by my daughter, then it will have been worth it.

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