Crimes against Children 10-26-12 Part II

Los Angeles, CA
An Inland Empire man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to making child pornography after he filmed his sexual conduct with a 13-year-old boy who lived near his residence, prosecutors said.
 
Pedro Ruiz, 33, who police say also goes by the name Peter, entered his plea to one count of production of child pornography, which carries a minimum penalty of 15 years in federal prison.

As part of the plea agreement, Ruiz admitted to producing sexually explicit videos and images of a 13-year-old boy, who lived a few houses away, in 2009.

Boston, MA
A Framingham man will serve over 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography and five counts of threatening to injure the reputation of another, according to US Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz's office.

Joshua M. Pizette, 23, was sentenced in Boston federal court last week to 65 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, according to the US Attorney's office.

According to the US Attorney's office, Pizette attempted to blackmail a young Massachusetts woman to provide him with nude photographs. Pizette, who knew the young woman and her family, anonymously contacted her by email and threatened to place embarrassing information about her on the Internet if she did not send him nude photos.

Carteret, NJ
He's been an educator in the Carteret school system for 21 years, working as a middle-school history teacher in the 1990s and even creating live American Civil War re-enactments on a field near Carteret Avenue for groups of rapt seventh graders.

More recently, Nicholas G. Sysock has served as a Carteret High School vice principal, a post that paid him $126,204 in 2011, according to public records.

Today, the 53-year-old man sat quietly behind a defense table in a Newark courtroom, his hands cuffed in front of him, his lips clenched, as he faced a charge of possession of child pornography that, upon conviction, would carry a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison. During the morning hours, authorities said, the Rahway resident was picked up by federal agents who rifled through his home searching, warrant in hand, for evidence of child pornography.

Cincinnati, OH
A Cincinnati man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison on federal child pornography charges.

Martin Nathan Ross, 59, pleaded guilty in July to one count of possession of child pornography and was ordered to spend 148 months in prison and spend the rest of his life under court supervision. 

 

Undercover officers said they made contact with Ross, who went by the name "Olderswohioguy," on a peer-to-peer file-sharing network in September 2011.

They said Ross shared folders that contained images and videos depicting children between the ages of 4 and 13, some of them bound, being raped or sodomized by adult men.

Boise, ID

Boise detectives helped bust an Illinois man who recently pleaded guilty to child pornography charges, police announced Tuesday.

Andrew Gerald Millas, 43, faces 15 to 30 years in prison when he's sentenced in U.S. District Court in Illinois Jan. 14.

Millas was arrested after Detectives Jason Pietzak and Timothy Brady of the Boise Police Department received child pornography from Millas over the Internet while conducting an undercover investigation on suspected illegal porn websites beginning in December 2011.

Millas described sexual contact with children in online chats with the detectives and broadcasted a live sex act with a minor to them via a web camera. They contacted police in Illinois, who searched the home and arrested Millas.

Rochester, NY
A Rochester man was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison for possessing child pornography.
Robert Vogler, 31, was also sentenced to 20 years of post-release supervision by U. S. District Court Judge David G. Larimer.



The conviction came from an execution of a search warrant at a residence Vogler shared with co-defendant, Donald MacIntyre, by the FBI’s Cyber Task Force, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Marisa J. Miller who handled the case. Law enforcement agents found stills and videos of child pornography on several devices that Vogler admitted to downloading using a peer-to-peer file sharing program.

St. Charles, IL

A four-month police investigation involving child pornography ended with the arrest of a 51-year-old St. Charles man Monday, according to police.

Gary L. Harris, of 1809 Howard St., was charged with four counts of aggravated child pornography and possession of marijuana and cocaine with intent to manufacture or deliver, police said.
 Union City, NJ
A Union City woman studying to be a Hudson County corrections officer has been arrested on charges she allowed her young daughters to live in a home where her 75-year-old father allegedly had child pornography hanging on the walls “throughout the apartment,” authorities said.

The woman, 31, of Palisade Avenue near 48th Street, is charged with two counts of child abuse for allowing her children, 6 and 8, to reside in her father’s apartment, where numerous photos of nude and partially nude females were on display, the criminal complaint says.

She is also charged with allowing her children to live in an apartment that was “in disrepair and unsanitary for a child to reside,” the complaint says. Finally, she is charged with two counts of neglect, the complaint says.

Falmouth, MA
A Falmouth man has been charged with the possession and distribution of child pornography.

Police said Peter Canavin, 38, was taken into custody on Wednesday after authorities executed a search warrant at his Falmouth home. Among the several items seized from Canavin’s home were computers containing child pornography, police said.

Berry, KY

A Harrison County man was arrested on child pornography charges after a two-year investigation.

Allen L. Moredock, 26, was charged with 20 counts of possession of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor, state police said Wednesday in a news release.

An Internet Crimes Against Children investigation started when Moredock began chatting with a person online who he thought was a 14-year-old girl, the news release said. The "girl" was an undercover detective in Florida.

The news release said Moredock sent the detective child pornography and talked about having sexual contact with a child.

College Station, TX
A man who has worked with at-risk children for years is now behind bars, facing four counts of child pornography possession.

 John Mason, 53, was employed with Montgomery County Youth Services. Police said the charges against him are alarming, and investigators are looking into what type of contact he had with kids.

Mason’s arrest comes after a two-year long national investigation conducted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

On Thursday, authorities asked Conroe police to get involved. Investigators raided Mason’s second-story unit at the Treehouse Apartments on Wilson Road.

Police said evidence was taken from the apartment, but they would not elaborate on exactly what investigators found.

Denham Spring, LA
A man, who was on probation, was arrested Wednesday on 100 counts of child pornography charges.

Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced that Marvin Thorton, 49, was arrested in a joint investigation with his office and local authorities.

Thorton's bond was set at $10 million on 100 counts of possessing pornography involving juveniles.

Indiana Man Charged with Using Tattoos to Lure Young Girls

Auburn, IN
Authorities say a northeastern Indiana tattoo artist used his skills to entice sex or nude photos from teenage girls and coerced money from some of them.

Jason Schwartz, 29, of Butler, pleaded not guilty this week to felony charges that include child molesting and possession of child pornography, along with misdemeanor counts of illegally tattooing minors. A DeKalb County judge has ordered Schwartz to be jailed without bond.

Authorities say the case involves 11 girls between 13 and 15 years old.

Muncie Volunteer Has Sex with Minor

Muncie, IN
Adam Maxwell is accused of betraying the trust of parents. He worked as a volunteer for The Spirit of South Marching Band Booster Club. The group helps train band members for Muncie Southside High School.

Police accuse the 21-year-old of using his position to have sex with a 16-year-old Muncie student.

“Having a sexual relationship is a powerful thing for people and he couldn’t overcome the feelings he had for the girl,” said Sgt. Linda Cook with Muncie Police.

Investigators believe Maxwell and the girl started the relationship during the summer.

Their cover-up came to an abrupt end when the victim's father found a nude photo of Maxwell on his daughter’s phone. The father called police. Investigators questioned Maxwell who admitted to having a sexual relationship with the girl.