FBI Super Bowl operation against juvenile prostitution rescues 16 minors
Virginia man sentenced for illicit sexual contact with a minor, and child porn
Kentucky man sentenced for distribution of child pornography
Connecticut man pleads guilty to production of child pornography
Two Netas gang members and an associate plead guilty to murder of two 17-year old gang members
Child predator pleads guilty to trasporting minors for criminal sexual activity
Colorado man pleads guilty to sexual exploitation of minors
Ohio man arrested for child exploitation charges
Florida man sentenced for producing child pornography
Florida man pleads guilty to receiving Internet child porn
Texas man pleads guilty to producing child porn of a minor younger than two years
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Crimes against Children 2-4-14
Maryland man sentenced for traveling to engage in sex with a minor, and possession of child porn
Maryland man gets 40 years for producing child pornography
Four men charged with trafficking a minor, and forced prostitution
Maryland man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor.
Rhode Island man sentenced to 35 years for making and distributing child porn
The FBI offers $25,000 reward in missing child case
California man pleads guilty of transporting a minor for prostitution
New Hampshire man pleads guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor
Maryland man gets 40 years for producing child pornography
Four men charged with trafficking a minor, and forced prostitution
Maryland man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor.
Rhode Island man sentenced to 35 years for making and distributing child porn
The FBI offers $25,000 reward in missing child case
California man pleads guilty of transporting a minor for prostitution
New Hampshire man pleads guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Crimes against Children 10-23-13
Chicago man arrested for child pornography
Florida sex offender charged with international transportation of child porn
Convicted California sex offender sentenced for child pornography
Pittsburgh man charged with sexual exploitation of minors
Texas man convicted of distributing child pornography
Kentucky man pleads guilty to online enticement and production of child porn
Two Texas men convicted of producing child pornography
Florida man convicted on child pornography charges
Virginia man sentenced for possession of child porn
Philadelphia man charged with sex trafficking of minors
Florida sex offender charged with international transportation of child porn
Convicted California sex offender sentenced for child pornography
Pittsburgh man charged with sexual exploitation of minors
Texas man convicted of distributing child pornography
Kentucky man pleads guilty to online enticement and production of child porn
Two Texas men convicted of producing child pornography
Florida man convicted on child pornography charges
Virginia man sentenced for possession of child porn
Philadelphia man charged with sex trafficking of minors
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Crimes against Children 7-24-13
Michigan man makes child pornography
California man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor
California man produces child porn with two minor girls
Pennsylvania man involved in sex trafficking of a minor
New Jersey man downloads pictures and videos of child sex abuse
Two Navajo men guilty of child sexual abuse
California man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor
California man produces child porn with two minor girls
Pennsylvania man involved in sex trafficking of a minor
New Jersey man downloads pictures and videos of child sex abuse
Two Navajo men guilty of child sexual abuse
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Crimes against Children 2-6-13
Man faces child pornography charges in Cantley - cbc.ca
Child porn charges for former St. Thomas teacher - Exeter NewsLetter
New Zealand Children used for Child Pornography - Scoop
Another child pornography case in Minneapolis - Examiner
Russia cracksdown on child pornography, shuts 90 websites - DNA
Child porn charges for former St. Thomas teacher - Exeter NewsLetter
New Zealand Children used for Child Pornography - Scoop
Another child pornography case in Minneapolis - Examiner
Russia cracksdown on child pornography, shuts 90 websites - DNA
Little Eagle Man Arraigned on Sexual Abuse Charges - Minneapolis
St. Mary’s County Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Exploiting Two Minor Girls to Produce Child Pornography - Baltimore
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Crimes against Children 12-5-12
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Glastonbury Man Who Arranged Internet Sex Shows with Minors Overseas Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison - New Haven
Orlando Man Sentenced for Sex Trafficking of 13-Year-Old - Tampa
Methuen Man Sentenced to Five Years for Possession of Child Pornography - Boston
Texas Man Sentenced in Indiana to 330 Months in Prison for Participating in International Child Pornography Distribution Ring - Indianapolis
Litchfield Man Arrested on Federal Child Pornography Charges - New Haven
Savannah Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Minor - Atlanta
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.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Crimes against Children 11-1-12
San Antonio, TX
United States Attorney Robert Pitman announced that 33-year-old Robert Ramos, Jr., of Austin, faces a minimum mandatory 15 years and up to 50 years in federal prison after pleading guilty earlier today to production and distribution of material relating to the sexual exploitation of children.
Appearing before United States Magistrate Judge Mark Lane, Ramos, who was previously an assistant band director at Dessau Middle School in Pflugerville, admitted that he obtained sexually explicit images of a 13-year-old girl through communicating with her on Facebook using Facebook accounts that falsely portrayed him as a teenaged girl. Ramos then distributed those images to a teacher in New York, Timothy Bek, who was also contacting underage girls for the purpose of obtaining sexually explicit images. Ramos also admitted that he viewed and recorded, via Internet webcam, a video broadcast of a 5-year-old girl being sexually abused by Jennifer Mahoney, of New Jersey. Both Bek and Mahoney have been prosecuted in their respective jurisdictions for their criminal activities relating to child pornography.
Dallas, TX
An 18-year-old senior at Highland Park High School has been charged with sexually assaulting an underage classmate, MyFoxDFW.com reported.
Highland Park police on Monday arrested Ryan Romo on a charge of sexual assault of a child. Romo left jail the following day on a $100,000 bond.
The alleged victim, a Highland Park underclassman who knows Romo, told police she bumped into Romo at a concert and then left the venue with him. The pair took a cab to Romo's Chevy Tahoe and then drove the SUV to a street, where they parked and began making out, according to the document.
That's when Romo allegedly raped the girl, despite her protests, the affidavit states.
It also states that Romo dropped off the alleged victim at her home, where she told her mother about the alleged attack.
Rapid City, ND
Plea negotiations are underway for a Rapid City man accused of possessing child pornography.
Abraham Davila, 34, is charged with six counts of possessing, distributing or manufacturing child pornography.
Lake Wales, FL
A former Lake Wales youth minister who is a convicted sex offender was indicted on two counts of producing and attempting to produce child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Arnold Maurice Mathis, 41, is facing a minimum of 35 years in prison if convicted. Mathis was a youth minister and associate pastor at Higher Praise Ministries in Lake Wales during the time he is accused of producing and attempting to produce the pornography between May and November 2011.
East Hartford, CT
Federal agents on Thursday charged a 48-year-old East Hartford police officer with one count of receiving child pornography.
Andrew W. Nielsen, of 58 Pleasant Valley Road, South Windsor, is accused of ordering multiple DVDs of child pornography from a foreign company. The videos were shipped to his home sometime between November 2010 and April 2011, prosecutors said.
South Windsor police were
called to assist federal agents in the U.S. Postal Inspection Service
who raided Nielsen's home and reportedly seized DVDs of child
pornography.
United States Attorney Robert Pitman announced that 33-year-old Robert Ramos, Jr., of Austin, faces a minimum mandatory 15 years and up to 50 years in federal prison after pleading guilty earlier today to production and distribution of material relating to the sexual exploitation of children.
Appearing before United States Magistrate Judge Mark Lane, Ramos, who was previously an assistant band director at Dessau Middle School in Pflugerville, admitted that he obtained sexually explicit images of a 13-year-old girl through communicating with her on Facebook using Facebook accounts that falsely portrayed him as a teenaged girl. Ramos then distributed those images to a teacher in New York, Timothy Bek, who was also contacting underage girls for the purpose of obtaining sexually explicit images. Ramos also admitted that he viewed and recorded, via Internet webcam, a video broadcast of a 5-year-old girl being sexually abused by Jennifer Mahoney, of New Jersey. Both Bek and Mahoney have been prosecuted in their respective jurisdictions for their criminal activities relating to child pornography.
Dallas, TX
An 18-year-old senior at Highland Park High School has been charged with sexually assaulting an underage classmate, MyFoxDFW.com reported.
Highland Park police on Monday arrested Ryan Romo on a charge of sexual assault of a child. Romo left jail the following day on a $100,000 bond.
The alleged victim, a Highland Park underclassman who knows Romo, told police she bumped into Romo at a concert and then left the venue with him. The pair took a cab to Romo's Chevy Tahoe and then drove the SUV to a street, where they parked and began making out, according to the document.
That's when Romo allegedly raped the girl, despite her protests, the affidavit states.
It also states that Romo dropped off the alleged victim at her home, where she told her mother about the alleged attack.
Rapid City, ND
Plea negotiations are underway for a Rapid City man accused of possessing child pornography.
Abraham Davila, 34, is charged with six counts of possessing, distributing or manufacturing child pornography.
Lake Wales, FL
A former Lake Wales youth minister who is a convicted sex offender was indicted on two counts of producing and attempting to produce child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Arnold Maurice Mathis, 41, is facing a minimum of 35 years in prison if convicted. Mathis was a youth minister and associate pastor at Higher Praise Ministries in Lake Wales during the time he is accused of producing and attempting to produce the pornography between May and November 2011.
East Hartford, CT
Federal agents on Thursday charged a 48-year-old East Hartford police officer with one count of receiving child pornography.
Andrew W. Nielsen, of 58 Pleasant Valley Road, South Windsor, is accused of ordering multiple DVDs of child pornography from a foreign company. The videos were shipped to his home sometime between November 2010 and April 2011, prosecutors said.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Crimes against Children 10-31-12 Part II
Los Angeles, CA
A Newbury Park man was arrested Monday in connection with possessing,
distributing, receiving and advertising child pornography, the
FBI said.
Arlan Bustillos, 35, was arrested in his home, officials said. He was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles.
FBI agents and Ventura County sheriff's deputies took part in the arrest. The FBI was expected to release more information on the case Tuesday.
Orland Park, IL
An Orland Park man has been charged with possession of child pornography after police searched his home.
Headmaster Fred Assaf of Pace Academy said in the letter the teacher
was fired immediately after the school learned of the arrest, The
Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Tuesday.
Meridian, ID
A jury trial for a 43-year-old former Meridian Middle School
counselor accused of producing child pornography is now set to begin on
April 3.
Mark Saltzer, who was arrested in August and is being held in the Ada County Jail on a $1 million bond, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 10 counts of felony sexual exploitation of a child.
The 45-year-old Saltzer worked as a counselor with the Meridian School District since 2007 until he was put on leave late this past summer, according to Meridian School District records. Saltzer no longer works for the school district.
Meridian School District spokesman Eric Exline said in August that any crimes committed by Saltzer took place “completely outside our school system ... We were not part of it."
Ada County prosecutors say Saltzer admitted to police that he produced child porn in the past.
Joliet, IL
A Near West Side man was charged with numerous child pornography
charges in Will County for allegedly transferring images of children and
exposing himself to an undercover cop online.
Mark R. Barreto, 34, of the 300 block of North Canal Street in Chicago, was charged Wednesday with felony aggravated child pornography, felony child pornography, felony indecent solicitation of a child, felony grooming and misdemeanor indecent solicitation of a child, according to a release from the Will County State’s Attorney’s office.
Arlan Bustillos, 35, was arrested in his home, officials said. He was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles.
FBI agents and Ventura County sheriff's deputies took part in the arrest. The FBI was expected to release more information on the case Tuesday.
Orland Park, IL
An Orland Park man has been charged with possession of child pornography after police searched his home.
Eric
A. Holt, 28, of the 8400 block of Wheeler Drive in Orland Park, was
arrested Oct. 17 after a week-long investigation, according to Orland
Park police.
Holt is charged with one count of
aggravated possession of child pornography and one count of possession
of child pornography, police said.
Atlanta police have arrested a teacher at a prominent private school
on charges of possession of child pornography, a letter sent to parents
indicates.
Meridian, ID
A jury trial for a 43-year-old former Meridian Middle School
counselor accused of producing child pornography is now set to begin on
April 3.Mark Saltzer, who was arrested in August and is being held in the Ada County Jail on a $1 million bond, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 10 counts of felony sexual exploitation of a child.
The 45-year-old Saltzer worked as a counselor with the Meridian School District since 2007 until he was put on leave late this past summer, according to Meridian School District records. Saltzer no longer works for the school district.
Meridian School District spokesman Eric Exline said in August that any crimes committed by Saltzer took place “completely outside our school system ... We were not part of it."
Ada County prosecutors say Saltzer admitted to police that he produced child porn in the past.
Joliet, IL
A Near West Side man was charged with numerous child pornography
charges in Will County for allegedly transferring images of children and
exposing himself to an undercover cop online.Mark R. Barreto, 34, of the 300 block of North Canal Street in Chicago, was charged Wednesday with felony aggravated child pornography, felony child pornography, felony indecent solicitation of a child, felony grooming and misdemeanor indecent solicitation of a child, according to a release from the Will County State’s Attorney’s office.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Crimes against Children 10-13-12
Memphis, TN
Kala Bray, 19, of Memphis, was sentenced today to 168 months in prison for conspiracy to engage in child sex trafficking and sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion.
According to the indictment, in the summer of 2011, Bray and her co-defendant, Vincent Jones, lured two Memphis-area juveniles to Houston with promises of a trip to a water park. Bray and Jones supplied the teens with drugs, including Oxycontin and Xanax, and made the juveniles engage in commercial sex acts both in Memphis and Houston. Bray pleaded guilty to the sex trafficking conspiracy on November 4, 2011.
Alexandria, VA
Roberto A. Darden, 25, of Newport News, Virginia, was sentenced today to 50 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to produce child pornography, as well as witness tampering.
“Roberto Darden changed a 13-year-old girl’s life forever by forcing her to endure violent sexual assaults and memorializing them all on video,” said U.S. Attorney MacBride. “Today’s sentence is just punishment for a man who lured this young girl to a hotel, filmed her sexual abuse, and then used the videos to blackmail her into prostitution—a well-rehearsed pattern he had used on young women before this one.”
Darden pled guilty to conspiring to produce child pornography and witness tampering on November 23, 2011. According to court documents, Darden, along with co-defendant Ujima Crudup, obtained money in exchange for sex acts performed by a 13-year-old victim. The defendants transported the victim to hotels in Hampton Roads to engage in prostitution and provided alcohol and illegal drugs to the victim. Darden and Crudup then videotaped the victim engaged in sex acts, and Darden used the videotape to coerce the victim into signing a contract explaining the requirements of being a prostitute and working for the defendants. The defendants made fliers and posted additional advertisements on the Internet. The victim was provided a cell phone to communicate with prostitution customers.
Marquette, MI
Aaron Timothy VanZile, 30, of Watersmeet, Michigan, and a member of the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, was sentenced to 360 months in federal prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a child under 12, U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr. announced today. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge R. Allan Edgar ordered VanZile to serve five years of supervised release following his release from prison and to pay a $100 special assessment. Upon release from prison, VanZile will be required to register as a sexual offender.
On May 10, 2012, VanZile pleaded guilty to count one of a federal indictment charging him with aggravated sexual abuse of a child under 12. The charge stemmed from an incident at a residence in Watersmeet, Michigan, on the Lac Vieux Desert reservation on May 5, 2011. During this incident, VanZile, after ingesting alcohol and controlled substances, left the party he was attending and entered the home of another person without permission. Once inside the home, VanZile saw the 9-year-old victim on a couch and sexually assaulted her.
Bay Mills, MI
Jay Emerson Hunter, 22, a member of the Bay Mills Indian Community, was sentenced to 360 months in federal prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a child under 12, U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr. announced today. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge R. Allan Edgar ordered Hunter to serve five years of supervised release following his release from prison and to pay a $100 special assessment. Upon release from prison, Hunter will be required to register as a sexual offender.
On May 14, 2012, Hunter pleaded guilty to count one of a federal indictment charging him with aggravated sexual abuse of a child under 12. The charge stemmed from an incident at a residence in Brimley, Michigan, on the Bay Mills Indian Community reservation between fall 2010 and spring 2011. During this incident, Hunter, who was babysitting the 8-year-old victim, sexually assaulted her. The incident came to light in June 2011 when the victim told another babysitter what had happened to her. During the investigation, Hunter admitted to sexually assaulting the victim on three separate occasions.
Kala Bray, 19, of Memphis, was sentenced today to 168 months in prison for conspiracy to engage in child sex trafficking and sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion.
According to the indictment, in the summer of 2011, Bray and her co-defendant, Vincent Jones, lured two Memphis-area juveniles to Houston with promises of a trip to a water park. Bray and Jones supplied the teens with drugs, including Oxycontin and Xanax, and made the juveniles engage in commercial sex acts both in Memphis and Houston. Bray pleaded guilty to the sex trafficking conspiracy on November 4, 2011.
Alexandria, VA
Roberto A. Darden, 25, of Newport News, Virginia, was sentenced today to 50 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to produce child pornography, as well as witness tampering.
“Roberto Darden changed a 13-year-old girl’s life forever by forcing her to endure violent sexual assaults and memorializing them all on video,” said U.S. Attorney MacBride. “Today’s sentence is just punishment for a man who lured this young girl to a hotel, filmed her sexual abuse, and then used the videos to blackmail her into prostitution—a well-rehearsed pattern he had used on young women before this one.”
Darden pled guilty to conspiring to produce child pornography and witness tampering on November 23, 2011. According to court documents, Darden, along with co-defendant Ujima Crudup, obtained money in exchange for sex acts performed by a 13-year-old victim. The defendants transported the victim to hotels in Hampton Roads to engage in prostitution and provided alcohol and illegal drugs to the victim. Darden and Crudup then videotaped the victim engaged in sex acts, and Darden used the videotape to coerce the victim into signing a contract explaining the requirements of being a prostitute and working for the defendants. The defendants made fliers and posted additional advertisements on the Internet. The victim was provided a cell phone to communicate with prostitution customers.
Marquette, MI
Aaron Timothy VanZile, 30, of Watersmeet, Michigan, and a member of the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, was sentenced to 360 months in federal prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a child under 12, U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr. announced today. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge R. Allan Edgar ordered VanZile to serve five years of supervised release following his release from prison and to pay a $100 special assessment. Upon release from prison, VanZile will be required to register as a sexual offender.
On May 10, 2012, VanZile pleaded guilty to count one of a federal indictment charging him with aggravated sexual abuse of a child under 12. The charge stemmed from an incident at a residence in Watersmeet, Michigan, on the Lac Vieux Desert reservation on May 5, 2011. During this incident, VanZile, after ingesting alcohol and controlled substances, left the party he was attending and entered the home of another person without permission. Once inside the home, VanZile saw the 9-year-old victim on a couch and sexually assaulted her.
Bay Mills, MI
Jay Emerson Hunter, 22, a member of the Bay Mills Indian Community, was sentenced to 360 months in federal prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a child under 12, U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr. announced today. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge R. Allan Edgar ordered Hunter to serve five years of supervised release following his release from prison and to pay a $100 special assessment. Upon release from prison, Hunter will be required to register as a sexual offender.
On May 14, 2012, Hunter pleaded guilty to count one of a federal indictment charging him with aggravated sexual abuse of a child under 12. The charge stemmed from an incident at a residence in Brimley, Michigan, on the Bay Mills Indian Community reservation between fall 2010 and spring 2011. During this incident, Hunter, who was babysitting the 8-year-old victim, sexually assaulted her. The incident came to light in June 2011 when the victim told another babysitter what had happened to her. During the investigation, Hunter admitted to sexually assaulting the victim on three separate occasions.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Crimes against Children 10-12-12
Kyoto, Japan
It was a shocking find: crudely made DVDs with images of grown men having sex with children as young as 12. Until this year, the men who bought those images faced little more than a slap on the wrist. But police in Kyoto, Japan's ancient capital, decided for the first time during the summer to pursue criminal charges against three male customers in a country widely seen as much too lenient on child pornography.
The police campaign is largely the work of Kyoto's prefectural Governor, Keiji Yamada. During his fight for office two years ago, Mr Yamada pledged to roll out an ordinance banning the buying and possession of child porn – still legal under Japanese law, unless there is proven intent to sell or distribute. Even if the makers are arrested, the images circulate for years on the internet and in secondary markets.
Rapid City, ND
It was a shocking find: crudely made DVDs with images of grown men having sex with children as young as 12. Until this year, the men who bought those images faced little more than a slap on the wrist. But police in Kyoto, Japan's ancient capital, decided for the first time during the summer to pursue criminal charges against three male customers in a country widely seen as much too lenient on child pornography.
The police campaign is largely the work of Kyoto's prefectural Governor, Keiji Yamada. During his fight for office two years ago, Mr Yamada pledged to roll out an ordinance banning the buying and possession of child porn – still legal under Japanese law, unless there is proven intent to sell or distribute. Even if the makers are arrested, the images circulate for years on the internet and in secondary markets.
Rapid City, ND
A Rapid City man has been sentenced to five years in prison suspended for one count of possession of child pornography.
29-year old Matthew Brandner will spend 180 days in the Pennington County Jail and be on probation for 5 years. 7th Circuit Court Judge Pfeifle says because Brandner has a low risk of re-offence, he sees no need for a penitentiary sentence.
Jonesboro, AR
Police have charged 37-year-old, Caleb Albrecht with two counts of engaging children and sexually explicit conduct for use in a visual or print medium.
The investigation is still going and police are concerned there may be more victims.
"Well I received a call on October 8th 2012 from a juvenile female on allegations of inappropriate photographs that was taken of the female child", said Rose.
The young woman claimed Albrecht took inappropriate pictures.
"As the investigation continued a search warrant was obtained for the suspect Caleb W Albrecht residence."
Police confiscated evidence from Albrecht's home including a desktop computer, laptop, digital camera, external hard drive and a cell phone.
Charlotte, NC
A Stanley man faces child pornography charges after authorities said they found inappropriate images and video of children at a Lincoln County home.
Sebastian Alexander Morris, 26, is charged with four counts of felony second-degree exploitation of a minor, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
Lincoln officials said the arrest follows an investigation launched earlier this month when an undercover FBI agent reported receiving pornographic materials over the internet from Morris. The
A Stanley man faces child pornography charges after authorities said they found inappropriate images and video of children at a Lincoln County home.
Sebastian Alexander Morris, 26, is charged with four counts of felony second-degree exploitation of a minor, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
Lincoln officials said the arrest follows an investigation launched earlier this month when an undercover FBI agent reported receiving pornographic materials over the internet from Morris. The FBI asked the sheriff’s office to investigate the situation further.
Houston, TX
A school district employee is facing child pornography charges.
Henry Hauffe, 63, has been charged with possession of child pornography.
Harris County sheriff's deputies said Hauffe made computer files containing explicit images of young girls available to others online.
Deputies said they seized several electronic items from his home and found images and videos of child pornography.
Investigators said they interviewed Hauffe and he admitted that he looked at the images and videos but said he didn't think he had done anything wrong.
Honolulu, HI
A Pahoa bed and breakfast owner suspected of producing and distributing child pornography was charged and made an appearance in federal court on Thursday.
29-year old Matthew Brandner will spend 180 days in the Pennington County Jail and be on probation for 5 years. 7th Circuit Court Judge Pfeifle says because Brandner has a low risk of re-offence, he sees no need for a penitentiary sentence.
Jonesboro, AR
Police have charged 37-year-old, Caleb Albrecht with two counts of engaging children and sexually explicit conduct for use in a visual or print medium.
The investigation is still going and police are concerned there may be more victims.
"Well I received a call on October 8th 2012 from a juvenile female on allegations of inappropriate photographs that was taken of the female child", said Rose.
The young woman claimed Albrecht took inappropriate pictures.
"As the investigation continued a search warrant was obtained for the suspect Caleb W Albrecht residence."
Police confiscated evidence from Albrecht's home including a desktop computer, laptop, digital camera, external hard drive and a cell phone.
Charlotte, NC
A Stanley man faces child pornography charges after authorities said they found inappropriate images and video of children at a Lincoln County home.
Sebastian Alexander Morris, 26, is charged with four counts of felony second-degree exploitation of a minor, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
Lincoln officials said the arrest follows an investigation launched earlier this month when an undercover FBI agent reported receiving pornographic materials over the internet from Morris. The
A Stanley man faces child pornography charges after authorities said they found inappropriate images and video of children at a Lincoln County home.
Sebastian Alexander Morris, 26, is charged with four counts of felony second-degree exploitation of a minor, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
Lincoln officials said the arrest follows an investigation launched earlier this month when an undercover FBI agent reported receiving pornographic materials over the internet from Morris. The FBI asked the sheriff’s office to investigate the situation further.
Houston, TX
A school district employee is facing child pornography charges.Henry Hauffe, 63, has been charged with possession of child pornography.
Harris County sheriff's deputies said Hauffe made computer files containing explicit images of young girls available to others online.
Deputies said they seized several electronic items from his home and found images and videos of child pornography.
Investigators said they interviewed Hauffe and he admitted that he looked at the images and videos but said he didn't think he had done anything wrong.
Honolulu, HI
A Pahoa bed and breakfast owner suspected of producing and distributing child pornography was charged and made an appearance in federal court on Thursday.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Crimes against Children 10-11-12 Part II
Mansfield, MA
Last week, US Attorney Carmen Ortiz's Office announced the arrest of 45-year-old Gerald Deneault of 575 North Main Street, Mansfield for receipt of child pornography. According to a release from the US Attorney's Office, Deneault, a Level 2 sex offender, had been previously convicted of indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14.
Deneault was arrested at his Mansfield home last Wednesday morning. It is alleged that Deneault received child pornography from a Canadian company on several occasions between June 2008 and February 2011.
While searching his home, federal authorities seized evidence including computers and DVDs. Members of the newly formed Cape Cod Computer Crime Unit were at Deneault's home during the seizure of evidence. The unit will assist federal authorities with the forensic examination of the evidence.
Gambrills, MD
Last week, US Attorney Carmen Ortiz's Office announced the arrest of 45-year-old Gerald Deneault of 575 North Main Street, Mansfield for receipt of child pornography. According to a release from the US Attorney's Office, Deneault, a Level 2 sex offender, had been previously convicted of indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14.
Deneault was arrested at his Mansfield home last Wednesday morning. It is alleged that Deneault received child pornography from a Canadian company on several occasions between June 2008 and February 2011.
While searching his home, federal authorities seized evidence including computers and DVDs. Members of the newly formed Cape Cod Computer Crime Unit were at Deneault's home during the seizure of evidence. The unit will assist federal authorities with the forensic examination of the evidence.
Gambrills, MD
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25-year-old Gambrills man was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in
prison for possession of child pornography, including images depicting
"sadistic and violent conduct" toward children, according to
prosecutors.
Robert Jay Hudson II, who pleaded guilty to the charge in July, will also have to serve 40 years of supervised release after his incarceration and be registered as a sex offender wherever he lives, works or attends school, the office of Maryland U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein said.
Frankfort, KY
A Frankfort man was arrested Tuesday for possession of child pornography after investigators found roughly 3,000 suspected child pornographic images and videos at his home, Attorney General Jack Conway announced Wednesday.
Investigators from Conway's Cybercrimes Unit arrested Edward L. Lewis, 45, on four counts of possession of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor, a Class D felony, according to a news release.
Jackson, MS
An employee at the Mississippi State Fair was arrested after deputies said he had child pornography on his phone, the Hinds County Sheriff's Department said.
Robert Jay Hudson II, who pleaded guilty to the charge in July, will also have to serve 40 years of supervised release after his incarceration and be registered as a sex offender wherever he lives, works or attends school, the office of Maryland U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein said.
Frankfort, KY
A Frankfort man was arrested Tuesday for possession of child pornography after investigators found roughly 3,000 suspected child pornographic images and videos at his home, Attorney General Jack Conway announced Wednesday.
Investigators from Conway's Cybercrimes Unit arrested Edward L. Lewis, 45, on four counts of possession of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor, a Class D felony, according to a news release.
Jackson, MS
An employee at the Mississippi State Fair was arrested after deputies said he had child pornography on his phone, the Hinds County Sheriff's Department said.
Crimes against Children 10-11-12
Mansfield, MA
A Level II sex offender from Mansfield has been charged with receiving child pornography as part of the same investigation that resulted in the arrest of a Children’s Hospital doctor last month.
According to Wicked Local Mansfield, Gerald Deneault, 45, was arrested at his 575 North Main St. home on Oct. 3.
During a warrant search of his residence, federal officers seized evidence on computers, videos and DVDs that Deneault received child pornography four times over a three-year period, U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and Kevin Niland, of the United States Postal Inspection Service, said.
Joliet, IL
A Troy Township Democratic official was charged with setting up a sex
date with a 15-year-old boy and federal agents searched her house on
suspicion she has been producing child pornography videos, police said.
Margarita Hernandez, 32, of 6901 Monmouth Drive on Joliet's far west side, was arrested about 3 p.m. Thursday and taken to the Will County jail on a warrant charging her with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
Hernandez had sex with a 15-year-old Chicago boy during a prearranged July meeting at her home, police said.
The Woodlands, TX
Montgomery
County Precinct 3 deputy constables said they arrested a The Woodlands
man on Saturday on charges of possession of child pornography.
Investigators took Andrew Lyon Robinson, an employee of Saudi Aramco, into custody at Bush Intercontinental Airport Saturday when he returned home from Saudi Arabia.
Deputy constables said they searched Robinson's residence Friday and found numerous videos of children engaged in sexual acts.
Faribault, MN
A former drama teacher at Shattuck-St. Mary's
School is accused of sexually assaulting at least six former students
during his decade-long tenure at the prestigious private college
preparatory school in Faribault, Minn.
On Monday, Oct. 8, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension outlined 17 counts of criminal sexual conduct against Lynn Seibel, 70, involving six former male students, who are now 28 to 30 years old.
The allegations, which came to light in June when a former student disclosed them to authorities, detail incidents taking place from 1999 to 2003, when most of the students were ages 16 to 18.
SFGate
Max Budziak had a traumatic childhood in Nazi-occupied Ukraine, but went on to become a U.S. naval airman in Vietnam, then worked 37 years as an AT&T engineer and a postal carrier before retiring. Somewhere along the way, his lawyers said, he developed obsessive-compulsive disorder, which led him to compulsively collect many things in his San Jose home — including child pornography.
Budziak is now serving a five-year sentence in federal prison after being convicted of distributing sexually explicit images and videos that FBI agents found on his computer in 2007. On Friday, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals examined his case and delivered a mixed verdict: There was enough evidence for a jury to find him guilty, but the trial judge should consider additional evidence that was withheld and decide whether to order a new trial.
Columbia, MO
A 53-year-old Columbia man was sentenced to supervised probation
for admitting to possessing child pornography that was found on a
computer during maintenance at a repair shop.
Joseph L. Clark pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and
was sentenced to five years in prison. Circuit Judge Jodie Asel
suspended the execution of the sentence in favor of five years of
supervised probation. Clark could be ordered to serve the prison
sentence if he violates the conditions of his probation.
The Boone County Sheriff's Department Cyber Crimes Task Force in March 2011 was notified by a local computer repair shop that its workers found child pornography on Clark's machine, police said. The task force seized the computer. A large quantity of child pornography was found on the computer, depicting children believed to be as young as 4 to 7 years old.
Wilton, NC
A Wilton man is accused of downloading child pornography on a work computer while employed as the deputy chairman of the criminal justice program at United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Richard Cutting, 58, on a felony charge that carries a maximum punishment of five years in prison.
Cutting was fired at UTTC in early September. Two employees later reported finding inappropriate photographs on a computer Cutting had used.
Catasauqua, PA
A former principal at three area high schools was hauled off to jail Tuesday for distributing child pornography.
Bruce L. Krasley, 62, of Allentown was sentenced to three to 23 months in jail by Lehigh County Judge Kelly L. Banach. The judge is allowing Krasley to enter the county's work-release program so he can perform his mandated 300 hours of community work service and undergo treatment for what his attorney called "an addiction" to child porn.
The county's probation department recommended house arrest, but Banach said she wanted to send a message that the exploitation of children cannot be tolerated, especially from a man who was supposed to be a role model.
"I'm particularly offended that a person in your position would take comfort in some way in the viewing of child pornography," Banach said.
"This is not a victimless crime," Banach continued. "This is a crime involving the exploitation of children."
Portland, ME
Prosecutors said Tuesday that markers indicating
child pornography were found on a hard drive seized from the Thomaston
home of Mark Strong Sr., who allegedly ran a prostitution operation in
Kennebunk.
Prosecutors who charged a local priest with child sex abuse now allege he also possessed child pornography.
The Ramsey County attorney's office charged Curtis Carl Wehmeyer, a priest formerly assigned to Blessed Sacrament Church on the East Side of St. Paul, with 17 counts of possession of child porn.
Wehmeyer, 48, of Oakdale, will make his first court appearance on both sets of charges Wednesday, Oct. 10.
In the criminal complaint filed Tuesday in Ramsey County District Court, prosecutors alleged the following:
During the investigation of the alleged sexual abuse, two boys reported that Wehmeyer showed them pornography on a laptop computer. This would happen before and during the molestation, they said.
A Level II sex offender from Mansfield has been charged with receiving child pornography as part of the same investigation that resulted in the arrest of a Children’s Hospital doctor last month.
According to Wicked Local Mansfield, Gerald Deneault, 45, was arrested at his 575 North Main St. home on Oct. 3.
During a warrant search of his residence, federal officers seized evidence on computers, videos and DVDs that Deneault received child pornography four times over a three-year period, U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and Kevin Niland, of the United States Postal Inspection Service, said.
Joliet, IL
A Troy Township Democratic official was charged with setting up a sex
date with a 15-year-old boy and federal agents searched her house on
suspicion she has been producing child pornography videos, police said.Margarita Hernandez, 32, of 6901 Monmouth Drive on Joliet's far west side, was arrested about 3 p.m. Thursday and taken to the Will County jail on a warrant charging her with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
Hernandez had sex with a 15-year-old Chicago boy during a prearranged July meeting at her home, police said.
The Woodlands, TX
Montgomery
County Precinct 3 deputy constables said they arrested a The Woodlands
man on Saturday on charges of possession of child pornography.Investigators took Andrew Lyon Robinson, an employee of Saudi Aramco, into custody at Bush Intercontinental Airport Saturday when he returned home from Saudi Arabia.
Deputy constables said they searched Robinson's residence Friday and found numerous videos of children engaged in sexual acts.
Faribault, MN
A former drama teacher at Shattuck-St. Mary's
School is accused of sexually assaulting at least six former students
during his decade-long tenure at the prestigious private college
preparatory school in Faribault, Minn.On Monday, Oct. 8, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension outlined 17 counts of criminal sexual conduct against Lynn Seibel, 70, involving six former male students, who are now 28 to 30 years old.
The allegations, which came to light in June when a former student disclosed them to authorities, detail incidents taking place from 1999 to 2003, when most of the students were ages 16 to 18.
SFGate
Max Budziak had a traumatic childhood in Nazi-occupied Ukraine, but went on to become a U.S. naval airman in Vietnam, then worked 37 years as an AT&T engineer and a postal carrier before retiring. Somewhere along the way, his lawyers said, he developed obsessive-compulsive disorder, which led him to compulsively collect many things in his San Jose home — including child pornography.
Budziak is now serving a five-year sentence in federal prison after being convicted of distributing sexually explicit images and videos that FBI agents found on his computer in 2007. On Friday, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals examined his case and delivered a mixed verdict: There was enough evidence for a jury to find him guilty, but the trial judge should consider additional evidence that was withheld and decide whether to order a new trial.
Columbia, MO
A 53-year-old Columbia man was sentenced to supervised probation
for admitting to possessing child pornography that was found on a
computer during maintenance at a repair shop.The Boone County Sheriff's Department Cyber Crimes Task Force in March 2011 was notified by a local computer repair shop that its workers found child pornography on Clark's machine, police said. The task force seized the computer. A large quantity of child pornography was found on the computer, depicting children believed to be as young as 4 to 7 years old.
Wilton, NC
A Wilton man is accused of downloading child pornography on a work computer while employed as the deputy chairman of the criminal justice program at United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Richard Cutting, 58, on a felony charge that carries a maximum punishment of five years in prison.
Cutting was fired at UTTC in early September. Two employees later reported finding inappropriate photographs on a computer Cutting had used.
Catasauqua, PA
A former principal at three area high schools was hauled off to jail Tuesday for distributing child pornography.Bruce L. Krasley, 62, of Allentown was sentenced to three to 23 months in jail by Lehigh County Judge Kelly L. Banach. The judge is allowing Krasley to enter the county's work-release program so he can perform his mandated 300 hours of community work service and undergo treatment for what his attorney called "an addiction" to child porn.
The county's probation department recommended house arrest, but Banach said she wanted to send a message that the exploitation of children cannot be tolerated, especially from a man who was supposed to be a role model.
"I'm particularly offended that a person in your position would take comfort in some way in the viewing of child pornography," Banach said.
"This is not a victimless crime," Banach continued. "This is a crime involving the exploitation of children."
Portland, ME
Prosecutors said Tuesday that markers indicating
child pornography were found on a hard drive seized from the Thomaston
home of Mark Strong Sr., who allegedly ran a prostitution operation in
Kennebunk.
In Cumberland County Superior
Court Tuesday, Strong and his alleged partner in the prostitution
operation, former Zumba teacher Alexis Wright, pleaded not guilty on
more than 150 counts combined.
Following their arraignments, Justice Nancy
Mills addressed a motion for a protective order filed by the state that
would effectively seal all materials in the case and prohibit attorneys
or prosecutors from discussing the case. Mills pushed Deputy District
Attorney Justina McGettigan on a piece of evidence McGettigan said
prosecutors had but would not be turning over to attorneys for Strong
and Wright with discovery materials.
Prosecutors who charged a local priest with child sex abuse now allege he also possessed child pornography.The Ramsey County attorney's office charged Curtis Carl Wehmeyer, a priest formerly assigned to Blessed Sacrament Church on the East Side of St. Paul, with 17 counts of possession of child porn.
Wehmeyer, 48, of Oakdale, will make his first court appearance on both sets of charges Wednesday, Oct. 10.
In the criminal complaint filed Tuesday in Ramsey County District Court, prosecutors alleged the following:
During the investigation of the alleged sexual abuse, two boys reported that Wehmeyer showed them pornography on a laptop computer. This would happen before and during the molestation, they said.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Crimes against Children 10-6-12
Boston, MA
After pleading guilty to child pornography charges, a former Groton, Massachusetts man was sentenced to time served, six days in federal prison. The defendant, Steven Saunders, 28, of Chula Vista, Calif., admitted to wanting to have children in order to engage in sexual activity with them, as well as have the children engage in sexual contact with each other.
On October 1, 2012, U.S. District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock sentenced Saunders to time served, six days in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release on possession of child pornography charges. The government recommended 51 months in prison to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release.
According to the agreed-upon statement of facts, Saunders possessed images of child pornography, including images of naked minors being penetrated in some fashion or having a sexual act performed on them. In addition, Saunders admitted that he maintained an online relationship with someone with whom he chatted about having children together and having the children engage in sexual activity with the parents themselves, as well as having the children engage in sexual contact with each other.
Jacksonville, FL
United States Attorney Robert E. O’Neill announced today that Kamil Mezalka (21, Palm Coast) pleaded guilty to a federal charge of receiving child pornography over the Internet. Mezalka faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years and up to 20 years in federal prison, a $250,000 fine, and a potential life term of supervised release. The plea agreement also requires Mezalka to forfeit his computers and other digital media. His sentencing date has not yet been set.
According to court documents, on March 15, 2012, an agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in Philadelphia began an undercover Internet investigation to identify persons using a file sharing program to obtain and share child pornography. Using a computer, the agent logged into this file sharing program and observed that an individual using a particular screen name was logged into the network. The agent browsed the user’s shared directory and observed that over 4,000 files were being shared therein, many of which contained titles and descriptions of child pornography and the sexual abuse of children. The investigation revealed that during the timeframe of the download sessions, the IP address being used was issued to an account registered to an individual at a particular residence in Palm Coast, Florida. Subsequent investigation revealed that Mezalka was an occupant of this residence.
Erie, PA
A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
Michael Vay Daratany, 35, of 2301 Loveland Avenue, Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to two counts before United States District Judge Sean J. McLaughlin.
In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that Daratany distributed and possessed computer images and movies depicting minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Many of the images and movies found on Daratany’s computer equipment depicted the sexual abuse of infants and toddlers.
Houston, TX
The last three defendants charged in Operation Total Exposure have been convicted, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Operation Total Exposure was the single largest domestic sex trafficking case in the history of the Southern District of Texas. At least one minor was rescued during the course of the investigation and other minors and several adults have been returned to their families.
Today, John Butler, 52, of Houston; Jamine Lake, 30, of Houston; and Ronnie Presley, 38, formerly of Houston, entered their guilty pleas before U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes. All were convicted of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. Butler and Lake further admitted to one count of transportation, while Presley was convicted on two of those counts. Lake and Presley were also convicted of one and two counts of coercion and enticement, respectively.
El Paso, TX
United States Attorney Robert Pitman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Mark Morgan announced that 46-year-old Joe Tapia, III, of El Paso, faces a minimum mandatory 15 years and up to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty earlier today to solicitation of material relating to the sexual exploitation of children.
Appearing before United States District Judge Frank Montalvo, the former Excel Learning Center (ELC) admissions service representative and local church youth minister admitted that he had images of child pornography as well as a sexually explicit instant messenger chat with a 16-year-old male on his work computer. Furthermore, Tapia admitted that he recorded video and still images of two individuals while they were changing clothes prior to a church performance and used those recordings to solicit other images of child pornography.
New Orleans, LA
Jason Long, age 35, of Norco, Louisiana, was charged in a one-count bill of information for the sexual exploitation of children, announced United States Attorney Jim Letten.
On March 1, 2011, a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Long with receipt of child pornography. Long pled guilty on April 25, 2012, to charges within the indictment, specifically receiving images depicting the sexual victimization of children. According to the plea documents, Long used his computers to access the Internet. Once able to access the Internet, Long used peer-to-peer file sharing programs to download approximately 232 pictures and 169 videos of children victimized. Evidence demonstrated that Long searched for images depicting minors engaged in specific types of conduct to download. The images Long searched for and ultimately downloaded were of children as young as 6 years old. As to these charges, Long faces a maximum penalty of 20 years, followed by up to a life term of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine. He can also be required to register as a sex offender. Sentencing has been scheduled for October 10, 2012, at 9:00 a.m., before the Honorable Helen G. Berrigan.
Fresno, CA
On Wednesday, October 3, 2012, after a two-day trial in Fresno, a jury found Eric Paul Vallejos, 38, of Modesto, guilty of receiving child pornography, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
Evidence introduced at trial showed that in September and October 2010, Vallejos made many files of child pornography available for sharing on an Internet file-sharing website. Law enforcement officers served a search warrant at his residence and seized a computer. At the time it was seized, the computer was in the process of downloading numerous images, including several that depicted the sexual abuse of prepubescent minors.
Baltimore, MD
Terrance Dion Robinson, age 39, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to eight counts of sexually exploiting minors to produce child pornography. Robinson had two previous convictions in Montgomery County, Maryland, for crimes involving the sexual abuse of children.
According to the plea agreement, between 2007 and 2010, Robinson produced images and videos of two prepubescent minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, while Robinson was alone with the victims. Additionally, Robinson used a publicly available file sharing program to download images and videos of child pornography from the Internet. Robinson saved the images and videos to his laptop computer, external hard drive, and to other digital media.
Alexandria, VA
Jonathan Adonay Fuentes, aka “Cheesy” and “Crazy Boy,” 20, of Prince George’s County, Maryland, was arrested yesterday for his alleged role in a child sex trafficking ring run by the international street gang Mara Salvatrucha 13 (MS-13).
“This arrest marks the twelfth gang member we have charged with child sex trafficking,” said U.S. Attorney MacBride. “We hope gang members and other pimps realize they face serious prison time for profiting from forcing these children into sexual slavery.”
Rochester, NY
U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Steven Lewis, 39, of Ontario, New York, who was convicted of possession child pornography, was sentenced to 48 months in prison and 15 years’ supervised release by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany H. Lee, who is handling the case, stated that the defendant possessed over 600 images of child pornography on each of at least two computers in his possession. Lewis received and distributed the images using file sharing software. The images included prepubescent children and involved depictions of violence. The images were recovered after a search warrant was executed by members of the New York State Police Computer Crimes Unit at the residence the defendant shared with his father, Edward Lewis, on Knickerbocker Road. The search warrant occurred after a New York State investigator was able to download images of child pornography from the Internet protocol address subscribed by the defendant.
Edward Lewis pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on October 2, 2012.
After pleading guilty to child pornography charges, a former Groton, Massachusetts man was sentenced to time served, six days in federal prison. The defendant, Steven Saunders, 28, of Chula Vista, Calif., admitted to wanting to have children in order to engage in sexual activity with them, as well as have the children engage in sexual contact with each other.
On October 1, 2012, U.S. District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock sentenced Saunders to time served, six days in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release on possession of child pornography charges. The government recommended 51 months in prison to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release.
According to the agreed-upon statement of facts, Saunders possessed images of child pornography, including images of naked minors being penetrated in some fashion or having a sexual act performed on them. In addition, Saunders admitted that he maintained an online relationship with someone with whom he chatted about having children together and having the children engage in sexual activity with the parents themselves, as well as having the children engage in sexual contact with each other.
Jacksonville, FL
United States Attorney Robert E. O’Neill announced today that Kamil Mezalka (21, Palm Coast) pleaded guilty to a federal charge of receiving child pornography over the Internet. Mezalka faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years and up to 20 years in federal prison, a $250,000 fine, and a potential life term of supervised release. The plea agreement also requires Mezalka to forfeit his computers and other digital media. His sentencing date has not yet been set.
According to court documents, on March 15, 2012, an agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in Philadelphia began an undercover Internet investigation to identify persons using a file sharing program to obtain and share child pornography. Using a computer, the agent logged into this file sharing program and observed that an individual using a particular screen name was logged into the network. The agent browsed the user’s shared directory and observed that over 4,000 files were being shared therein, many of which contained titles and descriptions of child pornography and the sexual abuse of children. The investigation revealed that during the timeframe of the download sessions, the IP address being used was issued to an account registered to an individual at a particular residence in Palm Coast, Florida. Subsequent investigation revealed that Mezalka was an occupant of this residence.
Erie, PA
A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
Michael Vay Daratany, 35, of 2301 Loveland Avenue, Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to two counts before United States District Judge Sean J. McLaughlin.
In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that Daratany distributed and possessed computer images and movies depicting minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Many of the images and movies found on Daratany’s computer equipment depicted the sexual abuse of infants and toddlers.
Houston, TX
The last three defendants charged in Operation Total Exposure have been convicted, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Operation Total Exposure was the single largest domestic sex trafficking case in the history of the Southern District of Texas. At least one minor was rescued during the course of the investigation and other minors and several adults have been returned to their families.
Today, John Butler, 52, of Houston; Jamine Lake, 30, of Houston; and Ronnie Presley, 38, formerly of Houston, entered their guilty pleas before U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes. All were convicted of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. Butler and Lake further admitted to one count of transportation, while Presley was convicted on two of those counts. Lake and Presley were also convicted of one and two counts of coercion and enticement, respectively.
El Paso, TX
United States Attorney Robert Pitman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Mark Morgan announced that 46-year-old Joe Tapia, III, of El Paso, faces a minimum mandatory 15 years and up to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty earlier today to solicitation of material relating to the sexual exploitation of children.
Appearing before United States District Judge Frank Montalvo, the former Excel Learning Center (ELC) admissions service representative and local church youth minister admitted that he had images of child pornography as well as a sexually explicit instant messenger chat with a 16-year-old male on his work computer. Furthermore, Tapia admitted that he recorded video and still images of two individuals while they were changing clothes prior to a church performance and used those recordings to solicit other images of child pornography.
New Orleans, LA
Jason Long, age 35, of Norco, Louisiana, was charged in a one-count bill of information for the sexual exploitation of children, announced United States Attorney Jim Letten.
On March 1, 2011, a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Long with receipt of child pornography. Long pled guilty on April 25, 2012, to charges within the indictment, specifically receiving images depicting the sexual victimization of children. According to the plea documents, Long used his computers to access the Internet. Once able to access the Internet, Long used peer-to-peer file sharing programs to download approximately 232 pictures and 169 videos of children victimized. Evidence demonstrated that Long searched for images depicting minors engaged in specific types of conduct to download. The images Long searched for and ultimately downloaded were of children as young as 6 years old. As to these charges, Long faces a maximum penalty of 20 years, followed by up to a life term of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine. He can also be required to register as a sex offender. Sentencing has been scheduled for October 10, 2012, at 9:00 a.m., before the Honorable Helen G. Berrigan.
Fresno, CA
On Wednesday, October 3, 2012, after a two-day trial in Fresno, a jury found Eric Paul Vallejos, 38, of Modesto, guilty of receiving child pornography, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
Evidence introduced at trial showed that in September and October 2010, Vallejos made many files of child pornography available for sharing on an Internet file-sharing website. Law enforcement officers served a search warrant at his residence and seized a computer. At the time it was seized, the computer was in the process of downloading numerous images, including several that depicted the sexual abuse of prepubescent minors.
Baltimore, MD
Terrance Dion Robinson, age 39, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to eight counts of sexually exploiting minors to produce child pornography. Robinson had two previous convictions in Montgomery County, Maryland, for crimes involving the sexual abuse of children.
According to the plea agreement, between 2007 and 2010, Robinson produced images and videos of two prepubescent minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, while Robinson was alone with the victims. Additionally, Robinson used a publicly available file sharing program to download images and videos of child pornography from the Internet. Robinson saved the images and videos to his laptop computer, external hard drive, and to other digital media.
Alexandria, VA
Jonathan Adonay Fuentes, aka “Cheesy” and “Crazy Boy,” 20, of Prince George’s County, Maryland, was arrested yesterday for his alleged role in a child sex trafficking ring run by the international street gang Mara Salvatrucha 13 (MS-13).
“This arrest marks the twelfth gang member we have charged with child sex trafficking,” said U.S. Attorney MacBride. “We hope gang members and other pimps realize they face serious prison time for profiting from forcing these children into sexual slavery.”
Rochester, NY
U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Steven Lewis, 39, of Ontario, New York, who was convicted of possession child pornography, was sentenced to 48 months in prison and 15 years’ supervised release by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany H. Lee, who is handling the case, stated that the defendant possessed over 600 images of child pornography on each of at least two computers in his possession. Lewis received and distributed the images using file sharing software. The images included prepubescent children and involved depictions of violence. The images were recovered after a search warrant was executed by members of the New York State Police Computer Crimes Unit at the residence the defendant shared with his father, Edward Lewis, on Knickerbocker Road. The search warrant occurred after a New York State investigator was able to download images of child pornography from the Internet protocol address subscribed by the defendant.
Edward Lewis pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on October 2, 2012.
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