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Showing posts with label state police. Show all posts
Showing posts with label state police. Show all posts

Friday, November 16, 2012

Crimes against Children 11-16-12

Shiloh, IL
A Shiloh man faces child pornography charges after allegedly video recording his girlfriend's juvenile daughter taking a shower, according to Shiloh police.

Ronald P. Fischer, 36, of the 200 block of Jarvis Drive in Shiloh was charged with four felony counts of child pornography, one felony count of residential burglary and resisting a peace officer, which is a misdemeanor.

On Saturday, the Shiloh Police Department responded to a 911 call in the 100 block of Cornelius Drive in Shiloh in reference to a disturbance. Officers made contact with a juvenile victim who stated that the suspect had video recorded her while she was taking a shower.

Columbia County, NY
State Police have arrested a Claverack man they say had child pornography on his computer.

Michael Trinka, 30, has been charged with possessing a sexual performance of a child and promoting a sexual performance of a child.

Trinka is being held at Columbia County Jail without bail. State Police say additional charges are expected.

San Francisco, CA
Four San Francisco men were arrested Tuesday for possessing child pornography, San Francisco police said.

Investigators with the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force said they caught the men by targeting peer-to-peer file sharing.

Investigators identified the suspects in chat rooms, and then obtained warrants for their IP addresses. By connecting the IP addresses to their owners, investigators obtained search warrants for homes, where they found child pornography.

Alexis Zhong Wang, 25, was arrested at his home on the 700 block of Naples Street; Jaime Rodriguez, 46, on the 500 block of Natoma Street; Juan Martinez, 28, on the unit block of Cielto Drive and Guillermo Escandon-Aguilar, 28, on the 200 block of Russia Avenue.

St. George, UT
A Southern Utah University football player who caught a moment of national attention with his stunning Hail Mary reception in September now faces 10 felony charges stemming from child pornography found on his computer, according to documents filed in 5th District Court on Oct. 3.

Cameron Morgan faces 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony, in connection with 10 pornographic images of children discovered on his computer in a 2010 search, according to a nine-page probable cause statement.

Morgan's computer was seized in December 2010 after an Internet task force discovered child pornography had been downloaded to his IP address from file sharing websites.

Ft. Worth, TX
Two residents of Arlington, Texas, Todd M. Fowler, 47, and Michael Ray Borah, 37, convicted in separate and unrelated cases involving child pornography, were sentenced today in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, by U.S. District Judge Terry R. Means. Today’s announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Sarah R. SaldaƱa of the Northern District of Texas.

Fowler was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison and was ordered to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in January 2013. He pleaded guilty in May 2012 to one count of receipt of child pornography. According to documents filed in his case, Fowler used file sharing software to receive images depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. On May 28, 2011, a search warrant was executed at Fowler’s residence. That same day, Fowler was en route to his home from a trip to Hong Kong, via San Francisco International Airport. At the airport, officials with U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized his MacBook computer that he had used to download child pornography. A forensic examination of the MacBook revealed Fowler possessed 43 videos and 354 still images of child pornography on the computer.




Read more here: http://www.bnd.com/2012/11/13/2393540/shiloh-man-accused-of-videotaping.html#storylink=rss#storylink=cpy

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Is Your Child's School Bus Safe?

Somers Point, NJ
New Jersey State Police say that a preliminary investigation showed that one of the rear wheels of a school bus became detached during a crash that landed nearly three dozen students in the hospital with minor injuries.

The bus crashed near mile-marker 34 of the Garden State Parkway northbound around 3:30 p.m. Monday. It was carrying students from Charter Tech in Somers Point, N.J.

Members of the State Police Commercial Vehicle Inspection Team were at the scene investigating the cause of the crash. State Police say that a preliminary investigation revealed that one of the rear wheels detached but the exact cause of the crash still wasn't clear.

Tom Dugan, the owner of Safety Bus, says it's still unclear what caused the crash. He did however confirm to NBC10 a New Jersey Motor Vehicle report that the bus recently needed re-inspected after an earlier annual inspection showed some problems that needed corrected.

Safe Havens, International

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Crimes against Children 11-11-12

Bardstown, KY
Police said a Bardstown man illegally downloaded child pornography for years.

James Leslie, 49, was arrested at his home and his daughter, Sara Voepel, 26, was also taken into custody on other charges.

For months, police said they tracked Leslie's every move online and that's how they found out he was allegedly downloading images of children having sex.

Melrose, MA
A Melrose man faces two counts of possession of child pornography after State Police searched his home and seized his computer Friday, according to law enforcement authorities.

Thomas Lynch, 50, was released on personal recognizance after being arraigned in Malden District Court Friday, according to a statement from District Attorney Gerry Leone.

Lynch was arrested following an investigation by a State Police special task force that allegedly traced downloaded child pornography files to his computer. Melrose and State Police executed a search of Lynch's home Friday, where they arrested him and seized his computer, according to prosecutors.

Osage, IA
A former Osage man has been indicted on federal charges of receiving and distributing child pornography.

The Mason City Globe Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/Z4rVOV) that 49-year-old Kevin Perrin is charged in an indictment unsealed Thursday in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.

The indictment alleges Perrin received and distributed child pornography between 2008 and 2009.

Ben Victor Barton2.gifMobile, AL
The Saraland Police Department Criminal Investigation Division arrested Ben Victor Barton Jr. Thursday on charges involving child pornography.

Barton Jr., a 39-year-old from Mobile, Ala., was arrested on charges of two counts of dissemination of child pornography and two counts of possession with the intent to disseminate child pornography, said a press-release from police. 




Friday, November 2, 2012

Two Children Dead, Others Injured after School Bus Crash

Carroll County, KY
Two children are dead and others were injured after a school bus crashed and rolled over in Carroll County.

According to Kentucky State Police Trooper Brad Arterburn, nine children and two adults were on board bus number 140 when it crashed at 3258 Boone Road at 4:32 p.m. on Monday.

Two children were pronounced dead at the scene, three were transported to Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville where they are expecting a fourth.

One child was transported to UK Medical Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky; an additional three children were released to their parents after the crash.

The adult assistant on the bus was transported to a hospital. The driver was uninjured.

Safe Havens, International

Monday, October 29, 2012

Crimes against Children 10-29-12

Norwich, CT
A 33-year-old city man suspected of possessing and sharing images and videos of child pornography was arrested at his home on Friday, the state police said.

Jason Fraser, of P.O. Box 73 Lebanon, Norwich, was charged with one count of first-degree possession of child pornography with bail set at $50,000.

A computer crimes unit of the state police allegedly discovered that child pornography files were shared from an Internet account at based out of Fraser's home. Police served a warrant Friday, seizing evidence that contained such files, according to a police report.

Huntington, WV
U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that a Michigan man pleaded guilty in federal court to traveling in interstate commerce with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.

Ashlee C. Liebert, 33, of Whitmore Lake, Michigan, admitted that for approximately five months, beginning in November 2011 through March 2012, he established a relationship with a 12-year-old minor residing in Putnam County, West Virginia. Liebert admitted that he communicated with the minor by e-mail and cellphone where they had conversations that were sexual in nature. Liebert further admitted that he exchanged sexually explicit images with the minor.

Memphis, TN
Virtually everyone has a cellular telephone with a camera and most people use them in a responsible manner. But this week, three individuals were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Samuel H. Mays for using their phones to produce or receive child pornography.

John Vincent LaBuda, 31, of Shelby County, pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography and was sentenced to 360 months in federal prison. He also pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 120 months that will run concurrently.
In an unrelated case, husband and wife Daryl Wayne Maness, 38, and Shannon Ann Maness, 37, both of Chester County, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to one count each of receiving child pornography, and were each sentenced to 120 months in prison.

All three will also be be subject to 15 years of supervised release, during which time they must register as sex offenders, participate in sex offender treatment, have no contact with minors, and refrain from accessing or possessing pornography of any kind. The also may not live near places where minors are likely to be, such as parks or swimming pools.