Seaford, DE
A Seaford man was arrested last week after members of the Child
Predator Task Force raided his home and found several videos of child
pornography, authorities said.
Wayne E.
Krumm, 41, of the 25000 block of S. Parkway Road, was charged Thursday
with seven counts of dealing in child pornography, said Jason Miller,
spokesman for the state Attorney General’s Office.
An
undercover investigation into the online distribution of child
pornography led detective’s to obtain a warrant for Krumm’s home where
they seized a laptop computer and other digital evidence that yielded
videos of child pornography following a forensic preview.
Rapid City, ND
A Rapid City man accused of possessing, distributing, and manufacturing child pornography has made a deal with the state.
Jeremy Morrison, 30, pleaded guilty Monday to
one count of possessing child pornography. In return for his guilty
plea, the state dropped two other counts of child pornography
possession.
School Safety Shield
Non en Meus Vigilo!
Saturday, October 6, 2012
NYC Teacher Sues City, Claims He was Beaten Up by First-Grader
New York City
A hulking Queens gym teacher and former college football player claims a pupil fractured his ankle, injured his knee and forced him to go to a shrink for stress — even though the kid was only 50 pounds and in first grade.
Burly, 220-pound PS 330 teacher John Webster, 27, said a 4-foot-2 Rodrigo Carpio, 6, also kicked and pinched the Elmhurst school’s principal, a security officer and another teacher during a rampage in April.
Safe Havens, International
A hulking Queens gym teacher and former college football player claims a pupil fractured his ankle, injured his knee and forced him to go to a shrink for stress — even though the kid was only 50 pounds and in first grade.
Burly, 220-pound PS 330 teacher John Webster, 27, said a 4-foot-2 Rodrigo Carpio, 6, also kicked and pinched the Elmhurst school’s principal, a security officer and another teacher during a rampage in April.
Safe Havens, International
Father and Son Allegedly Caught on Tape Bullying 10-Year-Old Girl With Cerebral Palsy
Ohio
The parents of 10-year-old Hope Holcomb, an Ohio girl who suffers from cerebral palsy, say that she has been cruelly bullied by a neighborhood child and his father!
In an incident caught on tape, the father and son are seen apparently imitating Holcomb’s limp as they walk from the school bus. According to Holcomb’s parents, the two did this every day. Hope says she pleaded with them to stop, saying, “Try to be nice.”
Safe Havens, International
The parents of 10-year-old Hope Holcomb, an Ohio girl who suffers from cerebral palsy, say that she has been cruelly bullied by a neighborhood child and his father!
In an incident caught on tape, the father and son are seen apparently imitating Holcomb’s limp as they walk from the school bus. According to Holcomb’s parents, the two did this every day. Hope says she pleaded with them to stop, saying, “Try to be nice.”
Safe Havens, International
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.
Friday, October 5, 2012
Crimes against Children 10-5-12
Toledo, OH
An indictment was filed charging Duane Hill with sex trafficking of children and obstructing the investigation of child sex trafficking, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
Count one charges that on or about August 8, 2012, Hill recruited, enticed, harbored, transported, provided, obtained, and provided by any means, in and affecting interstate commerce, “A.W.,” knowing and in reckless disregard of the fact that A.W. had not attainted the age of 18 year and that A.W. would engage in a commercial sex act.
Count two charges that on or about September 6, 2012, Hill provided false and misleading information to investigators assigned to the Northwest Ohio Violent Crimes Against Children Task Force who were investigating the offense charged in count one.
Boston, MA
A Whitinsville lawyer, who is also a Boy Scout leader and part-time middle school teacher, was indicted today in federal court and charged with using the Internet to entice minors to engage in unlawful sexual conduct and possessing child pornography.
Andrew Jonathan Myers, 34, originally charged via complaint last month, was indicted today with four counts of using the Internet to entice, persuade, or induce a minor to engage in unlawful sexual conduct and one count of possessing child pornography.
The indictment alleges that between May 7 and 9, 2012, and on June 28, 2012, Myers sent graphic e-mails to three minors upon whom Myers proposed to perform sexual acts. The minors were known to Myers through his work as a teacher or Boy Scout leader.
Batavia, NY
U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Timothy Michael Logsdon, 29, of Batavia, New York, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with knowingly transporting a minor in interstate commerce with the intent to engage in sexual activity and traveling in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct. The charges carry a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Maura K. O’Donnell, who is handling the case, stated that according to the complaint, on September 29, 2012, the parents of a 16-year-old female reported her missing to the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department. During an interview with special agents from the FBI, the victim’s parents indicated that she might be with the defendant.
Cleveland, OH
A Cleveland woman was sentenced to 11 years in prison today after previously pleading guilty to sex trafficking, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cleveland Field Office.
Pearline Richardson, 41, was sentenced to 132 months in prison by U.S. District Judge David Dowd.
“I hope that everyone who sees this sentence will realize that these cases have nothing to do with ‘prostitution,’” Dettelbach said. “They are about commercialized rape, and the punishments are going to continue to reflect that reality. While this specific case took place in Cleveland, we know these cases are all around us, in cities and suburbs, houses and hotel rooms.”
Pittsburgh, PA
A resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
Matthew Lawrence Gamret, 28, of 111 Kentmoor Drive in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to one count before Senior United States District Judge Gustave Diamond.
In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that on January 16, 2012, Gamret possessed visual depictions, namely, images and videos in computer graphics files, the production of which involved the use of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
Richmond, VA
Korey Jermaine Reynolds, 26, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced today to 130 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for transporting a 13-year-old girl from Charlotte to Richmond for purposes of prostitution. Reynolds will also be required to register as a sex offender.
“When Korey Reynolds saw a 13-year-old runaway living on the streets of Miami, he didn’t see a girl in need of help. Instead, he saw an opportunity to exploit her for profit,” said U.S. Attorney MacBride. “Reynolds is a college-educated man who made his living from the money this young girl and others made selling their bodies for sex. My office will continue our zero tolerance policy against all sex traffickers. Today’s sentencing sends a strong message that we will put away anyone who sexually exploits children in this district, even a single time.”
Kansas City, KS
A Kansas City, Kansas, man has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for taking a 17-year-old girl across state lines so she could work as a prostitute, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.
Otis Warren, 26, Kansas City, Kansas, pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of a minor for illegal sexual activity. In his plea, Warren admitted that in November 2010 he transported a girl identified as AR, who was 17 years old at the time, from Kansas City, Kansas, to Kansas City, Missouri, so she could work as a prostitute.
Investigators with the Prairie Village Police Department working undercover agreed to pay $250 an hour to have sex with the girl. Driving a blue Cadillac, Warren dropped off the girl at a house in Prairie Village. Police followed Warren when he drove away. They stopped him and arrested him. Investigators learned Warren kept the majority of the girl’s money while she worked for him.
Statesville, NC
An Iron Station man was sentenced on Monday, October 1, 2012, to serve 198 months in federal prison and a lifetime of supervised release for producing, transporting and possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Anne M. Tompkins of the Western District of North Carolina.
In April 2011, a federal grand jury indicted Christopher Steven Johnson, 38, of Iron Station, North Carolina, on two counts of production of child pornography, three counts of transportation of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography. According to the criminal indictment, the defendant did employ, use, persuade, induce, entice, and coerce a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct. Based on filed documents and information brought out in court proceedings, an investigation revealed that Johnson used multiple accounts, including “luvyounger74” and “yeahright9774,” on a peer-to-peer network to distribute and receive child pornography online. Agents with the FBI executed a search warrant at Johnson’s residence in March 2011. According to filed court records and related court hearings, Johnson possessed over 4,200 images and 126 videos of child pornography. Court records also show that while examining the evidence seized from Mr. Johnson’s residence, agents discovered that Johnson had surreptitiously recorded a minor without her knowledge on multiple occasions. On August 31, 2011, the defendant entered a plea of guilty to all the charges.
Houston, TX
Nicholas Martin Rogers has been sentenced to nearly 13 years in federal prison for distributing and possessing child pornography, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Rogers, 29, of Houston, pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography on March 9, 2012.
This morning, U.S. District Judge David Hittner considered the number and types of images involved and whether Rogers poses a danger to the community and subsequently handed him a sentence of 151 months. Under the sentencing guidelines, Rogers was held responsible for 87,000 images. Hittner further ordered Rogers to serve 25 years of supervised release following his release from prison during which time Rogers will have to comply with a number of special conditions designed to protect the children and prohibit the use of the Internet. He will also be required to register as a sex offender.
At the time of his guilty plea, Rogers acknowledged he possessed more than 12,000 images and 1,000 videos on March 3, 2011. These images contained children under the age of 12 engaged in sexual acts with adults, bondage, and lewd and lascivious displays among other things.
Fairview Heights, IL
A Fairview Heights man, Andrew Gerald Millas, 43, pleaded guilty in federal court in East St. Louis on October 2, 2012, to three counts of production of child pornography and one count of transportation of child pornography, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Production of child pornography carries a term of at least 15 years and up to 30 years’ imprisonment, and transportation of child pornography is punishable by a term of imprisonment of five to 20 years. Both offenses carry a fine of up to $250,000, and a supervised release term of five years to life.
A factual stipulation filed with the court at the time of the guilty plea revealed that, in December, 2011, detectives of the Boise, Idaho Police Department engaged Millas in online chats after they became concerned with his postings on a website that offered child pornography for distribution.
Millas sent the undercover officers still images of child pornography he had manufactured and also broadcast a live sex act with a minor to them via a webcam. The Boise Police Department quickly forwarded the investigative lead to the Fairview Heights Police Department, and Millas was promptly arrested. Forensic analysis of computer equipment seized from Millas by the FBI revealed voluminous digital evidence to be examined, including 14,560 multimedia files, over 900,000 image files, and 21,232 recovered image files depicting screen shots captured by a keystroke logger program. Among the files recovered were movies depicting Millas having sexual relations with a 16-year-old child and other movies that Millas made through surreptitious filming that depicted other minors engaging in sexual conduct.
An indictment was filed charging Duane Hill with sex trafficking of children and obstructing the investigation of child sex trafficking, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
Count one charges that on or about August 8, 2012, Hill recruited, enticed, harbored, transported, provided, obtained, and provided by any means, in and affecting interstate commerce, “A.W.,” knowing and in reckless disregard of the fact that A.W. had not attainted the age of 18 year and that A.W. would engage in a commercial sex act.
Count two charges that on or about September 6, 2012, Hill provided false and misleading information to investigators assigned to the Northwest Ohio Violent Crimes Against Children Task Force who were investigating the offense charged in count one.
Boston, MA
A Whitinsville lawyer, who is also a Boy Scout leader and part-time middle school teacher, was indicted today in federal court and charged with using the Internet to entice minors to engage in unlawful sexual conduct and possessing child pornography.
Andrew Jonathan Myers, 34, originally charged via complaint last month, was indicted today with four counts of using the Internet to entice, persuade, or induce a minor to engage in unlawful sexual conduct and one count of possessing child pornography.
The indictment alleges that between May 7 and 9, 2012, and on June 28, 2012, Myers sent graphic e-mails to three minors upon whom Myers proposed to perform sexual acts. The minors were known to Myers through his work as a teacher or Boy Scout leader.
Batavia, NY
U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Timothy Michael Logsdon, 29, of Batavia, New York, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with knowingly transporting a minor in interstate commerce with the intent to engage in sexual activity and traveling in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct. The charges carry a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Maura K. O’Donnell, who is handling the case, stated that according to the complaint, on September 29, 2012, the parents of a 16-year-old female reported her missing to the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department. During an interview with special agents from the FBI, the victim’s parents indicated that she might be with the defendant.
Cleveland, OH
A Cleveland woman was sentenced to 11 years in prison today after previously pleading guilty to sex trafficking, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cleveland Field Office.
Pearline Richardson, 41, was sentenced to 132 months in prison by U.S. District Judge David Dowd.
“I hope that everyone who sees this sentence will realize that these cases have nothing to do with ‘prostitution,’” Dettelbach said. “They are about commercialized rape, and the punishments are going to continue to reflect that reality. While this specific case took place in Cleveland, we know these cases are all around us, in cities and suburbs, houses and hotel rooms.”
Pittsburgh, PA
A resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
Matthew Lawrence Gamret, 28, of 111 Kentmoor Drive in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to one count before Senior United States District Judge Gustave Diamond.
In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that on January 16, 2012, Gamret possessed visual depictions, namely, images and videos in computer graphics files, the production of which involved the use of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
Richmond, VA
Korey Jermaine Reynolds, 26, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced today to 130 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for transporting a 13-year-old girl from Charlotte to Richmond for purposes of prostitution. Reynolds will also be required to register as a sex offender.
“When Korey Reynolds saw a 13-year-old runaway living on the streets of Miami, he didn’t see a girl in need of help. Instead, he saw an opportunity to exploit her for profit,” said U.S. Attorney MacBride. “Reynolds is a college-educated man who made his living from the money this young girl and others made selling their bodies for sex. My office will continue our zero tolerance policy against all sex traffickers. Today’s sentencing sends a strong message that we will put away anyone who sexually exploits children in this district, even a single time.”
Kansas City, KS
A Kansas City, Kansas, man has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for taking a 17-year-old girl across state lines so she could work as a prostitute, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.
Otis Warren, 26, Kansas City, Kansas, pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of a minor for illegal sexual activity. In his plea, Warren admitted that in November 2010 he transported a girl identified as AR, who was 17 years old at the time, from Kansas City, Kansas, to Kansas City, Missouri, so she could work as a prostitute.
Investigators with the Prairie Village Police Department working undercover agreed to pay $250 an hour to have sex with the girl. Driving a blue Cadillac, Warren dropped off the girl at a house in Prairie Village. Police followed Warren when he drove away. They stopped him and arrested him. Investigators learned Warren kept the majority of the girl’s money while she worked for him.
Statesville, NC
An Iron Station man was sentenced on Monday, October 1, 2012, to serve 198 months in federal prison and a lifetime of supervised release for producing, transporting and possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Anne M. Tompkins of the Western District of North Carolina.
In April 2011, a federal grand jury indicted Christopher Steven Johnson, 38, of Iron Station, North Carolina, on two counts of production of child pornography, three counts of transportation of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography. According to the criminal indictment, the defendant did employ, use, persuade, induce, entice, and coerce a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct. Based on filed documents and information brought out in court proceedings, an investigation revealed that Johnson used multiple accounts, including “luvyounger74” and “yeahright9774,” on a peer-to-peer network to distribute and receive child pornography online. Agents with the FBI executed a search warrant at Johnson’s residence in March 2011. According to filed court records and related court hearings, Johnson possessed over 4,200 images and 126 videos of child pornography. Court records also show that while examining the evidence seized from Mr. Johnson’s residence, agents discovered that Johnson had surreptitiously recorded a minor without her knowledge on multiple occasions. On August 31, 2011, the defendant entered a plea of guilty to all the charges.
Houston, TX
Nicholas Martin Rogers has been sentenced to nearly 13 years in federal prison for distributing and possessing child pornography, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Rogers, 29, of Houston, pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography on March 9, 2012.
This morning, U.S. District Judge David Hittner considered the number and types of images involved and whether Rogers poses a danger to the community and subsequently handed him a sentence of 151 months. Under the sentencing guidelines, Rogers was held responsible for 87,000 images. Hittner further ordered Rogers to serve 25 years of supervised release following his release from prison during which time Rogers will have to comply with a number of special conditions designed to protect the children and prohibit the use of the Internet. He will also be required to register as a sex offender.
At the time of his guilty plea, Rogers acknowledged he possessed more than 12,000 images and 1,000 videos on March 3, 2011. These images contained children under the age of 12 engaged in sexual acts with adults, bondage, and lewd and lascivious displays among other things.
Fairview Heights, IL
A Fairview Heights man, Andrew Gerald Millas, 43, pleaded guilty in federal court in East St. Louis on October 2, 2012, to three counts of production of child pornography and one count of transportation of child pornography, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Production of child pornography carries a term of at least 15 years and up to 30 years’ imprisonment, and transportation of child pornography is punishable by a term of imprisonment of five to 20 years. Both offenses carry a fine of up to $250,000, and a supervised release term of five years to life.
A factual stipulation filed with the court at the time of the guilty plea revealed that, in December, 2011, detectives of the Boise, Idaho Police Department engaged Millas in online chats after they became concerned with his postings on a website that offered child pornography for distribution.
Millas sent the undercover officers still images of child pornography he had manufactured and also broadcast a live sex act with a minor to them via a webcam. The Boise Police Department quickly forwarded the investigative lead to the Fairview Heights Police Department, and Millas was promptly arrested. Forensic analysis of computer equipment seized from Millas by the FBI revealed voluminous digital evidence to be examined, including 14,560 multimedia files, over 900,000 image files, and 21,232 recovered image files depicting screen shots captured by a keystroke logger program. Among the files recovered were movies depicting Millas having sexual relations with a 16-year-old child and other movies that Millas made through surreptitious filming that depicted other minors engaging in sexual conduct.
IASP Secretaries Conference
I had the honor and privilege today of presenting at a breakout session at the Indiana Association of School Principals State Secretaries Conference. My presentation was on Being the Shield, developing the mindset for school safety. Being the Shield is a new analogy for school safety that I have been thinking on, and this was the first time I shared it with others.
The ladies in attendance were very attentive, and as usual, I learned from them as much as they learned from me. I was impressed with their professionalism, their dedication, and their desire to protect children.
I met one in particular, I wish I could recall her name, who was pointed out to me by another secretary. She is a secretary at Henryville High School, recently reopened after being devastated by an EF3 tornado last March. She was in the office when the school bus, carrying 11 elementary kids, returned to the school minutes ahead of the tornado. She shielded them in the office as Hell's Fury tore into the school. I couldn't help but admire her for her strength for children, and here she was telling me how my presentation gave her chills. We shared a hug, and blessed each other.
Everytime I do these presentations, I met them most wonderful people, and their stories humble me.
Thank you all for Being the Shield.
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The ladies in attendance were very attentive, and as usual, I learned from them as much as they learned from me. I was impressed with their professionalism, their dedication, and their desire to protect children.
I met one in particular, I wish I could recall her name, who was pointed out to me by another secretary. She is a secretary at Henryville High School, recently reopened after being devastated by an EF3 tornado last March. She was in the office when the school bus, carrying 11 elementary kids, returned to the school minutes ahead of the tornado. She shielded them in the office as Hell's Fury tore into the school. I couldn't help but admire her for her strength for children, and here she was telling me how my presentation gave her chills. We shared a hug, and blessed each other.
Everytime I do these presentations, I met them most wonderful people, and their stories humble me.
Thank you all for Being the Shield.
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Crimes against Children 10-1-12 Part II
Louisville, KY
A man accused of looking at child pornography on a computer at a local library faced a judge Monday morning.
A man accused of looking at child pornography on a computer at a local library faced a judge Monday morning.
Student Injured in Baltimore School Stabbing
Baltimore, MD
One student was injured in a stabbing during an altercation at a Baltimore City school.
Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said there was a stabbing at Heritage High School on St. Lo Drive in northeast Baltimore.
School officials said a student sustained a stab wound to his upper body following a confrontation with a fellow student around 10:45 a.m. Monday.
Officials said the student was treated by the school nurse and transported to Johns Hopkins Hospital where he is listed in stable condition.
One student was injured in a stabbing during an altercation at a Baltimore City school.
Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said there was a stabbing at Heritage High School on St. Lo Drive in northeast Baltimore.
School officials said a student sustained a stab wound to his upper body following a confrontation with a fellow student around 10:45 a.m. Monday.
Officials said the student was treated by the school nurse and transported to Johns Hopkins Hospital where he is listed in stable condition.
Crimes against Children 10-1-12
Lancaster, SC
A Lancaster
Tony Ford, 36, teaches business at Lancaster
Lancaster County sheriff's deputies have charged Ford with having sex with a 16-year-old girl who was a student at Indian
Indianapolis, IN
A Marion County sheriff’s deputy who was arrested Friday on preliminary charges of distributing and possessing child pornography is the ninth deputy or civilian worker to lose a job with the department this year after an arrest or legal trouble.
Benjamin Farson, a 29-year-old Greenwood resident, was charged with six counts of child exploitation, according to the Johnson County prosecutor’s office.
Manchester, KY
Dr. Kishore Jadhav of Manchester, in a plea agreement offered last week, said he produced child pornography, would pay restitution to his victims and would forfeit some of his assets.
Under the agreement, Jadhav would plead guilty to a charge that says he knowingly got someone younger than 18 to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of it, and then distributed the material.
Fernley, CA
Vincent Charles Fasone’s conviction for distributing child pornography and a molestation attempt on two girls were warning signs that the disgraced former Marine is a child predator.
The married father of two sons remains in Washoe County Jail awaiting an Oct. 5 preliminary hearing on a charge of attempted enticement of a minor. He was arrested last week by members of the Internet Crimes Against Children’s task force, which is a local, state and federal team of detectives working to catch on-line child predators.
Philadelphia, PA
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania nnounced that a Schuylkill County resident was sentenced to 132 months in prison Thursday by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Richard P. Conaboy for receiving and distributing child pornography.
According to United States Attorney Peter J. Smith, Dean Livingstone, age 42, of New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, previously admitted to using a computer to download and share images of child pornography between May 2008 and June 2009.
Livingstone was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 16, 2010. Livingstone’s arrest resulted from an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Minneapolis, MN
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota man charged with sexual abuse of a minor was sentenced on September 26, 2012, by United States District Judge Roberto A. Lange. Ennors Abraham Quick Bear, age 24, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in custody, five years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Victim Assistance Fund.
The conviction stems from an incident that took place between January 1, 2009 and October 10, 2010, when Quick Bear engaged in a sexual act with a minor who was about 14 years old.
Buffalo, NY
U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that John Crandall, 33, of Buffalo, New York, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Chief Judge William M. Skretny, to distributing child pornography. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, lifetime supervised release, and a fine of $250,000.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Maura K. O’Donnell, who is handling the case, stated that the defendant obtained child pornography from the Internet and other sources and distributed child pornography to at least one other individual between March 2010 and March 2011. In August, 2011, Crandall was found to be in possession of over 600 images of child pornography at his residence. Some of the images included children younger than 12 years of age and depictions of violence.
New York, NY
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Mary Galligan, the Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced that Jabar Gilliam was found guilty this week in Manhattan federal court of bringing a 16-year-old girl (the “victim”) from Maryland to the Bronx for the purpose of prostitution. He was convicted on Tuesday after a four-day trial before U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Griesa.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said, “Jabar Gilliam methodically subjected his 16-year-old victim to physical, sexual, and psychological abuse and forced her into prostitution by threatening her and her family. Sex trafficking of a minor is a particularly horrific crime that can inflict permanent damage on its young victims. Gilliam will now face the consequences of his actions.”
A Lancaster
Tony Ford, 36, teaches business at Lancaster
Lancaster County sheriff's deputies have charged Ford with having sex with a 16-year-old girl who was a student at Indian
Indianapolis, IN
A Marion County sheriff’s deputy who was arrested Friday on preliminary charges of distributing and possessing child pornography is the ninth deputy or civilian worker to lose a job with the department this year after an arrest or legal trouble.
Benjamin Farson, a 29-year-old Greenwood resident, was charged with six counts of child exploitation, according to the Johnson County prosecutor’s office.
Manchester, KY
Dr. Kishore Jadhav of Manchester, in a plea agreement offered last week, said he produced child pornography, would pay restitution to his victims and would forfeit some of his assets.
Under the agreement, Jadhav would plead guilty to a charge that says he knowingly got someone younger than 18 to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of it, and then distributed the material.
Fernley, CA
Vincent Charles Fasone’s conviction for distributing child pornography and a molestation attempt on two girls were warning signs that the disgraced former Marine is a child predator.
The married father of two sons remains in Washoe County Jail awaiting an Oct. 5 preliminary hearing on a charge of attempted enticement of a minor. He was arrested last week by members of the Internet Crimes Against Children’s task force, which is a local, state and federal team of detectives working to catch on-line child predators.
Philadelphia, PA
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania nnounced that a Schuylkill County resident was sentenced to 132 months in prison Thursday by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Richard P. Conaboy for receiving and distributing child pornography.
According to United States Attorney Peter J. Smith, Dean Livingstone, age 42, of New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, previously admitted to using a computer to download and share images of child pornography between May 2008 and June 2009.
Livingstone was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 16, 2010. Livingstone’s arrest resulted from an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Minneapolis, MN
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota man charged with sexual abuse of a minor was sentenced on September 26, 2012, by United States District Judge Roberto A. Lange. Ennors Abraham Quick Bear, age 24, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in custody, five years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Victim Assistance Fund.
The conviction stems from an incident that took place between January 1, 2009 and October 10, 2010, when Quick Bear engaged in a sexual act with a minor who was about 14 years old.
Buffalo, NY
U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that John Crandall, 33, of Buffalo, New York, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Chief Judge William M. Skretny, to distributing child pornography. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, lifetime supervised release, and a fine of $250,000.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Maura K. O’Donnell, who is handling the case, stated that the defendant obtained child pornography from the Internet and other sources and distributed child pornography to at least one other individual between March 2010 and March 2011. In August, 2011, Crandall was found to be in possession of over 600 images of child pornography at his residence. Some of the images included children younger than 12 years of age and depictions of violence.
New York, NY
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Mary Galligan, the Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced that Jabar Gilliam was found guilty this week in Manhattan federal court of bringing a 16-year-old girl (the “victim”) from Maryland to the Bronx for the purpose of prostitution. He was convicted on Tuesday after a four-day trial before U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Griesa.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said, “Jabar Gilliam methodically subjected his 16-year-old victim to physical, sexual, and psychological abuse and forced her into prostitution by threatening her and her family. Sex trafficking of a minor is a particularly horrific crime that can inflict permanent damage on its young victims. Gilliam will now face the consequences of his actions.”
NYC Teacher Sues City, Claims He was Beaten Up by First-Grader
New York City
A hulking Queens gym teacher and former college football player claims a pupil fractured his ankle, injured his knee and forced him to go to a shrink for stress — even though the kid was only 50 pounds and in first grade.
Burly, 220-pound PS 330 teacher John Webster, 27, said a 4-foot-2 Rodrigo Carpio, 6, also kicked and pinched the Elmhurst school’s principal, a security officer and another teacher during a rampage in April.
A hulking Queens gym teacher and former college football player claims a pupil fractured his ankle, injured his knee and forced him to go to a shrink for stress — even though the kid was only 50 pounds and in first grade.
Burly, 220-pound PS 330 teacher John Webster, 27, said a 4-foot-2 Rodrigo Carpio, 6, also kicked and pinched the Elmhurst school’s principal, a security officer and another teacher during a rampage in April.
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