Former pastor pleads guilty in child sex abuse case
LURAY, Virginia -- A former pastor in Luray and Shenandoah County has pleaded guilty to six counts in a child molestation case in Page County Circuit Court.
The plea agreement of James Richard Daley, 71, a pastor at the Lebanon Lutheran Church in Lebanon Church for several years in the 1980s, did not specify any sentencing recommendations but Daley could spend the rest of his life in prison. Page County Commonwealth's Attorney Kenneth Alger II said the five felony counts of indecent liberties with a child and one felony count of aggravated sexual battery to a child less than 13 years old carry a prison term of up to 45 years.
Daley and his wife Margaret were arrested in mid-July after someone reported suspicions of child abuse to the Luray Police Department. James Daley has been held without bond in jail since then.
Daley was pastor at Beth Eden Lutheran Church in Luray at the time of his arrest. He and his wife operated a day care center out of their home, which served as a parsonage for one of several churches at which James Daley was a minister, according to authorities.
The town subsequently revoked the business license under which Margaret Daley operated the day care center.
Margaret Daley was convicted a few days ago in juvenile and domestic relations court on a new charge of failure to report a case of suspected child sexual abuse. She has appealed the case to Page County Circuit Court. Her conviction in juvenile and domestic relations court, if upheld, would require her to serve 10 days in jail out of a total sentence of 90 days.
The case against Margaret Daley also included a conviction on contributing to the delinquency of a minor. She is not appealing the latter conviction, which involves a fine of $500.
FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — A 69-year-old Fort Madison man has made a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual abuse and one of lascivious acts with a child.
The Fort Madison Daily Democrat says Roger Mendez made the pleas on Friday. Prosecutor Clinton Boddicker told Judge John Linn that Mendez also agreed to plead guilty later to three misdemeanors.
Police investigator David Doyle says that following Mendez's arrest in January, several other people came forward with accusations. Doyle says Mendez had victimized seven males, ages 7 to 20.
Doyle says the oldest accuser had made allegations years ago, but police couldn't develop enough evidence for charges then.
Casper, Wyoming man pleads guilty to child sex abuse
A Casper man pleaded guilty in Natrona County District Court on Wednesday to sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl.
William Allen Reed pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree sex abuse of a minor, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
The incident occurred in August 2010 while the girl was staying at Reed’s home in Casper.
Reed pleaded guilty through an Alford plea, meaning he did not admit committing the crime but recognized he would likely be convicted at trial because of the strength of the state’s evidence.
A charge of child sexual abuse in the third degree was dismissed in accordance with the plea deal.
Warrensburg teacher arrested in child sex abuse investigation
Gasconade County Sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday afternoon arrested a former Warrensburg, Missouri, teacher wanted in connection with a felony child sexual abuse investigation from Johnson County.
Darron Joseph Chapmam, 36, of Warrensburg, was stopped at 2:30 p.m. June 24 on Route B entering Gasconade County near Redbird. Chapman was wanted on a Johnson County warrant alleging one count of statutory rape and four counts of statutory sodomy for offenses against a girl, now 10, which occurred at his home between October 2008 (her fifth birthday) and last Friday (June 20).
A $500,000 cash only bond was set. Chapman resigned his position as the IT director in the Warrensburg School District on June 17, according to a television report posted online. He was charged Tuesday.
Piano teacher's wife does not believe child sex abuse allegations
EAST GOSHEN, Pennsylvania — The wife of a piano teacher accused of molesting several of his young students said Wednesday she does not believe the allegations against her husband. I wonder if she knows Dottie Sandusky?
Anton Fomin, 44, of East Pikeland, Chester County, PA waived his right to two preliminary hearings on Wednesday in connection to allegations that he sexually abused five 6-year-olds and an 11-year-old during private piano lessons at the Malvern School of Music.
He faces a slew of felony abuse offenses in separate cases after investigators filed two sets of charges against him earlier this month.
Following the hearing, Fomin’s wife, Tatiana Abramova, said she did not believe her husband would harm children and said she believes there is more to the story.
“He is my husband, and I trust him,” said Abramova. “He is a noble man. I don’t believe he would do anything to harm those children. He wouldn’t be able to harm anyone, I know he wouldn’t.”
Abramova said she has been with her husband for more than 20 years, since they met in Russia before moving to the United States, and in that time she has never seen anything to make her believe he is capable of harming children.
“I just hope this works out for my family,” Abramova said. “There is more to it.”
Despite Abramova’s confidence in her husband, prosecutors say the evidence suggests otherwise. Three of the children allegedly told investigators that Fomin touched them inappropriately during private lessons, according to the complaint. Three others allegedly reported that Fomin showed them pictures of nude children and adults during their lessons, but did not tell investigators that he ever touched them.
Investigators also executed a search of Fomin’s East Pikeland home and allegedly discovered photographs of nude children and adults, including himself, on his personal computer, according to a criminal complaint.
After Wednesday’s proceeding, Fomin’s cases will now head to the Chester County Court of Common Pleas, where he will face trial on over 40 counts of sexual abuse and related offenses. A formal arraignment was scheduled for July 3, according to court records.
Following the waiver, Fomin was transported back to Chester County Prison in lieu of $300,000 bail for each case.
LURAY, Virginia -- A former pastor in Luray and Shenandoah County has pleaded guilty to six counts in a child molestation case in Page County Circuit Court.
The plea agreement of James Richard Daley, 71, a pastor at the Lebanon Lutheran Church in Lebanon Church for several years in the 1980s, did not specify any sentencing recommendations but Daley could spend the rest of his life in prison. Page County Commonwealth's Attorney Kenneth Alger II said the five felony counts of indecent liberties with a child and one felony count of aggravated sexual battery to a child less than 13 years old carry a prison term of up to 45 years.
Daley and his wife Margaret were arrested in mid-July after someone reported suspicions of child abuse to the Luray Police Department. James Daley has been held without bond in jail since then.
Daley was pastor at Beth Eden Lutheran Church in Luray at the time of his arrest. He and his wife operated a day care center out of their home, which served as a parsonage for one of several churches at which James Daley was a minister, according to authorities.
The town subsequently revoked the business license under which Margaret Daley operated the day care center.
Margaret Daley was convicted a few days ago in juvenile and domestic relations court on a new charge of failure to report a case of suspected child sexual abuse. She has appealed the case to Page County Circuit Court. Her conviction in juvenile and domestic relations court, if upheld, would require her to serve 10 days in jail out of a total sentence of 90 days.
The case against Margaret Daley also included a conviction on contributing to the delinquency of a minor. She is not appealing the latter conviction, which involves a fine of $500.
FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — A 69-year-old Fort Madison man has made a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual abuse and one of lascivious acts with a child.
The Fort Madison Daily Democrat says Roger Mendez made the pleas on Friday. Prosecutor Clinton Boddicker told Judge John Linn that Mendez also agreed to plead guilty later to three misdemeanors.
Police investigator David Doyle says that following Mendez's arrest in January, several other people came forward with accusations. Doyle says Mendez had victimized seven males, ages 7 to 20.
Doyle says the oldest accuser had made allegations years ago, but police couldn't develop enough evidence for charges then.
Casper, Wyoming man pleads guilty to child sex abuse
A Casper man pleaded guilty in Natrona County District Court on Wednesday to sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl.
William Allen Reed pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree sex abuse of a minor, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
The incident occurred in August 2010 while the girl was staying at Reed’s home in Casper.
Reed pleaded guilty through an Alford plea, meaning he did not admit committing the crime but recognized he would likely be convicted at trial because of the strength of the state’s evidence.
A charge of child sexual abuse in the third degree was dismissed in accordance with the plea deal.
Warrensburg teacher arrested in child sex abuse investigation
Gasconade County Sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday afternoon arrested a former Warrensburg, Missouri, teacher wanted in connection with a felony child sexual abuse investigation from Johnson County.
Darron Joseph Chapmam, 36, of Warrensburg, was stopped at 2:30 p.m. June 24 on Route B entering Gasconade County near Redbird. Chapman was wanted on a Johnson County warrant alleging one count of statutory rape and four counts of statutory sodomy for offenses against a girl, now 10, which occurred at his home between October 2008 (her fifth birthday) and last Friday (June 20).
Piano teacher's wife does not believe child sex abuse allegations
EAST GOSHEN, Pennsylvania — The wife of a piano teacher accused of molesting several of his young students said Wednesday she does not believe the allegations against her husband. I wonder if she knows Dottie Sandusky?
Anton Fomin, 44, of East Pikeland, Chester County, PA waived his right to two preliminary hearings on Wednesday in connection to allegations that he sexually abused five 6-year-olds and an 11-year-old during private piano lessons at the Malvern School of Music.
He faces a slew of felony abuse offenses in separate cases after investigators filed two sets of charges against him earlier this month.
Following the hearing, Fomin’s wife, Tatiana Abramova, said she did not believe her husband would harm children and said she believes there is more to the story.
“He is my husband, and I trust him,” said Abramova. “He is a noble man. I don’t believe he would do anything to harm those children. He wouldn’t be able to harm anyone, I know he wouldn’t.”
Abramova said she has been with her husband for more than 20 years, since they met in Russia before moving to the United States, and in that time she has never seen anything to make her believe he is capable of harming children.
“I just hope this works out for my family,” Abramova said. “There is more to it.”
Despite Abramova’s confidence in her husband, prosecutors say the evidence suggests otherwise. Three of the children allegedly told investigators that Fomin touched them inappropriately during private lessons, according to the complaint. Three others allegedly reported that Fomin showed them pictures of nude children and adults during their lessons, but did not tell investigators that he ever touched them.
Investigators also executed a search of Fomin’s East Pikeland home and allegedly discovered photographs of nude children and adults, including himself, on his personal computer, according to a criminal complaint.
After Wednesday’s proceeding, Fomin’s cases will now head to the Chester County Court of Common Pleas, where he will face trial on over 40 counts of sexual abuse and related offenses. A formal arraignment was scheduled for July 3, according to court records.
Following the waiver, Fomin was transported back to Chester County Prison in lieu of $300,000 bail for each case.
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