Utah man arrested for reported
child sex abuse of autistic boys
Ryan Olson Daily Herald A man residing in Midvale, Utah was arrested by Pleasant Grove police Saturday on suspicion of aggravated sexual abuse of two boys with autism.
The younger child reportedly said it happened to him multiple times while the other said it happened once. The younger child also reportedly said Ball had him touch Ball's genitals.
Officers interviewed Ball after he had been arrested on an unrelated warrant out of St. George for felony drug possession. After being advised of his rights, Ball reportedly said he had sexual contact with the younger child on four occasions, but denied ever touching the older child.
Reports state Ball said he was intoxicated during the incidents and wasn't thinking clearly. He also reportedly said he knew the children were under 18, had autism and that his actions were wrong.
Officers arrested Ball on suspicion of four first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child by a person in a position of trust.
Michigan child sex abuse case advances
By Daily Telegram staff
ADRIAN — Seven counts of criminal sexual conduct against an Adrian man accused of abusing a girl younger than 13 were advanced Monday to Lenawee County Circuit Court.
Lenawee County District Judge Laura J. Schaedler bound over Douglass Duane Harsh, 48, to circuit court on three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and five counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct following a preliminary examination. First-degree criminal sexual conduct involves penetration, while second-degree involves touching.
Five of the charges against Harsh were filed and bound over to circuit court in July. The case was remanded back to district court in late October.
The alleged victim in the case, who is now 15, testified Monday about several instances of inappropriate touching when she was between the ages of 10 and 111⁄2. Schaedler amended the complaint against Harsh to show the alleged offenses occurred between Jan. 1, 2010, and Jan. 31, 2013.
Massachusetts man who fled state gets
prison time for child sex abuse
Associated PressGREENFIELD, MA — A western Massachusetts man who authorities say was captured in Florida after cutting off his court-ordered GPS has pleaded guilty to child rape charges.
Under the plea agreement, the 26-year-old Lecompte was sentenced to 15 to 20 years in state prison, followed by 10 years of probation. He must register as a sex offender.
Authorities say Lecompte was arrested at a Miami bus station last year after he jumped bail, cut off his GPS ankle bracelet and fled.
Police say Lecompte had threatened to die by "suicide by cop" if found.
Toronto area man charged with
child pornography offences
A Scarborough, Ontario man has been arrested and is facing a number of charges in connection with child sex abuse images, police say.
Joshua Freeman, CP24.com
A Scarborough man is facing child pornography and sexual assault charges following an investigation by Toronto police into child sex-abuse images.
Police allege the suspect accessed, possessed, made available, and made child abuse material. They also allege that he sexually assaulted two children.
Investigators executed a search warrant at a home in the McCowan Road and Eglinton Avenue East area on Nov. 9. The suspect was arrested the same day as part of the investigation.
Joshua McKnight, 21, has been charged with three counts of possession of child pornography, three counts of accessing child pornography, three counts of making child pornography, two counts of sexual assault, two counts of sexual interference and making available child pornography.
He made a court appearance on Nov. 10.
Police said Monday they believe that the suspect has had access to other children and they are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
Police say the suspect was known online as Naruto9TFD@gmail.com and herocreepers@outlook.com.
Anyone with information is being asked to contact police at 416-808-8500 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).
Another Toronto area man charged with child pornography offences at dance competitions
Halton Police say that the man was known to frequent Candance events, and recorded dance competitions throughout the GTA (Greater Toronto Area).
By EVELYN KWONG
A Thornhill man has been charged with multiple child pornography offences after allegedly recording dance competitions around the GTA, Halton Police said.
David Kron, 24, is facing 12 charges, including four counts of luring, one charge of making child pornography, possession of child pornography, two counts of distributing child pornography, non-consensual distribution of intimate images, and three counts of luring a child.
Former U of Texas pediatrician headed to
prison for child pornography
By Gabrielle BanksA former pediatric oncologist at MD Anderson (University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center) got choked up at a Monday hearing where a Galveston judge sentenced him to federal prison for logging onto a dark website and downloading child pornography.
U.S. District Judge George C. Hanks Jr. then sentenced him to 7 years in prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release. Hughes must register as a sex offender, and adhere to restrictions on access to children and the internet, the judge said.
Hughes, 50, of Pearland, pleaded guilty in March to all three charges against him -- accessing, receiving and possession of child pornography.
"It's, obviously, been a real tragedy," said his lawyer, Neal Davis. "It's a very sad case. We're grateful that the judge recognized that Dennis Hughes has made great strides in atoning for what happened. He has great promise to still do great things as a research scientist."
Alabama man arrested in child pornography case
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A 54-year-old Huntsville man is facing two child pornography charges after authorities found obscene materials during a search of the suspect's property.
Al.com reports (http://bit.ly/2g5ju27) Robert Smith was arrested Monday after the Madison County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security executed a search warrant on Smith's home and his place of business. The warrant was for possession and distribution of child pornography.
During both searches, authorities say they found electronic devices containing pornographic images and videos of female children of various ages. Smith was taken into custody and sent to Madison County Jail on a $40,000 bond.
He was charged with possession of child pornography and dissemination/display of child pornography.
Louisiana man sentenced to 10 years in prison for receiving child pornography
The News Star United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Delhi man was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for receiving child pornography. Daniel Lee Brown, 28, of Delhi was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert G. James on one count of receiving child pornography.
He was also ordered to serve 10 years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. According to the September 12, 2016 guilty plea, Brown used the internet and Facebook, pretended to be a female teenager and directed an out-of-state 12-year-old to produce and send him child pornography. Brown received this child pornography using his computer in Delhi on October 28, 2014.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Homeland Security Investigations, the Louisiana State Police, the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Bossier City Marshal’s Office investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert W. Gillespie Jr. prosecuted the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a U.S. Department of Justice nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) also encourage the public to report suspected child predators and any suspicious activity through its toll-free hotline at (866) 347-2423. Investigators are available at all hours to answer hotline calls. Tips or other information can also be submitted to ICE online by visiting their website at www.ice.gov/exec/forms/hsitips/tips.asp or through the Operation Predator smartphone application www.ice.gov/predator/smartphone-app. Tips may be submitted anonymously.
Pennsylvania woman arrested in
child pornography case
IMPERIAL, Pa. - A woman is facing child pornography charges after an investigation led investigators to her Imperial home.
According to a Federal Bureau of Investigation task force, Kaitlin Plascjak, 28, who lives with her mother, was caught with child pornography – a crime the district attorney said is usually committed by men.
The district attorney said Plascjak is the first woman to be arrested in Allegheny County in 16 years on child pornography charges.
The investigation that began in August after agents received a cyber-tip that led them to Plascjak’s mobile home on Falls Church Road.
Officials said they found more than “100 images (of child porn), including videos” of “infants, toddlers and preteens exposing themselves.” When searching Plascjak’s cellphone, police said images of “infants being sexually assaulted” were found.
Plascjak was arrested in November.
"It blows me away, just blows me away,” Nancy Milligan, a neighbor, said.
Plascjak allegedly admitted to the crime, telling police it was a “coping mechanism because she was molested when she was younger."
Police said Plascjak told them she had more porn but deleted it before she underwent surgery because she didn’t want anyone to find it if something went wrong.
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