Pennsylvania man gets 4-10 years for child sex abuse
By James O'Malley, staff writer
A Milford, Pennsylvania man will spend up to a decade in state prison on child sexual abuse charges.
Glenn Joseph Straub Jr., 37, was ordered Monday to serve four to 10 years, the sentence recommended by Bucks County prosecutors.
Straub pleaded guilty in August to aggravated indecent assault of a child, indecent assault, indecent exposure and unlawful contact with a minor, according to court records.
A criminal complaint alleges Straub molested two young girls in 2015, each on separate occasions.
He must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
The man told President Judge Jeffrey L. Finley that the abuse was an isolated incident and said he was intoxicated at the time of the offense.
"Nothing was meant to be malicious about this," Straub said. "I'm very remorseful and sorry for my actions."
Through questioning from defense attorney Christine Cregar, Straub said his mother physically and emotionally abused him as a child but has grown to become a "hard, strong" worker.
Cregar said the man has always been polite and respectful toward her and is well-regarded on his block at the Bucks County Correctional Facility.
Assistant District Attorney Kristin McElroy presented testimony from one of Straub's victims.
The girl called Straub a "disgrace," and said the emotional and physical pain he caused has left her insecure about herself and about the opposite sex.
"I hate you and I always will," the girl said.
Milford, PA
New York man charged with sex abuse
Steve Orr, Democrat & Chronicle
A 19-year-old man from Palmyra, Wayne County has been criminal charged with sexual abuse and other offenses for his dealings with a young child.
Zane W. Rampulla is accused of removing his clothes and attempting to make sexual contact with a child under the age of 11, according to a news release from the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. Investigators determined there was a similar incident two years ago involving the same child, according to the news release.
Rampulla was charged with first-degree sexual abuse first-degree attempted sexual abuse and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
Rampulla was arraigned Friday in Williamson Town Court and remained in the Wayne County Jail on Monday morning in lieu of $10,000 cash bail or a $20,000 bond. He is to appear before the Town of Palmyra Court at a later date to answer the charges.
Palmyra, NY
Utah man faces felony charges for alleged
sexual abuse of a child
sexual abuse of a child
ROY, Utah — A Roy man is facing several felony charges that include rape of a child after he allegedly admitted to sexually abusing a young girl over the course of several years.
According to a statement of probable cause filed in Weber County, a young girl told her mother the suspect had sexually abused her between the ages of 7 and 10.
The victim told authorities during an investigation that the suspect, 64-year-old Donald Stephens, had touched her inappropriately in various ways over the course of the 3-year period.
Evidence collected by police included messages in which the suspect partially admitted to some of the incidents and admitted to showing the victim pornography.
Police interviewed Stephens, and post-Miranda he told authorities he rubbed and wrestled with the girl, and encouraged her to strip naked while he took photographs. He also admitted to various acts of inappropriate sexual contact, according to the PC statement.
Stephens was booked into jail December 7 and faces two counts of rape of a child, two counts of sodomy on a child, and two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child–displaying pornography, all of which are felonies.
A Hilltown man is headed to state prison for his second child pornography conviction in two years.
Ethan Wayne Phinney, 35, formerly of the 800 block of Middle Road, was sentenced Monday in Bucks County Court to two to five years for using a video game console to download child porn.
He must register with state police as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
Phinney had been on probation for a 2015 child pornography conviction and barred from accessing the internet. The new charges arose when his probation officer confiscated the video game console from his residence after he discovered it was connected to the internet.
According to a criminal complaint, Phinney purchased the gaming system in October 2015 — just two months after Bucks County President Judge Jeffrey L. Finley sentenced him to four years under county supervision.
A search of the device revealed 29 images depicting sexual abuse of children, some younger than 10, police say. Phinney admitted in August to the new charges.
In court Monday, Phinney told the judge he is addicted to child pornography. He said his addiction started with pornography depicting adults and progressed to images of children.
"As time went on, I needed material that was more and more shocking," Phinney said. "I never want to view child pornography again."
The man assured Finley he had never tried to — nor would he — engage in sexual activity with children, and said he has become religious since he was incarcerated on Jan. 21.
Finley called the case extremely troubling but noted his experience and research indicate most people who view child porn do not act out the sexual conduct depicted and typically stop viewing the material once confronted.
Because of this, he said he generally imposes probationary sentences for child pornography possession — a deal Phinney would not receive this time.
"Your viewing of child pornography helped fund the industry that preys upon children, whether through torture or other means, and forces them to engage in this conduct," the judge said.
After explaining to Phinney that he could lawfully impose a "ludicrous" maximum sentence of more than 300 years, Finley informed the man he still was getting off relatively easy.
"I've cut you a break again. Don't come back," Finley said.
Repeat Pennsylvania child-porn offender
sent to state prison
By James O'Malley, staff writer The IntelligencerA Hilltown man is headed to state prison for his second child pornography conviction in two years.
He must register with state police as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
Phinney had been on probation for a 2015 child pornography conviction and barred from accessing the internet. The new charges arose when his probation officer confiscated the video game console from his residence after he discovered it was connected to the internet.
According to a criminal complaint, Phinney purchased the gaming system in October 2015 — just two months after Bucks County President Judge Jeffrey L. Finley sentenced him to four years under county supervision.
A search of the device revealed 29 images depicting sexual abuse of children, some younger than 10, police say. Phinney admitted in August to the new charges.
In court Monday, Phinney told the judge he is addicted to child pornography. He said his addiction started with pornography depicting adults and progressed to images of children.
"As time went on, I needed material that was more and more shocking," Phinney said. "I never want to view child pornography again."
The man assured Finley he had never tried to — nor would he — engage in sexual activity with children, and said he has become religious since he was incarcerated on Jan. 21.
Finley called the case extremely troubling but noted his experience and research indicate most people who view child porn do not act out the sexual conduct depicted and typically stop viewing the material once confronted.
Because of this, he said he generally imposes probationary sentences for child pornography possession — a deal Phinney would not receive this time.
"Your viewing of child pornography helped fund the industry that preys upon children, whether through torture or other means, and forces them to engage in this conduct," the judge said.
After explaining to Phinney that he could lawfully impose a "ludicrous" maximum sentence of more than 300 years, Finley informed the man he still was getting off relatively easy.
"I've cut you a break again. Don't come back," Finley said.
Hilltown, PA
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