Chicago's CSA Problem, Migrant Children, Various other Perverts on Today's USA PnP List

Alabama man charged in sexual abuse of victim
under the age of 12

By Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com

An Ensley man is charged with three felony crimes in connection with the sexual abuse of a young child.

Kundarrius James Minnifield, 30, is charged with two counts of sex abuse of a child under the age of 12 and one count of sodomy. According to court records, the incidents all happened on July 20, 2018.

Few details were made available but charging documents state Minnfield subjected the young victim to sexual contact and engaged in deviate sexual intercourse. The case was investigated by the Birmingham Police Department.

Minnifield was booked into the Jefferson County Jail Feb. 27 and released the same day after posting $120,000 bond. A court date has not yet been set.

Oklahoma school employee accused of

child sexual abuse

OKLAHOMA CITY —

A former employee at the Putnam City School District was arrested after being accused of child sexual abuse, according to officials with the Bethany Police Department.

According to police, detectives began investigating allegations of child sexual abuse between the woman and a 14-year-old boy on Friday, March 1. 

Elizabeth Madrid, 29, was arrested on several counts of rape in the second degree and lewd acts with a child, according to investigators.

"The relationship between the victim and Madrid began as a texting relationship in 2017,” Lt. Angelo Orefice explained. “The relationship did not become physical until the summer of 2018,”

Investigators said the relationship continued until Madrid’s arrest, Friday.

Bethany police said the the Putnam City School District is fully cooperating with the investigation

Madrid is no longer working for the district. She had been employed as an attendance secretary at the school district, police said.

More Than 2,000 Cases Of Child Sexual Abuse
Reported In Chicago Every Year

By Mike Puccinelli

Chicago (CBS) — It looks like an ordinary children’s playground, but it’s unlike any other in the city. The children that regularly play with these toys are victims of sexual abuse.

“Every year in Chicago we see over 2,000 reports of child sexual abuse,” said Char Rivette, executive director of the Children’s Advocacy Center.

All of those young children come to the Children’s Advocacy Center; with its playlots, family rooms, and teams of child advocates.

Due to its secretive nature, child sexual abuse is vastly under-reported.

“Maybe 20 to 40 percent of cases ever actually get reported. So, if you do the math, we’re looking at thousands more cases that are happening in Chicago right now,” Rivette said.

Certainly, 10-20,000 per year!

Child sexual abuse is an equal opportunity destroyer; with no racial, geographic, or socioeconomic boundaries.

“If you look at the cumulative effects of abuse, and these couple thousand children multiplied by every city in this country throughout the nation, we’re talking about an epidemic,” Rivette said.

What I've been saying for almost 6 years now! Is anyone listening?

Experts say this epidemic is the most widespread health problem children face. One in seven girls will be sexually abused before the age of 18.

That unfortunate statistic does not include peer-on-peer child sex abuse. In reality the number is certainly between one-in-three and one-in-four girls.

Tabatha West knows that all too well. Her sexual abuse nightmare began when she was a 7-year-old first grader.

“When you’re a kid and that’s happening to you, you feel like you’re the only one that this is happening to,” West said. “You feel like you’re alone. You feel like this is just your life. It’s a horrible feeling.”

A feeling felt by far more children than adults, because kids are more than twice as likely to be sexually abused.

But such assaults can be prevented, and experts say that could save up to $9 billion a year in abuse-related costs.

It’s too late for West, but she believes more money for prevention could save the next child from being raped. That’s why she’s telling her story for the first time.

“I was young and severely depressed,” West said. “I don’t know how much longer I could have lived with it.”

To report abuse, call 911 or in Illinois 1-800-25-ABUSE.

Texas man arrested by US Marshals for

multiple counts of child sexual assault

By:  Patrick Cunningham 

TYLER, TX - A Tyler man was arrested by federal authorities on multiple accounts of child sexual assault on Friday, according to jail records.

Dusty Wayne Authement, 33, was booked on four counts of child sexual assault and one count of continuous sexual assault of a child under the age of 14.

He is being held on $150,000 bond. 

More than half of migrant children's sexual abuse allegations against staff came from shelters run by 3 nonprofits

Michelle Mark

A security guard checks cars at the entrance to Casa Padre, a former Walmart which is now a center for unaccompanied immigrant children, on June 24, 2018 in Brownsville, Texas. Getty Images/Spencer Platt

Three main nonprofits are responsible for the migrant children's shelters in which more than half of the sexual abuse allegations against staff members were made over the last four years, according to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) data first reported by Axios.

The three contractors — Southwest Key, Baptist Child & Family Services, and International Educational Services — collectively run dozens of the shelters that house migrant children who arrive in the United States alone after crossing the border illegally.

Migrant children can spend days to months in the shelters before they are released and placed with sponsors, who are usually the children's parents or other relatives. According to HHS' Administration for Children and Families, children spend fewer than 57 days in the shelters, on average.

The three nonprofits that run many of those shelters have raked in $2.5 billion in federal government grants since 2014, according to USAspending.gov data, also reported by Axios.

The abuse allegation data, which Rep. Ted Deutch's office released last week, showed that HHS received 4,556 complaints of sexual abuse at the shelters between October 2014 and July 2018.

Southwest Key Combes is a facility run by Southwest Key Programs that houses 'tender age' immigrant children who have been separated from their families at the US-Mexico border. It's shown on June 22, 2018 in Harlingen, TX. The Washington Post/Jahi Chikwendiu via Getty Images

Of the 1,303 complaints that were also reported to the Justice Department, the vast majority of the allegations accused fellow migrant children of abuse. But the documents also detailed 178 complaints made against adult staff members at the facilities.

A range of abuse allegations, from name-calling to groping

According to the documents, Southwest Key was the nonprofit listed for the highest proportion of complaints, with 65 allegations occurring at more than 20 facilities run by the contractor. Baptist Child and Family Services was the next-highest nonprofit listed, with 23 complaints recorded, and International Educational Services saw 14 complaints at its facilities.

The complaints run the gamut from groping or harassment allegations, to "being verbally inappropriate," to instances of hearsay or rumors from other children.

For instance, one child reported that a staff member approached him twice and offered him shoes in exchange for letting him fondle his genitals. The incident was not investigated by Child Protected Services, but the worker was later terminated, according to the documents.

Another complaint alleged that a staff member opened the shower door on at least five different occasions while migrant girls were bathing. The employee was terminated after an investigation, the documents show.

A playground for detained children is seen through chain link fencing at an immigration detention facility for children run by Southwest Key Programs and the US Department of Health and Human Services in Phoenix, Arizona on June 28, 2018. Reuters/Leah Millis

In another episode recorded in the documents, a migrant girl reported that a male clinician told her "he was falling in love with her, couldn't stop thinking about her" during a mental health session. She also reported that the clinician had hugged her and kissed her cheek. The staff member in question remained employed and an investigation was closed.

Southwest Key and Baptist Child and Family Services did not immediately respond to INSIDER's requests for comment. International Educational Services shut down its shelters for migrant children last year after the government terminated its contracts over suspected financial improprieties, according to The New York Times and Brownsville Herald.

HHS did not immediately respond to INSIDER's request for comment, but said in a statement last week that the facilities overseen by the department's Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) "diligently track all allegations of a wide range of sexually inappropriate conduct," therefore the allegations listed under the umbrella term "sexual abuse" include everything from simple name-calling to "more serious claims."

HHS also said the vast majority of the allegations reported overall were against fellow migrant children. Allegations against staff members made up a small proportion of the 1,303 complaints reported to the Justice Department.

"Our office takes seriously all allegations of abuse and makes every effort to ensure that every minor in the UAC program is in a safe environment and released to a vetted sponsor," acting ORR director Jonathan Hayes said in a February 26 statement.

Scott County, VA. man sentenced in

child sex abuse case

By:  News Channel 11 Staff

GATE CITY, Va. (WJHL) - A Scott County man has been sentenced to five years in the Virginia Department of Corrections for attempting "indecent liberties" with a child. 

William Randolph "Bill" Dingus, 73, of Dungannon was sentenced on February 28 for attempted indecent liberties with a child, sexual battery and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. 

Dingus was sentenced to five years for attempting to take the liberties with a child, plus 12 months in jail for sexual battery and another 12 months in jail for the charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. 

Dingus will also have to complete four years of supervised probation and register as a sex offender. He must also have no contact with the victim, the victim's family or any other minors. 

The following information was provided in a statement issued from the Scott County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office:

The charges stem from an investigation by Scott County Child Protective Services and Scott County Sheriff Chris Holder. Investigators presented evidence to a Grand Jury in September, 2018, which led Grand Jurors to return a true-bill of indictment against Dingus. On September 25, 2018, Dingus was arrested on the indictments and was held without bond.

At Dingus’s sentencing, the Court heard over 4 hours of emotional testimony from witnesses, including the victim. These witnesses described the trauma endured by the victim since the incident and the deep impact the Defendant’s actions has had on their personal lives. 

The sentencing guidelines recommendation for Dingus’s charges called for a jail or prison sentence between 7 months and 1 year and 10 months. However, the Court did not believe the guidelines accurately reflected the severity of the trauma and lasting impact to the victim and their family.

The Defense argued that Dingus was too old and too sickly to serve a lengthy prison sentence and asked the Judge for leniency or a sentence that did not include jail time.

In rendering his decision, Scott County Circuit Court Judge Jeff Hamilton stated that he had considered the actions of the Defendant and the consequences that those actions had on the victim. In doing so, the Court stated that it had been presented with enough evidence to justify deviating from the guidelines. Hamilton imposed a prison sentence 171% above the recommended midpoint of the sentencing guidelines, and, 342% above the recommended low-end of the same. 

Oklahoma man arrested on child sexual abuse charges

Jessica Lane  Express Star
   

A Blanchard man is facing charges of child sexual abuse and a $200,000 bond.

Jody Lee Sharp allegedly sexually abused a child under the age of 12 on multiple occasions in his camper trailer, according to court documents.

Sharp was arrested by Grady County Sheriff Jim Weir on Sunday and transported to the Grady County Jail.

Arizona man pleads guilty to possession of child porn

TUCSON, AZ (KOLD News 13) - On Feb. 27, 2019, James Morley pled guilty in three separate cases to Possession and Attempted Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Images and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.

Morley was previously convicted of a sexual offense that required him to register as a sex offender, which includes registering his physical address and any online identifiers. In Sep. 2018, James Morley failed to register his Facebook profile.

In a separate but related investigation, it was discovered that James Morley possessed Child Sexual Abuse images on his computer.

While on pretrial release for the first two cases, James Morley left his registered address and moved to another county without notifying Pima County that he had left, as required by law.

Under the terms of the plea, Morley will serve between 24 and 54 years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for April 22, 2019.

Wow! I mean, Wow!

NY State man charged with child sexual abuse of 4 y/o

       

TUPPER LAKE, N.Y. (WCAX) A Tupper Lake man has been arrested on charges of child sexual abuse.

New York State Police say the investigation into William Facteau, 28, stemmed from an incident reported back in July that he allegedly had sexual contact with a 4-year-old child.

In addition to the sex-related charges, police say Facteau tried to evade troopers and resisted arrest. 

He awaits arraignment in Franklin County Court.

OREGON POLICE CHARGE MAN WITH CHILD SEX ABUSE  

Posted By: Kate Houston 

GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- The Grants Pass Department of Public Safety says on Monday March 4, 2019 around 5:40 p.m. detectives arrested Danny Sinclair regarding a sex offense investigation with a minor female child. 

Detectives arrested Sinclair in the Walmart parking lot at 135 NE Terry Lane in Grants Pass. Sinclair was taken to the Josephine County Jail and lodged on four charges of sex abuse 1. 

This is currently under investigation. Anyone with information on this matter, or with similar incidents with Sinclair is encouraged to contact the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety at (541) 450-6260.