Convicted Tennessee sex offender caught living
at house with children – again
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police caught a convicted sex offender living in the same house as children who were previous victims of his sexual abuse, and according to charging documents, this isn't the first time it happened.
James Augusta Davis has a long history of run-ins with the law. Most notably, in 2014, police charged him with rape of a child and incest, according to WREG.
Davis pleaded guilty to the second charge and went to prison. But he did not stay his entire six-year sentence.
Rape and incest, and he got 6 years with early parole? Someone failed in their job and failed children.
Records show he was busted last year for living at a home with children — a clear violation of sex offender laws.
Diane Spencer lives near the home where police said Davis was staying with a woman and her children, providing a fake address to authorities so they wouldn’t know.
Davis was busted again in March for the exact same thing. “To me, he's sick," Spencer said. "He isn’t supposed to be around kids at all."
Beryl Wight works for the Child Advocacy Center, who said the community shares a responsibility to protect children.
“The long-term risks for kids who are abused range from increased risk for mental illness, suicide, increased risk for teen pregnancy, learning problems in school," Wight said. Her organization works with law enforcement partners to investigate child sexual abuse.
In Davis’s case, it went through the courts, and then he was supposed to be wearing an ankle monitor.
WREG knocked at the door where Davis was caught, but no one answered.
According to arrest records, “Davis has been informed on several occasions that he is not allowed to live at that residence due to the nature of his previous sex offense.”
It’s still unclear why authorities let him continue getting away with it.
Is it because they are pathetic at their jobs and don't have any compulsion to protect children from predators?
Idaho elementary school teacher arrested
for sex abuse of a minor
Author: Ian Smay, KREM2
HAYDEN, Idaho — Police arrested fifth-grade teacher, Ron Stone, at Hayden Meadows Elementary School for two counts of lewd conduct with a minor and one count of sex abuse of a child under the age of 16.
According to Coeur d'Alene School District Superintendent Steven Cook, the district was contacted by the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office late Friday to inform them of Stone's arrest.
The Kootenai County Jail roster lists the time of Stone's arrest as Friday night at about 8:30 p.m.
The alleged victims aren't students in the Coeur d'Alene School District, according to Cook.
The district placed Stone on administrative leave "until further notice," according to Cook.
Oregon pedophile dies in prison
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt, KDRV
UMATILLA, Ore. — A Josephine County man convicted of child sexual abuse in 2010 has died in prison at the age of 75, according to a statement from the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC).
Dennis Willian went to prison in July of 2010 after pleading guilty to five counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree. His earliest possible release date was set for June 8 of this year — but Willian did not live to seek parole.
According to the DOC, Willian was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla and died in the infirmary while on hospice care.
"DOC takes all in-custody deaths seriously," the agency said. "While crime information is public record, DOC elects to disclose only upon request out of respect for any family or victims."
News reports from the time of Willian's trial said that he had been living near Cave Junction at the time of his arrest. Deputies took Willian into custody on suspicion of sexually abusing a 5-year-old girl in 2002. Willian was reportedly living near an elementary school prior to the arrest, and law enforcement suspected that he may have victimized others.
Florida Community College Professor Pleads Guilty to Child-Infant Pornography
TB Reporter
TAMPA – A former Hillsborough Community College professor pleaded guilty Friday (March 29) to charges of possessing and distributing child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida.
Howard Joseph Vorder Bruegge, III, 36, of Tampa, who taught mathematics at HCC, faces a minimum mandatory penalty of five years, and up to 40 years, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not been set.
According to the plea agreement, Vorder Bruegge, using the internet monikers “JoeBlow73” and “JoeBlowFL,” distributed child pornography on multiple occasions. He also collected child pornography on his cellphone, including sex-abuse videos of babies and toddlers.
Vorder Bruegge also used his phone to film and publically share voyeur videos on the internet. He employed peepholes in bathrooms on the HCC campus to film college students while they were in restroom stalls. He then distributed those videos on websites that host voyeur content. Vorder Bruegge’s phone contained at least four videos capturing adult males through peepholes in public HCC restrooms.
No verdict reached in Upstate NY child sex abuse trial
By MARCUS WOLF
Watertown Daily Times
WATERTOWN — A jury could not reach a verdict Friday in Jefferson County Court on a case involving a Watertown man accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a girl.
Prosecution against Sheldon B. Dukes, who was charged with felony first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child and predatory sexual assault against a child, will continue despite the jury not reaching a conclusion after a day of deliberations. Chief Assistant District Attorney Patricia L. Dziuba said the case will have to be retried and a new jury selected.
Mr. Dukes has been accused of engaging in sexual activities with a girl who was less than 10 years old from June 2011 to July 2013.
NY State man sentenced to 10 years in prison
for child sex abuse
TROY, N.Y. — Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly recently announced that Kevin Andrews, 55, of Schodack, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison to be followed by 10 years of parole supervision after pleading guilty to one count of first-degree criminal sexual act on Feb. 1, 2019.
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Upon his release from state prison, Donnelly said that Andrews will be a registered sex offender.
During his plea, officials said Andrews admitted that he engaged in oral sexual conduct with a child under the age of eleven.
“This outcome could not have been achieved but for the professionalism of the Schodack Police Department along with the cooperation of the victim’s family. I also commend the START Center and Assistant District Attorney Cheryl A. McDermott for their hard work in bringing this matter to justice,” Donnelly said in a news release.
Queens sicko arrested for storing and sharing thousands of child sex abuse pictures
Leonard Greene
| NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
A depraved Queens man downloaded, saved and shared thousands of photos and videos of children — some as young as 4 — being sexually abused by adults, authorities said Thursday.
Dodelyn Vertilus, 40, of Long Island City, stored the images on his home computer, cell phone and other electronic devices between July and October of 2017, said prosecutors, who announced a 3,201-count indictment against him.
“The defendant in this case is alleged to have accumulated a vile collection of children being sexually abused by adults,” said Queens Chief Assistant DA John Ryan.
“The photos and videos are in fact crime scene images where youngsters are violated in the most horrific ways. This defendant allegedly kept the demand for these computer files going by collecting and sharing this content.”
Acting Queens Supreme Court Justice Stephanie Zaro set bail at $50,000 cash, and ordered the defendant to return to court June 27.
If convicted, Vertilus faces up to seven years in prison.
Ryan said Vertilus was tracked with software designed to search and identify individuals, via their Internet Protocol addresses, who are offering to distribute child sexual abuse material.
Most of the material contained in the defendant’s collection depicted children under 12 years old being sexually abused by adults.
The material will be sent to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Child Victim Identification Program to determine which of the children have been identified and saved by law enforcement..
Iowa man faces child sexual abuse charges
PETER KASPARI
pkaspari@messengernews.net
A Fort Dodge man is facing two felony charges after he allegedly confessed to committing sexual acts on a child.
Joseph D. Peterson, 34, is charged with two counts of second-degree sexual abuse, a class B felony.
The complaints filed against Peterson allege that he committed multiple sexual acts on a child, only identified as being less than 12 years old, on at least two occasions between Jan. 1 and March 29.
One of the incidents happened about three months ago, according to the complaint, and the other happened about a month ago.
The complaint further stated that Peterson allegedly admitted to a Fort Dodge police detective that he committed the acts upon the child.
Peterson made his initial appearance in Webster County Magistrate Court Saturday morning.
He said very little during his appearance, only acknowledging to Magistrate William Thatcher that he understood his rights and clarifying a few questions that Thatcher had about his application for a court-appointed attorney.
Thatcher appointed Judd Parker, of Adel, to represent Peterson in the case. Additionally, Thatcher also ordered Peterson to stay away from the unnamed victim and their family via a no-contact order.
Peterson’s preliminary hearing has been scheduled for April 9. He is being held in the Webster County Jail on a combined $50,000 cash-only bond.
California school bus driver arrested for
child sexual abuse
By: Sam Benson Smith, KESQ
INDIO, Calif.- - A man who was formerly a bus driver employed by First Student in the Coachella Valley is facing several child sexual abuse charges following a January arrest.
59-year-old Samuel Ortega is facing three charges of committing lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14, according to county jail records. He was set to appear in court at the Larson Justice Center in Indio Thursday for a preliminary hearing, but it was delayed.
According to court records, the alleged abuses occurred between August and November of 2018.
A news release written by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department reveals that on November 26, deputies first learned of a possible sexual assault of a minor in the 100 block of Clearwater Way in Rancho Mirage. Investigators were able to find evidence which corroborated accusations of sexual assault.
Ortega was arrested on January 24 at 3:00 p.m. in Cathedral City by deputies, according to jail records.
No additional information is available for release due to the age of the victim and sensitivity of the investigation.
Anyone with additional information is asked to call the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station Investigations Bureau at (760) 836-1600.
Former Texas X-ray tech accused of child sex abuse
may have more victims
Tom Steele, Breaking News Producer
Dallas News
Police in Allen say there may be additional victims in the case of a former X-ray technician who is accused of child sex abuse.
Justin Lloyd Strickland, 35, was arrested in November 2016 after authorities say he had sexual contact with an 11-year-old girl in Allen. The incident occurred while he was taking an X-ray of the child's knee, KTVT-TV (Channel 11) reported at the time.
The Texas Board of Medical Radiologic Technology suspended his license shortly after his arrest.
Since then, others have made similar accusations against Stricklin, police said this week. The incidents occurred while the children's parents were out of the room during exams.
Stricklin, a Gainesville resident, was indicted in Collin County last month on one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child younger than 14. He is free on bond as he awaits trial.
Police believe that there may be other potential victims and ask that anyone with information call Investigator Carolyn Crawford at 972-633-6778.
People who want to leave an anonymous tip can text ALLENPD and the tip to 847411.
Texas man convicted in child sex abuse case
By KLTV Digital Media Staff
TYLER, TX (KLTV) - A Tyler man has been convicted and sentenced in a child sex abuse case.
Thursday, Mark Vanhouten, 55, of Tyler was sentenced to 25 years in prison without parole for continuous sexual abuse of a child.
According to the Smith County District Attorney’s Office, Tyler Police Department officers began investigating the case when the victim notified her mother of the incident.
The incident? He was convicted of continuous CSA - there were many incidents!
Officials were able to identify Vanhouten’s DNA from collected swabs, incriminating pictures and the internet search history on his computer.
Illinois man charged with child sex abuse
FOX2
O’FALLON, Ill. – The St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office charged a 23-year-old Damiensville, Illinois man for sexual abuse of a minor.
According to Det. Sgt. Craig Koch, a spokesman for the O’Fallon Police Department, a parental complaint led to an investigation of possible inappropriate contact involving an adult and child via social media.
Police arrested Paul Jansen on Tuesday.
He was charged with three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, three counts of traveling to meet a minor, one count of grooming, and one count of indecent solicitation of a child.
Koch said O’Fallon police were still investigating Jansen’s past activity.
Documents detail years of alleged child sex abuse by Florida police officer
By: Rich Jones , News 104.5 WOKV
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - When the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office first announced the arrest of a 9-year veteran officer for capital sexual battery, they said the investigation began with the discovery of an image of a nude girl on a phone.
An affidavit for arrest warrant obtained by WOKV provides more clarity about years of abuse that led to the arrest of Matthew Butler on Tuesday. Butler was an officer assigned to Zone 1, which covers Downtown, but he resigned following the arrest.
The Integrity Unit started their investigation into Butler last Friday, when they received information claiming Butler had a nude photo of a young girl. The affidavit states that a witness alerted a JSO Detective to potential sexual abuse of a victim, in addition to the photo.
The victim detailed how the sexual abuse took place at an apartment and later at home, over the course of six years. The affidavit says the abuse occurred between 2010 and 2016. It did not describe the relationship between Butler and the victim.
Butler, who is now 39 years old, was booked into the Duval County Jail on a felony charge of capital sexual battery and a judge set his bond at $1 million. The judge also ordered Butler to have no contact with the victim or other minors. His next court date was scheduled for April 17.
Butler is the second Jacksonville officer to be arrested in just a matter of days. Over the weekend, an officer was arrested for allegedly pointing his gun at three women, including one he was dating, and threatening them.
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