Fugitive wanted for super aggravated sex assault
of child, continuous sex abuse of child
Crime Stoppers and the Houston Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance locating 52-year-old German M. Sibrian, who police said is wanted for super aggravated sexual assault of a child and continuous sexual abuse of a child. (Crime Stoppers)
Police said they received two separate reports of sexual abuse that occurred in the 6300 block of Clemson Street.
Detectives said they learned the fugitive sexually abused the first victim on multiple occasions (starting in January of 2011 and continuing through January of 2013). Detectives said they also learned that Sibrian sexually assaulted the second victim in January of 2014, who was under the age of six.
Sibrian is charged with super aggravated sexual assault of a child and continuous sexual assault of a child. He is described as being a Hispanic male, approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall, and 180 lbs. with brown eyes and medium-length black hair. Police said he is known to drive a blue 2017 Jeep or a yellow 2006 Hummer.
Crime Stoppers said they may pay up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, charging and/or arrest of the suspect in this case. Information may be reported by calling 713-222-TIPS (8477) or submitted online at www.crime-stoppers.org.
Man convicted of stepdaughter's sexual assault
in Middlesex Co., NJ, loses appeal
Nick Muscavage, Bridgewater Courier News
A man convicted of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter in Middlesex County for nearly a decade has lost an appeal of his conviction.
The man, whose name is being withheld to protect the identity of the victim, sought post-conviction relief for his second-degree sexual assault conviction, for which he was sentenced to seven years in prison.
In his appeal, the man argued he had ineffective legal representation during his trial. The appellate court, however, disagreed.
The man began sexually abusing his stepdaughter when she was 8 years old and continued until she was 17, according to court documents.
In March 2010, a grand jury returned an indictment charging him with two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, two counts of second-degree sexual assault, two counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
His first trial in 2011 resulted in a hung jury.
In July 2012, his retrial resulted in an acquittal of all counts except for one count of second-degree sexual assault. He was sentenced to seven years in prison in December of that same year.
The man, in his appeal, claimed that his trial attorney was ineffective because the attorney did not challenge Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome witnesses, which is a syndrome theorized in 1983 to explain how children respond to being sexually abused.
In 2018, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that witnesses could no longer testify in sexual abuse cases about the Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome because, the court found, the theory is "not generally accepted by the scientific community," according to the ruling.
Regardless, the appellate court said the man's arguments were entirely without merit.
The appellate court noted that during the retrial, the man's attorney, who he claimed to be ineffective, managed to beat seven of the eight charges against him.
The judges found that the man could not prove his attorney was deficient or "made errors so serious that counsel was not functioning as the 'counsel' guaranteed the defendant by the Sixth Amendment," according to the ruling.
The judges also found that the man could not prove "reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different."
The man was released from prison in June 2018 after serving five years and six months.
Good grief! 5 years and 6 months for 10 years of sexually abusing his step-daughter. How pathetic.
Middlesex Co., NJ
NH prosecutor explains decision to drop charges
involving child sexual abuse images
Salem resident Kenyoun Gifford, 37, was sentenced in Hillsborough County Superior Court last week to 3 to 10 years on two charges of burglary.
In this case, the charges were not appropriate, according to Nicole Thorspecken, an assistant Hillsborough County attorney who prosecuted the case. “There was a lot of factual information that went into the plea resolution. He did not obtain and distribute the material for reasons people normally do it,” Thorspecken said.
She noted that Gifford will be imprisoned for at least three years. Gifford will not have to register as a sex offender when he gets out of prison, which Thorspecken said was appropriate. “I don’t think the state of New Hampshie wanted to monitor him as a sex offender,” she said.
The sentencing marked the end of a rivalry between Gifford and Brian W. Johnson Jr. of Manchester.
In the spring of 2018, Manchester police started receiving anonymous tips that Johnson had child sexual abuse images in his Winter Street apartment.
One night, an anonymous caller reported that an injured man he identified as a pedophile was bleeding to death in the apartment. When police arrived, they found no one in the apartment but several child sexual abuse images printed on computer paper.
The staged crime scene raised concerns from the start. Johnson had no computer or printer in his apartment, and he didn’t hesitate to volunteer for a lie-detector test.
When Gifford appeared in court in January and pleaded guilty, Johnson was disappointed to find out that Gifford avoided a conviction of distribution of child sexual abuse images. “At one point, it was in his hands,” Johnson said at the time. “I totally believe he should have been charged with it.”
He certainly could have been charged with possession; but I think you may have grounds for a good lawsuit.
Massage Therapist Charged with Child Sex Crime, Accused of Inappropriately Touching Student-Athletes at U of Kansas
A massage therapist for the University of Kansas athletic department has been charged with a child sex crime and at least six female student-athletes have accused him of inappropriately touching them during massages.
Investigators also determined that an athletic trainer was aware of “unwarranted and unwanted touching” by O’Brien but that this trainer did not report these allegations.
O’Brien started providing massage services for the women’s basketball team in 2012. He eventually expanded to provide these services for tennis, softball, and soccer players.
He was also the owner of a massage business in Lawrence called Medissage-Kamehameha Massage, LLC.
Bluemont, VA, man indicted on
child pornography charges
Times-Mirror Staff A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Kevin Hewlett, 35, of Bluemont, with producing and distributing or attempting to distribute child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Why no charges for sex with an underage girl? Is there a reason for that?
If convicted, Hewlett faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nathaniel Smith, III, and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Gwendelynn Bills are prosecuting the case.
Officials say the FBI Washington Field Office's Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, which aims to identify and investigate child predators and those involved in human trafficking, investigated the matter.
FBI officials encourage anyone with additional information regarding Hewlett to submit a tip by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI or visiting tips.fbi.gov.
The case is part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative led by U.S. Attorney's Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Walla Walla, Wa, man agrees to terms for possible dismissal of child sex crimes
By EMILY THORNTON of the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
Walla Walla County Courthouse
Christopher A. Pope, 29, was charged in December 2018 with third-degree child rape and another child sex crime. He pleaded not guilty in February 2019 and was allowed to remain out of jail pending trial, which was rescheduled several times.
Pope allegedly had sex when he was 16-19 years old with a girl he knew who was 11-14 years old, between 2010 and 2012, in Walla Walla.
He was in the U.S. Air Force when court documents were written and was interviewed by a military investigator.
The girl, now 24, reported the abuse to Child Protective Services in Chelan County, which forwarded the information in 2017 to Walla Walla police for investigation.
Pope’s charges remain the same, but they could be dismissed if he follows terms through May 12, 2022.
So, like, 2 years he has to keep his head down. Good lawyer!
Those terms include not committing new crimes, obtaining a mental-health assessment and psycho-sexual deviancy evaluation, letting his attorney know about chemical-dependency or mental-health providers, having no contact with the victim, not consuming any illegal narcotics or unprescribed substances, paying $100 to Walla Walla County District Court and letting the district court clerk and his attorney know about address changes.
If Pope doesn’t follow these terms, he faces a standard sentencing range of 26-34 months in prison on each count, as his offender score is three. The maximum sentence for count one is 10 years in prison and/or a $20,000 fine and for count two, it’s five years and/or a $10,000 fine.
A review hearing was scheduled Monday for Sept. 21.
Pope’s brother, Brandon E. Pope, 25, of Walla Walla, also was scheduled to enter a stipulated order of continuance on Monday, but it was continued to March 23. He was charged with first-degree child rape and another child sex crime.
Their father, Edward N. Pope, 55, of Kirkland, entered a stipulated order of continuance on Feb. 24 also related to sexual assault charges.
What a family! Don't know if the girl was their sister, a relative, or perhaps a neighbour. But, whoever she was, she was sorely abused by three evil men.
NE Appeals Court Rejects Appeal by Rural Scottsbluff Man Convicted of Child Sex Assault
A rural Scottsbluff man sentenced to prison in 2014 for the sexual assault of two children has lost his latest appeal to the Nebraska Court of Appeals.
53-year-old Michael Sessions made a direct appeal to the Court, saying the Scotts Bluff County District Court erred when it denied his motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing.
Sessions claimed the trial court abused its discretion by imposing what he said were excessive sentences of 30 to 40 years for each of two counts of first degree felony sexual assault, ordered to be served consecutively.
In June 2014, Sessions had been charged with six felonies for what investigators said was long-time abuse of the victims, and accepted a plea deal in the case.
Tuesday, the appeals court affirmed the lower court ruling rejecting relief, saying Sessions did not prove prejudice and it agreed with the trial court’s finding that he offered nothing in the record that would show he would have insisted on going to trial.
Sessions is serving 60 to 80 years, and would not be eligible for parole until 2044 at the earliest.
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