Newnan, Ga, man arrested on child molestation charges
By Asia Simone Burns, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A Newnan man is behind bars after officials accused him of sexually assaulting a child.
Joseph Anthony Spencer Sr., 49, was arrested Tuesday following a weekslong investigation, the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
The sheriff’s office said it began looking into Spencer after hearing from a family member of the victim. Investigators said the victim had been to Spencer’s Belk Road home several times.
Spencer was charged with child molestation and aggravated child molestation, officials said. He was taken to the Coweta County Jail, where he remains with no bond. No other information on the investigation was released.
Elgin, Ill, man who skipped child sex assault
trial gets 47 years in prison
Harry Hitzeman, Daily Herald
An Elgin man who is on the run after skipping court for his child rape trial earlier this year has been sentenced to 47 years in prison.
Mario Piñeda, 37, of the 1-99 block of South DuBois Avenue, was convicted in absentia of seven counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, along with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse by a Kane County jury on Jan. 16.
At trial, prosecutors presented evidence that Piñeda sexually assaulted the victim, who was younger than 13 and whom he knew, numerous times in 2016.
The girl told her parents about the assaults and her father called police, prosecutors said.
Piñeda faced a top prison term of 217 years. Kane County Judge Charles Petersen on Thursday sentenced Piñeda to 42 years in prison for predatory criminal sexual assault and five years for aggravated sexual abuse, prosecutors said.
The sentences must be served consecutively.
Piñeda posted $20,000 bail after his arrest in 2017 but last came to court for a Sept. 20, 2019, hearing. Petersen issued an arrest warrant for Piñeda after he was a no-show on Jan. 9, 2020.
"This victim has showed so much bravery and strength throughout her ordeal, overcoming her fear to tell her parents about the abuse, providing important details to investigators and telling her story in court," State's Attorney Joe McMahon said. "Mr. Piñeda, on the other hand, was too much of a coward to face her."
Anyone with information on Piñeda's whereabouts is asked to call the Kane County Child Advocacy Center at (630) 208-5160.
Under state law, Piñeda must serve 85% of the 42-year sentence for predatory criminal sexual assault and must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
Salyersville, Ky, man gets 21 years for illicit overseas sex
By Steve Rogers
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A Kentucky resident was sentenced in federal court today to 21 years in prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release for being a U.S. citizen who engaged and attempted to engage in illicit sexual conduct with two minor females while he traveled and resided in Cambodia.
According to federal prosecutors, 36-year-old Micky Rife, 36, formerly of Salyersville, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove.
In his plea agreement, Rife admitted that between Sept. 3, 2012, and Dec. 9, 2018, he traveled in foreign commerce, and between March 7, 2013, and Dec. 9, 2018, he resided in Cambodia, and that during those periods of time, he touched two minor females under their clothing and inside or on their genital areas on more than one occasion, prosecutors said in a release
He further admitted that both minor victims were under the age of 12 when the illicit conduct occurred, according to the release.
Rife was previously indicted for two separate counts of the same offense in February 2019. He pleaded guilty to a single-count information filed on Jan. 16, 2020.
The investigation was conducted in Cambodia and Kentucky by HSI and the Kentucky State Police. Trial Attorney Lauren S. Kupersmith of the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) and Assistant U.S. Attorney David A. Marye prosecuted the case.
Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Robert M. Duncan Jr. for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge Jerry Templet of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Nashville, and Kentucky State Police Commissioner Rodney Brewer made the announcement.
According to the Cambodia News, Rife was a former teacher at Hi-Bridge International School in Phnom Penh.
Federal law prohibits an American citizen or resident to travel to a foreign country with intent to engage in any form of sexual conduct with a minor. Rife was arrested in January 2019 after an investigation that began when his former girlfriend, with whom he adopted a child, reported concerns, according to previously released court documents.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, 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.justice.gov/psc.
71-year-old Orangeburg Co., S.C. man charged with distributing child sexual abuse material
By WIS News 10 Staff |
COLUMBIA, S.C. - A Branchville man has been arrested in connection with the sexual exploitation of a minor.
According to the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office, William Shriner was arrested on June 12.
Officials said Shriner distributed child sexual abuse material.
He has been charged with three counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, which is punishable by up to 10 years in prison for each count.
The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest.
Montgomery, Ala, man arrested in child sex abuse investigation
By WSFA Staff |
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A man has been arrested in a child sex abuse investigation.
According to Montgomery Police Captain Saba Coleman, D’Kevin Lawery, 19, is charged with sexual abuse of a child less than 12. Police say the crime happened on Feb. 12 in the 3700 block of Maclamar Road.
Lawery was taken into custody on Wednesday and placed in the Montgomery County Detention Facility.
Aiken, S.C. man arrested on child sexual abuse material charges
By Matthew Enfinger menfinger@aikenstandard.com
An investigation led by multiple agencies resulted in an Aiken man facing five charges connected to distributing child sexual abuse material.
Each charge is a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment on each count, according to the South Carolina Attorney General's Office.
Investigators received a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children which led them to Granger.
Investigators state Granger distributed child sexual abuse material.
Child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, is a more accurate reflection of the material involved in these heinous and abusive crimes, according to a news release from the S.C. Attorney General's Office. "Pornography" can imply the child was a consenting participant. Globally, the term child pornography is being replaced by CSAM for this reason.
Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigators with the Aiken Department of Public Safety arrested the suspect Wednesday.
Investigators with the Attorney General's Office, Aiken County Sheriff's Office and United States Secret Service, all also members of the state's ICAC Task Force, assisted with this investigation and arrest.
Granger was being held in the Aiken County detention center as of Thursday afternoon.
South Sioux City, Neb, man charged with
sexual assault of a child
HARTINGTON — A South Sioux City man has been charged with first-degree child sexual assault, child abuse and other charges.
Cedar County Attorney Nicholas Matney announced that charges have been filed against Guillermo Coronado Ortiz, 59, following his arrest on Tuesday, according to a press release from Matney’s office.
Ortiz was arrested at Gavin’s Point Project, Lake Yankton Swimming Beach after Cedar County Law Enforcement received a call from a witness at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Officers arrested Ortiz following an investigation and transported him to Cedar County Jail.
Ortiz is charged with first-degree child sexual assault, child abuse, public indecency and procuring alcohol to or for a minor. If found guilty, Ortiz faces the possibility of life imprisonment on the sexual assault charge alone.
Calhoun, La, man arrested on hundreds of child porn & crime against nature charges
OUACHITA PARISH, La. (KNOE) - Authorities say a Calhoun man has been arrested on hundreds of child porn & animal sex abuse charges.
According to arrest records, 40-year-old Keith Allen Taylor was arrested on June 17, 2020.
Louisiana State Police say they executed a search warrant in the 4000 block of Highway 80 in Calhoun and found approx. 400 images and videos of child sex abuse material as well as approx. 100 images and videos of sexual abuse of an animal.
Police say Taylor admitted to downloading the images.
Ex-Fort Hood, Tx, man sentenced to 30 years
for sexual assault of 2 children
FORT HOOD, Texas (KWTX) - Michael James Wier, 31, of Jacksonville, Fla., has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child.
U.S. District Judge Alan Albright also ordered Wier to spend the remainder of his life after his release from prison on supervised release and fined him $10,000.
Wier pleaded guilty on Dec. 19, 2019, admitting to sexually assaulting the children while living on Fort Hood from May 2008 to January 2011.
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Valley, Ala, man arrested on charge of child sex abuse
(Source: KAUZ)
By Alex Jones
VALLEY, Ala. (WTVM) - A Valley man is behind bars after being taken into custody on a charge of child sex abuse.
44-year-old Timothy Jackson Wood was charged with sexual abuse of a child under 12, which is a felony, after an investigation by the Valley Police Department and the Child Advocacy Center.
Wood is currently being held in the Chambers County Detention Facility where he awaits a bond hearing.
Valley police say that due to the nature of the crime and the age of the victim, no more information will be released.
Travis Co. Sheriff's Office detective charged with sexual assault of a child
by CBS Austin
A Travis County Sheriff's Office detective is accused of sexually assaulting a child.
According to court documents, 40-year-old Stephen Broderick is charged with first-degree felony sexual assault of a child (family violence).
The sheriff's office says Broderick is currently on administrative leave without pay as the Texas Rangers investigate.
The arrest affidavit said the assault happened at a home in Elgin earlier this month. The victim made an outcry to her mother, who took her to Dell Children's Medical Center to be examined. Doctors confirmed the abuse.
As of Wednesday afternoon, he was in custody at the Travis County Jail with a $100,000 bond.
Idaho Man Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Solicit Sexual Abuse Images Of A 9-y/o Child in Fla.
By Shore News Network
Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announced that Aaron Kirk Woolman (58, Hagerman, Idaho) has pleaded guilty to attempting to entice a 9-year-old child to engage in sexual activity and produce pornographic images of herself. Woolman faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison. Woolman was arrested by FBI agents at his home in Idaho on December 11, 2019, and transported to Jacksonville, where he remains in custody pending sentencing.
According to court documents, on August 7, 2019, an undercover FBI agent from Jacksonville, posing as a parent of a 9-year-old child, made contact with Woolman in an online chat application. During several chat sessions, Woolman solicited the “parent” to send him pornographic images of the child. Woolman also engaged in conversations via text messaging with an undercover FBI agent posing as the 9-year-old child. During these conversations, Woolman solicited the “child” to engage in sexual activity, produce explicit images of herself, and send these images to Woolman. Woolman tried to convince the “child” to comply with his requests by sending the “child” explicit images of himself and adult pornography.
On December 13, 2019, FBI agents and other law enforcement personnel executed a search warrant at Woolman’s home, where he was arrested. Woolman admitted to communicating with the “dad” and the 9-year-old “girl” for a couple of weeks. He also admitted that he had sent the “girl” a picture of his penis and acknowledged that he had asked the “girl” for a picture of her in the shower, and for other explicit pictures of her.
A search of Woolman’s online cloud storage account revealed several images and videos depicting young children engaged in sexual acts with adults. Woolman’s smart phone also contained child sex abuse images. FBI agents also recovered a loaded handgun in the drawer of Woolman’s nightstand, stored together with a quantity of marijuana, baggies, and a digital scale.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Jacksonville and Boise, Idaho), as well as the Gooding County (Idaho) Sheriff’s Office and the Twin Falls (Idaho) Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney D. Rodney Brown.
It is another case brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.
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