‘Incest pervert paid Alabama parent and child
to have sex with each other so he could watch’
A defense contractor paid a parent and their grown-up child to have sex with one another so he could watch, it is claimed. Grady Gaston III, 59, is said to have ‘deceived and coerced’ the family members into sex in Athens, Alabama, and was arrested over the alleged offenses on Wednesday.
He added: ‘Even though Gaston didn’t have sex with a relative, he subjected two immediate family members to have sexual relations with each other and engaged with them…with somebody facilitating two direct family members, that are of age, but you’re still facilitating direct incest, so that does constitute an incest charge.
‘It is like he was the getaway driver of a bank robbery. He didn’t rob the bank, but played a major role in the crime.’
Young did not say how the relatives knew Gaston, their ages, or what the deception involved but did say his alleged abuse resulted in them being forced into ‘sexual servitude.’
Gaston’s alleged crimes began to be exposed in May after a drugs bust at a property that he owned. The suspect claimed he’d been renting it out to ‘sketchy characters’ and conceded there were ‘some things’ of interest to police inside.
Decatur Daily reports that investigators then began probing the incest allegations against Gaston, and also discovered 60 child sex abuse images on an electronic device. Young added: ‘There likely will be more charges in this case. The investigation is still ongoing. Things were confiscated in this case that investigators are still working with.’
Gaston, who worked on behalf of the US Department of Defense was denied bail at a court hearing Thursday.
Ross, Pa, man arrested for sexually assaulting teen
MICK STINELLI
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Police on Friday arrested a Ross man for allegedly sexually assaulting a teen multiple times.
Justin Sircely, 26, met the victim through Facebook three years ago when she was 14 years old, according to police. Sircely sexually abused the victim, including performing sexual intercourse, and gave her drugs
The abuse continued for three years, and Sirecely used threats and coercion to make sure the victim did not tell her parents, officials said.
On Wednesday, officers from the Violent Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested Sircely at a Marshall-Shadeland residence. The task force includes members of Pittsburgh Police, the FBI, and a child advocate.
Sircely is charged with unlawful contact with a minor, corrupting the morals of a minor, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault, terroristic threats, sexual assault, statutory sexual assault and unlawful use of a communication device.
His preliminary hearing is set for July 28.
Fairfield Co., S.C., man charged with
sexual exploitation of a minor
By WIS News 10 Staff
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A 55-year-old Winnsboro man has been arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, according to the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office.
The man was identified by officials as Marc Koch. Officials said they received a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that ultimately led investigators to Koch.
Authorities said Koch had several files of child sexual abuse material in his possession.
Koch has been charged with three counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.
If convicted, Koch could face up to 10 years in prison for each count.
N.H. man gets 20 years in prison in child sex assault case
BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A man convicted of assaulting a 10-year-old girl in 2017 was sentenced Friday in New Hampshire to at least 20 years in prison.
Richard Racette was convicted of four counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault following a trial in February. Rockingham County Attorney Patricia Conway said the assaults happened in North Hampton over several months.
The Union Leader reports Racette as being 71 years old and getting a sentence of 20-60 years. They also report that his victims were between 9 and 15 years old.
Racette rejected a plea deal last year that would have required him to serve less time in prison.
Conway said Racette has another case pending that involves the same girl, and three other juveniles. He faces charges of assault and manufacturing child sexual abuse images.
Affidavit accuses San Angelo man of
sexually assaulting 3-year-old
Alana Edgin, San Angelo Standard-Times
SAN ANGELO — A San Angelo man has been arrested after a 3-year-old child made an outcry of abuse to a family member, according to an arrest affidavit.
On Monday, July 13, 2020, the child made an outcry of abuse and said they were sexually assaulted by a 43-year-old man, records state. The child described the abuse to the relative, and said the man had masturbated by demonstrating the movement, according to the affidavit.
The relative reported the information to police and mentioned other instances where the child returned from the man's home and said they were in pain. The child would also ask not to be hurt, records state.
On March 9, after the child came home from the man's house, the child stated the man touched them inappropriately and told them to refer to their private area by another name, records state.
Investigators received the child's clothes and found biological evidence of sexual assault, according to the affidavit.
The sheriff's office asked for the public's help finding the man through Facebook on Wednesday. Around three hours later, the man was booked into the Tom Green County Jail.
When investigators approached the man on Wednesday, he told police these charges were false, records state.
Rodney Rhodes, 43, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of aggravated sexual assault of a child. He was released Thursday from Tom Green County Jail on a $100,000 bond, according to online jail records.
Four Hopewell, Va, adults face over a dozen
sex abuse, neglect charges against minors
HOPEWELL, Va. (WWBT) - Four people in Hopewell have been arrested and charged with more than a dozen counts related to the neglect, kidnapping and sexual abuse of minors.
In June, officers were called to the 400 block of South 15th Avenue for a call involving a juvenile.
An investigation led to the arrest of four adults over a month later on 18 felony charges in total:
Danny Wayne Bailey, 55, is charged with two counts of abductions and kidnapping, two counts of aggravated sexual battery, two counts of attempt to poison and one count of object sexual penetration.
James Walter Loving, 61, is charged with two counts of abduction and kidnapping, two counts of aggravated sexual battery, two counts of attempt to poison and one count of object sexual penetration.
Brandy Marie Murray, 36, is charged with two counts of child abuse and neglect.
Edith Philips, 56, is charged with two counts of child abuse and neglect.
All four were arrested between Monday, July 13, and Wednesday, July 15. They are being held at Riverside Regional Jail.
Police say the juveniles in the case are currently with child protective services.
No further details on the case are being released at this time due to the ongoing investigation. Anyone with information on the case should call police at 804-541-2222 or the Crimesolvers hotline at 804-541-2202
Mercer Co, WVa, Grand Jury indictments — July 2020
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Edited for child-related or possible child-related charges
PRINCETON — First-degree murder, sexual abuse first-degree, use of a minor to produce obscene material and other charges were handed down this week by the July 2020 Mercer County Grand Jury.
People indicted by the grand jury are required to appear July 27 before Circuit Court Judge William Sadler at the Mercer County Courthouse. Bench warrants will be issued for people who fail to appear. People on the indictments list should be prepared, if applicable and bond is granted, to pay a non-waivable $25 bond processing fee. This fee is required and will be paid to the Clerk of the Court. The clerk cannot accept personal checks.
The following is a list of the July 2020 session of the Mercer County Grand Jury indictments.
• Daron Derek Aniel, 33, of Princeton – Child abuse resulting in injury, Child neglect resulting in injury, Conspiracy.
• Rachel Lauren Franklin, 31, of Princeton – Child abuse resulting in injury, Child neglect resulting in injury, Conspiracy.
• Robert Daniel Blankenship, 45, Southern Regional Jail- Sexual abuse first degree, Sexual abuse by parent/custodian/or person in a position of trust to a child.
• Nicholas Alexander Groves, 28, of Glade Springs, Va. – Sexual assault second degree.
• Ronnie Davd Garcia Hogue, 32, of Southside, Tenn. – Use of obscene matter with intent to seduce a minor, Use of a minor to produce obscene material, Use of minors in filming sexually explicit conduct, Distribution and exhibiting material depicting minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
• Robert Avon Hurst, II, 32, of Princeton – Sexual assault first degree, Sexual abuse by parent/guardian/custodian/person of trust to a child.
• Jimmy DeWayne Lawrence, 45, of Princeton – Sexual abuse first degree.
• Keontaj Jerone Lee, 38, of Princeton – Sexual abuse first degree.
• Norman Thomas Lusk, 73, of Lashmeet – Sexual abuse first degree.
• Coy Lee Pollard, 34, of Princeton – Failure to provide notice of sex offender registration.
• Christopher Allen Ramsey, 29, of Bluefield – Child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury.
• Vestal Scarberry, 69, of Echman – Domestic assault
• Brandon Lamar Williams 22, of Princeton – Sexual assault first degree, Sexual abuse by parent/guardian/custodian/person of trust to a child, Sexual abuse first degree.
At least one dozen charges in one month, in one county with a population of less than 60,000. And these are only the ones that made it to a Grand Jury. This represents a small percentage of the actual child sexual abuse that has occurred. Also, each charge likely represents several acts of child abuse or child sexual abuse. Some may represent hundreds of events.
How many do you think may have occurred in counties with populations of 600,000, or six million?
Mercer Co, WVa
Former Farmington, NM, resident faces
child sex abuse charges
Noel Lyn Smith, Farmington Daily TimesFARMINGTON — A former Farmington resident is facing several charges related to sex crimes committed against two children.
Bahr was arrested on July 10 after detectives conducted a thorough investigation into allegations that he had sexually abused two children, ages 4 and 8, between 2016 and 2019.
"Bahr threatened continued violence if the children disclosed the abuse to anyone," the post states.
Aaron Bahr (Photo: San Juan County Adult Detention Center)
According to the post, when Bahr learned about the investigation, he left his current residence in Bullhead City, Arizona, and was found in Santa Rosa, where he was taken into custody by the New Mexico State Police.
He was transported to the Sheriff's Office, where he interviewed. He was booked into the San Juan County Adult Detention Center on July 15.
Fulton, Mo, man allegedly tied up, sexually abused, hit young child
by Megan Smaltz, KRCGFULTON, Mo. (KRCG) – 27-year-old Fulton man is accused of tying up a child then sexually assaulting them and becoming physically violent if the child didn't comply.
The document says the abuse continued for approximately four years. If the child didn't comply, the document says Taylor would smack the child or threaten further violence.
When law enforcement was initially tipped off about the abuse, Taylor fled. The document says the Fulton Police Department spent 10 months trying to locate Taylor who was arrested on Thursday.
Taylor attempted to escape after being arrested. According to the document, Taylor was taken to the hospital after he made comments about having a sore throat, diarrhea, and temperature when he got to the jail.
While at the hospital, the document said Taylor "locked himself in the bathroom and refused to come out." He eventually unlocked the door and came out of the bathroom. Then after obtaining paperwork at the hospital, Taylor attempted to escape by "pushing past law enforcement and running."
Well, at least he's not acting guilty, Pfft!
Taylor was subsequently detained and taken into custody.
Taylor is facing multiple felony charges including:
First-degree statutory rape of a person less than 12 years old
First-degree sexual misconduct involving a child under the age of 15
Tamper or attempt to tamper with a victim in a felony prosecution
Tampering with a witness in a felony prosecution
Escape or attempted escape from custody while under arrest for a felony
A hearing on Taylor's case has yet to be scheduled.
Sex Abuse, Child Porn Charges Filed Against Ex-Deputy In Wilmette, Ill
Nicknamed "Po-Po," the former Cook County sheriff's deputy would offer drugs and alcohol to local high school students
By Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
John P. Pradun, 62, of Wilmette, faces more than a dozen felony charges in connection with an investigation of sexual abuse of local high school students. (Cook County Sheriff's Office)
John Pradun, 62, of the 100 block of Millbrook Lane, was arrested Friday morning at his home and charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, indecent solicitation, grooming and exhibiting harmful materials in connection with a series of incidents earlier this month, according to Wilmette police and Cook County prosecutors, who also charged him with 15 counts of possession of child pornography.
Police said the investigation began Tuesday when a parent of a student at a local high school overheard a discussion among teens of another student's account of abuse by an adult. Investigators interviewed multiple people involved on Wednesday and Thursday and produced enough evidence for a judge to sign off an arrest warrant for Pradun and a search warrant for his house and electronic devices.
Pradun, a retired sergeant with the Cook County Sheriff's Office, invoked his right to remain silent following his arrest, authorities said. As of Monday afternoon, he was being held at Cook County Jail and could not be reached for comment.
At a bond hearing Saturday, prosecutors said Pradun would allow minors to frequently party at his house. Pradun would offer children Xanax, alcohol, marijuana and nicotine, according to prosecutors, and police said they found narcotics at his house that he did not have a prescription for.
Prosecutors said it was common knowledge among local high school students who attended parties at his house that Pradun was an ex-cop — everyone called him by the nickname "Po-Po."
After one of the parties at his house earlier this month, Pradun was giving three girls a ride, prosecutors said. While in the car, they allege he showed the girls a nude photo of himself with his hand holding his genitals. After dropping off two of the girls, he pulled over and confronted the girl who was left alone in the car, prosecutors said.
According to prosecutors, Pradun asked if he could "trust" her before abusing her. Once she was dropped off at home, she immediately told her friends what had just happened.
As Wilmette police began investigating, another family came forward to report their daughter had also been sexually assaulted by Pradun this month, authorities said.
Prosecutors said Pradun grabbed another girl under 16 while giving her a ride to a party at his house. And in another incident, he asked the girl "if she trusted him" before grabbing her; prosecutors said the girl told Pradun to stop, later confiding in friends about what had happened.
After police learned about the circumstances of the incidents and the parties at Pradun's house, they showed up at his house Friday morning to arrest him and execute several search warrants, seizing a cellphone, laptop and hard drives, according to police and prosecutors.
In a search of a flash drive at Pradun's house, investigators found more than 30 images of the sexual abuse of children under the age of 10, according to prosecutors.
Wilmette police asked anyone with additional information about possible crimes Pradun has committed to contact the lead detective in the case, Sgt. Solvei Gehrken, at 847-853-7546.
According to a Cook County Sheriff's Office spokesperson, Pradun retired in November 2019 after 27 years working for the sheriff's police.
Pradun was ordered held at Cook County Jail in lieu of the $15,000 cash portion of his bond, which is combined across three cases comprising the 20 felony charges he faces. His next court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon in Skokie.
Forest Acres, SC, man arrested, charged with
sexual exploitation of minors
Investigators say the 21-y/o possessed multiple files
of child sexual abuse material
Credit: WTOLAuthor: WLTX
FOREST ACRES, S.C. — A Forest Acres man has been arrested on charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors.
Connor Evans Vaules, 21, of Forest Acres, S.C., is charged with five counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment on each count, according to South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson. He was arrested on July 17.
Investigators say Vaules possessed multiple files of child sexual abuse material.
South Carolina's Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Attorney General’s Office made the arrest with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Richland County Sheriff’s Office, and the Forest Acres Police Department, who also assisted with the investigation. The case will be prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office.
Boone, NC, man convicted of child porn
charges in federal court
Staff Report editor@wataugademocrat.com
CHARLOTTE — After a two-day trial, a 60-year-old Boone man was convicted of child pornography charges by a federal jury in Charlotte on July 17, according to Andrew Murray, U.S. attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
William Jon Patric Ebert, 60, of Boone, was convicted of using a minor to produce child pornography photographs of the minor and possession of those photographs. He was found not guilty of transporting a minor with intent to engage in sexual criminal activity.
Ebert is currently in federal custody, according to the U.S. attorney's office. A sentencing date had not been set as of July 20. U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney presided over the trial.
According to filed court documents and evidence presented at trial, Ebert sexually abused a minor for more than six years, the U.S. attorney's office stated. The sexual abuse took place in Ohio and in North Carolina. Evidence presented at trial established that Ebert also used the minor to produce child pornography photographs of the minor, and that he stored those photographs on his computer and other devices he owned.
On Sept. 22, 2016, law enforcement officials executed a search warrant at Ebert’s residence in Boone and seized several devices and computers. A forensic analysis of Ebert’s hard drive revealed that it contained sexually explicit images of the minor victim, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
The production of child pornography charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. The possession of child pornography charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. Both charges carry a maximum fine of $250,000.
In making the announcement, Murray thanked the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the Avon Police Department in Ohio for their investigation of this case. Assistant United States Attorneys Kimlani Ford and Eric Lindahl are prosecuting the case for the United States.
Grand Ledge, Mi, coach traded booze for child porn
Kyle Kaminki
Lansing City Pulse
MONDAY, July 20 — Newly released court records allege that a former high school soccer coach and executive director of the Capital Area Soccer League allegedly coaxed a 15-year-old boy from Grand Ledge into sending him sexually explicit pictures in exchange for booze.
The Eaton County Prosecutor’s Office released today a copy of a warrant request filed in June 2019 to seize computers, cell phones and other electronics from his Walnut Street home. It outlined accusations against Dane that date back more than a year before his arrest this month.
Within the warrant request, Michigan State Police Detective Sgt. Craig Carberry said a tip was received last year that Scott offered alcohol to a teenage boy twice in exchange for sexual photos on Snapchat. The boy obliged twice, records state.
Several items are redacted in the June 2019 report, but it details how Dane was head varsity soccer coach at Grand Ledge High School at the time. The boy’s phone was turned over and searched by authorities on June 7, 2019, and he was formally interviewed on June 18, 2019.
During the interview, the boy told authorities that Dane made a statement that “they are not true friends until you see each other’s penis,” reports state. He also recounted a time that Dane took the boy to a Lansing Ignite game in downtown Lansing on an unnamed rainy Saturday in 2019.
The two drank a Yeti cup filled with beer and a water bottle filled with tequila on the way to the game, records state. Dane allegedly told the boy he could get more alcohol if he sent sexual pictures and drove him home. The boy sent his first and only picture that night, records state.
On at least one occasion, Dane also allegedly bought a six-pack of beer and a bottle of flavored vodka for the teenage boy, which was designed to stay in Dane’s car for when the two were together and wanted to have a few drinks, records state.
Cops continued to surveil Dane at his home into late June 2019, records state. The warrant, approved at the end of the month, sought to comb through his electronic records for evidence.
There is more on this story at the Lansing City Pulse
Ohio jury finds Timothy Blue guilty of
all 7 child sex offenses
By Nancy MolnarThe Times-Reporter
NEW PHILADELPHIA A 41-year-old man is facing a possible life sentence after being convicted of rape and other sex offenses against a girl beginning at age 7.
The crimes occurred between July 2011 and Jan. 13, 2019.
Judge Edward O’Farrell said he expects to sentence Blue early next week. Assistant county prosecutor Scott Deedrick said the evidence included photos, videos and DNA on objects.
He said the victim did not disclose the abuse before 2019 because Blue had “made her into the victim that he wanted.” Deedrick said she came forward after she grew older and more independent, and after the situation became scarier.
“This child started getting tied up, started getting hit,”
Deedrick said.
Public defender Mark Perlaky said the charges were false and were made as part of a “bitter custody situation” between the complainant’s mother and Blue.
He said the pornographic images claimed to belong to Blue actually were on the phone of his accuser.
Perlaky said the girl has had mental health problems, and did not disclose abuse allegations to counselors.
Most sexually abused teens have mental health and substance abuse problems.
He said investigations by a court-appointed guardian ad litem found no reason to deny Blue visits with the girl. Blue has the right to appeal the guilty verdicts.
The trial started July 13 with jury selection and ended Friday with closing arguments.
Two Texas fugitives wanted on child sex crimes charges
arrested at Laredo border crossing
Mathew Richards My Texas Daily
CBP officers escort a wanted person at a U.S. port of entry. 📷 U.S. Customs and Border Protection
LAREDO, Texas — Two fugitives wanted on child sex crimes charges in Houston and Arlington, Texas, were arrested at a Laredo border crossing, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today.
The two men made entry from Mexico on Saturday and Sunday in separate, unrelated travel, according to the agency.
“Sexual abuse of a child is a violent act,” stated Port Director Gregory Alvarez, Laredo Port of Entry. “CBP collaborates with agencies throughout the nation to bring those who face outstanding warrants for these heinous crimes to justice.”
On Saturday, July 18, 2020, CBP officers processing vehicle traffic referred 55-year-old Jesus Arzola, a Mexican citizen, for secondary inspection. Subsequent biometric verification through law enforcement databases confirmed Arzola was wanted on an outstanding warrant out of Harris County for felony aggravated sexual assault of a child.
On Sunday, July 19, 2020, CBP officers referred 54-year-old Alvaro Hernandez Ruiz, also a Mexican citizen, for secondary inspection. Biometric authentication confirmed Ruiz was wanted in Arlington, located in north Texas's Tarrant County, on an outstanding warrant for felony sexual abuse of a child involving forcible rape.
Warrants on both Arzola and Ruiz were confirmed to be active and they were arrested, booked into the Webb County Jail in Laredo, Texas, and awaiting extradition to their respective jurisdictions for criminal proceedings.
Rincon, NM, man charged for alleged child sexual abuse
spanning seven years
Bethany Freudenthal, Las Cruces Sun-NewsLAS CRUCES - A Rincon woman who reported years of alleged sexual abuse by a trusted adult when she was a child and into adulthood told investigators that she was tired of the abuse that had gone on for far too long and she deserves justice.
Roach was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center, where he is initially being held without bond. According to court records, the woman who reported the abuse gave authorities detailed accounts of multiple times Roach is alleged to have assaulted her, since she was 13 years old.
The woman allegedly told authorities that every time she asked Roach for money, he would either attempt to have sex with her, or have sex with her.
Court documents state that when the woman began to date someone, Roach asked her why she was leaving him. She said she told him he already knew why. The woman confronted Roach and asked him why every time she asked him money, he would try to have sex with her. During the confrontation, the woman told him that was wrong.
Roach allegedly asked the woman to rethink everything, because he didn't want her to leave.
The woman told a trusted adult female of the alleged abuse. The female allegedly asked the woman not to report what happened because it would ruin her life and his. The adult female told investigators that she didn't believe the abuse happened.
The woman allegedly told investigators that another girl had also accused Roach of sexual abuse, court documents state.
A third girl allegedly reported to school authorities that Roach had masturbated in front of her, court documents state.
Rincon, NM
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