Child Sex Abuse in the USA > Utah woman videos rape of preschooler; Illinois school worker jailed for CSAM; Chat admin can't stop downloading CSAM in N.C.

 

St. George woman sentenced for filming sexual abuse of a preschooler

ST. GEORGE — On Thursday, 31-year-old Alexandria Marie Wright appeared before 5th District Judge Keith C. Barnes to be sentenced on four of the eight counts filed against her.

These included first-degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of a child, sodomy on a child and aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, and dealing in harmful materials to a minor, a third-degree felony.

The four remaining aggravated sexual abuse charges were dismissed in exchange for the guilty pleas Wright entered on April 24, when she admitted to "engaging in a sexual act with the child" and filming the abuse, according to a statement filed in support of the plea.

The videos that led to Wright's charges came to light during the arrest of a 26-year-old Nevada man, Martin Brandon Gillen, of Mesquite. He was arrested in Iola, Kansas, in March 2024 in connection with an unrelated kidnapping case. During his arrest, Gillen told agents he had met a woman in St. George, which "ultimately led to the sexual abuse of a minor," the agent noted.

Read the entire story at St. George News.

Former School Worker Sentenced To Prison For Possessing Images Of Child Sex Abuse

Donald Peters, a former District 300 employee, has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff

Posted Mon, Jun 9, 2025 at 2:01 pm CT

ALGONQUIN, IL — A former District 300 employee has been sentenced to prison time after he pleaded guilty to felony charges in a child porn case on Friday.

Donald Peters, 36, of Cary, entered the guilty plea to the amended charge of possessing images of child sex abuse and was sentenced to seven years in prison, according to Shaw Local News Network. He also pleaded guilty to attempted possession of child sex abuse images and was sentenced to four years of sex offender probation, which will be served following his prison term.

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Peters will be required to serve half of his sentence before he is eligible for mandatory supervised release and he will also be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, according to court records.

Peters was arrested in August 2023 after several child pornography, intimidation and electronic harassment charges were filed against him.

In the criminal complaint against Peters filed by prosecutors, Peters was accused of soliciting, enticing or coercing a juvenile that he is alleged to know to appear in any stage play, live presentation, film video or other visual image in which the child — alleged to be under the age of 13 – was depicted as being involved in lewd behavior.

The complaint alleges that Peters – who previously worked as an attendance secretary for District 300 – used a device capable of electronic data storage or written communication to “seduce, solicit, lure or entice” the juvenile to distribute photographs of the child’s private parts, according to documents.

The indictment accuses Peters of luring a juvenile victim under the age of 15 for unlawful purposes, prosecutors allege.

The charges mark the second time this year Peters has faced criminal charges after he was previously charged with child pornography charges involving a child under the age of 13 as well as electronic harassment, obscene proposal, cyberstalking, and two counts of intimidation.

Peters pleaded not guilty to those charges in September.

Peters recently worked as an attendance and truancy assistant at Westfield Community School for nearly five years, according to his LinkedIn.

ADMINISTRATOR OF ONLINE CHATROOM DEDICATED TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL IS SENTENCED TO 15+ YEARS IN PRISON

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A previously convicted sex offender who served as the administrator of an online chatroom dedicated to sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was sentenced to 188 months in prison today for distributing child pornography, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. 

In addition to the prison term imposed, Nicholas Tyler Banks, 24, of Burnsville, N.C., was ordered to serve a lifetime of supervised release, to register as a sex offender, and to pay $26,000 in restitution.

Chief Daniel Duckworth of the Boone Police Department joins U.S. Attorney Ferguson in making the announcement.

According to court documents and the sentencing hearing, beginning in September 2023, a Boone Police Department detective was conducting an undercover investigation into the sexual exploitation of children online. During the investigation, law enforcement determined that Banks was using a commonly available chat application to share images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children in a chatroom dedicated to sharing CSAM. 

All the files shared by Banks were made available for all users of the chatroom to view, download, and further distribute. The CSAM files depicted prepubescent children engaging in sexually explicit conduct with adults and some of the videos depicted sadomasochistic conduct. 

The investigation further revealed that Banks served as the administrator of the chat group, and in that role, he was in charge of adding new members to the group.

In January 2024, a search warrant was executed at Banks’s residence. Several electronic devices were seized and forensically examined. In total, investigators found that Banks possessed the equivalent (when taking videos into account) of more than 47,700 CSAM images. Investigators also determined that Banks continued to collect and share additional CSAM even after the search warrant was executed.

Sin is progressive, almost never regressive, especially where demons are involved.

Banks was previously convicted of the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor in Sullivan County, in Tennessee, and as a result of that conviction he was a registered sex offender.

On January 27, 2025, Banks pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography with a qualifying prior conviction. He is in federal custody and will be transferred to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons upon designation of a federal facility.

In making today’s announcement, U.S. Attorney Ferguson commended the Boone Police Department for their investigation of the case.

Assistant United States Attorney Alexis Solheim of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Asheville prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (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 https://www.justice.gov/psc.