Pedophiles from New Jersey, Tennessee, Texas and Alaska on Today's List

PEDOPHILE: New Jersey man accused of

sex acts on 4-year-old

- Although he already was a convicted child abuser, Peter R. Simunovich allegedly had access to a 4-year-old in 2015, according to an indictment.

And what he is accused of doing to the youngster is hard to stomach.

Peter r. Simunovich faces charges of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old child. (Photo: COURTESY OF THE OCEAN COUNTY JAIL)

A grand jury in the indictment accused the 78-year-old Little Egg Harbor man of sexually assaulting the 4-year-old over nine months, beginning in January of 2015.

The alleged sexual abuse continued until September after the child had turned five, the indictment said. The charging document alleged that the sexual acts took place in Little Egg Harbor and Point Pleasant.

Simunovich previously received an 18-month prison term after pleading guilty in 2009 to cruelty and neglect of children.

Now he is charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child.

Simunovich’s case is on the docket today when he will face an arraignment on the new charges.

An arraignment is a brief proceeding at which a defense attorney usually enters a not-guilty plea on behalf of a defendant.

Simunovich’s arraignment is scheduled to take place at 9 a.m. before Superior Court Judge James M. Blaney at the Ocean County Courthouse in Toms River.

Tennessee man charged with

aggravated child sex abuse

WKRN web staff


Courtesy: Wilson County Sheriff's Office

LEBANON, Tenn. (WKRN) — A 49-year-old man has been arrested by Wilson County sheriff deputies for multiple counts of aggravated sexual charges against a minor.

On July 13, a grand jury indicted Walter Yearwood on eight counts of rape of a child and aggravated sexual battery of a minor.

Detectives  began investigating Yearwood in June this year after receiving information from within the community.

Yearwood is currently in custody and is being held on a $100,000 bond pending a court appearance August 8.

“This kind of crime is especially heart-wrenching,” Sheriff Robert Bryan said. “An innocent child should never have to suffer in silence. If you suspect any such activity is occurring regarding someone you know, please speak up. Call our office at 615-444-1412. You can remain anonymous.”

    Lebanon, Tennessee

Alaska man arrested on child sex abuse,

pornography charges

By KTVA CBS

ANCHORAGE – A Sterling man was arrested Wednesday night on more than 20 charges related to sexual abuse of a minor, according to an online dispatch from the Alaska State Troopers.

Authorities with AST, the Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit and the Anchorage Police Department served a search warrant at the home of 55-year-old Bradley Elliott relating to charges of sexual abuse of a minor, child pornography and misconduct involving controlled substances, troopers wrote.

Authorities say the charges against Elliot stem from multiple victims.


Elliott was taken to Wildwood Pre-Trial in Kenai, and the investigation is ongoing.

Pre-trial hearing Tuesday for Texas man

accused of child sex abuse

LAMAR COUNTY, Texas -- A Brookston man accused of sexually abusing a Lamar County child will appear in court for a pre-trial hearing Tuesday.

34-year-old Chevy Wayne Lambert is charged with continuous aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14, along with four other charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child.

The abuse which deputies say may have lasted more than a year, was reported back in February.

He's being held in the Lamar County Jail on $200,000 bond.


Brookston, Texas

Texas Man Receives Four 'Stacked' Life Sentences in Child Sex Abuse Case

BY NEWS 4 SAN ANTONIO 
WILLIE FLOYD

Last month, a Bexar County jury found 32-year-old Willie David Floyd guilty of four counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. (Photo: Bexar County Sheriff's Office)

SAN ANTONIO -- A man has been sentenced to four 'stacked' life sentences for child sex abuse.

Last month, a Bexar County jury found 32-year-old Willie David Floyd guilty of four counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child.

The Bexar County District Attorney's Office says that back in 2014 a 7-year-old girl told a children's shelter worker Floyd had sexually abused her. The girl then made another outcry a year later, saying that Floyd had sexually abused her 6-year-old special needs brother as well.

So, if the girl told the shelter that she had been assaulted by Floyd, how was he able to molest her brother a year later. Someone didn't do their job very well.

During his trial and sentencing hearing, Floyd maintained his innocence. Prosecutors asked the judge to stack Floyd's life sentences, and the motion was granted.

"This man's behavior is disgusting and this is what will happen to animals who prey on children and special needs children," said District Attorney Nico LaHood. "I am very proud of the hard work of prosecutors Anna Scott and Marissa Giovenco."

Floyd will not eligible for parole for 120 years.

Molestation Charges Dropped Against Church Leader with History of Child Sex Abuse

Dave Eckert, DeAnn Smith, Angie Ricono KCTV

Overland Park with Kansas City in background

OVERLAND PARK -- Charges have been dropped against a deaf church leader who is accused of molesting a church goer with disabilities.

Prosecutors are refusing to discuss the decision involving a convicted sex offender.

Rodney Sexton had been charged in Johnson County with aggravated sexual battery. Sexton was initially accused of molesting a 31-year-old man who is deaf and functions at the level of an 8-year-old child.

On Tuesday, Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe dropped the charges against Sexton. This was just a day after Sexton made his first court appearance.

The mother of the 31-year old is furious at Howe and his office.

"Disappointed is way past the word," the woman said. "We want action. We want somebody to take action."

The mother said there was an adult witness to the abuse and Sexton sent her an apology text. She said her son needs to be protected and not victimized again.

The woman is angry and upset that Sexton could be a church leader and teach at Metropolitan Community College's Maple Woods campus for years despite being convicted in the 1980s on sex charges involving a child when Sexton worked at the Kansas School of the Deaf.

Church officials refused comment on Tuesday. MCC officials would not discuss Tuesday whether Sexton listed his conviction on his job application.

"We are investigating the recent series of events and once we have more information we can assess the matter," Christina Medina, a spokeswoman for MCC, said in an email to KCTV5.

Sexton began working for the community college five years ago. The community college didn't do a criminal background check when Sexton was hired because he was a part-time employee.

The checks are now done on part-time employees in addition to those previously performed on full-time employees.

Sexton wouldn't open his door when KCTV5 went to his home on Tuesday. His attorney said Tuesday that his client is innocent and horrified by the media coverage.

KCTV