CSA in the USA > Norfolk man abuses 9 y/o girl; Rural PA man gets 17 years for CSA; Crackdown on pedos in Montana

 

Norfolk man sentenced for sexual abuse of a 9-year-old girl

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Rashid Bilal Ebron, 33, was sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl.

Rashid Bilal Ebron- Norfolk Sheriff’s Office

In September 2025, Ebron was staying with a family member, who was the legal guardian of the 9-year-old victim. On September 19, Ebron was left alone in the residence with the victim. He proposed that they play a game that was inspired by a social media challenge in which a blindfolded participant tastes and is asked to identify assorted condiments.

Ebron blindfolded the child with his shirt and, as the “game” progressed, he put one of the condiments on his penis instead of on a spoon. The victim quickly realized Ebron had put something wrong in her mouth, took off the blindfold, saw that it was his penis, and left the room.

When the victim’s guardian returned home, the victim told her what had happened. The guardian confronted Ebron, who then left the residence. The following day, the victim was taken to the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters and reported Mr. Ebron to the hospital and to the Norfolk Police Department.

After a forensic interview with the victim and an investigation, police arrested Ebron and charged him with sodomy of a victim under age 13 and taking indecent liberties with a child. 

Ebron pleaded guilty to the charges on April 20. A Norfolk judge sentenced him on Aug. 28 to a total active sentence of 14 years in prison. Under the conditions of the plea agreement, Ebron must complete a period of uniform good behavior and indeterminate supervised probation. He must also register as a sex offender.

“Mr. Ebron committed a serious crime against an innocent child, and he will now serve a serious sentence in prison and will have a lifetime requirement to register as a sex offender,” said Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi. “We are judged as a society with how we protect our most vulnerable citizens, and my office and I will continue to hold accountable the people who hurt our children.”

Rockefeller Township man sentenced to up to 17 years for sexual abuse of child

• By RYAN FORGOSH THE (SHAMOKIN) NEWS-ITEM
• Sep 2, 2026 Updated Sep 2, 2026
 
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SUNBURY — A Rockefeller Township man convicted of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl was sentenced Wednesday to 38 months to 17 years in state prison, followed by six years of probation.

Northumberland County President Judge Paige Rosini also ordered Michael Bishop, 49, to register as a Tier III sex offender for life.

Bishop was denied bail pending appeal.

A Northumberland County jury in June convicted Bishop of two counts of indecent assault of a person younger than 13, two misdemeanor counts of indecent assault without consent and one felony count of corruption of minors. He was acquitted of two aggravated indecent assault charges.

Before sentencing Wednesday, the two convictions for indecent assault of a person younger than 13 were reduced from third-degree felonies to first-degree misdemeanors after chief public defender Cory Leshner argued the jury had not made the required finding of coercive force.

Prosecutors opposed the reduction, arguing the victim’s testimony established coercive conduct.

Senior Deputy Attorney General Julie Danchak and Deputy Attorney General Rachael Coleman prosecuted the case.

The victim and members of her family addressed the court before Rosini imposed the sentence. Rosini also reviewed letters submitted on Bishop’s behalf.

The victim’s grandfather told Bishop he had taken away his granddaughter’s innocence and described the fear she must have experienced when her mother left for work.

“I hope you get the max sentence before you ruin any more lives,” he told Bishop.

The victim’s mother said Bishop had been someone who was supposed to be a trusted adult but betrayed that trust.

“I’ve watched my daughter carry the consequences of something that was never her fault,” she said.

The victim also addressed Bishop directly, wiping away tears from the prior two testimonies before speaking.

“My voice is exactly what you feared most,” she told Bishop.

She described having lost control over her own life but said she now feels freer and would not let Bishop decide what she will become.

Bishop addressed the court before sentencing and continued to deny committing the crimes.

“If I go to jail today, it will destroy me,” Bishop said. “I didn’t do anything.”

Bishop said he had been a stay-at-home father who cared for his son and other children. He denied manipulating his son against the victim and her family.

The victim’s grandfather, however, accused Bishop of turning his grandson against his family.

“You’ve convinced my grandson that his mother and sister are liars,” he said.

The investigation began in July 2020 after the victim’s mother discovered messages on her daughter’s phone and reported the matter to ChildLine. A friend of Bishop later reported that Bishop had admitted to the abuse, and Pennsylvania State Police charged him in September 2021.

Authorities Put Huge Dent in Montana Child Sex Crimes

'Huge dent' may be an overstatement here. The writer is probably not aware of just how much child sex abuse occurs in Montana. Consider that one in 4 or 5 girls and about one in 10 boys have been sexually abused. These 5 creeps mentioned below are a small drop in a very large bucket.

Montana law enforcement has been on a hot streak as of late. Recently, I've been able to share stories about law enforcement cracking down on drugs and with great success.

Now, we get to talk about their crackdown on criminals preying on children.

Montana Law Enforcement Targets Child Predators Across the State

I keep a close eye on what our law enforcement and federal authorities are up to when it comes to crime in our state.

I recently noticed a string of sentencing announcements, all involving individuals charged with sexual crimes against children.

It's a strong indicator that law enforcement isn't just going after the drug dealers and traffickers, but also the sickos preying on children in our community.

Montana Child Predators Face Punishments for Their Disgusting Crimes

We'll just look at recent cases starting on August 26th when a 50-year-old Red Lodge Man, Jeremy Dean Ruby, was sentenced to six years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for possessing child pornography on his phone. Officials say he had "hundreds" of videos and caught him during a search warrant they executed because they suspected he was a drug trafficker.

Also on August 26th, another man, 24-year-old Cameron Lee Powell of Kalispell plead guilty to one count of producing child pornography and one count of distributing child pornography. For the first count, he faces up to 30 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and over $70,000 in special assessments.

For the second count, he faces up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and over $50,000 in special assessments.

He admitted to "coercing an 11-year-old girl into sending him Child Sex Abuse Materials (CSAM) over Snapchat."

More Montana Predators Busted by Authorities

The very next day, 39-year-old Johnathan Key Tucker out of Missoula was sentenced to 16 years and eight months in prison (followed by a lifetime of supervised release) for distributing and collecting child pornography. Authorities alleged he had "over 27,000 images of Child Sex Abuse Material" and distributed at least three videos.

Next up is 41-year-old Derek Allen Moderie out of Missoula who plead guilty to two counts of distributing child pornography yesterday (9/1). He faces up to 40 years in prison, lifetime supervised release, a $250,000 fine, and "approximately $50,000 in special assessments."

Authorities say tips from Google and Instagram were to thank for Moderie's arrest.

Then yesterday, 49-year-old Bradley Dale Evans of Babb pleaded guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact and will face up to life in prison, a $250,000 fine, up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

Documents allege he sexually abused a child under the age of 12 in a home near Babb.

Child Predators Have No Place in this World

While I'm glad that authorities are cracking down on child predators, I, like a lot of people, wish they could all be taken off the street and disposed of.

That said, you have to commend law enforcement for staying busy and bringing these sickos to justice.

Here's to all of the law enforcement, federal authorities, and any other officials involved in bringing these troubled criminals to justice. Thank you for fighting the good fight and keep up the solid work.

On Being a Girl in Islam > Chibok survivor's horror story

 

Nigeria: Former Boko Haram captive recounts life as a sex slave

Boko Haram sex slave describes horror of her months-long abduction, being gang-raped and strapped to a bomb before incredible escape

by Isabella Machin, Daily Mail, August 30, 2026:

It seemed like an ordinary day for 16-year-old Hannah – instead it marked the start of a months-long nightmare that would see her abducted, gang-raped and held captive as a sex slave.

Yet even worse was still to come – her Boko Haram captors would strap a bomb to her body and ordered her to carry out a suicide attack.

Remarkably, in a twist of fate that sounds more like a Hollywood script than real life, Hannah (not her real name) managed to escape. Now, she has chosen to tell the Daily Mail her extraordinary story of survival.

In November 2013, Hannah’s life was turned upside down when Boko Haram militants stormed her village in Chibok, north-east Nigeria.

In a bid to escape, she jumped into the first car that was willing to take her as a passenger, ignoring the cautionary shakes of the heads of fellow villagers.

She had unknowingly walked straight into the hands of the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, who had wreaked terror on her country for decades. Before Hannah realised, her hands were quickly tied and her eyes blindfolded as she was driven into the African bush.

At their camp, she and other women were auctioned off to Boko Haram militants to be ‘married’. Hannah defiantly refused to wed her new ‘owner’ and was thrown into a makeshift cell built from thorn-covered branches as punishment.

‘There was another girl with me. We were told marriage is our freedom,’ she recalled. ‘If we agreed to marry, then we could leave. If not, we would stay in the cell.’… 

After being starved and without water for three days, Hannah eventually followed the advice of an elderly woman she now credits with saving her life: do as the fighters say, keep the peace and wait for an opportunity to escape.

The women were eventually punished with nine lashes from a cane for their defiance before being separated, never to see each other again. 

While held captive for two more days, Hannah's fear further grew when the elderly woman returned, visibly terrified.   

'I had no idea what they said to her, but the woman came back and told me that I should just lie down and rest,' she described.

'I saw the woman was telling me one thing but she was full of fear. I knew something was wrong in the woman's reaction, but she was telling me everything is okay. I should just rest.'

Hannah eventually succumbed to sleep, only to be awoken by a man claiming to be her husband. He then tried to rape her.

She struggled against his advances and subsequent beatings, screaming and shouting for help. He then 'called the others' and returned with five other men.

'They started shouting, "So you're stubborn. You think you are better than all those other women who have been married?",' Hannah said.

A member of Boko Haram stands with the believed Chibok girls in a video released in August 2016

'I continued to argue and then I realised I recognised one of the men, he was from my village.

'He was trying to get the men to calm down, but the other men were saying "she is going to teach the other women to rebel. So let's just do what we want with her."

'They got rope and tied me down. The man I knew left the room and the other men raped me.'

Hannah was left to the care of the elderly woman who washed and covered her 'beaten body'.

'I am forever grateful to the woman. If there is something I could give her, I would. There were other women but they didn't look after me.'

Two days later, Hannah's final punishment arrived. 

Accused of being stubborn, she was told she was being taken to war. 'They strapped a bomb to me and said we were going to another village,' Hannah recalled.

The horrifying truth soon dawned on her. 'I was going to be a suicide bomber.'

Forced to walk towards what she believed would be her final moments, Hannah trudged on in terror. Then she noticed a familiar face.

The man from her village was following just behind. 'He was trying to save me,' Hannah said.

The previous leader of Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau was pictured in October 2014, before his death in 2021

As the pair moved further from the camp, he made his move. 'He caught up with us and told me to turn my face away because he didn't want me to see what was about to happen.'

Moments later, he killed the militant assigned to guard her.

Then, with Hannah still in shock, he cut the bomb from her body and freed her from her suicide mission. 

In the confusion that followed, the man who had saved her life vanished. Hannah never learned his name, never discovered what became of him and, more than a decade later, still has no way of thanking the stranger who risked everything to save her.

But while his extraordinary act changed the course of her life, the suffering inflicted on Hannah's family by Boko Haram was far from over.

In an event that would send tremors across the world, Hannah's younger sister was kidnapped during Boko Haram's infamous raid on a school in Chibok in April 2014.

She was among the 276 schoolgirls seized in an abduction that horrified the world and sparked the global #BringBackOurGirls campaign.

While many of the girls have since returned, Hannah's sister remains missing more than a decade later.

The family's suffering deepened when Hannah's father died in August 2014, never knowing the full extent of the horror that had engulfed those he loved.

Determined to honour his final wish, Hannah and her mother returned to their village to scatter his ashes. But even then, there was no peace.

Boko Haram attacked – torching the community and plunging it back into chaos.

As terrified residents fled for their lives, Hannah's mother reached breaking point.

'My mother was told to run, but she said there was nothing left to run from,' Hannah recalled.

'She said: "You have abducted two of my daughters. One is back. My husband is dead. You burned my house. Honestly, if you want to kill me now, then do it, because there is nothing left."'

Around them, the village was being torn apart. Men fled to avoid being hunted down, while women were left behind to bury the dead.

Yet despite everything she has endured, Hannah refuses to let her story end in despair.

She now campaigns for greater awareness of the suffering faced by women and children in Nigeria, while clinging to a hope many in her position would struggle to find.

'People have suffered. They are still suffering,' she said. 'But I want my story to be told so that theirs can be told too.'

And amid the devastation, one dream survives: to become a doctor and help others rebuild lives shattered by the same violence that nearly destroyed her own.

 

CSA in the USA > Washington man exposing himself to children gets 30 days; Alabama CSA fugitive in Phuket; Bowling Green man arrested for child rape; Coos Bay man gets 17 years for online child sex crimes

 

Vancouver sex offender accused of dressing as woman, exposing self to children at park

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — Police in Vancouver are seeking additional victims after arresting a man accused of exposing himself to children at Begley Park.

According to investigators, the suspect, Daniel Harris, was seen entering a bathroom at Begley Park and exiting dressed in women’s clothing. Police say Harris then signaled to children in the park to get their attention before exposing himself to them.

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Harris was identified and arrested a short time later. He was booked into the Clark County Jail on six counts of indecent exposure.

Police believe there may be more victims who were directly affected by this incident. All firsthand victim who have not yet spoken with police are asked to call 311 and report their experience.

Investigators say Harris is a Level III sex offender. A Level III sex offender is considered by law enforcement as the highest risk classification, according to the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.

Harris was convicted of indecent exposure nearly a year ago at the same park. That incident occurred on Aug. 30, 2025. He was also convicted on a charge of voyeurism in September 2024. Harris was sentenced to 60 days in jail and 36 months of community custody for the first conviction. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail for the second conviction.

Man accused of traveling to Thailand to avoid child sex abuse prosecution

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - An Alabama man flew to Thailand to avoid prosecution on state charges accusing him of sexually abusing a child for years.

Lance Michael Beck was charged on Aug. 24 with sexual torture/abuse, first-degree sodomy, first-degree rape, first-degree human trafficking, first-degree sexual abuse and incest.

He could face charges of flight to avoid prosecution, according to the complaint.

The affidavit states the charges stem from allegations of long-term child sexual abuse against a minor victim who was 8 or 9 years old when the abuse began.

In July 2026, the victim disclosed that Beck had sexually assaulted her.

A forensic interview was conducted with the victim on July 31, during which she disclosed years of sexual abuse by Beck.

On Aug. 5, the sheriff’s office executed a residential search warrant at Beck’s home. According to the affidavit, Beck was not present but spoke with officers through his doorbell camera system.

On Aug. 10, investigators attempted to call Beck about the allegations, but he did not answer.

According to the affidavit, Beck arrived at Phuket International Airport in Thailand on Aug. 25 at around 9:52 p.m. The affidavit states he flew Delta from Atlanta, connecting through Seoul, South Korea, and that Delta confirmed he had not booked return travel through the airline. Beck arranged the trip through Booking.com, according to the affidavit.

The affidavit states law enforcement obtained Beck’s bank records through legal process, which showed a login to his bank’s website or mobile app from an IP address resolving to a Thai internet service provider on Aug. 27 at around 9:20 a.m.

Law enforcement also observed Instagram posts associated with Beck depicting images consistent with the Thai coast and a nightclub video in which a disc jockey identified themselves, according to the affidavit.

Open-source research indicated the DJ is located in Phuket, the affidavit states.

The affidavit stated that Beck is considered a fugitive.

Bowling Green man arrested, charged with sexual abuse of a minor, police say

What This Story Is About

• A Bowling Green man is facing sexual abuse charges.

Why It Matters

• The man is charged with child sexual abuse charges involving a 14-year-old victim, according to officials.

What Happens Next

• The investigation remains ongoing and more charges are anticipated.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - A Bowling Green man has been arrested on child sexual abuse charges.

Anthony Abney, 42, of Bowling Green is charged with:

• Unlawful transaction with a minor, first-degree, illegal sex act, under 16-years-old
• Sodomy, third-degree
• Rape, third-degree

The charges against Abney stem from the following.

On Aug. 15, Bowling Green Police were contacted about a 14-year-old who was reportedly involved in a sexual relationship with Abney while the teen was living at his home, according to the media release. The teen was removed from the home and placed into protective custody.

During an interview by the Barren River Area Child Advocacy Center, the teen disclosed alleged sexual activity involving Abney, according to the media release.

Wednesday morning, Abney was taken into custody by detectives, officials said.

Abney is being held in the Warren County Jail, according to officials. The investigation remains ongoing and more charges are anticipated.

Coos Bay man sentenced on child sex crimes

COOS BAY, Ore. – A Coos Bay man was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for child sexual exploitation crimes.

Thomas Owen Barnett, 40, was handed the sentence in federal court in Eugene. According to court documents, between September and December 2023, Barnett encouraged an underage victim to create and send him child sexual abuse material.

Officials said that in September 2024, he distributed those materials on an online chat platform and sought money in exchange.

That same month, Barnett also posed online as the minor in an attempt to get another man to send him sex abuse materials of another child.

A federal grand jury indicted Barnett on multiple related charges in February 2025.