CSA in the USA > Washington State man charged with 17 CSA-related felonies; Upstate NY man guilty of Child Sex Abuse

 

Pullman man charged with over a dozen additional felonies in child sex abuse case

Carlos Alarcon-Lorenzana, 21, pleads not guilty to 17 felony charges stemming from child rape allegations

Emily PearceNews reporter

A Pullman man was charged with 15 additional felonies in a case that alleges child sexual abuse.

Carlos Alarcon-Lorenzana was arraigned on 17 total felony counts Friday morning in Colfax’s Whitman County Superior Court. Alarcon-Lorenzana pleaded not guilty to several charges, including two counts of third-degree child rape, eight counts of communication with a minor for immoral purposes, six counts of first-degree possession of depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct and sexual exploitation of a minor.

Pullman investigators launched a case against Alarcon-Lorenzana in August after an alleged inappropriate relationship between a 15-year-old girl and a man in his 20s was reported to police, according to court documents.

Detectives reportedly found evidence on the child’s phone to suggest Alarcon-Lorenzana knew the girl was a minor, discussed having sexual contact and sent nude images of himself to the minor, according to court documents.

Officers arrested Alarcon-Lorenzana on Monday and booked him into the Whitman County Jail initially on charges of third-degree child rape and communication with a minor for immoral purposes.

According to court documents, Alarcon-Lorenzana allegedly admitted to police that he had sex with the minor multiple times and sent the nude photos while being questioned.

Alarcon-Lorenzana was placed on pretrial release after posting bond. Judge Roger Sandberg signed new sexual assault protection orders for the minor on Friday.

Upstate NY Child Sex Abuse Case Ends With Guilty Verdict

Friday, September 18 at 2:42 PMLucas Day

A former Hornell man has been convicted of sexually abusing and assaulting two children under the age of 11.

The Steuben County District Attorney’s Office says 55-year-old Mihaly Bodnar abused the children between August 2024 and March 2025. Prosecutors say he tried to flee the country after the children came forward, but was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport before a one-way flight to Hungary.

Bodnar remains jailed without bail. He faces up to 25 years to life in prison when he is sentenced November 5th.

Why hasn't God stopped Child sexual abuse yet? Hundreds of thousands, and possibly millions of kids are sexually abused everyday

 

God and Child Sex Abuse

There is a reason why God has not stopped child sex abuse. I've been searching for that reason for 14 years now, and I think I have finally found it. I would love to read your opinion on this.

First, you have to understand that hundreds of thousands, and possibly millions of children are sexually abused every day on this planet. 

According to Grok: WHO reports 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 7 boys are sexually abused as children, The Lancet verifies these figures with 19% of Girls and 15% of boys sexually abused.

If each child were sexually abused only once, there would be about 62,100 CSAs every day. However, we know that about 80% of children are sexually abused more than once, many of them dozens of times, and most trafficked children are abused hundreds, if not thousands of times. One trafficked girl in Mexico counted 43,000 rapes in ten years.

Consequently, the real numbers per day are in the hundreds of thousands, if not the millions.

God can stop it, and I believe He will, for the most part, when he returns for the millennial reign, which I am inclined to believe will be soon, in the next several years.

Even then, He may not stop it altogether because He has a problem. That problem is the free will He gave to mankind. Free will is a wonderful thing, without which we could never be able to love God or each other. Those are the New Testament commands that Jesus laid upon us, so they must be very important to Him. 

If you are a born again Christian, you have probably heard stories of God waking people up in the middle of the night to pray for others halfway around the world who were in danger of some sort. For some reason, He needed people to pray before He could intervene in a certain situation. Why? 

Was it because He needed to overcome the will of evil people by the will of saints? By saints, I mean born-again Christians. Is that the essence of the reason why God has not intervened wholesale in the sexual abuse of children?

Let's dig a little deeper. We know that there are millions of pedophiles around the world, and their will is to abuse little children for self-gratification. We also know that there are billions of people who do not think or feel that way.

One would think that the right-thinking people would outnumber the pedophiles. But it doesn't seem to work that way. Why not? Here is what I figured out just this morning - non-pedos will does not count!

Most people don't think about child sex abuse. Most don't want to hear about it, read about it, or watch anything about it. So there is no function of the will involved whatsoever. Will has to be acted upon, or it is not really your will at all. This is why God has to wake people up to pray, so you can express your will to Him, and so He is justified in overcoming the will of bad people.

Christians who walk in the Light as Jesus is in the Light. pray in His will. But when our will is to ignore the child sex abuse that occurs around the world, we are not fully in God's will. Remember, in the 21st century, everyone is our neighbour, and all are in need of love.

I pity those who ignore the suffering of children. Child sex trauma lasts a lifetime for most victims. Those who choose to ignore child sex abuse will not be comfortable standing before Jesus on the Great and Terrible Day. 

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CSA in the USA > Illegal Immigrant on bail rapes 17 y/o girl in MD; CSA predator gets 50 years in prison in Ill; Georgia man could get 40 years w/o parole; Texan gets life w/o parole for CSA

 

Illegal immigrant accused in Maryland rape had previous sex abuse arrest in New York

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A man who is locked up in Montgomery County on rape charges is also in the country illegally, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Prior to his arrest in Maryland, DHS said Abdoulaye Dia was picked up in New York City in June on charges of sexual abuse by forcible compulsion, forcible touching – sexual/intimate parts of another person, injure child less than 17, and sexual abuse without consent.

A spokesperson from the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office said their office requested Dia be held on bond, though a judge ordered him out on supervised release.

RELATED | Empower rideshare driver accused of raping teenage girl in Maryland parking lot

Dia is now accused of raping a girl in a Silver Spring parking lot. Police said they were called Tuesday after the victim turned up at a hospital. Dia, who was working as a driver for Empower rideshare, had driven the girl to the parking lot where the attack happened, according to investigators.

Detectives identified Dia using information from the rideshare app. Montgomery County police arrested him Wednesday in Lanham. He is being held without bond, facing charges of first-degree rape, kidnapping, second-degree assault, and third-degree sex offense.

DHS said Dia, who is from Guinea, first entered the country illegally in 2023 near Lukesville, Arizona.

Vermilion Co. man sentenced to 50 years in prison for child sex crimes

by: Bradley Zimmerman

Posted: Sep 18, 2026 / 02:23 PM CDT

Updated: Sep 19, 2026 / 01:08 PM CDT

VERMILION COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — A Vermilion County man will spend decades behind bars after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a child and producing child pornography.

The Illinois Attorney General’s Office announced on Friday that Antonio Miranda, 35 of East Lynn, entered a plea deal and learned his fate earlier that day. He pleaded guilty to two Class X felony counts — predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and producing child sexual abuse material — and he received consecutive sentences of 40 and 10 years, respectively.

Urbana man arrested on child sexual abuse material charges after search of property

“The sexual abuse of a child is one of the most heinous crimes, and this guilty plea is the next step in holding this predator accountable. Survivors and their families deserve to find justice as they heal from the trauma of child exploitation.” said Attorney General Kwame Raoul. “My office’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force will continue to collaborate with law enforcement at all levels and throughout the state to ensure individuals responsible for this abuse are held accountable.”

The Attorney General’s Office prosecuted the case with the Vermilion County State’s Attorney’s Office. In a news release, officials said an investigation by Raoul’s office and the Illinois State Police in 2024 resulted in a search of Miranda’s home in East Lynn. He was taken into custody and charged after investigators discovered evidence of sexual assault of a child and production of child sexual abuse material.

“This is a serious violation of the trust and innocence of children. While no sentence can undo the trauma the victims have endured, this prison sentence reflects the justice and accountability that must follow when children are exploited and victimized,” said Vermilion County State’s Attorney Jacqueline Lacy. “I am grateful for our continued partnership with the Attorney General’s Office. I would also like to thank all of the partners involved in ensuring this predator was brought to justice. Our thoughts remain with the victims and their family, and it is our hope that this sentence gives them a sense of closure as they continue to navigate the lasting impact of these horrific crimes.”

Court records show Miranda was charged with 20 felony counts — two Class X counts each of predatory criminal sexual assault and possessing child pornography, and 16 Class 2 counts of possessing child pornography. He reached a plea deal last month, and he pleaded guilty to two of the Class X counts; all of the other counts were dismissed.

Miranda will be required to serve 85% of his 40-year sentence for predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and 50% of his 10-year sentence for possessing child pornography. By law, those sentences are to be served consecutively, but he was given credit for 864 days already served in custody.

This amounts to at least 37 years in prison.

Georgia man convicted of molesting minor, could spend 40 years behind bars

A Whitfield County jury found a man guilty on two counts of child molestation on Wednesday, September 16.

William Gabriel McFarland now faces a potential maximum sentence of 40 years in prison, according to a release from the Conasauga Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s office.

Evidence presented at trial showed that on September 29, 2023, McFarland molested a minor while her mother was away from home.

More than a year later, the minor disclosed the abuse during a counseling session at the Gordon County Child Advocacy Center and Sexual Assault Center.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Calhoun Police Department, and Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office all helped investigate the case.

Following the jury’s verdict, a superior court judge scheduled McFarland’s sentencing for Friday, September 25.

Since the defendant has prior felony convictions, it’s possible that the judge utilizes Georgia’s “three strikes” law, meaning he could be required to serve the maximum sentence without the possibility of parole.

Amarillo man gets life in prison after retrial in child sex abuse case

CANYON, Texas (KVII) — A Randall County judge sentenced an Amarillo man to life in prison after a jury convicted him of continuous sexual abuse of a young child.

A jury found John Jacob Wilson guilty on Thursday after deliberating for 31 minutes.

Prosecutors said the case began in 2022, when the victim told a school counselor that Wilson had sexually abused her. The counselor reported the disclosure, and detectives with the Amarillo Police Department’s Special Victims Unit investigated.

The victim and her siblings were later interviewed at The Bridge Children’s Advocacy Center.

During the trial, the victim testified about the abuse and how her life changed after she disclosed it, prosecutors said.

The jury also heard evidence that the victim’s mother knew about the abuse, failed to report it and told the victim not to tell anyone. Prosecutors said the mother later forced the victim out of the home after she sought help.

The district attorney’s office said charges against the mother were accepted for prosecution but later declined by a grand jury.

Wilson chose to have the judge determine his punishment. After a brief punishment hearing, 47th District Judge Dee Johnson sentenced him to life in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

A person convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a young child in Texas is not eligible for parole.

The case had previously gone to trial in 2025, but that jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict, resulting in a mistrial.

Prosecutors said they decided to retry the case after confirming the victim was willing to proceed with another trial.

CSA in Europe > Dutch prosecutors want only four years for big-time sextortionist; Europol task force IDs 18 CSAM victims

 

Prosecutors seek 4 years for Arnhem man, 22, accused of large-scale sextortion

Prosecutors have charged a 22-year-old man from Arnhem with large-scale sextortion, Public Prosecution Service (OM) reports. According to the prosecutors, the man made thousands of euros by threatening “vulnerable people” with releasing their nudes, videos, or sexual messages. He can reportedly be linked to at least 11 victims, but prosecutors believe there are more. In three other cases of attempted sextortion, no money was transferred to the suspect.

“This is a serious and despicable crime with far-reaching consequences," the OM said. The prosecutors are seeking a four-year sentence with one year suspended. It also aims at recovering more than 50,000 euros from the suspects.

They should be seeking 4 years for each victim, not 4 months.

The man’s method always stayed pretty much the same, the prosecutors said. He found the victims on dating sites, after which he would move the chat to WhatsApp. He then steered the conversation in a sexual direction, asking the victims about nude pictures.

“Almost immediately after receiving the nude images, the tone of the conversation changed, and the blackmail began,” the OM said. “If payment was not made at once, victims were told they would be exposed to family, friends, colleagues, and employers.”

The evidence in the case reportedly involves chat messages, phone records, and bank data. According to the prosecutors, the same threats, bank accounts, and dating profiles were used in the cases. The suspects had also allegedly searched online for "blackmailing," penalties for extortion, and dating websites.

Additionally, he was reportedly identified on a video where a man is seen withdrawing cash from ATMs shortly after the victims transferred the money.

“Out of fear of exposure and shame - which is entirely understandable - many people do not report the crime,” the prosecutor said. “About four times as much money was deposited into account under the suspect’s control. That suggests there may have been four times as many victims."

The prosecutors said they treated the suspect’s attitude during the proceeding as an aggravating factor. According to the OM, the man has taken no responsibility for his calculating actions and has shown no remorse. He also has a lengthy criminal record and was still on probation from an earlier sentence at the time.

Two-week Europol task force identifies 18 sexually abused children worldwide

Experts from 28 countries joined forces in The Hague to locate victims of child sexual exploitation

The 19th edition of Europol’s Victim Identification Task Force (VIDTF) has tentatively identified 18 children, marking another remarkable step in the fight against child sexual exploitation. From 7 to 18 September 2026, experts from 28 countries, Europol, and INTERPOL gathered at Europol’s headquarters in The Hague, where they analysed 377 datasets, successfully geolocating 147 victims. In addition, five offenders based in several countries were also identified. 

The Victim Identification Task Force brings together experts from across the globe to combat child sexual exploitation. During the VIDTF, specialists analyse data, images, videos, and intelligence to identify clues that may help identify victims and offenders, or at least help determine the country where the material likely originated.

Europol has been hosting VIDTFs since 2014. During that time, the task forces have overall resulted in:

• 1 260 identified victims;
• 348 apprehended offenders;
• 8 642 datasets/series analysed;
• 2 608 leads sent.

Over a hundred children identified in 2025

Using Europol’s Image and Video Analysis System (IVAS), experts examine and categorise material into series, cross-check data against Europol’s systems to create and enrich intelligence packages, and disseminate actionable leads to national and international partners.

Europol hosts VIDTFs twice a year. During one such event held in 2025, an expert arrived at Europol’s headquarters with a substantial amount of data from a national case, which she shared with her colleagues on the task force. By cross-checking information and tracing specific details, over a hundred children, whom an offender had been grooming, were fully identified and safeguarded. “Most of them were girls, the youngest being only nine years old,” states the expert, who has been part of Europol’s VIDTF for over 10 years. 

A successful format replicated beyond Europol’s HQ

Specialists come from as far as New Zealand: "Having all these contacts is very rewarding, especially for me, because I usually work with people from Australia, America, and Asia - but not Europe," says the officer representing New Zealand.

"The benefit of coming to Europol for the VIDTF is that there are around 30 officers from countries all around the world sitting in the same room. Getting feedback on cases we have worked on previously, live from the representatives of other countries, is valuable and encouraging”. 

This collaborative approach has proven highly effective, enabling experts to share knowledge, generate tangible results and facilitate rapid information exchange. As a result, Europol’s successful model for identifying victims of child sexual exploitation has become a benchmark for Member States. This year, Poland and Italy adopted the format.

More than 28 000 tips received since 2017

While VIDTFs take place twice a year, Europol has a permanent campaign addressed to citizens. Launched on 1 June 2017, the “Stop Child Abuse – Trace an Object” campaign invites the public to help identify visual clues (such as objects, clothing, backgrounds, landscapes) in child sexual abuse material. 

Since 2017:

• More than 28 600 tips have been received; 
• 23 investigations have been initiated at national level;
• 35 victims and 9 offenders have been identified so far;
• A total of 319 objects have been published on Trace an Object website, of which 131 are linked to likely countries of production.

Participating countries and organisations in the VIDTF 19

Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, France, Greece, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, Iceland, Moldova, New Zealand, Norway, Serbia, United Kingdom, Ukraine, United States, Europol, INTERPOL. 

With our pending status as an Associate Member of the EU, Canada should become a member of the VIDTF.

Note to media

Europol encourages you to use the term ‘child (sexual) abuse material’ and not ‘child pornography’ in your reporting.

The use of the term ‘child pornography’ helps child sex abusers as it indicates legitimacy and compliance on the part of the victim, and therefore legality on the part of the sex abuser. By using the phrase ‘child pornography’, it conjures up images of children posing in ‘provocative’ positions, rather than suffering horrific abuse. Every photograph or video captures an actual situation where a child has been abused. This is not pornography.