CSA in the USA > Kentucky man challenges laws on CSAM and child sex dolls; NC man gets 25-35 years for CSA; 134 year sentence for Arkansas creep; Miss. educator's appeal of 192 year sentence denied

 

Man indicted on child sex abuse charges challenges Kentucky law's constitutionality

Attorney General Russell Coleman is fighting to uphold the law, calling Kenneth Moore's argument "absurd."

Author: Joseph Garcia

Published: 2:27 PM EDT April 8, 2026

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man indicted on more than a dozen child sex abuse charges says the Kentucky law he was charged under violates his rights.

On Wednesday, state Attorney General Russell Coleman said 50-year-old Kenneth Moore is challenging a 2024 law, House Bill 207, which bans the possession of child sex dolls and computer-generated sexual material that includes identifiable children.

Moore, of Sturgis, was arrested in July 2025 after police executed a search warrant on his home, finding three child sex dolls and dozens of child sex abuse videos and images on his phone.

A grand jury indicted Moore on 10 counts of possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor, five counts of promoting a sexual performance by a minor less than 16 years of age, and one count of trafficking a child sex doll.

Moore now argues the 2024 law “violates his constitutional rights,” according to Coleman.

The attorney general said his legal team has filed a brief supporting the law’s constitutionality, calling Moore’s argument “absurd.”

HB 207 passed both chambers unanimously and was signed into law by Gov. Andy Beshear.

Moore’s trial is still pending, the attorney general added.

Rocky Point man sentenced up to 35 years for child sex crimes

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A man in Pender County has been sentenced to over 30 years in prison on child sex crime charges.

According to the office of District Attorney (DA) Jason Smith, James Laughridge Moore, 57, was convicted of the following charges on April 6:

• Statutory sex offense with a child 15 Years old or younger
• Attempted statutory sex offense with a child 15 Years old or younger
• Attempted statutory sex offense with a child by an adult
• Statutory sex Offense with a child by an adult
• Two counts of first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor
• Six counts of taking indecent liberties with a child

The DA said the Pender County Sheriff’s Office started an investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse in November 2023 after a local school received a tip on its Say Something app.

Investigators found Moore had been sexually abusing a young boy for several years in New Hanover County and in Pender County.

He was arrested, and during a search of his home, child sexual abuse material involving another victim was discovered.

Moore was friends with the parents of both victims, the DA said.

He was sentenced to 25 to 35 years in prison, followed by a period of probation.

Sharing videos, images showing child sexual abuse gets Greenwood man 134 years in prison

Greenwood resident charged with 14 counts found guilty at trial

April 8, 2026 by Penny Weaver

FORT SMITH — A Greenwood man was sentenced Tuesday to a total of 134 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections for possessing and sharing videos and images showing child sexual abuse.

Joel N. Newberry, 29, was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to consecutive prison terms on 14 counts of distributing, possessing or viewing matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child, according to Sebastian County Circuit Court Greenwood District records.

Jurors chose the maximum prison term on 11 of the counts, the court roster shows. Each charge was a Class C felony that could have resulted in up to 10 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.

Newberry received 10 years in the Department of Corrections for each of 11 counts and eight years in prison for the other three counts, according to court records. Court files do not specify why jurors selected three of the counts for the different prison terms than the others.

Jurors agreed Newberry should serve the terms consecutively, or one after the other, for a total of 134 years in the Department of Corrections.

Newberry was arrested April 15 for offenses that occurred in December 2024 after Arkansas State Police investigated a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to an arrest affidavit.

Images and videos depicting child sexual abuse were flagged by the mobile messaging app Kik, which uses unique usernames instead of phone numbers, increasing a user’s ability to remain anonymous. Newberry used the alias “John Cisco” to sign up for the app, according to prosecutors.

The images and videos showed sexual conduct involving girls between the ages of 4 and 7 years old, the affidavit states.

State Police traced the IP address and email address involved to Newberry’s residence on Mountain Valley Drive in Greenwood and later found data on his cellphone linking it to the videos and images, authorities reported.

At trial, prosecutors introduced evidence, including chat messages on Kik that show Newberry asked other users for child sex abuse videos.

“He asked others, ‘Does anybody have videos younger than 10?’” prosecutors said, according to court files.

In addition, one user asked Newberry, “Got any younger?” and he replied, “It’s sending, it’s sending,” court records state.

In an interview with investigators after his arrest, Newberry admitted the email address involved in the Kik account was his and said no one else had access to his account or could have uploaded the images, the affidavit states.

However, he denied he uploaded them, according to the affidavit.

Newberry’s trial was delayed in part due to an Aug. 15 traffic crash in which he was critically injured and required surgery. He suffered a brain injury due to the crash, which occurred while riding his motorcycle, defense attorney J. Marvin Honeycutt said at the time.

Ex-Amory educator loses sexual exploitation appeal

by Mina Corpuz

April 8, 2026

Federal appellate judges let a conviction and nearly 200-year sentence stand for a former north Mississippi educator who sexually abused students and groomed them to create videos and pictures in exchange for money and drugs. 

Toshemie Wilson, now 50, a former teacher and student group adviser at Amory High School, was found guilty in 2023 on eight counts of sexual exploitation of children. Each count carried a 24-year sentence for a total of 192 years in prison, and he was ordered to pay over $100,000 in restitution to the victims. 

Seven male former students testified about the sexual abuse. The indictment mentions nine victims and states the abuse spanned from as early as 2005 until at least 2016. 

Wilson, who was the adviser for the Technology Students of America, approached the victims to make videos, including directing them to make some videos at school and during out-of-town school trips with the group, according to court records. 

“The jury evidently believed the victims, however,” a panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals wrote in an April 1 order. “We cannot usurp the jury’s role in assessing witness credibility.”

On appeal, Wilson raised three main points, including that he didn’t produce the videos and images of the children for any reason other than to “conduct scientific research,” according to court records. 

“Nothing in the evidence — besides Wilson’s self-serving testimony — suggests the videos were created for any other purpose,” the court wrote when it dismissed that argument. 

Wilson remains incarcerated at Sheridan Federal Correctional Institution in Oregon. 

Credit: Amory School District

An investigation began when one former student reported the abuse to a counselor in late 2020, who reported it to law enforcement, according to court records. The investigation was a joint effort by the FBI, Mississippi Attorney General’s Office and other state and local officers. 

Scott F. Leary, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, praised courage of a victim who came forward to report the crime.

“A 192-year sentence is justice,” Leary said in an April 2 statement. “Hopefully, the victims of this crime can move on with their lives knowing justice was served.”

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Robert Eikoff, special agent in charge of the FBI Jackson Field Office, said the court ruled correctly. Both said there is federal and state commitment to holding abusers accountable. 

“This case serves as a reminder that those who abuse positions of trust will be prosecuted to the fullest extent,” Fitch said in the statement. 

The case was part of a nationwide initiative called Project Safe Childhood, which has a goal of  combatting the growing issue of child sexual exploitation and abuse. 

Wilson was also indicted on state charges of human trafficking, procuring sexual servitude of a minor, gratification of lust and exploitation of a child in Monroe County. 

After Wilson’s conviction in the federal case, the state asked to drop prosecution because several of the victims said they did not want to testify again in court. The charges were dismissed in February. 

Canadian Justice > Notorious CSA offender spends 2 years in prison, then released again in Kelowna; Gay sex offender from Port Alberni gets 9 years in prison

 

Kelowna child sex offender released from prison after guilty plea

Child offender released

Kathy Michaels - Apr 7, 2026 / 2:58 pm | Story: 607529

Photo: Contributed

Graham Daniel Dodge being arrested outside his Houhgton Road condo building on March 15, 2024

A notorious child predator had dozens of images consistent with child sexual abuse material on his phone when he was taken into custody by police near his Kelowna home two years ago, Crown counsel said Tuesday.

As such, Graham Daniel Dodge pleaded guilty to accessing child pornography between March 5 and March 11, 2024, and to breaching a probation order by accessing illegal content during that same period.

Crown counsel Juan O’Quinn said Dodge was bound by a probation order in 2024 when police arrested him on suspicion of breaching conditions imposed after his release from prison for sexually assaulting a young person. Officers then searched his cellphone.

“(Police) found upwards of 50 images that fit the definition of Child Sex Abuse Material,” O’Quinn said. “As a result of that he was arrested and taken into custody.”

O’Quinn, who was presenting a joint submission with defence counsel James Pennington, said Dodge had been in custody since he was arrested March 15, 2024, and that is an “inordinate” amount of time for the crimes at hand.

It's an inordinately inadequate amount of time for CSA!

With enhanced time, Dodge was sentenced to one day in jail, after the court credited him with 1,115 days of pre-sentence custody. The effective sentence was therefore approximately three years and 21 days.

Pennington indicated that Dodge was looking forward to returning to the Rutland area condo he owned, and had a plan that would stop him from running into young children who he could victimize as he entered and departed from his home.

Pennington also said that Dodge was planning on meeting with his psychologist upon his release, which was expected late Tuesday.

Dodge has been convicted of several charges spanning over a decade, including sexually assaulting two boys, possessing child pornography, selling alcohol to a minor, and breaching conditions.

Before the most recent incident in March 2024, he was found guilty in 2023 of possession of child sexual abuse material and sexual assault. Upon his arrest in 2020, RCMP found a teen boy inside his Kelowna apartment. He was sentenced to four years and 93 days in jail.

In 2013, he breached his conditions again and was caught approaching boys at the Penticton Public Library. He was sentenced to 15 months in jail.

He was sentenced for the assaults and breaches in 2008 and given nine months in jail and three years of probation. He again breached his conditions by having contact with someone under 18 and was sentenced in 2010 to 14 months in jail plus a two-year probation period.

With all these crimes under his belt, Dodge made headlines also when the provincial government called for both he and and his parents to hand over two properties he’d used to sexually assault children.

B.C.’s director of civil forfeiture said in court documents filed in May 2024 that Dodge’s Kelowna condo and his parent’s Mount Baldy cabin were linked to Dodge’s crimes and should be forfeited to the government.

“Dodge used the condominium and cabin to, among other things, commit sexual assault and sexual interference against persons under the age of 16 years, and to access, possess, produce, and distribute child pornography,” the lawsuit alleged.

Both Dodge and his parents filed responses to the civil forfeiture lawsuit, denying they were used for unlawful activity. The Director of Civil Forfeiture said in a court filing in December 2025 that it was planning on proceeding in the attempt to seize the properties.

The government lawsuit said that Dodge is “registered with the national sex offender registry as a high-risk offender.”

A seemingly appropriate sentence on Vancouver Island for a change

Vancouver Island man sentenced to nine-plus years in child-exploitation case

PORT ALBERNI — A Vancouver Island man has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for several sex offences involving minors he met online.

Canadian PressApr 7, 2026 11:04 AMApr 7, 2026 11:20 AM

An RCMP epaulette is seen in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Port Alberni RCMP say Loki Tchir was sentenced in the city on March 28 on charges including possession of child sexual abuse material and sexual interference of a minor.

The sentence also includes restrictions on Tchir's employment, contact with minors and attendance at public places for 15 years after his release from prison.

Police say they began investigating the case in early 2025 after Tchir, from Tofino, travelled to Port Alberni multiple times to commit the offences.

The investigation involved the seizure of the man's cellphone as well as locating the home address where the offences happened.

Police say the case had a number of "distressing aspects," including the scope of the offences as well as the fact the man gained access to minors through online communications.

Wolves Among the Sheep > 80 year old PEI priest gets federal prison for CSA; Portugal to pay more than €1.6 million to CSA Catholic victims; Pastor and wife arrested for abuse and sex abuse of foster child in SC

 

Retired Catholic priest in P.E.I. sentenced to 5 years in prison for 1980s child sexual abuse

Brendon Earl Gallant served in more than a dozen parishes before retiring in 2018

Thinh Nguyen · CBC News · Posted: Apr 07, 2026 10:00 AM PDT | Last Updated: April 7

Retired P.E.I. priest gets 5 years for sexually abusing child in 1980s

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Retired P.E.I. Catholic priest Brendon Gallant is going to prison for five years for child sexual abuse that took place almost 40 years ago. The 80-year-old served at more than a dozen Island parishes before he retired in 2018. CBC’s Connor Lamont reports.

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WARNING: This story contains disturbing descriptions of child sex abuse. Resources and supports for anyone who has experienced sexual violence can be found at the bottom of this story.

A retired Catholic priest in Prince Edward Island who pleaded guilty last year to sexually abusing a child in the late 1980s at St. Margarets Parish has been sentenced to five years in a federal prison.

Brendon Earl Gallant, 80, was sentenced Tuesday in provincial court in Charlottetown. He pleaded guilty last summer to a charge of sexual assault.

• Retired P.E.I. priest pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 12-year-old boy in 1980s

• Retired P.E.I. Catholic priest again scheduled to be sentenced for 1980s sexual abuse

The court heard the victim was 12 years old when Gallant took an interest in the child and began inviting him for sleepovers, where he would give the boy alcohol and invite him to sleep in his bed.

“I just want to say from the bottom of my heart I am truly sorry,” Gallant told the court before sentencing.

Gallant met the victim in the summer of 1988 while serving as a priest at the northeastern P.E.I. parish.

According to an agreed statement of facts, the child was particularly vulnerable at the time as his mother had been diagnosed with cancer.

Gallant invited the boy for overnight stays on several occasions. Despite other beds being available, the two slept in the same bed.

The abuse included fondling the boy’s body and genitals. The victim recalled one occasion when he woke up feeling sore, went to the bathroom and found blood in the toilet. He believes there was an attempt at penetrative sex.

In a police interview, Gallant admitted he had invited the boy into his bed with the intent of having sex during the initial visit, though he denied that the abuse happened.

During the course of his career, Gallant served as a priest at Catholic parishes in Cardigan, Little Pond, St. Georges, Georgetown, Souris, Charlottetown, Glenwood, Brae, Alberton, Bloomfield, Foxley River, St. Charles, Burton and Tignish. (Facebook)

The victim came forward in 2023. Gallant was arrested in March 2025, and the RCMP laid charges two months later. Court documents described him as "emotional and remorseful" at the time of his arrest.

Gallant will be subject to several conditions following his release.

He is prohibited from being within two kilometres of where the victim lives or works. He is also barred for 10 years from attending public parks, swimming areas, school grounds, daycares, community centres or any other places where children under 16 are present or could reasonably be expected to be.

He is prohibited from going within two kilometers of any place of education and cannot accept any employment that would place him in a position of trust.

As a registered sex offender, Gallant must report to a registration centre within seven days of his release and continue reporting for 20 years. Authorities will track details including his address and whereabouts. Failure to comply could result in new criminal charges.

Gallant is also subject to restrictions on weapon possession. A DNA order requires him to provide a sample for the national DNA databank.

During the course of his career, Gallant served as a priest in more than a dozen parishes across Prince Edward Island.

His postings included Catholic churches in Cardigan, Little Pond, St. Georges, Georgetown, Souris, Charlottetown, Glenwood, Brae, Alberton, Bloomfield, Foxley River, St. Charles and Burton. He retired in 2018 after his final posting in Tignish.

The Diocese of Charlottetown has apologized for Gallant’s actions and said he was removed from active ministry as soon as the diocese learned of the investigation.

Portugal’s Catholic Church to pay more than €1.6 million to victims of child sexual abuse

Each victim to receive between €9,000 and €45,000

by  Natasha Donn March 26, 2026Church • Sex Abuse

Photo: JAMES COLEMAN/UNSPLASH

Portugal Catholic Church has announced that (some of the) victims of child sexual abuse at the hands of priests over the years, will finally be receiving financial compensation, to the tune of more than €1.6 million.

Each of the victims whose complaints were ‘upheld’, will be receiving amounts between €9,000 and €45,000.

Of the 95 requests for compensation received after the shocking exposé of sexual deviance within the Church, 78 were considered ‘eligible’, explains the episcopal conference (made up of the Church’s bishops), while 17 were archived. 

“Of those considered eligible, 11 were rejected, 57 were given the greenlight for compensation, totalling €1,609,650,” writes noticiasaominuto – adding that the amount, and number of victims to be compensation, is expected to increase: there are still nine applications “in the final phase of analysis”, and one other that awaits the decision of the Holy See.

Financial compensation cannot undo what happened

During the presentation, which was also held via video link, the episcopal conference addressed the victims of abuse to ask for forgiveness. “We do so with deep respect for their pain and in the knowledge that we are faced with deep wounds that have left a lasting mark on their lives. We recognise the gravity of the suffering endured, so often borne in silence for years; we are truly grateful for the testimony you have entrusted to us and we renew our plea for forgiveness for all the harm caused,” stated the bishops, aware that compensation does not “undo what happened”.

“We know that attribution of financial compensation does not undoo what happened, or eliminate the consequences of the abuses in the lives of those who suffered them. 

“With this concrete gesture, the Church in Portugal wants to recognise the suffering, and the dignity of each person who endured such abuse, seeking to provide whatever redress is possible for the harm suffered. This is not an isolated act, but part of a responsibility that the Church must assume with humility, as part of a broader commitment that includes listening, support, prevention and intervention through the relevant agencies.”

Explaining some of the reasons for ‘rejecting’ claims*, the bishops stressed that every situation will be dealt with with respect for confidentiality and dignity of those concerned.

All victims will be receiving written notifications (no time scale given), explaining whether or not their requests for compensation have been approved, with all the necessary back-up details.

Today’s announcement has been a very long time in coming: the ‘shock report’ about abuse within the Church was published almost four years ago, and the process of hearing victims and considering claims, has in the eyes of many, been eked out unnecessarily.

*Among grounds for rejecting claims ‘are cases where the complainant was of legal age at the time of the events and it was not established that they were a vulnerable adult, cases where the accused was not a member of the clergy nor held any office or responsibilities within the Church, and cases that did not involve sexual violence.

Pastor, wife arrested after he sexually abused foster child, police say

By WIS News 10 Staff, Deric Rush and Amanda Alvarado

Published: Apr. 8, 2026 at 9:32 AM EDT|Updated: 6 hours ago

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) - A pastor and his wife are facing charges after he allegedly sexually abused a foster child.

The Richland County sheriff’s office said Rodney Gibson and Kawiana Young, both 50, are charged with unlawful conduct with a minor.

Gibson is also charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct, second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, unlawful conduct toward a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Authorities said a victim came forward on March 12 about alleged sexual abuse they endured while in foster care at Gibson and Young’s home.

The victim said Gibson sexually assaulted them numerous times from age 15 until they aged out of the foster care system.

During an investigation, officials learned that a minor was living with Gibson and Young. Investigators said the minor told them they had been sexually abused by Gibson and physically abused by Young. The minor was taken into emergency protective custody on March 18.

During an emergency protective custody hearing on March 20, a family court judge returned the minor to Gibson and Young’s home.

Arrest warrants for the couple were obtained “after conducting subsequent interviews and obtaining additional evidence.” On April 1, they were arrested and the minor was placed back into emergency protective custody.

The South Carolina Department of Social Services said in a statement that Young was a licensed foster parent from June 2021 until June 2025. The agency added that she cared for six children in her home, but voluntarily relinquished her foster parent license.

The agency said there was no mention of Gibson living at the home and his name was not on the license. Young also never reported that she was married, saying she was not in a relationship.

The agency said it is cooperating in the investigation.

Gibson is a pastor at Pathway 2 Hope Ministries. Young owns and operates DreamCatcher Child Development Center. Both are in Columbia, South Carolina.

A community member said the news was “shocking.”

“It’s really shocking. You think you know a person, but you never really know what they’re capable of. I’m going to wait until the legal process plays out, but if it’s true, it’s very disturbing,” they said.

Gibson and Young were released on bond on April 2. Gibson was granted a $75,000 bond, while Young received a $10,000 bond.

Authorities believe there may be more victims and are asking anyone with information to report it or submit an anonymous tip to CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.

Another 'Love Jihad' horror story from India

 

India: Muslim husband and his family drug and rape Hindu woman, force her to convert to Islam

Apr 7, 2026 11:00 am By Robert Spencer6 Comments

Nawaz lied to her about converting to Hinduism because he was trying to trap her. The Qur’an forbids Muslim women to marry “idolaters,” so the only way he could get her was to convert to Hinduism, which he wasn’t going to do, or force her to convert to Islam: “Do not marry idolatresses until they believe, for indeed, a believing slave woman is better than an idolatress, even though she pleases you. And do not give your daughters in marriage to idolaters until they believe, for indeed, a believing slave is better than an idolater, even though he pleases you. These people invite you to the fire, and Allah invites you to the garden, and to forgiveness by his grace, and explains his signs to mankind so that perhaps they will remember.” (Qur’an 2:221)

A group of Hindu women in colorful saris on the floor of Hindu temple by Vyacheslav Argenberg, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

‘Drugged, Raped, Forced To Convert To Islam & Eat Beef’: Hyderabad Woman Recalls Horrific Torture By Husband

by Nidhi Sinha, Republic World, April 5, 2026:

Hyderabad: A horrific incident of forced conversion has surfaced from Hyderabad, where a woman has alleged that she was drugged, raped and was forced to convert to Islam by her husband and his family.

The woman, while speaking to ANI, recalled that Nawaz, falsely told her that he had converted to Hinduism and his new name was Navadurga. However, after marriage, he and his family forcefully converted her to a Muslim.

“I first met Nawaz in May 2021. After meeting for one or two days, he told me that he had converted to Hinduism and his name was changed to Navadurga. Everybody from their family who was present at that time, everyone agreed on it. He actually came to rent our shop, which I posted. On 17th May, I posted, and on 18th May, he actually came to our shop. And then and there, he gave the rent and deposit of one month. That is how I met him,” the woman told ANI.

Drugged, Raped At Resort

The woman alleged that on May 24, the man took him to a resort on the pretext of meeting his family. However, his family did not arrive and while waiting, the man ordered her lunch and drinks. She was forced to consume the food/drink, which allegedly had drugs. Thereafter, she lost consciousness and was allegedly raped.

The woman said she woke up around 11 AM the next day feeling severely unwell, with pain across her body. She went to the reception to check if any other rooms had been booked under Nawaz’s name, but was told only one room was booked.

Realising she had been trapped, she returned to the room where Nawaz questioned her whereabouts. When she confronted him about the previous night, he allegedly admitted that he had assaulted her while she was unconscious and had taken photos of her.

The woman said, “He admitted, ‘While you were unconscious, I got physical with you and did whatever I wanted.’ He then showed me photos he had taken of me while I was passed out. He used them to blackmail me, saying, ‘You must marry me and no one else; that is why I did this. Once we are married, I will delete the photos.’”

Blackmailed

Following the crime at the resort, the woman was continuously blackmailed by the man, who also extorted lakhs of money from her. The man threatened to leak her pictures on social media and also threatened to kill her mother and kidnap and rape her sister. The woman added that the man’s brothers and friends also physically assaulted her.

Forced Marriage, Conversion

She was forced to marry Nawaz on July 28. She was then converted to Islam, renamed Nazeera and forced to read Kalma and verses from Quran. Further, the woman alleged that she was forced to consume beef despite being a vegetarian. She claimed that she was physically assaulted when she refused to eat beef. The woman further alleged that after marriage, Nawaz used to tear her clothes in front of his brothers.

Pregnancy Aborted

The woman’s ordeal did not end with the marriage. She was constantly subjected to abuse. Even her phones were taken away from her. Further, when she got pregnant, her in-laws gave her medicine to abort the pregnancy. “They used to hit me a lot. they didnt let me do any pooja at home. They physically harassed me. They used to mix something in my food, and I would lose consciousness,” she added….