Former Colorado Middle School teacher gets 40 years to life in prison for child sex assault
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — Former Prairie Middle School teacher Brian Vasquez was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison Friday for sex crimes he committed that involved five students.
Vasquez pleaded guilty to three sexual assaults on a child, criminal attempt to sexually exploit a minor and using the internet to sexually exploit a minor.
The Cherry Creek School District reached an $11.5 million settlement with Vasquez’s five female victims, the district said in a letter to parents on Monday.
“This ran the gamut, unfortunately, as far as sexual intercourse to sexting to internet luring to internet exploitation,” said Qusair Mohamehdbhia, the attorney for the victims. “The district recognized the lifelong care it’s going to take to treat and fix these survivors.”
Vasquez, 35, was originally charged with eight felony counts for the alleged physical abuse and exchanging of nude photos with several students. He was arrested in August 2017.
Vasquez, who taught seventh- and eighth-grade social studies at the Aurora school since August 2011, had been placed on administrative leave by the district before being fired.
The former principal and vice principal of Prairie Middle School are still awaiting charges (5th story on link) for the misdemeanor count of failure to report.
New York teen sentenced for sex abuse,
possessing child porn
BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) - A Baldwinsville teen has been sentenced to a year in prison for sex abuse and possession of child pornography.
18-year-old Richard Curtis admitted to abusing a 10-year-old boy last year.
Curtis downloaded several images that depicts a child under the age of 10 in a sexual act.
The teen was let go as a volunteer fire fighter with Moyer's Corners.
He was also sentenced to 10 years of probation and must register as a sex offender.
Church Youth Leader Charged with
109 Child Sex Offenses
BY KATIE PAULSON
Today in Pennsylvania police arrested a man on 109 counts related to child sexual abuse. Allen L. Price was arrested at his Quarryville home this morning. The indictment of Price is related to the abuse of 5 underage female victims. According to reports, the abuse occurred when he volunteered as a youth group leader at Grace Bible Chapel near Rising Sun, Maryland.
According to a report on Delaware Online, the abuse occurred during activities related to the youth group led by Price. The victim’s ages range from 11 to 16 years old. Maryland police did not provide specifics on the dates of the offenses. However, they did say the crimes occurred between 1987-2001.
In a statement, Maryland police said the investigation began in 2017. The statement read, “An extensive investigation has been underway since, with assistance from the Cecil County State’s Attorney’s Office, the Cecil County Child Advocacy Center and allied law enforcement agencies.”
A Cecil County Grand Jury indicted Price on Thursday with 109 counts. The charges include five counts of second-degree child abuse, 41 counts of second-degree sex offense, three counts of third-degree sex offense, 49 counts of fourth-degree sex offense and 11 counts of second-degree assault.
Maryland police stated Price had ties to churches in Delaware. They are seeking to speak to victims from Quarryville, PA, and Lewes, Delaware. Authorities said the investigation is on-going and have urged victims to reach out to their local police.
Price is currently held in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He will face a magistrate in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Once completed, Maryland police will extradite Price to Cecil County for processing.
With the investigation on-going, there is a probability of additional charges being added in multiple states.
Three Cases of Child Sexual Assault
Result In Prison Sentences for Delaware men
Criminal Division | Department of Justice
A Superior Court judge sentenced Kevin Robinson, 24, of New Castle, to 20 years in prison for raping a child. Investigators believed that in the summer of 2017, Robinson forced the child to perform oral sex on him approximately 8 times. In May 2018, Deputy Attorney General Diana Dunn secured a guilty plea to Rape Second Degree. The judge sentenced Robinson to 20 years in prison, followed by 6 months of either home confinement or work release, then 2 years of probation. Robinson must also register as a Tier III sex offender. Deputy Attorney General Jan van Amerongen secured the sentence.
A 54-year-old Townsend man received a 12-year prison sentence for his May 2018 guilty plea to 3 counts Sexual Exploitation of a Child and 3 counts of Dealing in Child Pornography. Deputy Attorney General Periann Doko secured the sentence for Stephen Forbes. Beginning in 2014 and over the course of almost 4 years, Forbes took nude photos of an underage girl. When arrested in October 2017, Forbes also had pictures of other underage children engaged in sexual activity. A Superior Court judge sentenced Forbes to 12 years in prison, followed by 6 months of either home confinement or work release, then 4 years of probation. Forbes must also register as a Tier III sex offender. Detectives Austin Jenkins and Detective Darryl Santry of the New Castle County Police Department served as lead investigators on this case.
A 35-year-old man already registered as a Tier III sex offender, was sentenced to 5 years in prison on new charges. Deputy Attorney General Rebecca Anderson secured a guilty plea from Benjamin Willis of Laurel, to 2 counts of Sex Offender Unlawful Sexual Contact Against a Child. In the summer of 2016, Willis had inappropriate sexual relations with a child. A Superior Court judge accepted the plea and immediately sentenced Willis to 5 years in prison, followed by 3 years of probation. DOJ victim advocate Carla Ennals assisted with the case.
New York teacher sexually abused teen
multiple times at house
Ovid, N.Y. (WHAM) - An Ovid man was arrested Thursday after a child sex abuse investigation in Seneca County.
Seneca County Sheriff's investigators said they had been investigating allegations that Guy Bowers, 59, had sexually abused a 15-year-old child multiple times between November and December 2016. This happened at a home in the town of Ovid, according to deputies.
Bowers was arrested and charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, one count of forcible touching and one count of second-degree sexual abuse.
According to the staff directory for the Seneca Falls School District, Bowers is a physical education teacher at Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Frank Knight Elementary schools. He has been placed on administrative leave and is not permitted on school grounds.
A call went out to all parents and guardians of students in the district Friday morning
District officials said this did not happen at any Seneca Falls school property or in Seneca Falls itself, and added that the victim was not a student from the district.
Bowers was arraigned and released from the Seneca County Jail. An order of protection was issued for the victim.
Man wanted for alleged sexual abuse of
2 children arrested in Pennsylvania
KIM GLOVAS
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The man wanted for the alleged sexual abuse of two children (4th story on link) in Lower Southampton Township, Bucks County has been captured.
David Hamilton, Jr., 47, was arrested inside a home in the 3100 block of Roberts Road in Aston, Delaware County around 10 a.m. Friday.
Authorities said they acted on a credible tip that Hamilton may have been staying there.
"We gained entry into that residence, searched it, and found Mr. Hamilton hiding in a second floor bedroom closet," said Robert Clark with the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task.
Hamilton had been on the run since Sept. 19 in connection with the alleged rape and sexual assault on two sisters in Feasterville, Bucks County. Police said the alleged attacks happened over the last five years in a home in the 100 block of Highland Avenue.
The manhunt covered two states and numerous municipalities.
Hamilton also faces charges of assaulting a police officer in New Hope, and stealing a car.
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