EMT, police officer charged with obstructing child sex abuse investigation
Two people have been arrested and charged in connection with a child sexual abuse investigation in Denton, North Carolina, police said.
Benjamin Geoffrey Myers, an EMT with Davidson County EMS, and Jennifer Aree Myers, a law enforcement officer with the Brookford Police Department, were charged with felony accessing government computers and obstruction of justice, police said.
The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division received a report of child sexual abuse on Aug. 25, occurring at a residence on Anderson Street and other locations in the area.
Jeremy Lanning Amburn, 43, was identified as the primary suspect in the abuse, with Angela Carpenter Amburn, 40, allegedly facilitating it.
During the investigation, it was discovered that Benjamin and Jennifer Myers accessed government computer systems to obtain information about the ongoing investigation, police said.
This information was used to alert Amburn, leading to the destruction of key evidence.
The charges against Benjamin and Jennifer Myers were filed based on these findings, and they were arrested and are currently held at the Davidson County Detention Center.
Benjamin Myers is held on a $1,500 secured bond, while Jennifer Myers is held on a $5,000 secured bond.
Their court appearances are scheduled for Dec. 1 and Dec. 2, respectively.
The Davidson County Magistrate has prohibited contact between Jennifer Myers, Benjamin Myers, or Jeremy Amburn.
Sydney private school teacher charged with child sexual abuse
Kayla Olaya and Daniel Lo Surdo
September 29, 2025 • 4:52pm
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A Sydney teacher has been charged with multiple child sex offences involving a student while she was employed at a private boys’ college on the northern beaches.
Ella Clements, 24, was arrested earlier this month after NSW Police began investigating her alleged “inappropriate relationship” with a 15-year-old student at St Augustine’s College, Brookvale, where she worked.
Police said Clements was taken to hospital for assessment after her September 16 arrest.
On Monday, Clements was charged at Manly Police Station with three counts of aggravated sexual intercourse with a child between 14 and 16 years old, and intentionally sexually touching a child between 10 and 16.
St Augustine’s principal Jonathan Byrne said the school “immediately” notified police after becoming aware of the allegations and stood down the teacher, whose employment was “subsequently” terminated.
St Augustine’s College terminated Clements’ employment after becoming aware of the allegations.
“The college has been working with police and authorities on a matter which has resulted in a former teacher being charged with child sex offences,” Byrne said in a statement.
“The college is deeply saddened by this [alleged] breach of trust and the impact it has on the community.
“We continue to work with police and relevant authorities and, in the meantime, our focus is on ensuring the privacy and well-being of the impacted family and our broader community.”
She was initially granted bail by the magistrate on conditions including a $100,000 security, not having any contact with staff or students at the college, not using a smartphone or social media, living at an address in the state’s Northern Rivers with her parents, not leaving home between 9pm and 5am and reporting to police every Sunday.
However, the prosecutor applied for the decision to be stayed – effectively pausing Clements’ release – pending a detention hearing in the Supreme Court, or until 4pm on Thursday, whichever happens first.
Police have also taken out an interim apprehended violence order on the boy’s behalf, which states Clements is not permitted at the school.
- Sydney Morning Herald
Court docs: U.S. Navy Chief admits to having, creating child sex abuse material in Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — According to court documents, a Navy chief petty officer admitted to having and creating child sex abuse material while living in Virginia Beach.
Shane Harlacher, 38, had been stationed in Hampton Roads several times since 2005, but most recently was stationed at Naval Station Norfolk.
In September of 2025, court documents said Harlacher entered a guilty plea acknowledging sexual explicit material he recorded of a 13-year-old girl inside a Virginia Beach home. According to court records, Harlacher signed a statement of facts, agreeing with the evidence prosecutors had against him.
Prosecutors said in 2024 they searched Harlacher while he was in Italy and found almost 150 files of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct on his phone.
That’s when prosecutors said they also found explicit videos of a 13-year-old girl in a Virginia Beach home recorded in 2021. The mother of the teenager has since confirmed her daughter was staying with Harlacher during that time period. In December of 2024, NCIS said they searched the home where Harlacher lived in Virginia Beach and concluded the master bathroom was consistent with the one in videos.
Forensic investigators found multiple items in Harlacher’s search history alluding to purchasing “spy cameras”.
Court documents said some of the videos of the teenager were found in an app on Harlacher’s phone, which advertises itself as a “video monitoring service,” allowing users to “easily view livestreams and replay.”
Court documents said most of the videos depicted the young girl undressing and zoomed in on her private areas.
Prosecutors said they also found uploads of child sex abuse material in Harlacher’s phone titled “Pedomom” and “Pedo Childlover 8yo Daddy’s Little Girl” among several other explicit titles.
Harlacher will be sentenced on Jan. 14, 2026.
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