CSA in the USA > NJ cop and businessman arrested for CSAM; CA Cult leader get 225 year sentence; ICE wants child rape fugitive from Maryland

 

NJ police officer, farm co-owner charged in child sex abuse materials case

ByLeland Pinder 

Saturday, June 13, 2026 8:53AM

SALEM, N.J. (WPVI) -- A Salem County resident and business owner who is also a Gloucester Township, Camden County police officer is facing multiple criminal charges after an investigation into alleged child sexual abuse materials, according to court documents.

Authorities said 38-year-old Randy Pearce was arrested Friday. Court records allege the incidents occurred in late March, with the investigation beginning in mid-April.

Pearce is charged with first- and third-degree offenses tied to a child sex abuse materials investigation. He is the co-owner and business manager of Swazey Farms in Lower Alloways Creek, a business featured on 6abc in November.

Prosecutors allege Pearce possessed child sexual abuse material in a Verizon iCloud account. During that investigation, authorities said they uncovered recordings of a child nude in a bathroom, on multiple occasions. Court documents do not specify where the alleged recordings occurred but indicate the case was triggered by a cybertip received by the prosecutor's office in April.

Pearce is an Army veteran and police officer in Gloucester Township, Camden County, where he also worked as a school resource officer, according to a 2021 photo shared by the department.

Township officials confirmed they are aware of the arrest. In a statement, Mayor David Mayer said:

"We are aware of the arrest involving a member of the Gloucester Township Police Department. Gloucester Township holds its employees to high professional and ethical standards. Our commitment to maintaining the trust of our community and supporting the dedicated men and women who serve honorably every day remains unwavering. Because this is an ongoing legal matter, we cannot comment further on the specifics, but we remain strictly committed to the highest standards of integrity and accountability."

The police department directed all inquiries to the prosecutor's office.

At Swazey Farms on Friday, no one answered the door despite signs indicating the business was open. Online, the farm advertises programs involving children as part of the growing business.

"The hope is to have schools and organizations come here to see us and see what we're doing on the ground," Pearce said in a previous 6abc story.

Neighbors declined to speak on camera but said they were shocked by the allegations. Pearce remained in custody and could not be reached for comment.

Cult leader sentenced to 225 years in prison for child molestation, rape of his followers

06/13/2026

OROVILLE, Calif. (TCN) -- A 58-year-old man has been sentenced to 225 years behind bars after being found guilty of eight counts of child molestation and three counts of rape.

The Butte County District Attorney announced the sentencing of Sansue Bee Vang on June 9. The investigation into Vang began in 2024 after an 11-year-old girl and her mother disclosed being sexually abused. Four additional victims came forward over the course of the investigation.

KRCR reports that according to Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey, the case involved more victims who were afraid to testify.

Vang founded, created, and led a Hmong religious organization called Kev Ntseeg Leej Niam Kee Tiam Vaj Lis Thum, which translates loosely to “Belief in the Mother.” 

He started the organization in Wisconsin. Once he had gained a following, he moved to Fresno, California, and finally to Oroville, California. He personally chose several families to move with him to Oroville to build a temple and religious community, per the DA.

SFGate reports that the Hmong are an ethnic minority group from Southeast Asia and there is a large Hmong population in California.

Vang’s followers saw him as a prophet. He created all the songs, materials, and readings used in the organization, and all his victims were members when he abused them. 

According to the DA, he threatened to beat a child if she told anyone about the abuse, and he also threatened the life of a woman he raped at her home if she spoke out about what had occurred. Another victim testified at trial that Vang told her terrible things would happen to her family and the Hmong community if she did not have sex with him.

Before the sentencing, the judge heard impact statements from five victims, according to the DA. All detailed the negative impact that Vang’s actions had on their lives.

According to KRCR, Vang did not speak, but his attorneys argued the victims misunderstood Vang’s actions or were lying about what had occurred.

SFGate reports that California’s Elderly Parole Program means Vang could be eligible for release in about 20 years. Under the program, inmates who are at least 50 can appear before the parole board if they have served at least 20 years. If paroled under this program, Vang could potentially be eligible for release at age 78.

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ICE Wants Custody Of Child Sex Abuse Suspect After Bel Air Arrest: Feds

A man accused of repeatedly raping and sexually abusing a child in Maryland was supposed to have been removed from the country years ago.

Yerlis Efrain Alvarez-Alvarez

Photo Credit: Department of Homeland Security

 Zak Failla 

  

 06/13/2026 1:57 p.m.

Instead, federal officials say Yerlis Efrain Alvarez-Alvarez remained in the United States after receiving a final deportation order in 2019, living here until a yearlong fugitive investigation ended with his arrest in Bel Air earlier this month.

Now ICE wants custody.

The 32-year-old Salvadoran national is being held in Harford County after authorities arrested him on Friday, June 5, at a home off South Tollgate Road. 

He's charged with three counts each of second-degree rape, sexual abuse of a minor, and third-degree sex offense. The allegations involve a child.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, Alvarez-Alvarez illegally entered the United States through Texas in 2016 and was released into the country. 

Three years later, on Feb. 7, 2019, an immigration judge issued a final order of removal.

But he stayed in the country, federal officials say.

Instead, investigators spent the next year searching for Alvarez-Alvarez before locating him in Bel Air during a coordinated operation involving the US Marshals Service, Homeland Security Investigations, the Harford County Sheriff's Office, and members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force.

The arrest ended a 12-month fugitive investigation.

One week later, on Friday, June 12, ICE announced it had lodged a detainer against Alvarez-Alvarez, asking local authorities to notify federal immigration officials before he is released from jail.

"This criminal illegal alien from El Salvador is charged with rape and sexual abuse of a child," Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement.

"Harford County cooperates with ICE and will turn him over to ICE custody after he faces justice, so that he cannot threaten or harm another innocent child."

Federal authorities identified Alvarez-Alvarez as a citizen of El Salvador with a final order of removal still in effect.

He remains held at the Harford County Detention Center while the criminal case moves forward.

"As alleged, Yerlis Efrain Alvarez Alvarez preyed on children and other vulnerable members of our community, carrying out sexual assaults that shatter the sense of safety every family deserves," HSI Maryland Special Agent in Charge Akil Baldwin said following the arrest.

Court proceedings are pending.