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▫️Grammy winner wanted for kidnapping wife, stepdaughter, killed in Nashville officer-involved shooting
HERMITAGE, Tenn. – A four-time Grammy-winning sound engineer, wanted on aggravated assault and kidnapping charges, is dead after being shot by a SWAT officer at his Hermitage home. Metro Nashville Police said Mark Capps, 54, was wanted for kidnapping his wife and stepdaughter at gunpoint.
» https://www.kfvs12.com/2023/01/06/swat-officer-shoots-kills-grammy-winner-wanted-kidnapping-wife-stepdaughter/
▫️Colorado Springs police seek help identifying possible victims of man suspected of pimping, human trafficking
The Colorado Springs Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in identifying possible victims of a man suspected of human trafficking and pimping, according to a Thursday news release. Luture Evans, 39, was arrested Dec. 21 after a months-long investigation, police said. He currently faces multiple charges of pimping in Colorado Springs and is suspected of human trafficking and forced prostitution in several other states. The Police Department's Metro Vice Unit believes there may be more victims in or around Colorado Springs, officials said. Anyone who has been victimized or approached by Evans, or anyone with additional information, is asked to call the Vice Unit at 719-444-7747. Callers who wish to remain anonymous may call Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers at 719-634-7867.
» https://www.fox21news.com/news/man-arrested-for-pimping-human-trafficking/
» https://www.kktv.com/2023/01/05/human-trafficking-case-colorado-springs-police-seek-potential-victims/
» https://krdo.com/top-stories/2023/01/05/police-search-for-additional-victims-in-colorado-springs-human-trafficking-and-pimping-case/
▫️Man arrested for sex trafficking, police search for more victims
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Police are looking for possible additional victims after a Silver Spring man, 34-year-old Pedro DeJesus Perez Oliveros, was arrested for multiple counts of sex trafficking and prostitution. A second victim has also been identified and police fear there may be even more women hired and victimized by Perez Oliveros. Anyone with information is asked to contact Montgomery County Department of Police Vice and Intelligence Unit detectives at (240) 773-5958 or contact Crimes Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). Callers may remain anonymous.
» https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/silver-spring-man-arrested-sex-trafficking-prostitution-detectives-may-be-more-victims/65-b452a291-2ac1-475c-9df8-d21179d9a16e
» https://mocoshow.com/blog/mcpd-silver-spring-man-arrested-on-sex-trafficking-charges-additional-victims-a-concern/
▫️Kansas sexual assault suspect accused of kidnapping children was taken into custody, police say
A 21-year-old sexual assault suspect accused of kidnapping three children over the span of two days was taken into custody Thursday, police in Wichita, Kansas, said. All three children have been located and are safe, Wichita Police Department spokesperson Chad Ditch told reporters during a Thursday news conference. A teenage girl reported being kidnapped on Wednesday evening by a "biracial male driving a blue vehicle" who attempted to sexually assault her in the car, Ditch said.
https://www.albanyherald.com/news/kansas-sexual-assault-suspect-accused-of-kidnapping-children-was-taken-into-custody-police-say/article_d9db7dea-2e24-5433-8c1c-1f991e0678b5.html
▫️Middle school teacher arrested for sexually pursuing 14-year-old student, police say
SAN ANTONIO – 49-year-old Lloyd Pegues was charged with online solicitation of a minor, under 14 years of age.
» https://www.kens5.com/article/news/crime/sapd-arrest-crime-san-antonio-teacher-school/273-e41e121f-8eef-4e21-93f9-76f599cb9011
» https://foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/middle-school-teacher-arrested-for-sexually-pursuing-14-year-old-student-police-say
▫️Kentucky State Police Arrests Logan County High School Teacher on Sexual Offenses
Russellville, Ky. - Benjamin A. Adams, 26 years old of Bowling Green, KY, has been arrested and lodged in the Logan County Jail. He is charged with Sodomy 3rd Degree and Sexual Abuse 1st Degree.
https://kentuckystatepolice.org/p3-1-5-2023-2/
▫️U.S. Marshals Recover Abducted 7-Month-Old, Arrest Suspect
Philadelphia, PA — This morning, members of the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force and Deputy Marshals from Philadelphia, recovered a 7-month old child abducted from Vineland New Jersey. The child was in the company of her father, Ramon Rivera, 22, who was arrested for kidnapping and aggravated assault in relation to an incident which occurred the previous night in Vineland, New Jersey.
https://www.usmarshals.gov/news/press-release/us-marshals-recover-abducted-7-month-old-arrest-suspect
▫️St. Louis woman facing human trafficking, sodomy charges
Officers from the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office arrested a St. Louis woman on human trafficking and sodomy charges Tuesday following an investigation involving a 15-year-old girl who was staying at a local hotel with the woman. Marlaa Jackson, 22, of St. Louis, was charged with Human Trafficking and Sodomy Third Degree (Facilitation).
https://www.paducahsun.com/news/st-louis-woman-facing-human-trafficking-sodomy-charges/article_5d96e4f8-5533-587a-8a1b-7382c64e0ac1.html
▫️Clear Lake man arrested on charges of child rape
A 64-year-old Clear Lake man was taken into custody Wednesday on a felony warrant for two charges of first-degree child rape. Jesus Dominguez Zepeda was arrested by Skagit County Sheriff’s Office deputies and booked into the Skagit County Community Justice Center.
https://www.goskagit.com/news/crime/clear-lake-man-arrested-on-charges-of-child-rape/article_7d27fc06-8d45-11ed-a4e9-17c5077d2294.html
▫️Man charged with rape involving minor
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A man is behind bars after a sexual assault investigation involving a minor. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Medical Center at Bowling Green on Dec. 10 in reference to a sexual assault, according to a citation. Police say the response to the hospital was not directly related to James William Thomas Brown but sparked an investigation into him. Police say the victim, an 8-year-old child, said they were 7 years old at the time of the incident.
https://www.wnky.com/man-charged-with-rape-involving-minor/
▫️Church Director From Elmont Accused Of Sex Abuse With Child
ELMONT, NY — An Elmont man was arrested and charged with sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl last month, detectives said. Daniel Butler, 41, the director at the Fullness of Joy Ministries in Jamaica, is accused of the sexual crime with the victim, who attends an after-school program at the church, police said. Butler is charged with first-degree rape, first-degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. Detectives request anyone who feels they may have been a victim to a similar incident to contact Special Victim’s Squad at 516-573-4022 or Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.
https://patch.com/new-york/fivetowns/church-director-elmont-accused-sex-abuse-child-cops
▫️California man sentenced to federal prison for abducting, sexually abusing Oregon child
EUGENE, Ore. - A Mariposa, California man, Deven Richard Dearing, now 26, will spend more than 15 years behind bars after being sentenced on Thursday for abducting and sexually abusing a minor from Oregon that he met online, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.
https://www.kezi.com/news/california-man-sentenced-to-federal-prison-for-abducting-sexually-abusing-oregon-child/article_516a373e-8d48-11ed-a3c0-331d0d8c1700.html
▫️CRC Technology helps with the arrest North Carolina Man, Gets 14 Years In Prison
Child Rescue Coalition’s Technology played an important part in the arrest of 41-year-old Wayne Kenneth Dare. This dangerous predator confessed to having received child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and possessing it. He will serve 14 years in prison for receiving child pornography, according to Michael Easley, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina. According to court documents, Cary police detectives conducted an investigative on a peer-to-peer sharing network trying to identify people trading and collecting child sex abuse material.
» https://childrescuecoalition.org/crc-technology-helps-with-the-arrest-north-carolina-man-gets-14-years-in-prison/
» https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/wake-county-news/holly-springs-man-gets-14-years-for-receiving-1000-images-of-child-porn-usdoj/
▫️Body found along Alligator Alley was sex trafficking victim
The woman found dead along Alligator Alley on Wednesday was a sex trafficking victim once featured in a South Florida newspaper investigation. Ivy Marie Bedell, 20, and her story as a trafficked teen was included in a South Florida Sun Sentinel project about child sex trafficking released in November. Bedell had been trafficked since she was 14.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article270813082.html
▫️Easton police looking for sex offender known to frequent Downtown
Easton police asked for the public’s help Friday in locating a wanted person. Mikka Hennix, 48, faces two felony counts filed Friday by city police relating to failure to register as a sex offender, police said in a news release.
https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/2023/01/easton-police-looking-for-sex-offender-known-to-frequent-downtown.html
▫️Man charged with sexually abusing 2 children in Wasilla
WASILLA, Alaska - A man is in custody after troopers say he sexually abused two children in Wasilla. Scott Anthony Pezzini, 31, is charged with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor and one count of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor.
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/07/man-charged-with-sexually-abusing-2-children-wasilla/
▫️Deltona couple accused of sexually abusing 2-year-old child in their care
DELTONA, Fla. — Volusia County deputies said Jason Zeak, 35, and Andrea Shearin, 31, are each charged with one count of lewd or lascivious molestation, one count of lewd or lascivious exhibition and one count of child abuse.
» https://www.wftv.com/news/local/volusia-county/deltona-couple-accused-sexually-abusing-2-year-old-child-their-care-deputies-say/3ONCACUSQFC6FE4N6BTYGJPRMU/
» https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/01/06/deltona-man-and-girlfriend-charged-in-abuse-of-2-year-old-child/69785566007/
▫️Former Mat-Su substitute teacher arrested on charges of sex abuse of minor
A former substitute teacher with the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District was arrested Thursday on charges alleging he sexually abused children. Scott Pezzini, 31, worked as a substitute teacher for the district from October 2020 until December 2022, spokeswoman Jillian Morrissey said. According to a grand jury indictment filed Thursday in Palmer Superior Court, Pezzini sexually abused two children who were both under age. The investigation is still active and ongoing. Pezzini may have additional victims, anyone with information is asked to call the Alaska State Troopers at (907) 352-5401.
» https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2023/01/06/former-mat-su-substitute-teacher-arrested-on-charges-of-sex-abuse-of-minor/
» https://dailydispatch.dps.alaska.gov/Home/DisplayIncident?incidentNumber=AK22132026
▫️Online vigilante helps police arrest alleged sexual predator
NOVI, Mich. — A man is behind bars and facing upwards of 20 years in prison for alleging trying to solicit a minor for sex online in Oakland County. The Oakland County Sheriff confirms the arrest of a man, who they're not naming at this point, on Thursday. The sheriff's office says he was arrested on a four-count felony, which included one count of child sexually abusive activity, one count of accosting a child for immoral purposes and two counts of using a computer to commit a crime. Police say the arrest was due in part to tips and information from a Pontiac man named Robert Lee. Lee says after being inspired by YouTube accounts like Dads Against Predators, he set up a Facebook page where he pretends to be a 15-year-old girl. Once alleged predators reach out to him, Lee says he forwards the conversations to police in hopes of an arrest.
https://www.wxyz.com/news/online-vigilante-helps-police-arrest-alleged-sexual-predator
▫️Wyoming man pleads guilty in prostitution case involving a minor
A Gillette man pleaded guilty Wednesday to soliciting sex near military and navy establishments, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Montana said. Mark Jay Albrecht, 65, solicited sex in a Quality Inn room in Billings, Montana, in 2021. The Quality Inn is about two miles from a military recruitment center.
https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/wyoming-man-pleads-guilty-in-prostitution-case-involving-a-minor/article_a44dd034-520f-53f4-9e71-418bfe9b773c.html
▫️Gainesville man arrested for raping underage girl
GAINESVILLE, Va. — A man from Gainesville, Virginia, was charged with raping an child he met on social media, Prince William County police said. Deonti James Solano, 22, was arrested at his home in the 8500 block of Foal Court, according to police.
https://wjla.com/news/local/gainesville-rape-deonti-james-solano-man-arrested-underage-girl-foal-court-police-investigation-authorities-hospital-non-life-threatening-injuries-lost-consciousness-crime-sexual-assault
▫️Man sentenced to ten life sentences for sexual abuse
The State Attorney's Office for the Eight Judicial Circuit announced that yesterday, Trevor Hruby, a man they say molested multiple children that were ages two and three entered a plea deal. Hruby was sentenced to 10 life sentences to be served concurrently. The sentences run consecutive with the 120-years Hruby was sentenced last month. Police say Trevor Hruby advertised babysitting services online, and they say he had a past job, which put him near young children every day.
https://mycbs4.com/news/local/man-sentenced-to-ten-life-sentences-for-sexual-abuse
▫️Bridgeport man sentenced for sex assault of children at day care
BRIDGEPORT — A local man was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting three young children at his mother’s day care. Franklin “Boosie” McKinney, 41, of Newfield Avenue, pleaded guilty to first-degree sexual assault, two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault and three counts of risk of injury to children and was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Kevin Russo to 25 years, suspended after he serves 10 years in prison and followed by 35 years of probation.
https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Bridgeport-sentenced-sexual-assault-daycare-17699745.php
▫️Man sentenced in rape, sexual abuse of child in Wicomico County
A Wicomico County man, Ezequiel Rosado-Arriaga, 47, was sentenced to 45 years in prison for sex abuse and rape of a minor.
https://sports.yahoo.com/man-sentenced-rape-sexual-abuse-214012076.html
▫️Gustavo Cruz is wanted for allegedly molesting an 11-year old child and recording the alleged molestation on his cell phone in Indianapolis, Indiana from January 1, 2016 to March 29, 2017.
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/cac/gustavo-cruz
▫️Sex trafficker from Mexican crime family extradited to NYC
A Mexican man was arrested and brought to the United States for allegedly running a decades-long sex trafficking ring with his two siblings in Queens, federal prosecutors said Saturday. Leonardo Jimenez-Rodriguez was extradited to Brooklyn, where he faces charges of sex trafficking, interstate prostitution and alien smuggling for allegedly bringing young women from Mexico to the US, where they were forced into sex work.
» https://nypost.com/2023/01/07/sex-trafficker-from-mexican-crime-family-extradited-to-nyc/
» https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/defendant-extradited-united-states-mexico-face-sex-trafficking-charges-0
▫️Texas deputies arrest former school district employee for 'multiple sexual encounters' with students
Dripping Springs - Marisol Solis, 21, was arrested on Jan. 5 under charges of trafficking of persons: continuous, which is a first-degree felony. Officials said that additional charges could be added as an investigation is ongoing. People with any information about the incident are encouraged to call the Hays County Sheriff’s Office at 512-393-7896.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-deputies-arrest-former-school-215706560.html
▫️Kiski Township man faces multiple felony charges for repeated sexual assault of young child
Wayne Lawrence Birch Jr., 53, of Hazel Drive faces felony counts of aggravated indecent assault of a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child under the age of 13, aggravated indecent assault without consent, indecent assault of a person under 13, corruption of minors, and endangering the welfare of children. He also was charged with misdemeanor counts of corruption of minors and indecent assault without consent.
https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/police-kiski-township-man-faces-multiple-felony-charges-for-repeated-sexual-assault-of-young-child/
▫️Man accused of forcing teen girl into car at gunpoint
HOUSTON, Texas - A 24-year-old man has been charged with aggravated kidnapping after he kidnapped a 13-year-old girl and sexually assaulted her multiple times, court documents read. Lyndell Horton, 24, accused of sexually assaulting teen girl who was forced into vehicle at gunpoint.
» https://abc13.com/teen-sexual-assault-forced-at-gunpoint-kidnapped-assaulted-multiple-times/12672571/
» https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/man-accused-of-forcing-teen-girl-into-car-at-gunpoint-assaults-her-8-10-times-court-docs-read/ar-AA16515U
▫️3 charged with sexual exploitation, kidnapping in missing Arizona girl case
Police arrested three adults from Tennessee on six felony charges after they were found at a motel with a girl reported missing from Arizona, authorities announced on Wednesday. Kimberly M. Aldridge, 29, George R. Johnson, 34, and Leslie Johnson, 74, were booked into the Apache County Jail on sexual exploitation of a minor, aggravated lure of a minor for sexual exploitation, kidnapping, custodial interference, conspiracy, misconduct involving weapons and facilitation, according to police.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/3-charged-sexual-exploitation-kidnapping-211922249.html
▫️DA: Walter Melvin Raped, Beat Teen Girls to Enforce Sex Work
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Friday announced sex trafficking charges against a New Jersey man who allegedly lured two teenage girls to the Garden State, then beat and raped them so they would perform unlawful sex work for his own financial benefit. Walter “Laron” Melvin, 29, stands accused of two counts each of sex trafficking and sex trafficking of a child over the alleged prostitution scheme spanning “several weeks,” the DA’s office said.
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/new-jersey-man-charged-with-child-sex-trafficking-in-new-york-city-after-allegedly-promising-teen-girls-he-met-in-times-square-drugs-and-money-for-prostitution/
▫️Waseca man pleads guilty after child sex sting in Stearns County
ST. CLOUD, Minn. - Montana Wagle, 38, had been charged with three felonies involving electronic communications and sexual conduct involving a child. The remaining two charges are expected to be dismissed at sentencing.
https://kfgo.com/2023/01/07/waseca-man-pleads-guilty-after-child-sex-sting-in-stearns-county/
▫️Man Accused Of Raping Teen Gets Caught, Severely Beaten By Her Family
DETROIT – Neighbors and onlookers recorded the bloody aftermath of a man severely beaten after allegedly sexually assaulting a teenager. The victim’s relatives reportedly confronted the suspect after he allegedly raped the teen. They chased him around the neighborhood and dispensed their own justice once they caught up with him.
» https://breaking911.com/man-accused-of-raping-teen-gets-caught-severely-beaten-by-her-family/
» https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/street-justice-family-of-teen-rape-victim-chase-down-severely-beat-suspect
▫️Hundreds Of Chicago Teachers Involved In Sexual Misconduct With Students
Hundreds of Chicago Public Schools teachers sexually groomed, assaulted and molested CPS students last year, according to a report (https://cpsoig.org/uploads/3/5/5/6/35562484/cps_oig_fy_2022_annual_report.pdf) released this week. The CPS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) said it received more than 600 “adult on student” misconduct allegations for the 2021-22 school year. More than half of these claims were substantiated, and 16 of them initiated criminal charges.
» https://www.outkick.com/chicago-teachers-involved-in-sexual-misconduct/
» https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hundreds-of-chicago-teachers-and-administrators-sexually-groomed-and-assaulted-students-last-year-report-says
» https://ussanews.com/2023/01/07/hundreds-of-chicago-teachers-and-school-employees-accused-of-grooming-sexually-assaulting-and-raping-students-inspector-general-report-reveals/
▫️Former South Carolina Catholic priest charged with sexual abuse of 11 year old
A Catholic priest who served in the Charleston Diocese has been charged with federal sex crimes. Jaime Adolfo Gonzalez-Farias, known as “Father Gonzalez,” was arrested by the U.S. Marshal Service in Miami, Florida, on Nov. 29, according to records filed in South Carolina federal court. He is being remanded to South Carolina where he will face allegations that he sexually abused an 11-year-old.
» https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/south-carolina/article270888197.html
» https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article270888197.html
» https://www.bishop-accountability.org/2023/01/former-south-carolina-catholic-priest-charged-with-sexual-abuse-of-11-year-old/
▫️Northumberland Co. man facing thousands of child porn (CSAM) charges
Milton (Northumberland County) - Pennsylvania State Police say Robert Alain Kohl is facing charges after police allegedly found digital files of child sexual abuse material inside his home Thursday. Kohl is facing 1,000 felony counts of sexual abuse of children, along with one count of criminal use of communication facility.
https://fox56.com/news/local/northumberland-co-man-facing-thousands-of-child-porn-charges
▫️Officials seek search warrant for second email of former assistant DA in child porn investigation, Assistant district attorney arrested
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation officials are widening their search for evidence in the child porn case against former Assistant District Attorney Kevin Etherington. During the investigation, OSBI agents discovered at least 153 videos, screenshots and photos of prepubescent girls being sexually abused and exploited on that Google email account. Etherington admitted to using both email accounts during the interview following his arrest, according to the warrant.
» https://kfor.com/news/local/officials-seek-search-warrant-for-second-email-of-former-assistant-da-in-child-porn-investigation/
▫️Watch: FormerTUF Competitor Hands Child Predators To Police
A video has emerged showing a former contestant on The Ultimate Fighter handing alleged child predators over to the police. In a recent video, Dustin Lampros — part of Team Volkanovski during the 29th season of TUF in 2021 — can be seen completing a pair of child predator stings at a supermarket. The clip sees the professional fighter confronting two alleged pedophiles after seemingly posing as a 13-year-old online.
» https://www.mmanews.com/2023/01/tuf-child-predators/
▫️Del Rio Sector Agents Arrest 3 Convicted Sex Offenders
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested three convicted sex offenders, shortly after they illegally entered the United States.
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/del-rio-sector-agents-arrest-3-convicted-sex-offenders
▫️HSI, local law enforcement probe results in 240-month prison sentence for Omaha man guilty of distributing child exploitation material
Acting Special Agent in Charge of HSI Kansas City Taekuk Cho and United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Gregory Lukassen, 50, of Omaha, was sentenced in federal court in Omaha for distribution and receipt of child pornography, Jan. 5, following joint HSI investigation.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-local-law-enforcement-probe-results-240-month-prison-sentence-omaha-man-guilty
▫️Attorney General releases 2022 SC Human Trafficking Report
The data shows there was a 458% increase in labor trafficking victims and a 44% increase in victims who identified as Latinx. In all, there was a 128% increase in victims use of the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
» https://www.abccolumbia.com/2023/01/09/attorney-general-releases-2022-sc-human-trafficking-report/
» https://www.scag.gov/media/iwmnniky/2022-human-trafficking-annual-report.pdf
▫️Man accused of molesting minors at Orange County, California mall
The suspect, Adam Reeves, 37, was taken into custody after officers with the Buena Park Police Department responded to reports of “someone molesting children” at a Walmart located in the Buena Park Mall on Dec. 26, 2022. “We have identified 3 victims thus far and are seeking additional victims,” police said. Authorities are encouraging anyone with information that can help this case to call Buena Park PD’s non-emergency number at 714-562-3901.
» https://2urbangirls.com/2023/01/man-charged-with-molesting-three-girls-at-orange-county-walmart/
» https://ktla.com/news/local-news/37-year-old-man-arrested-for-molesting-minors-at-mall-in-orange-county/
▫️Police: 66-year-old Selden man subjected 3 children to ongoing sexual abuse
Police say Robert Lynch, 66, subjected the children to ongoing sexual abuse at his home from 1997 to 2020. Suffolk District Attorney Ray Tierney says the three victims came forward about the crimes. Tierney says he thinks there could be many more victims out there.
» https://brooklyn.news12.com/police-66-year-old-selden-man-subjected-3-children-to-ongoing-sexual-abuse
» https://longisland.news12.com/police-66-year-old-selden-man-subjected-3-children-to-ongoing-sexual-abuse
▫️SLED: Two individuals arrested on human trafficking charges
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) agents have charged two people with human trafficking in Orangeburg County. Alana Ann Westbury, 32, was charged on January 7 with trafficking a victim under 18 years-old and three counts of unlawfully placing a child at risk. John Richard Williams, 61, was charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor under 11 years old in the first degree on January 6 and for trafficking a victim under 18 years-old.
» https://www.abccolumbia.com/2023/01/09/sled-two-individuals-arrested-on-human-trafficking-charges/
» https://www.wistv.com/2023/01/09/sled-charge-two-human-trafficking-case-orangeburg/
▫️Bellingham man who previously sexually assaulted child arrested for assaulting another
Juan Carlos Jimenez-Mares, 34, was previously convicted of sexually assaulting a child in Oregon and has been charged with sexually assaulting another child in Washington was arrested last week.
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/crime/article270980062.html
▫️Child rape in Columbus: Over 400 cases reported in 2022
Franklin County Children Services investigated more than 1,300 claims of sex crimes perpetrated against children ranging from infancy to 18 years old in 2022.
» https://www.wkbn.com/news/ohio/child-rape-in-columbus-more-than-400-filed-report-in-2022/amp/
» https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/child-rape-in-columbus-more-than-400-victims-filed-a-report-in-2022/
▫️Ohio teacher Kevin Hedrick arrested on child sex complaint
MEDINA, Ohio — A criminal affidavit for Kevin L. Hedrick, 37, of New Franklin, alleges the social studies teacher had multiple explicit conversations with an undercover officer via the Kik messaging app. Chat logs included in the affidavit appear to show Hedrick identifying himself as a high school teacher in Ohio and talking about having sex with the girl.
» https://fox8.com/news/medina-high-school-teacher-arrested-on-child-sex-complaint/
» https://www.wdtn.com/news/ohio-high-school-teacher-arrested-on-child-sex-complaint/amp/
▫️Firefighter Uploaded Child Porn (CSAM) At Work, Charged In Morris Co.
The captain of the Netcong Volunteer Fire Department and employee of the state's only residential care facility for active and retired firefighters is facing criminal charges after authorities say he uploaded and viewed child pornography including at the firehouse, authorities said Tuesday. James T. Hess, 49, of Roxbury Township, was arrested and charged with one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and one count of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, said Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll.
» https://patch.com/new-jersey/mendham-chester/child-porn-charges-filed-against-morris-county-man
» https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/crime/2023/01/10/netcong-nj-volunteer-fire-department-captain-charged-child-porn/69794273007/
▫️Lexington men arrested, charged with child sexual abuse materials
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Two Lexington County men have been arrested and charged in unrelated cases pertaining to child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
https://www.wltx.com/article/news/crime/two-lexington-county-men-arrested-on-child-sex-abuse-material-charges-brian-andrew-brown-and-nathan-allen-miller/101-1e193b2d-7473-40f5-afab-130b81611c51
▫️Roni Attempts a Meetup With a Minor, Meets CPP and the Sherriff Instead
» https://netpredators.com/youtube-roni-attempts-a-meetup-with-a-minor-meets-cpp-and-the-sherriff-instead/
▫️Ex-Huron County man gets life in prison for sexually abusing two children
David William Gray was convicted of two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, victim under the age of 13, and two counts of second-degree criminal conduct, victim under the age of 13, after a two-day trial in Huron County 52nd Circuit Court in October 2022.
https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Ex-Huron-County-man-gets-life-in-prison-for-17705566.php
▫️Human Trafficking Unit arrest leads to rescue, guilty plea
ATLANTA — Attorney General Chris Carr announced that Shane Bean, 39, of Lithonia, has pleaded guilty to soliciting an underage female for sex. This case, which was prosecuted by the Attorney General's Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, involves a 17-year-old victim who was rescued during Operation Not Forgotten 2020. "This case started with the rescue of an underage victim, and now one of the men who purchased her for sex will spend time in prison for his illegal actions," Carr said.
https://news.yahoo.com/human-trafficking-unit-arrest-leads-221200625.html
▫️Hillsborough man gets 30 years in human trafficking case
TAMPA — Alvin Lynch Jr., 36, received the sentence Monday, about two months after a jury found him guilty of nine separate criminal charges, including three counts of human trafficking. One person identified as a victim in the case was just 17 years old.
https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2023/01/09/hillsborough-man-gets-30-years-human-trafficking-case/
