Former School Bus Driver Sentenced To Prison For Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Material

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven has sentenced Stephen Donald Kearney (61, St. Petersburg) to 7 years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for receiving child…

Apopka Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Federal Prison For Producing Child Sexual Abuse Materials

Orlando, Florida – United States District Judge Wendy Berger has sentenced Stephon K’Trell Anderson (29, Apopka) to 16 years in federal prison for producing a video of child sexual abuse. Anderson was…

Virginia Beach Man Pleads Guilty to Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material

NORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia Beach man pleaded guilty today to production and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). According to court documents, from at least 2020 through March 2023, Thomas Cervantes,…

Dunklin County, Missouri Man Admits Recording Child Sexual Abuse

CAPE GIRARDEAU – A man from Dunklin County, Missouri on Wednesday admitted recording his sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl and recording other children in the shower. Matthew A. Prewett, 43, of…

White Swan Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child

Yakima, Washington – United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Jeremiah Bobb, age 27, of White Swan, Washington, to 180 months in federal prison for one count of Sexual Abuse of…

Orlando Man Sentenced To More Than 24 Years For Receiving And Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Materials

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced William Ross King III (55, Orlando) to 24 years and 5 months in federal prison for receipt and possession of child…

Brentwood Man Indicted for Home Burglary and Child Sexual Abuse

SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. – The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office announced the indictment of Darwin Barbacastillo, a 27-year-old resident of Brentwood, for a crime committed on Saturday, October 29. Barbacastillo faces charges…

Registered Sex Offender Convicted of Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

A federal jury in Pittsburgh convicted a Pennsylvania man today for possessing modified child sexual abuse material (CSAM) of child celebrities. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, on…

New York Man Pleads Guilty to Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material

NORFOLK, Va. – An Angola, New York, man pleaded guilty today to producing child sexual abuse material. According to court documents, Donovan Chaplin, 23, was convicted in April 2022 in the Court…

Dual Brazilian/U.S. Citizen Indicted For Producing, Distributing, Receiving, And Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Octavio Nogueira Pessoa (31, Largo) with three counts of production, one count of distribution, one count…

Pine Hill Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse

ALBUQUERQUE – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Tony Jake Jr.…

Tampa Man Sentenced To More Than 36 Years In Federal Prison For Producing And Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Kathryn Mizelle has sentenced Mark Peterson (30, Tampa) to 36 years and 8 months in federal prison for production and distribution of child sex abuse material.…

Central Georgian Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

MACON, Ga. – A Central Georgia resident was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison after he admitted to possessing hundreds of images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), also known as…

Registered Sex Offender Charged with Receipt of Obscene, Child Sexual Abuse Material

Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on November 8, 2023, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Anthony J. Michalek (age: 38) of Langlade…

New York Political Party Chairman Admits to Child Sexual Abuse

ERIE COUNTY, NY – Gerald Steven Pigeon, known as Steve Pigeon, a 63-year-old resident of Niagara Falls, entered a guilty plea to a count of First-Degree Sexual Abuse, a class “D” violent…

New York-Area Urologist Faces Federal Charges for Sexual Abuse of Young Patients

NEW YORK, NY — A Manhattan federal court grand jury has returned a Superseding Indictment against Darius A. Paduch, charging the New York-area urologist with a total of 13 counts related to…

Brooklyn Man Sentenced After Fleeing to Israel to Avoid Sexual Abuse Charges

BROOKLYN, NY – Gershon Kranczer, 67, of Midwood, Brooklyn, has been sentenced to nine years in prison following his guilty plea in August to charges of sexual conduct against a child. Kranczer…

Philadelphia Cop, Priest Convicted in Child Sexual Abuse Cases

PHILADELPHIA, PA – The District Attorney’s Special Investigations Unit announced on Monday the convictions of a former Philadelphia Police officer and a former Catholic priest in two separate child sexual abuse and…

Lakeland Man Sentenced To More Than 15 Years For Production, Distribution, And Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Material

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven has sentenced Illya Frederick Plavljanich II (36, Lakeland) to 15 years and 6 months in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release,…

Franklin County Man Faces Additional Charges in Sexual Abuse Case

HARRISBURG, PA – Justin Biser of Waynesboro, already charged with the sexual abuse of three children and an adult, faces new charges, including the indecent assault of a fourth child and secretly…

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