Abuse

Burlington County, NJ – Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw announced that Brandon Troughton, a 30-year-old resident of Riverside Township, has been charged with possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). …

MARIETTA, PA — Last Wednesday, Lancaster County Judge Jeffrey Conrad sentenced a Marietta man, Warren Raffensberger Jr., to a prison term ranging from 8 to 18 years. Raffensberger, aged 68, …

HARRISBURG, PA — Attorney General Michelle Henry has announced the arrest of Victoria M. Carney, 27, of New Cumberland, on charges related to the possession of child sexual abuse material. …

LANCASTER, PA – George Wakeley, a 62-year-old former resident of York, has been sentenced to a substantial term of 64 to 140 years in prison by Lancaster County Judge Jeffrey …

RANDALLSTOWN, MD – On Friday, Carlos Arroyo, a 38-year-old teacher at Randallstown High School, was arrested by detectives from the Baltimore County Crimes Against Children Unit. Arroyo faces two felony …

FREEHOLD, NJ—Joseph S. Velazquez, 25, of Passaic, has been charged with multiple offenses related to the possession and distribution of child abuse materials (CSAM), announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. …

EVANSVILLE, IN – On Sunday, June 16, 2024, the 4-year-old victim involved in a severe neglect case, Octavia Aquino, passed away. As a result, Destiny F. Rhoades’ charge has been …

TOMS RIVER, NJ — The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) have announced criminal charges against three long-term care facility workers for …

FREDERICK, MD – Today, Frederick County Circuit Court Judge Richard Sandy sentenced 26-year-old Jose Nelson Guerra-Sanchez to nine years in prison. The sentence comes after Guerra-Sanchez was found guilty of …

MOUNT STERLING, OH — Payton Harleigh Shires, a 24-year-old mental health counselor from Mount Sterling, Ohio, has pleaded guilty to multiple criminal charges related to the abuse of a 13-year-old …

UTICA, NY – Late Monday night, Utica Police responded to a call regarding a possible child abuse case at a home located on the 1200 block of City Street. Officers …

BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — Vincent Root, a 59-year-old special education teacher at Chatsworth Elementary School, faces new charges in a deepening abuse scandal. Initially charged in October 2023 for sexual …

WASHINGTON, DC—A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a severe assault incident that occurred in the 1400 block of L Street, Southeast. Deamonte Brooks of Southeast is facing …

FREDERICK, MD—In the Frederick County Circuit Court, Ana Cecilia Gonzalez, 50, was convicted of 2nd-Degree Child Abuse and 2nd-Degree Assault on Friday night after a two-day bench trial led by …

According to court records, between October and December 2022, Matthew Podlaski, 40, searched the internet for, and downloaded images of, the sexual abuse of young children, storing the images on …

SILVER SPRING, MD — In a recent court hearing, former Montgomery County Public Schools teacher John Vigna, 57, received a sentence of 30 years in prison with all but time …

There is no parole in the federal system. ALBUQUERQUE – A Gallup man was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for sexually abusing …

The Biden administration published guidelines meant to restrict some foreign companies from capitalizing on its climate agenda, but some stakeholders say the rules are not strict enough on China. The …

Washington, D.C. – Detectives in D.C. have announced the arrest of a man for committing a misdemeanor sexual abuse offense in the Northwest area. On Wednesday, April 24, at approximately …

According to testimony and evidence presented at trial, on March 9, 2023, the FBI executed a search warrant at Diaz’s home seeking evidence of child exploitation. When the FBI announced …

WASHINGTON, DC – Detectives from the D.C. Metro Police Department’s Sex Assault Unit have arrested 46-year-old Robert Jermaine Howard, a man of no fixed address, for two misdemeanor sexual abuse …

According to court documents, from August 7, 2022, through November 15, 2022, Welbourne knowingly possessed and accessed with intent to view child sexual abuse material that he had searched for, …

Roderick T. Long, 59, pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan. PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A former resident of Clinton, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal …

In a sexual abuse case involving two children, Alejandro Perez, 34, of Haverstraw, New York, has entered guilty pleas. The charges, including Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in …