Utah man arrested at Charlie Kirk shooting scene now facing child exploitation charges
Provo, UT – A man who caused a disturbance during last week’s shooting at Utah Valley University is now in jail after investigators say they found child sexual abuse material on his…
Three Men Arrested in Muscogee County for the Sexual Exploitation of Children
Columbus, GA (December 10, 2021) – On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, and Wednesday, December 8, 2021, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit, with the assistance of…
Indictment Charges Former Morris Resident with Child Exploitation Offenses
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Matthew B. Millhollin, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Boston, today announced that a federal grand jury…
Springfield Man Indicted for Child Sexual Exploitation
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Missouri, man who contacted hundreds of children through a teen dating website was indicted by a federal grand jury today on child sexual exploitation charges. Kody Ryan…
Federal judge imposes lengthy sentence on east Tennessee woman after joint ICE HSI and ICAC child exploitation investigation
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Knoxville woman was sentenced to serve 30 years in federal prison for child exploitation involving an infant and a toddler. The announcement was made yesterday by the acting…
Sex Offender Arrested on Child Exploitation Charges
BOSTON – A registered sex offender was arrested yesterday in connection with allegedly receiving and possessing child [censored]ography via multiple groups on a messaging app. Angel Figueroa, 49, of Fall River, was…
Raleigh County Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Offense
BECKLEY, W.Va. – A Raleigh County man plead guilty today to the sexual exploitation of a child. According to the plea agreement and statements made in court, Thomas John Mills, 36, of…
Bristol Man Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation Offense
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on December 3, 2021, DAVID MESSIER, 36, of Bristol, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L.…
Brazilian National Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child
AUSTIN – A Brazilian national was sentenced today to 60 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a child, followed by 10 years of supervised release. Defendant was also ordered to pay…
HSI partners with State Attorney General’s office in child exploitation investigation resulting in conviction and lengthy federal prison sentence
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Kentucky man will serve 32 years in federal prison after being sentenced on Monday for production, attempted production, distribution, and possession of child [censored]ography. The Office of the…
Human trafficking, forced labor charges are first under ICE’s new labor exploitation program focusing on abusive employers
WASHINGTON – A newly unsealed indictment charging 24 individuals with labor trafficking of Mexican and Central American workers under brutal conditions on South Georgia farms is the first investigation by U.S. Immigration…
Louisville Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation Crimes
LOUISVILLE, KY – A Louisville man was sentenced on Monday to 32 years in prison followed by a life term of Supervised Release for production, attempted production, distribution, and possession of child…
New Bedford Man Arrested on Child Exploitation Charges
BOSTON – A New Bedford man was arrested yesterday in connection with receiving and possessing child [censored]ography. Robert David Austin, 41, was charged with receipt and possession of child [censored]ography. Following an…
East Windsor Man Charged with Recording Sexual Abuse of Minor, Other Child Exploitation Offenses
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that MARK ROMAN, 53, of East Windsor, was arrested yesterday on a federal criminal complaint charging him with…
Berrien County Registered Sex Offender Arrested for the Sexual Exploitation of Children
Ray City, GA (November 29, 2021) – On Tuesday, November 23, 2021, Curtis Dwayne Watson, age 60, of Ray City, Berrien County, GA, was arrested and charged with one count of Sexual…
Alburgh Man Sentenced to 15 Years’ Imprisonment for Child Exploitation Offenses
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on November 23, 2021, Randy Sheltra, 59, of Alburgh, Vermont, was sentenced in United States District Court in…
Des Moines Man Indicted on Attempted Child Exploitation, Attempted Enticement of a Minor and Related Charges
DES MOINES, IA – A federal grand jury in Des Moines returned an indictment on November 17, 2021, charging a Des Moines man with attempting to produce child [censored]ography, attempted enticement of…
Dalton Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Children
BOSTON – A Dalton man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield for sexual exploitation offenses. James LaFrance, 65, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to 16…
Former University of Michigan professor pled guilty to child exploitation following HSI Detroit investigation
DETRIOT – A former University of Michigan professor pled guilty Nov. 16 to charges of transporting a minor across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual activity announced Homeland Security…
Man charged for exploitation, battery of 15-year-old child
On Monday, November 15, 2021, the GBI arrested Steve Macallin Thomas, 22, of Garfield, GA. Thomas is charged with two counts of Sexual Exploitation and two counts of Sexual Battery. These charges…
Guilford Man Charged with Child Exploitation Offense
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned an indictment charging CHRISTOPHER MICHAELSON, 37, of Guilford, with…
Former University of Michigan Professor Pleads Guilty To Charges of Child Exploitation of a Minor
DETROIT – Former University of Michigan professor pleaded guilty one count of transporting a minor girl across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual conduct, announced Acting United States Attorney…
Boston Man Charged with Child Exploitation Offense
BOSTON – A Boston man, who is on probation following a state conviction for child exploitation offenses, including trafficking, was charged yesterday with allegedly soliciting a minor on TikTok. Hector Acevedo, 31, of Jamaica…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two for Child Exploitation Offenses as a Result of Undercover Law Enforcement Operation in Owensboro
BOWLING GREEN, KY – A federal grand jury in Bowling Green returned two indictments on November 10, 2021, charging a Utica, Kentucky man and a Georgetown, Indiana man with federal child exploitation…
Serial Child Sex Offender Convicted of Child Exploitation Offenses
A federal jury convicted a Texas man today for multiple child exploitation offenses involving an 11-year-old child. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Martin Renteria, 52, of Midland, enticed…
HSI and local law enforcement investigation leads to lengthy federal prison sentence for child exploitation
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – An Elizabethton man will serve 210 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to distribution of child [censored]ography. The case was investigated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland…
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