New Jersey man charged with sexually assaulting minor he met online
Mount Laurel, NJ – A 25-year-old Mount Laurel man has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses for allegedly sexually assaulting an underage girl he met through a messaging app, officials announced…
57-year-old woman sexually assaulted at Bronx affordable housing construction site
NEW YORK, NY – Police in New York City are searching for a male suspect wanted for sexually assaulting a 57-year-old woman inside a Bronx affordable housing project construction site. On December…
Women Were Sexually Abused By Employees In Two-Thirds Of Prisons, Senate Subcommittee Report Finds
Women Were Sexually Abused By Employees In Two-Thirds Of Prisons, Senate Subcommittee Report Finds Bronson Winslow on December 13, 2022 Women were sexually abused by Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employees at…
South Florida Cruise Ship Employee Sentenced to Prison for Sexually Exploiting Minor He Met on Alaskan Voyage
MIAMI – Daniel Scott Crow, a 38-year-old cruise ship employee from Stuart, Fla., has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for enticing an underage girl he met on the ship into…
Justice Department Secures Award Against Tennessee Landlord for Sexually Harassing Female Tenants
Memphis, TN – Following a four-day trial, a federal jury awarded $70,500 in damages to six women who rented homes in Lexington, Tennessee, from defendant Chad David Ables. The jury found that…
Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty To Possessing Images Of Young Children Being Sexually Abused
Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Reece Christopher Depew (24, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to possessing images depicting young children being sexually abused. Depew faces a maximum…
Grand jury indicts former deportation officer with federal crimes related to sexually assaulting immigrant victims
CINCINNATI – Federal agents arrested a former ICE deportation officer Wednesday evening on federal charges claiming he abused his position to coerce sex from victims under his supervision in the Alternatives to…
Karlsruh, ND, Man Sentenced to 60 Years in Federal Prison for Production of Sexually Explicit Material of Minor Children
BISMARCK – United States Attorney Jennifer Klemetsrud Puhl announced that on December 6, 2022, U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Hovland sentenced Dwayne Gerard, Sr., Age 63 of Karlsruh, ND, to serve 60…
Former Prisoner Transport Officer Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting and Kidnapping Male Detainee
Former prisoner transport officer, Dewayne Dudley, 56, pleaded guilty in federal court in the Northern District of Oklahoma to violating a male detainee’s civil rights by sexually assaulting and kidnapping him. “Sexual…
Southwest Pennsylvania Foster Parent Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Producing Sexually Explicit Videos of Minors in His Care
PITTSBURGH – A former resident of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court in Johnstown to 360 months’ (30 years’) imprisonment and a lifetime term of supervised release upon his conviction…
Virginia School District Now Must Tell Parents When Sexually Explicit Content Is In School Curriculum
Reagan Reese on November 30, 2022 On Tuesday, the Loudoun County School Board passed a policy that requires schools to notify parents when classrooms contain sexually explicit content. As part of the…
Man Who Sexually Abused Sleeping Woman Sentenced to More than Fifteen Years in Prison
A man who sexually abused a sleeping woman was sentenced today to more than fifteen years in federal prison. Robin Roberts, age 67, from the Meskwaki Settlement, received the prison term after…
Carson Man Sentenced to More Than 18 Years in Federal Prison for Making Sexually Explicit Videos of 15-Year-Old Victim
LOS ANGELES – A South Bay man who – along with three other accomplices – victimized a 15-year-old girl by creating sexually explicit videos of her has been sentenced to 220…
Saint Louis Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting a 14-year-old Owensboro Girl
Owensboro, KY – Christopher Bertolett was sentenced yesterday to 30 years in prison for violating federal child exploitation laws. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent…
Baltimore Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Using Female Aliases on Social Media and Messaging Applications to Entice Boys to Send Him Sexually Explicit Images and Videos
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Matthew K. Walsh, age 25, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 20 years in federal prison, followed by 30 years of supervised release,…
Nevada Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Abusing a Child
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Nevada man was sentenced to federal prison today for repeatedly sexually abusing a young child across multiple states for years. Albert Wayne Welling, 60, was sentenced to 300 months in…
Production of Sexually Explicit Photos of Minor Females Leads to Lengthy Prison Sentence for Lafayette Man
LAFAYETTE, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Jody Osmer, 38, of Lafayette, Louisiana, was sentenced today by United States District Judge David C. Joseph. Osmer received a sentence…
San Bernardino County Woman Found Guilty of Obtaining Custody of Infant for the Purpose of Producing Sexually Explicit Videos
LOS ANGELES – A San Bernardino County woman was found guilty today of federal child exploitation charges, including that she obtained custody of an infant for the purpose of producing sexually…
Oregon Man Faces Federal Charges After Abducting and Sexually Abusing a Canadian Child
PORTLAND, Ore.—An indictment was unsealed in federal court today charging a Gladstone, Oregon man with abducting and sexually abusing a Canadian child he met online. On September 20, 2022, a federal grand…
Jury convicts Colerain Township man of taking sexually explicit photographs while 9-year-old and 12-year-old victims slept
CINCINNATI – A federal jury convicted a registered sex offender on all counts following a four-day trial in Cincinnati. Nicholas J. Veerkamp, 30, of Colerain Township, Ohio, sexually exploited a 9-year-old…
Ashland man admits sexually abusing minor girl on Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation
BILLINGS — An Ashland man admitted today to sexually abusing a minor girl on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Jordan Cody Washee, 30, pleaded guilty to abusive…