A Texas minister has been charged with distributing child pornography after an investigation found nude photos of girls on his computer. Jon Sheptock, 49, was the worship minister at First Montgomery Baptist Church but has since been removed “from all responsibilities at the church,” KTRK reported, quoting from a church statement. Sheptock was taken into …
A Long Island child therapist pleaded guilty in federal court this week to sharing sexually explicit videos of children. Renee “Rina” Hoberman, 37, was initially arrested on October 23, Newsday reported, after posing online as an adult male who bragged about sexually abusing his own children. She sent two video via the Kik app that …
A South Carolina state legislator, founding member of the state’s ultra-conservative Freedom Caucus, was arrested this week and charged with 10 counts of distributing child sexual abuse material. Robert John “RJ” May III appeared in federal court on Thursday and entered a not guilgy plea, but he was ordered held without bond, the South Carolina …
An arrest warrant was filed last month for an Alabama state trooper on child pornography charges, but he wasn’t arrested for four weeks, giving him time to tender his resignation before he was taken into custody. The arrest warrant was issued for Chad Claybrook, 46, on February 12, WBRC reports. He was arrested on March …
A New Hampshire police officer has been arrested after he allegedly uploaded graphic videos to an app showing children as young as 7 being raped by adults. John Giarrusso III, 48, who lives in Massachusetts but works for the Seabrook, New Hampshire, Police Department, was charged with possession of child sexual abuse images, dissemination of …
An Arkansas man has been arrested on child pornography charges after an investigation found tens of thousands of pornographic files on his cell phone. According to an affidavit, the Arkansas State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a tip about child abuse material attached to an email address on October 9, 2024, KAIT …
A former Tampa sergeant has been found guilty Thursday on 100 charges of possession of child pornography. Paul Leo Mumford, 63, a former Tampa police sergeant,was convicted after a 3½-hour deliberation, according to TampaBay.com. “It’s disappointing,” said his defense attorney, Chip Purcell. “But it’s one step in the process. We’ll start to work on the …
Federal authorities have charged a Florida palliative care doctor with producing child pornography. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Holly Springs police in Georgia arrested Dr. Stephen Leedy was on December 19 after being pulled over. He’s facing accusations of coaching at least one of his victims to her death. The victim, identified as a 13-year-old, was …
A South Carolina attorney is behind bars after police say he exploited children. Sourh Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson’s office announced the arrest of Aiken attorney William Daniel Mayes, 54, on seven charges related to child exploitation. Police arrested Mayes on October 29, after rhe Aiken County Sheriff’s Office received a CyberTipline report from the …
A Utah man was arrested after an investigation uncovered hundred of images and videos of child pornography. An affidavit filed with the arrest of 43-year-old Justin McKay Anthony says that the investigation began in early May when the National Center for Missing Exploited Children submitted a referral about an upload of a “child exploitation video,” …
A former ‘American Ninja Warrior’ champion has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for multiple federal child sex crimes. In a press release, the United States Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey confirmed that Andrew Dreschsel was sentenced to 121 months in jail on Wednesday, after pleading guilty to the charges on June 1. …
The husband of a missing Florida woman is behind bars after police say they found child pornography in his phone. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Mount Dora police arrested Brett Baldwin on federal charges of child pornography possession. The arrest happened after a November 28 police search at the Mount Dora home of his missing wife, …
