A Florida mother discovered an 18-year-old man having an “inappropriate text relationship’ with her 13-year-old daughter and set up a meeting with him herself, which led to the man being shot by police. Cerry Banks was hospitalized in stable condition and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of …
A former Arkansas pastor has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to three counts of raping his own minor children. James Edwin Cowan, 46, will also serve 30 years of a suspended sentence after his release from prison, according to the Arkansas Southwest Judicial District prosecuting attorney, Jana Bradford. He …
A 70-year-old New Hampshire man has been arrested in Florida on charges of child sexual assault. The Campton, New Hampshire, Police Department said it began investigating David Duncan after receiving reports of sexual assaults against children in June. Duncan was last known to be living in Bradenton, Florida, the department said, where investigators believe he …
A former Minnesota youth pastor has been allowed to enter a guilty plea to one count of sexually abusing a young girl. Jackson Gatlin, 36, entered Alford pleas to four other counts of raping children, which is an a arrangement that allows him to maintain his innocence but still be sentenced, WDIO reported. Police said …
A Florida therapist is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 15-year-old boy she was counseling. Law enforcement launched an investigation after learning of the allegations against Elizabeth Blanchard in late August, according to WJXT. Court documents say the teen was in group counseling at EPIC Behavioral Healthcare in St. Augustine but got into …
Police in southeast Georgia arrested a 17-year-old boy they found hiding under a 12-year-old girl’s bed. The Statesboro Police Department said that the girl’s mother notified them that the boy had arranged to sneak into her daughter’s room Wednesday afternoon and that the two may hae had inappropriate contact. Police arrived at the home while …
Federal authorities arrested a New York woman last week for allegedly disseminating sexually explicit videos of children as young as six months. Newsday reported that Renee Hoberman, 36, a child therapist for LifeStance Health in Melville, was arrested Wednesday for crimes she committed online while posing as a man. Hoberman reportedly also has been a …
A former California high school teacher was charged last week with sex crimes against a minor, three years after he was found in the bedroom of a 16-year-old student. Enochs High School Band teacher Patrick Mester was fired in March 2021 after he was arrested for inappropriate communication with the then-16-year-old student. Seven months later, …
A 29-year-old Michigan church youth and music director has been charged with multiple counts of sexually abusive activity toward children. Michigan State Police said they began an investigation of Zachary Radcliff, the son of the senior pastor of Oakwood Church in Augusta Township, earlier this month after receiving reports that he solicited porn from a …
A Kentucky man has been charged with raping a 15-year-old girl after he drove to Alabama last month, pretended to be her father to check her out of school, and took the girl to an abandoned building, where he raped her. Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Sgt. Josh Casson said Justin Stephens likely met the the girl …
A 47-year-old Florida man was arrested for groping a teenage “scare actor” at a Jonesville haunted house Friday night. Lonnie Joe Ward Jr. has been charged with lewd and lascivious behavior with a victim under the age of 16, the Alachua Chronicle said. The victim said Ward was the last person to go through the …
A Missouri man was sentenced to 23 consecutive life sentences for a multitude of child sex crimes, including trafficking, rape, and sodomy. Derek Brett Roberts, 44, was found guilty on the 23 counts in June in Henry County, KMBC reported. Because the sentences must be served conseutively, Roberts won’t be eligible for parole for 650 …
