Twin Florida brothers were arrested this week on charges of sexual abusing children for years. Donald Ray Hawkins was arrested in Washington County, the sheriff’s office there said, and his brother Ronald Gene Hawkins was arrested in Brevard County. Donald Hawkins is charged with sexual assault on a victim under the age of 12, and …
A Utah man who co-founded a company that sells weight loss supplements has been charged with 14 counts of sex crimes against children Travis Bradley Martin, 54, was arrested last week and charged with three counts of raping a child, three counts of sodomy on a child, two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a …
A Missouri man convicted of sexually abusing children for years is facing a lifetime in prison. A judge sentenced 53-year-old Edward Martinez to nine life sentences in prison on Thursday. In September, a jury convicted Martinez on multiple charges, including child molestation, statutory rape, and statutory sodomy. Greene County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Patterson stated in …
A 64-year-old Pittsburgh woman was arrested last week after she was accused of getting two boys drunk and sexually assaulting them. Police said they were called around 9 p.m. on Wednesday about a burglary in progress and when they arrived, they found two boys who appeared to be highly intoxicated, KDKA reported. “The juveniles were …
A 69-year-old Colorado man has been arrested and charged with raping three young children. Terry Lee Simerly is being held on a $75,000 bond, according to the Colorado Springs Gazette. He is charged with three counts of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust and three counts of sexual …
A Pennsylvania man charged with 81 counts of raping a minor relative — including impregnating the girl — has now been charged with 21 additional counts of raping another minor relative. At leaset one of Scott Sandfort’s victims was his daughter, NorthCentralPA.com reported. Sandfort, 51, was released on a $200,000 bail after the first arrest …
A Utah man has been charged with mutlple felonies in the kidnapping and rape of a 9-year-old girl more than two years ago. Court documents say Tyler James Webb, 23, is charged with child kidnapping, rape of a child, sodomy of a child, aggravated sexual assault of a child, aggravated child abuse, and three counts …
Alabama authorities have arrested two Montgomery County Youth detention officers with sexually assaulting inmates at the facility. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday the arrest of Kentavious Miller, 32, for first degree sexual abuse, AL.com reported. the department said the assault took place between 7:30 p.m. ad 8 p.m. on Sunday and involved …
A Texas grand jury this week indicted a man for sexual assault of a child, charging him with giving a 15-year-old drugs and forcing her to have sex with him every day for about three months. When she refused, he would lock her in a shed on his property, KDFM reported. A judge gave Charles …
The Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office (WWCSO) arrested Andrew Sutherland, a man accused of committing sex crimes against children. On December 6, WWCSO took Sutherland into custody for several counts of first-degree child rape and first-degree child molestation. These charges involve incidents that span multiple years, according to NBC Right Now. WWCSO believes other victims …
Las Vegas police spearheaded a sting operation targeting child sex predators in early December, ultimately arresting eight men. The men all face charges of luring a minor with a computer to engage in sex, with one of them getting an additional charge of attempted use of a minor to produce pornography, KLAS reports. Seven of …
A 52-year-old California sheriff’s deputy has been arrested after he sent explicit material and planmed to meet up with an undercover investigators posing as a 15-year-old. Anthony Russo worked for the department’s corrections division and resigned after his arrest, the Mercury News reported. Investigators said they received a tip about Russo on Wednesday and immediately …
