An Ohio Chick-fil-A franchisee was arrested Tuesday after he drove to North Carolina to have sex with a 15-year-old he contacted via social media. The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office said it was called by a homeowner who initially reported a break-in in progress. When deputies arrived, the homeowner said they found Stacy Lee Austin, 49, …
The Florida man suspected of killing 13-year-old Madeline Soto appeared in court Saturday on charges of sexual battery and possession of child sexual abuse material, just hours after Soto’s body was found in rural Osceola County. Stephan Sterns, Soto’s mother’s boyfriend, refused to appear in court on Thursday after his arrest on Wednesday, as CrimeOnline …
A Pennsylvania police officer has been accused sexual assaulting a student at the school where he served as a school resource officer. Jordan Jones, 29, was charged with institutional sexual assault, endangering the welfare of children, and corruption of minors, WPVI reported. Abington Township Police said they were tipped to the case by school officials, …
A Texas man wanted for raping a child was arrested this week, just days after local police appeared on television asking for help finding him. White Settlement Police said that Steven Skalij had been previously arrested on a sexual assault of a child charge, but after a judge lowered his $500,000 bond to $100,000 and …
A missing 14-year-old girl was found this week at the home of a convicted sex offender in Michigan nearly a month after she vanished from her Seattle-area home. Keith Freerksen, 30, has now been charged with two counts of trafficking a minor for commercial sexual activity, two counts of using a computer to commit a …
A 79-year-old former Michigan middle school paraprofessional has been charged with sending inappropriate messages to a minor. Michigan State Police launched an investigation last September when the child, whose name and age was not disclosed, reported the texts and Snapchats. “The victim knew the suspect, identified as 79-year-old Sue Ann Asch from Kalkaska,” state police …
Police in Missouri are looking for a retired officer who has been charged with multiple child sex crimes. Prosecutors have charged Jordan C. Fowle, 57, with two counts of first degree child molestation, five counts of second degree child molestation, second degree sodomy, and second degree sexual abuse, according to KMOV. A no-bond warrant has …
A Texas man has been charged with sexually assaulting toddlers at the Houston mall where he worked at a kiosk and posting videos of the assaults online. Court documents describe four short videos of more than one attacker assaulting two 2-year-olds in a mall restroom at Houston’s Galleria. Arthur Fernandez III is the only person …
A former Connecticut elementary school teacher accused of molesting female students over several years was sentenced Tuesday to five years probation, with a 10 year prison sentence suspended. Prosecutors in New Britain had previously allowed James Eschert, 53, to enter an Alford plea, meaning he maintains his innocence but acknowledges prosecutors have the evidence to …
A Florida man has reportedly admitted he drove to Ohio, where he picked up a 16-year-old girl he met while gaming online, and brought her back to his Dunnellon home with the intention of eventually marrying her. The FBI linked the missing person case from Lima, Ohio, to Florida when they found that both the …
A Oklahoma middle school teacher has been arrested and charged with seven counts of lewd acts to a child, ranging from 2012 to 2017. Parents of the Woodward Middle School students said they reported physical education teacher Benjamin Hall’s activities to the assistant principal because the school’s head principal, Sarah Hall, is the accused teacher’s …
A 37-year-old Indianapolis man was sentenced this week to 30 years in prison and 20 years probation after pleading guilty to raping a child under 4 years old. Court documents say that investigators began looking at Devon Shane Mitchell in February “for criminal activity unrelated to child sexual abuse.” In the court of the investigation, …
