A Florida couple has allegedly confessed to sexual battery on children between the ages of 10 months and 10 years and producing, transmitting, and possessing child pornography involving the children. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said that Nicholas Bassler Jr., 24, and Sierra Campany, 24, were both charged with capital sexual battery and face a …
A Massachusetts school bus driver has been charged with aggravated indecent assault and reckless endangerment of a child. Barnstable Police arrested 80-year-old Jeffrey Hyland on Wednesday after receiving a report of the incident on a girl on the bus. Police said they recovered corroborating evidence. Hyland was held over night on a $5,000 bail until …
A man wanted for raping a young child in Oklahoma was arrested last month by police in Thailand. The Oklahoma City Police Department said it enlisted the aid of the US Marshals Service earlier in the summer to find Kyle Mayes, 30. Investigators received a tip that Mayes had fled the country, possibly to the …
An Arizona teacher has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of sexual conduct with a minor who was a former student. The Payson Unified School District was tipped off to middle school teacher Miles Huff’s behavior on August 14 and launched an investigation, AZFamily.com reported. He was arrested on Tuesday after investigators investigators interviewed …
A Florida softball coach was arrested last week on several counts of sex crime with a minor. The Pasco Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation into 40-year-old Matthew Galhouse on August 17 when the victim reported him to police. Investigators say that Galhouse began spending time with the victim in May, sending message via social media …
A Virginia woman has been charged indecency with a minor for allegedly have sexual relations with 15-year-old teen brothers. Court documents say Ashleigh Watts, 37, is accused of having sex with the boys, who lived across the street, for nearly eight months, WAVY reported. Chesapeake police began investigating when they received an anonymous tip on …
A former contract worker with the FBI has been charged with sexually exploiting about a dozen young boys he met over Discord and Snapchat. Brett Janes, 26, told the minors he worked for a U.S. intelligence agency and threatened suicide if the boys cut off communication with him. “Janes allegedly enticed one victim, a 13-year-old …
A registered sex offender in Idaho was arrested Thursday with a DVD containing 23 videos of child sexual abuse and now faces up to 230 years in prison if he’s convicted. The state Probation and Parole Department requested assistance from the Bingham County Sherif’s Office on July 28 for a home visit at Shaun Patrick …
A Marine who was detained and questioned after a missing 14-year-old girl was found in his California barracks has been charged with sexual assault of a minor. Military police at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton found the girl on June 28, more than two weeks after she was reported missing by her grandmother, as CrimeOnline …
Police in Kentucky have arrested one person and are looking for a second suspect in a toddler abuse case that prosecutors and investigators say is the worst case they’ve seen in someone so young. Seventeen-month-old Elena was presented at Middlesboro ARH Hospital on July 28 with injuries so severe that she was almost immediately flown …
A Georgia police officer has been arrested and charged with child molestation and sexual battery against a child. The Gwinnett County Police Department said that the investigation began in late July when a supervisor noticed “inconsistencies in the patrol activities” of one of his officers. Investigators called in the Special Victims Unit when they discovered …
A two-week, nationwide anti-sex trafficking operation spearheaded by the FBI identified and located 200 victims and identified or arrested dozens of suspects. The FBI said that “Operation Cross-Country” located 59 juveniles who were victims of child sexual exploitation and child sex trafficking. “Sex traffickers exploit and endanger some of the most vulnerable members of our …
