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Maryland Woman Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Minors For Cash Sentenced For Exploitation: Feds
A Maryland woman has been sentenced to decades in prison for sexually exploiting a child, federal authorities announced on Tuesday. Hagerstown native Ashley Marie Tibbs, 34, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release for sexually abusing two children. According to her guilty plea, Tibbs sexually abused two minors who were between the ages of 2 and 5, which she filmed, and sent to John Balch in exchange for cash. Balch - who has already been sentenced to 60 years in prison for the exploitation of six minors - paid Tibbs a total of $38,325 …
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Police ID Sex Abuse Suspect Struck During Officer-Involved Shooting At Maryland Motel (
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New details have been released after a man wanted for sexually abusing a child in Pennsylvania was injured and had to be airlifted to the hospital following an officer-involved shooting at a Frederick County motel on Friday morning. Shortly before midnight on Aug. 1, deputies from the Frederick County Police Department and Sheriff's Office were called to the Super 8 motel on Monocacy Boulevard, where they were tipped off about a fugitive wanted out of Beaver County who was believed to be in the area. The suspect was later identified as Jack Edgar Primmer by the Beaver Valley Regional P…
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School Security Guard Caught With Student Sentenced For Sexual Abuse In Maryland
An ill-fated fling between a school security guard and student in St. Mary’s County landed him a lifetime on the Sex Offender Registry and years in prison, the state's attorney's office announced on Wednesday. Davon Natrell Stewart, 22, who was tasked with keeping students safe, was convicted following late last year following a two-day bench trial of sexual abuse of a minor after he was caught with a 15-year-old from Chopticon High School, where he worked. "(Stewart) abused his position of trust by using his authority to commit a sex offense on a child who was a student in the school he wa…
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Maryland Man Busted With Child Porn On Cell Phone Sentenced: State's Attorney
A 28-year-old St. Mary's County man will spend more than a decade behind bars after being busted with child porn, authorities in Calvert County announced on Friday. Lexington Park native Nathan Lindgren was sentenced to 12 years in prison by a judge in Calvert County for possession and distribution of child porn, according to the state's attorney's office. On March 9, 2021, the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that someone was distributing child exploitation mater…
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'Make Love To Me Or Die:' Man Who Attempted To Rape Maryland Teen Gets Prison Time
The man who broke into the apartment of a 14-year-old girl and attempted to sexually assault her after a gathering with her family will spend nearly a decade in prison after copping to the crime late last year in Montgomery County, the state's attorney's office announced. Jose Oliva-Marin, 26, of Montgomery Village, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with all but nine years suspended following a harrowing incident where he broke into a residence before threatening and attempting to abuse the teen. On Halloween in 2021, prosecutors said that Oliva-Marin broke into the girl's bedro…
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Registered Sex Offender Indicted On 228 Counts Tied To Child Sex Abuse In Maryland: Sheriff
A 64-year-old registered sex offender in Maryland is facing more than 200 charges in connection to child sexual abuse, according to authorities. The Wicomico County Sherif's Office announced on Thursday that James Arthur Thompson, has been indicted on a total of 228 charges following a months-long investigation into allegations of the sexual abuse of a minor. During the investigation, officials say that the findings "uncovered deeply concerning evidence of prolonged abuse perpetrated by Thompson against the minor over the span of several years." Thompson was arrested on Mo…
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Karate Instructor Gets Prison Time For Sexually Abusing Children In MD: State's Attorney
A 72-year-old karate instructor will spend more than a decade behind bars after getting too physical with at least two of his students at his makeshift dojo in Anne Arundel County, the state's attorney's office announced. Harry "Craig" Conaway has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sex offenses involving two children, one of whom was a student at his homemade dojo, while the other came forward after suffering from child sexual abuse more than two decades ago. "As an instructor of martial arts, (Conaway) was expected to instill confidence and teach self-defense," Anne Arundel Coun…
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'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing' Sentenced For Raping Minor In Maryland: Sheriff
A judge in Calvert County had harsh words for a sexual offender from Prince Frederick who preyed on a minor for years. Jonathan Huffman, 38, was sentenced in Calvert County Circuit Court to 50 years in prison with all but 18 years suspended, for sexually abusing a minor and second-degree rape, authorities announced. At his sentencing, Judge Mark Chandlee described Huffman as "a wolf in sheep's clothing." According to the Charles County State's Attorney's Office, last year, the sheriff's office received a cyber tip about possible abuse, launching a joint investigation that inclu…
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Maryland Woman Who Helped Florida Man Sexually Exploit Minor Heading To Prison: Feds
The Maryland woman who helped facilitate illicit hotel rendezvous involving women and a 76-year-old predator from Florida is going to spend more than a decade in prison, federal authorities announced. Hagerstown resident Jane Ellen Campbell, 35, has been sentenced to 210 months in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for distribution of child pornography related to one of the underage victims who was preyed on by Florida man John Balch. The Jacksonville native admitted to sexually exploiting six minors between the ages of 3 and 15 years old between 2017 an…
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Man Traded Pics Of Kids In Exchange For Child Porn In Maryland: State's Attorney
A man who traded photos of his neighbor’s daughters in exchange for child porn with a youth coach and colleague in Maryland is heading to prison, authorities announced. Adam James Jun, 41, of Linthicum, was sentenced to 80 years, with all but 18 months suspended, with five years of supervised probation in Anne Arundel, State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess said. The investigation began in May 2022, when detectives received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) involving multiple files of child pornography discovered on Kik, a chat messenger site. The …
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DC Sex Offender Admits To Uploading Self-Made Child Porn To Google Servers: Feds
A 41-year-old registered sex offender from Southeast DC who admitted to uploading graphic videos of himself sexually abusing a young girl has copped to the crime, federal authorities announced. Michael Humphrey, who has been a registered sex offender in DC since 2022, pleaded guilty on Monday to the sexual exploitation of a child after his Google account was found littered with imagery of his abuse of a 5-year-old girl. According to court documents, in July last year, Google reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that two Google accounts, later…
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Maryland Sex Offender Found With Beastiality Images Sentenced For Trying To Target Child: Feds
A predator from Maryland who already spent years behind bars for preying on minors through his computer is heading back to the Big House after being busted repeating the crime, federal officials announced on Wednesday. Samuel Charles Hardeman, 55, has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for the attempted coercion and enticement of a minor after being busted by an undercover police officer, who purported to have a 10-year-old daughter the convict was interested in. Prosecutors say that in December 2022, Hardeman engaged in illicit conversations with an undercover agent, during …
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Driver Who Took Women From Maryland To Florida For Commercial Sex Admits To Child Porn Charge
The Maryland woman who drove her victims to Florida to have commercial sex and produced child porn for a 76-year-old predator has copped to the crime involving one of his victims, federal authorities announced. Hagerstown resident Jane Ellen Campbell, 35, pleaded guilty to assisting John Balch, of Jacksonville, who admitted to sexually exploiting children, including prepubescent minors. According to Campbell's plea agreement, she met Balch in 2007 and in recent years, she has driven other women to have sex with him in hotels when she trekked from Maryland to his Florida home. Beginning in …
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Prison Time For Man Convicted Of 'Heinous' Sexual Abuse Of Minor In Maryland
The predator who preyed on a minor for months in St. Mary's County will spend decades in prison for sexual abuse, the state's attorney's office announced on Sunday. Mechanicsville resident Randy Dindlebeck, 28, was sentenced to 75 years in prison with all but 24 years suspended after being convicted by a jury earlier this year following a three-day trial for a series of sexual abuse offenses against the same child between July and September 2021. Specifically, Dindlebeck was convicted of sex abuse of a minor and five counts of third-degree sex offense. According to St. Mary's County …
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Registered Sex Offender In Maryland Busted By Undercover Agent Posing As Pedophile In DC: Feds
A repeat offender from Maryland is facing decades in prison after being busted by undercover FBI agents operating out of Washington, DC. Suitland resident Aaron Christopher Davis, 32, a registered sex offender with a history of running afoul of the law, is facing fresh charges for distributing child porn, federal authorities announced. In August, FBI agents went undercover while monitoring a dating app that they learned was being used by some who have sexual interest in children, at which point they came across Davis, who sent a message he believed was being delivered to a purported pedophi…
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Maryland Man Busted For Child Porn While Boarding International Flight To Japan Sentenced: Feds
A man looking to leave the country amid an investigation into child pornography in Montgomery County will spend nearly a decade in prison, federal authorities announced. Rockville resident Gregory Thomas Clement, 53, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for the transportation of child pornography after being busted with child porn and discussing sexual proclivities involving young children. According to his guilty plea, in May last year, Homeland Security was tipped off by an international law enforcement agency about a man - later identified as Clement - who was using an encrypted ch…
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Man Who Climbed Into 8-Year-Old Neighbor's Bed In MD Admits To Taking Explicit Photos: Feds
Jose Alexander Diaz-Rodriguez is facing prison time after admitting to breaking into his neighbor’s Frederick County home and climbing into bed with an 8-year-old girl. The 23-year-old Thurmont resident pleaded guilty on Wednesday to sexual exploitation of a child after taking explicit photographs with his neighbor’s daughter, federal authorities announced. According to court documents, in July 2021, Diaz-Rodriguez broke into the home and went into a bedroom where two young girls were sleeping. He then got into bed with the 8-year-old, and produced a series of images “intending to create se…
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Man Who Wanted To 'Make Love' With Teen He Met On Snapchat Sentenced To Prison Time In MD
A Maryland man who preyed on a Washington, DC teen will spend years behind bars after targeting the girl on social media, federal authorities announced. Jonathan Willis, 37, of North Bethesda, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the coercion and enticement of a 14-year-old online after he repeatedly shared unwanted pictures with the girl and attempting to persuade her to head across state lines for sexual activity. According to court documents, in March last year, Willis began to communicate with the girl through Snapchat, offering to pay her cash for sexually explicit photos. He also s…
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Woman Shot In Chest By Maryland Sex Offender On I-83 In PA: State Police
A 22-year-old registered sex offender from Baltimore, Maryland was arrested following a nearly eight-hour manhunt along Interstate 83— which involved an innocent bystander getting shot in the chest, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Jajayevoune Jerome Lee also known as Jajyevoune Lee-Jenkins was fleeing from an armed robbery in Springettsbury Township around 7:15 on Monday, June 5, 2023, PSP explained. The troopers were given a description of Lee, the vehicle he escaped in, and were told a woman was driving— which helped troopers spot him on I-83S near Exit 10 and initiate a traff…
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Registered Sex Offenders In Maryland Cited For Violating Registry Rules
Three registered sex offenders are facing new charges in Maryland for allegedly violating the conditions behind their release after being placed on the state's sex offender registry. An alert was issued by the Frederick County Sheriff on Wednesday, Nov. 2, regarding a trio of offenders who found themselves back in trouble with the law for various violations last month. “As a result of ongoing monitoring of registered sex offenders in Frederick County, in October the Sheriff’s Office charged the following registered sex offenders with violating conditions associated with being placed on the …
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Former Maryland Hospital Employee Sentenced After Raping Vulnerable Psychiatric Patients
A former employee of a Maryland psychiatric hospital convicted of sexually abusing a vulnerable patient has been sentenced to several decades in prison, authorities announce. Macdoff Oghenejabo Okah, 46, of Silver Spring, was sentenced to 60 years suspend all but 40 years in prison and 5 years of supervised probation upon release on Friday, Oct. 7, after being convicted of the crimes that took place in 2018 and 2019, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. The sentence was for six counts of criminal charges related to a guilty plea entered by Okah on charges of se…
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Man Who 'Trained' Teen Victim To Avoid Rapists In Maryland Sentenced For Sexual Exploitation
A 46-year-old rapist who claimed to "train" his teenage victim to avoid getting raped by sexually abusing her in Maryland and the District of Columbia has been sentenced, federal officials announced. The abuser - whose name is not being released to protect the privacy of his victim, according to the Department of Justice - was sentenced to 32 years in prison for sexual exploitation of children and other charges stemming from sexual abuse. During the abuse, the victim was between the ages of 13 and 15, officials said. Federal prosecutors said that the man pleaded guilty in November 202…
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Maryland Man Gets Prison Time For Sexually Abusing Teen, State's Attorney Announces
A Maryland man will spend a decade in prison and must register as a sex offender after admitting to sexually abusing a minor, the state's attorney announced. Waldorf resident Clarence Henry Henderson, 30, pleaded guilty in Charles County to sexual abuse of a minor and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Upon his release from prison, Henderson will be on supervised probation for five years and must register on the sex offender registry for the rest of his life, according to Charles County State’s Attorney Tony Covington. Henderson pleaded guilty in June. On Nov. 22, 2019, members of the C…
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Maryland Man Admits To Posing As Women To Entice Boys, Threatening Families
A Baltimore man who pretended to be a young girl to lure boys into sending explicit content to him has pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor, officials say. Matthew K. Walsh, 24, admitted that he created the fake profiles that he used to contact the boys from 2016 until 2021, according to the Department of Justice. The boys Walsh targeted ranged from 12 to 17 years old, they said. At least 40 victims have been identified as being abused by Walsh, and at least 30 of those had their content distributed to others. Walsh used several platforms to entice the boys to send the sexual i…
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Air Force Lieutenant Who Recorded Kids On Hidden Bathroom Cameras Gets Prison Time
A Waldorf Air Force Lieutenant who worked in cyber security and used a hidden camera to record four minor victims in a bathroom was sentenced to federal prison time in Maryland, according to officials. Jason Daniel Ort, 36, was sentenced Wednesday, May 5 to 11 years in federal prison followed by 15 years of supervised release and orders to register as a sex offender, for transportation of child pornography, announced by the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland's Office. Ort pleaded guilty after admitting to placing several hidden cameras in different rooms and…
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