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Virginia Nurse Admits To Distributing Videos Showing Rape, Sexual Abuse Of Minors: Feds Virginia Nurse Admits To Distributing Videos Showing Rape, Sexual Abuse Of Minors: Feds
Virginia Nurse Admits To Distributing Videos Showing Rape, Sexual Abuse Of Minors: Feds A Virginia nurse practitioner admitted to distributing child pornography, including videos depicting the rape and abuse of young boys, federal officials announced on Thursday. Lucas Allen Fussell, 42, of Onley, entered his plea this, Dec. 18, in US District Court in DC, according to US Attorney Matthew Graves, pleading guilty to two counts of distributing child pornography. Authorities said that between December 2023 and February 2024, Fussell used an encrypted messaging app to exchange explicit material with another person whose devices were later seized and searched by the FBI. During th…
Former MPD Officer Who Sexually Abused Teen Girls Nearly 20 YearsAgo Learns Fate In Court: Feds Former MPD Officer Who Sexually Abused Teen Girls Nearly 20 YearsAgo Learns Fate In Court: Feds
Former MPD Officer Who Sexually Abused Teen Girls Nearly 20 YearsAgo Learns Fate In Court: Feds The former Metropolitan Police Department officer whose underage victim came forward after a chance encounter will get prison time after being convicted by a DC Superior Court jury of abusing a teen girl, federal authorities announced. District resident Lucius Kearney, now 52, was convicted of first-degree sexual abuse of a child earlier this year following an incident nearly 20 years ago that later came to light, according to officials. At the time of the assaults, the victim was 15 years old and the former officer was around 33 years old. On Tuesday, officials announced that Kearney has …
Former Maryland Teacher Learns Fate After Years-Old Sex Abuse Case With Student Comes to Light Former Maryland Teacher Learns Fate After Years-Old Sex Abuse Case With Student Comes to Light
Former Maryland Teacher Learns Fate After Years-Old Sex Abuse Case With Student Comes to Light A former middle school teacher in Maryland will have to register as a sex offender for 25 years once she completes her prison term for sexually abusing a student, authorities announced on Tuesday. Melissa Marie Curtis, 31, of Upper Marlboro, was sentenced to 30 years in prison with all suspended but 12 months to serve, followed by five years of supervised probation after pleading guilty in June to three counts of third-degree sex offense in connection to the abuse of a teen. In November 2023, police in Montgomery County launched an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse that ha…
Man Charged With Sexual Battery In Virginia After Victim Comes Forward Six Years Later: Police Man Charged With Sexual Battery In Virginia After Victim Comes Forward Six Years Later: Police
Man Charged With Sexual Battery In Virginia After Victim Comes Forward Six Years Later: Police A 33-year-old man was arrested recently when allegations of sexual abuse involving a minor he knew back in 2018 came to light in Prince William County, police say. Manassas resident William Alexander Cruz Escobar is facing charges after detectives concluded an investigation involving he and a child who was known to him at the time. According to the Prince William County Police Department, earlier this week, Cruz Escobar was taken into custody following a probe into a sexual assault that was reported to have occurred in Manassas in February 2018. Investigators say that the victim,…
Accused Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Convicted Of Child Abuse Year After Daughter's DC Conviction Accused Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Convicted Of Child Abuse Year After Daughter's DC Conviction
Accused Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Convicted Of Child Abuse Year After Daughter's DC Conviction The father of a Pennsylvania woman who was accused of stealing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's laptop was convicted of sexually abusing a girl on Wednesday, Oct. 30 — just two days after the trial began, according to court documents and the Dauphin County District Attorney's office.  Rickey Williams, 55, — a security guard from Dauphin County — touched the girl when she was between the ages of 8 and 18. Judge William T. presided over the trial.  She came forward about the abuse within two weeks after police allegedly caught him soliciting a video of a 14-ye…
Sex Offender Who Got Into Child's Bed Sentenced For New Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds Sex Offender Who Got Into Child's Bed Sentenced For New Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds
Sex Offender Who Got Into Child's Bed Sentenced For New Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds An already registered sex offender who was busted with thousands of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) files in Virginia will spend years in prison, federal authorities announced. Woodford native Theodore William Cathers - who was previously found naked in the bedroom of two children - has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of sexually explicit materials of prepubescent and pubescent children. In June 2023, the Virginia Beach Police Department was tipped off about the upload of child porn online by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, leading investi…
Serial Sexual Predator From Virginia Targeting Sleeping Women Arrested 16 Years Later: Feds Serial Sexual Predator From Virginia Targeting Sleeping Women Arrested 16 Years Later: Feds
Serial Sexual Predator From Virginia Targeting Sleeping Women Arrested 16 Years Later: Feds A serial sexual predator from Arlington who preyed on women for years more than a decade ago. has been arrested, federal authorities announced on Wednesday. DNA evidence doomed Ernesto Mercado, 54, who has been charged in connection to at least five sexual offenses that were reported in the Georgetown area of DC between 2008 and 2012. "As yesterday's arrest demonstrates, advancements in technology and collaboration among law enforcement partners can lead to breakthroughs in cases that have previously gone unsolved,” acting FBI Special Agent in Charge David Geist said. According to court do…
Former MPD Officer Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Teen Girl Nearly 20 Years Ago: Feds Former MPD Officer Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Teen Girl Nearly 20 Years Ago: Feds
Former MPD Officer Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Teen Girl Nearly 20 Years Ago: Feds The former Metropolitan Police Department officer whose underage victim came forward after a chance encounter was convicted by a DC Superior Court jury of abusing a teen girl, federal authorities announced. District resident Lucius Kearney, now 52, was convicted of first-degree sexual abuse of a child following an incident nearly 20 years ago, according to officials. At the time of the assaults, the victim was 15 years old and the former officer was around 33 years old. Prosecutors said that in the 2005-2006 school year, when the girl was in 10th grade, she met the Kearney –…
VA Man Accused Of Touching Students With Disabilities Inappropriately On School Bus: Sheriff VA Man Accused Of Touching Students With Disabilities Inappropriately On School Bus: Sheriff
VA Man Accused Of Touching Students With Disabilities Inappropriately On School Bus: Sheriff A 22-year-old Fredericksburg man is behind bars after allegedly sexually abusing multiple disabled children on a school bus in Spotsylvania, the sheriff's office announced on Saturday. Miguel Velasquez Velasco has been arrested and charged following an investigation into reports of students that were inappropriately touched on a bus, officials say. According to a spokesperson from the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office, Velasquez Velasco was arrested on Thursday by members of the agency's "Child Victim Unit."  It is alleged that Velasquez Velasco assaulted three separ…
Harrisburg Man Took 5-Year-Old To VA, NY For Sex: USDOJ Harrisburg Man Took 5-Year-Old To VA, NY For Sex: USDOJ
Harrisburg Man Took 5-Year-Old To VA, NY For Sex: Usdoj A 54-year-old Pennsylvania man has been sentenced after admitting to taking a 5-year-old girl for sex in Virginia and New York, the US Department of Justice announced on Wednesday, Sept. 25.  John Oathout, of Harrisburg, PA, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Brenda K. Sannes in Syracuse, NY on Friday, Sept. 20. He'll serve 25 years in federal prison followed by 20 years of supervised release, and he'll be a registered sex offender for the remainder of his life, according to the USDOJ release.  Oathout admitted to taking the 5-year-old girl on trips out of state w…
Predator Who Preyed On Deaf Victims For Years In DC Sentenced For Sex Abuse Offenses: Feds Predator Who Preyed On Deaf Victims For Years In DC Sentenced For Sex Abuse Offenses: Feds
Predator Who Preyed On Deaf Victims For Years In DC Sentenced For Sex Abuse Offenses: Feds A District man will spend years in prison for the sexual abuse of three deaf victims, including a child and minor over the course of nearly a decade, federal authorities announced. John’Ta Price, 29, was sentenced to 40 months in prison after pleading guilty earlier this summer to multiple charges, including attempted stalking, blackmail, and child sexual abuse.  According to prosecutors, between March 2015 and February 2020, Price stalked his first victim, who was approximately 13 to 18 years old at the time. Price sent nude videos and pictures on at least 10 different occasions…
District Man Gets Life For Kidnapping Ex, Sexually, Physically Abusing Her For Days In DC: Feds District Man Gets Life For Kidnapping Ex, Sexually, Physically Abusing Her For Days In DC: Feds
District Man Gets Life For Kidnapping Ex, Sexually, Physically Abusing Her For Days In DC: Feds A District man will spend the rest of his life in prison after holding his partner hostage in his Northwest DC apartment, where he repeatedly physically and sexually abused her, federal authorities announced. Bryant Phillips, 53, was found guilty by a jury earlier this year to multiple criminal charges after terrorizing a former lover over the course of several harrowing days more than two years ago. On Friday, Aug. 9, officials say he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release, plus 30 additional years, followed by a lifetime of supervised release/probation. He wil…
Man Working At Virginia Escape Room Sexually Assaulted Child, Police Say Man Working At Virginia Escape Room Sexually Assaulted Child, Police Say
Man Working At Virginia Escape Room Sexually Assaulted Child, Police Say A 38-year-old man in Loudoun County is facing charges for "taking indecent liberties with a child," according to the Leesburg Police Department. On Friday, the agency announced that local resident Michael J. Pena, 38, has been arrested for sexually abusing child while in a supervisory relationship after what was described as "an in-depth investigation."  In October last year, the department received a report that Pena assaulted a minor while he was employed at the Escape Room LOCO in Leesburg, officials said. Pena was identified as a suspect and he turned himself into the Loudoun Coun…
VA Teacher Found With Child Porn Amid Investigation Into Sexual Relationship With Minor: Cops VA Teacher Found With Child Porn Amid Investigation Into Sexual Relationship With Minor: Cops
VA Teacher Found With Child Porn Amid Investigation Into Sexual Relationship With Minor: Cops A teacher from Virginia was found with child porn amid an investigation into a possible sexual relationship with a child, police said. William Riddell, 40, of Chantilly, was arrested in Kansas on March 30, the Fairfax County Police Department said. The investigation into Riddell began when detectives learned he may have had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a child in Fairfax County, police said. Riddell privately taught music in the Chantilly area and was employed with Loudoun County Public Schools between 2008 and 2013 as a part-time substitute teacher. In 2012, Riddell was a…
'Father-Figure' From MD Who Repeatedly Raped, Abused Girl Under His Care Gets Life In Prison 'Father-Figure' From MD Who Repeatedly Raped, Abused Girl Under His Care Gets Life In Prison
'Father-Figure' From MD Who Repeatedly Raped, Abused Girl Under His Care Gets Life In Prison A man who repeatedly raped and sexually abused a young girl he helped raise in Maryland has been sentenced to life in prison, federal authorities in DC announced on Wednesday. Waldorf resident Charles Clark, 67, was sentenced on April 3 for sexually abusing a child who was entrusted to his care hundreds of times over the course of several years. According to court documents, beginning in June 2017, Clark targeted a child under the age of 17, subjecting the girl to repeated rape and sexual abuse for five years.  Despite being a “father-figure” to this girl, and despite having helped ra…
District Man Convicted Of Kidnapping Ex, Sexually, Physically Abusing Her For Days In DC: Feds District Man Convicted Of Kidnapping Ex, Sexually, Physically Abusing Her For Days In DC: Feds
District Man Convicted Of Kidnapping Ex, Sexually, Physically Abusing Her For Days In DC: Feds A District man may spend the rest of his life in prison after holding his partner hostage in his Northwest DC apartment, where he repeatedly physically and sexually abused her, federal authorities announced. Bryant Phillips, 53, was found guilty by a jury on Thursday to multiple criminal charges after terrorizing a former lover over the course of several harrowing days nearly two years ago. According to court documents, between June 5, 2022 and June 8, 2022, Phillips held his intimate partner hostage at his apartment in Northeast Washington DC. While there he physically and sexually as…
Close Family Friend Who Sexually Abused 8-Year-Old Child In DC Facing Life In Prison: Feds Close Family Friend Who Sexually Abused 8-Year-Old Child In DC Facing Life In Prison: Feds
Close Family Friend Who Sexually Abused 8-Year-Old Child In DC Facing Life In Prison: Feds A 42-year-old Maryland woman is facing life in prison and will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of her life for sexually abusing the 8-year-old child of what federal prosecutors described as a "close family friend."  Griselda Martinez-Moz was convicted on Thursday on multiple counts of first-degree child sexual abuse with aggravating circumstances following a seven-day trial in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia Prosecutors say that "on two occasions in 2015 and 2016, Martinez-Moz sexually abused a child who was eight years old at the time. A close friend of …
Convicted Sex Offender Caught With 10,000 Child Porn Images On 10 Devices Gets 10 Years In DC Convicted Sex Offender Caught With 10,000 Child Porn Images On 10 Devices Gets 10 Years In DC
Convicted Sex Offender Caught With 10,000 Child Porn Images On 10 Devices Gets 10 Years In DC A previously convicted sex offender who collected a massive library of child porn using questionable alias' online is heading to prison for the next decade, federal authorities announced. District resident Morez King, 34, was sentenced to one year in prison for every thousand images of child porn he was caught with after being busted by investigators with 10,000 files on 10 different devices featuring illicit materials involving minors. According to court documents, King first made contact with an undercover agent with Homeland Security Investigations in January 2020. King, a/k/a “pervboi3…
District Man Faces Life In Prison For Kidnapping, Repeatedly Raping Maryland Woman: Feds District Man Faces Life In Prison For Kidnapping, Repeatedly Raping Maryland Woman: Feds
District Man Faces Life In Prison For Kidnapping, Repeatedly Raping Maryland Woman: Feds A District man has been convicted of the kidnapping, robbery, and repeated rapes of a Maryland woman years ago, federal authorities announced on Wednesday. Mark A. Blue, 34, was found guilty of the December 2018 assault of a woman who they targeted as she walked home from the Naylor Road Metro Station in Prince George's County. The woman was abducted while walking from the Naylor Road Metro Station in Temple Hills Wikimedia Commons/Ben Schumin Prosecutors say that Blue and a second man, Nick Savoy, forced her into a car, threatened to kill her, covered her eyes with her own shirt so she…
29-Year-Old Accused Of Sexually Abusing Younger Girl In Northwest DC: MPD 29-Year-Old Accused Of Sexually Abusing Younger Girl In Northwest DC: MPD
29-Year-Old Accused Of Sexually Abusing Younger Girl In Northwest DC: MPD A 19-year-old man has been arrested following an investigation into the sexual abuse of a woman in Washington, DC.  Nelson Torres has been apprehended and charged with second-degree sex abuse after assaulting a young girl earlier this week, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. Police say that at around 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 11, the Northwest DC resident engaged in unwanted sexual contact with his victim in the 800 block of Jefferson Street NW. Officials made note that Torres was more than four years older than his victim at the time of the abuse. Torres was arrested on Wedn…
Predator Who Sent Nude Pic To FBI Agent Posing 9-Year-Old Girl In Virginia Cops To Crime Predator Who Sent Nude Pic To FBI Agent Posing 9-Year-Old Girl In Virginia Cops To Crime
Predator Who Sent Nude Pic To FBI Agent Posing 9-Year-Old Girl In Virginia Cops To Crime A 30-year-old man from North Carolina who made an illicit deal with an undercover officer posing as the father of a 9-year-old girl Virginia has admitted to the crime. William "Willy' Alexander Korthals, 30, of Beaufort, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted transfer of obscene matter to a minor after he targeted minors online, including one in Virginia - or so he thought. Federal authorities say that Korthals sent at least one nude photo to an employee of the FBI who he believed to be a 9-year-old girl, not an undercover agent investigating his actions online.  According to court …
Former Swim Instructor In VA Preyed On Prepubescent Victims Online: Feds Former Swim Instructor In VA Preyed On Prepubescent Victims Online: Feds
Former Swim Instructor In VA Preyed On Prepubescent Victims Online: Feds Mark Black, the former board president of the Arlington Aquatic Club who found himself on the wrong side of the law, has admitted to conspiring to sexually exploit several children in Virginia, federal authorities announced. Black, 50, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy to produce child pornography and coercion and enticement for his role in targeting children to exploit with others through the Internet. According to court documents, between January 2018 and October 2021, the Arlington resident was a member of two online groups dedicated to exploiting children.  "The go…
DC Woman Who Filmed Herself Sexually Assaulting Toddler Gets 20 Years In Prison: Feds DC Woman Who Filmed Herself Sexually Assaulting Toddler Gets 20 Years In Prison: Feds
DC Woman Who Filmed Herself Sexually Assaulting Toddler Gets 20 Years In Prison: Feds A 40-year-old District woman may spend decades behind bars after repeatedly uploading graphic imagery of the sexual abuse of infants and toddlers to like-minded predators, authorities announced. Tanisha Sadulski was sentenced this week to 20 years in prison for the sexual exploitation of children and the sexual abuse of children, according to federal officials. According to court documents, between Oct. 25, 2021, and April 28, 2022, Sadulski repeatedly uploaded graphic images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of infants and toddlers to her Google account.  Sadulski also took …
Maryland Man Charged With Inappropriately Touching 10 People In DC: Police Maryland Man Charged With Inappropriately Touching 10 People In DC: Police
Maryland Man Charged With Inappropriately Touching 10 People In DC: Police A Maryland man who touched at least 10 people inappropriately before fleeing on a bicycle in DC has been apprehended, police say. Riverdale resident Daniel Adam Grob, 46, has been arrested for a series of exchanges when he engaged in unwanted sexual contact. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, Grob has been charged with misdemeanor sexual abuse offenses over the course of more than a year, including:  On Thursday, June 16, 2022, at approximately 7:40 pm in the 2100 block of K Street NW; On Monday, August 15, 2022, at approximately 9:55 am in the 1800 block of New Hamps…
DC Police Officer Who Sexually Abused Child He Lived With Gets Prison Time: Feds DC Police Officer Who Sexually Abused Child He Lived With Gets Prison Time: Feds
DC Police Officer Who Sexually Abused Child He Lived With Gets Prison Time: Feds A former Metropolitan Police Department officer will be trading his dress blues for an orange jumpsuit after being convicted of repeatedly sexually abusing a child who he lived with, federal authorities announced. District resident Charles Johnson, was sentenced to 32 years in prison on Monday after being found guilty over the summer of a host of child abuse offenses after he preyed upon a child for nearly two years while the two were under the same roof. Prosecutors say that on multiple occasions between November 2019 and September 2021, Johnson sexually abused the child who was 9 and…
Former Teacher Who Abused DC Student Captured At Airport Attempting To Flee: Police Former Teacher Who Abused DC Student Captured At Airport Attempting To Flee: Police
Former Teacher Who Abused DC Student Captured At Airport Attempting To Flee: Police Mark Anthony Williams should have never come back to the country. The 56-year-old former teacher in DC is facing charges for allegedly sexually abusing at least one minor who was under the age of 18 for several months in 2014 before moving out of the States. According to police, before he could be prosecuted, the Fairfax County resident fled, though last week, the Metropolitan Police Department was tipped off that he had returned, and a warrant was issued for his arrest the following day on Friday, Nov. 17. He then attempted to flee again - though he was unsuccessful this time around. Pol…
Former Middle School Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Student In Maryland, Police Say Former Middle School Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Student In Maryland, Police Say
Former Middle School Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Student In Maryland, Police Say A former middle school teacher in Montgomery County is facing a host of charges for allegedly sexually abusing a former student, authorities announced. Melissa Marie Curtis, 31, of Upper Marlboro, has been arrested and charged with multiple sexual offenses for engaging in inappropriate acts with a minor, though the investigation into her actions is ongoing, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Last month, police launched an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse that happened years ago after a now-adult man came forward and said that he had been abused by Curtis …
Maryland Rape Suspects Busted Attempting To Flee Country At Dulles Airport Maryland Rape Suspects Busted Attempting To Flee Country At Dulles Airport
Maryland Rape Suspects Busted Attempting To Flee Country At Dulles Airport Two rape suspects wanted in Maryland are in custody after being caught attempting to flee the country at Washington Dulles International Airport. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers were busy this week, arresting two men hours apart as they both sought separate flights to El Salvador to evade their arrest. First, officers arrested Oscar Armando Hernandez Mata, a 53-year-old Salvadoran in the country illegally who was wanted in Montgomery County for rape and sexually abusing a minor on Thursday afternoon at the departure gate. Officials noted that Hernandez Mata is "an alien unl…
District Man Who Enjoyed Watching Infant Porn With Other Likeminded Men Gets Prison Time: Feds District Man Who Enjoyed Watching Infant Porn With Other Likeminded Men Gets Prison Time: Feds
District Man Who Enjoyed Watching Infant Porn With Other Likeminded Men Gets Prison Time: Feds A 43-year-old District man who ran in some questionable circles online will spend years behind for his role in a community of likeminded parties who have a predilection for violent child porn.  Raymond Glover has been sentenced to 97 months in prison, following by 15 years of supervised release after admitting to distributing, receiving, and possessing child porn, some of which depicted infants being abused. According to court documents, on Sept. 21, 2021, Homeland Security agents searched Glover’s DC home, during which, a video depicting child porn was playing in plain sight on his la…
District Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Girl 'Regularly' For Years: Feds District Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Girl 'Regularly' For Years: Feds
District Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Girl 'Regularly' For Years: Feds A 66-year-old District man admitted to sexually abusing a young girl over the course of nearly a decade, federal authorities announced. Tyrone Wiggins pleaded guilty on Friday to second-degree child abuse after he regularly engaged in sexual acts with a minor starting when she was 10 years old and continuing until she was 18.  According to his plea agreement, between May 1999 and October 1999, when the girl was 13 years old and he was 42, Wiggins sexually abused her on multiple occasions. He further admitted that he abused her when she was 10 and continued to do so through her teenage …
Investigation Into Sex Assault Of A Minor Leads To Arrest In Virginia: Police Investigation Into Sex Assault Of A Minor Leads To Arrest In Virginia: Police
Investigation Into Sex Assault Of A Minor Leads To Arrest In Virginia: Police Police in Prince William County have charged a man who allegedly sexually abused a family member multiple times over the course of several months last year, authorities announced on Wednesday. Woodbridge resident Joaquin Rodriguez Melendez, 26, has been arrested following an investigation into alleged sexual assault that was reported in Prince William County between May and November 2022. According to a Prince William County Police Department spokesperson, the investigation found that Rodriguez Melendez allegedly sexually assaulted a family member who was under the age of 13 at the tim…