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Ex-Youth Pastor In VA Busted With Child Porn While On Probation For Another Sex Crime: Feds
A former youth pastor in Virginia pled guilty to distributing child pornography, while he was on probation for a different sex offense, officials reported.
Deric Peacock, 39, of Highland Springs, used a messaging platform called "Wickr", to distribute the child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
He committed this crime while on probation for two previous convictions. Peacock allegedly solicited sex acts on the computer, from someone who was believed to be under 15 years old, authorities said.
When Peacock used "Wickr" to distribute the child pornography, …
DC Man Admits To Sexually Abusing His Sisters, Infant For Years: Feds
A DC man pleaded guilty to charges related to his sexual abuse of children for six years, officials said.
Law enforcement's investigations revealed that Matthew Stitt-Johnson, 31, sexually abused three children, an 8-year-old, a 5-year-old, and an 8-month-old, between 2015 and 2020, according to the US Attorney's Office.
Though the five-year-old and her sister reported the abuse to their mother, nothing was reported to the police at that time, authorities said.
In 2021, after police received a tip about the suspect, they found videos depicting the sexual abuse of the five-year-old vic…
Hospital Employee In Maryland Sentenced For Producing Child Porn Of An Unconscious Patient
A former hospital employee has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison after sexually assaulting minor victims while they were unconscious, authorities say.
Donald Benson, 42, of Nottingham, assaulted the 15-year-old girl back in 2016 and possessed child pornography dating back to 1999, according to the Department of Justice.
On Sept. 18, 2016, Benson, who was working as a patient sitter, assaulted the teenage girl while she was unconscious, prosecutors said. Benson took 13 pictures of the sexual assault and sent those pictures to his personal email account, using the birthdate o…
