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Father Who Sexually Abused, Bribed Daughter With Candy In Virginia Learns Prison Fate
An absentee father who admitted to sexually abusing his young daughter and then attempting to bribe her with candy to stay quiet will spend years in prison, the Loudoun County Commonwealth's Attorney announced. Front Royal resident Willy David Weiss-Ramos, 57, was sentenced by a judge to serve at least seven years in the Virginia Department of Corrections - above the Virginia Sentencing Guidelines - for aggravated sexual battery of a child under the age of 13. Prosecutors say that in January, Weiss-Ramos met with the his daughter's mother to discuss child support after he had bee…
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Man Who Sexually Abused Missing Minor Sentenced For Rape In Virginia: Prosecutors
The 21-year-old man who sexually abused a minor who was reported missing last year in Virginia will spend years in prison, authorities announced on Friday. Brandon Estrada De Leon pleaded guilty to raping a child under the age of 13 and possession of child pornography and a judge sentenced him this week to 11 years and 11 months of active prison time. De Leon's entire sentence was 54 years and 11 months with 44 years suspended. In April 2023, the Leesburg Police Department launched an investigation into a runaway, and it was later determined that De Leon, a reported longtime fa…
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'Father-Figure' Who Repeatedly Raped, Abused Girl In His Care Gets Life In Prison: DC Feds
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…
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District Man Busted With Toddler Torture Porn In Southeast Heading To Prison: Feds
A District man who collected images and videos of child porn - some of which depicted the rape and torture of children as young as toddlers - will spend years in prison, federal authorities announced. Southeast DC resident Donte Mintz, 30, has been sentenced to 72 months in prison after pleading guilty last summer to attempted receipt of child pornography, which was accepted by a judge on Tuesday, April 2. According to court documents, Mintz possessed, received, and distributed child pornography in October 2020, which was flagged by an employee at Dropbox, who tipped off the…
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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 …
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Man Who Preyed On Middle School-Aged Girls Using Social Media Gets Prison Time In DC: Feds
The 20-year-old District man who sexually abused four middle school-aged girls over an eight month period will have more than a decade behind bars to reconsider his actions. Social media doomed Luis Quevedo, of Northwest DC, who was sentenced by a judge to 12 years in prison for preying on young girls he met and terrorized over the Internet with bad intentions in mind. Prosecutors say that between August 2022 and April 2023, Quevedo "engaged in a pattern of behavior wherein he contacted middle school aged girls - strangers to him - via social media with the intention of luring the…
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Babysitter Who Forced Children Into Sex Acts In DC Heading To Prison
A 35-year-old predator who sexually abused children he was tasked with babysitting in Washington, DC will spend nearly two decades in prison. District resident David Geddie was sentenced to 19 years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release for repeatedly sexually abusing children under the age of 12, federal authorities announced on Friday. Prosecutors say that over the course of several months in 2021, Geddie acted as a babysitter for two 6 year olds and an 11 year old, who he preyed upon while taking care of them. According to court documents, during that time, Geddie forc…
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Abductor Who Raped Child Walking To School At Gunpoint In Southeast DC Sentenced: DOJ
Justice has been served after a malicious rapist who taunted his prepubescent victim after sexually abusing her while she was walking to school in Southeast DC. District resident Marquette Johnson, 42, a convicted felon, was sentenced to 27 years in prison after pleading guilty in July to first-degree sexual abuse while armed and first-degree child sexual abuse while armed, authorities announced. In November 2005, prosecutors say that Johnson approached a 12-year-old girl as she was walking to school, pointing a weapon at her and ordering her to get into his minivan while threatening to kil…
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DC Sex Offender Uploaded Self-Made Child Porn To Google: Feds
A 41-year-old convicted sex offender from Washington DC was indicted after he was caught uploading footage of himself sexually abusing a young girl to Google, federal authorities said. Michael Humphrey was indicted Tuesday, Sept. 5, in U.S. District Court on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, first degree child sexual abuse with aggravating circumstances, and transportation and possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves said. Google LLC told the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that two Google accounts, later identified as Humphre…
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DC Police Officer Convicted Of Raping 9-Year-Old Girl For Years
A 29-year-old former DC Metro police officer was convicted of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl for years. A jury Washington DC jury found Charles Johnson guilty of several counts of at least five different sex abuse charges, U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves said. Johnson forced the girl to perform sex acts on him multiple times between November 2019 and September 2021, according to evidence and testimony presented at trial. Johnson, who was working as a DC police officer at the time, was living in the home with the victim and took advantage of her on multiple occasions when h…
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Predator Posing As Young Girl Online To Terrorize 10-Year-Old Gets Prison Time
A grown man from DC who pretended to be a child online to sexually abuse a 10-year-old girl who he later blackmailed will spend decades behind bars, federal officials announced. District resident Christopher Young, 31, was sentenced to 26 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor and child sexual abuse for terrorizing a 10-year-old girl in 2019. Prosecutors said that in June 2019, Young used a messaging app to approach a 10-year-old girl, posing as a child himself. In the messages he exchanged with his minor victim, Young blackmailed her for the purpose of se…
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Former VA Beach Teacher Dealt Max Sentence For Sexually Assaulting Student
A former Ocean Lakes high school teacher was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday, August 1, after he sexually assaulted an exchange student, officials said.Robert Weisenbeck, 55, pled guilty to charges on March 30 for sexually assaulting the female foreign exchange student he was the host father of, according to the Virginia Beach Commonwealth Attorney's Office. Law enforcement said Weisenbeck assaulted the minor multiple times in his vehicle and his home between June 2016 and July 2016. The victim went back to her home country and reported the incidents to Virginia Beach authoritie…
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