On August 29, 2016, Ridley pled guilty to one count of attempted aggravated indecent solicitation of a child, one count of aggravated battery, and one count of lewd and lascivious behavior. On October 13, 2016, the district court imposed a controlling sentence of 34 months' imprisonment and granted probation for a term of 24 months.

At a hearing on September 14, 2017, the district cour... More...   $0 (07-07-2018 - KS)

On August 25, 2014, the state filed a bill of information charging
Defendant with molestation of a juvenile under the age of 13. On September
26, 2016, the state filed an amended bill of information charging Defendant
with two counts of molestation of a juvenile. As to Count One, the state
alleged that on January 28, 2014, Defendant committed molestation of a
juvenile up... More...   $0 (07-01-2018 - LA)

The 14-year-old female victim knew the married, adult male defendant from church, where he attended a Sunday school class taught by one of her grandparents. On February 22, 2016, the victim had her iPad with her in gym class when the following message from the defendant appeared on the screen: So you would let me fuck you while on your period and then you would suck your period blood off o... More...   $0 (07-01-2018 - LA)

On appeal, Harty complains of the legal sufficiency of the evidence on two bases. First,
he complains that the evidence is insufficient to prove exposure. Second, he complains that the
evidence is insufficient to prove that he knew that a child was present.
In evaluating legal sufficiency, we review all the evidence in the light most favorable to
the trial court’s judgment... More...   $0 (06-24-2018 - TX)

Rapid City, SD - Rapid City Man Sentenced to Sixty Years in Prison for Attempted Sexual Exploitation of Minors

A Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted on two counts of Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor was sentenced on June 18, 2018, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.

Chance Garrett Williams, age 38, was sentenced to 30 years in prison on each count, t... More...   $0 (06-22-2018 - SD)

In April 2014, the State charged Crenshaw with five counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14; one count of attempted aggravated criminal sodomy with a child under the age of 14; and one count of aggravated criminal sodomy with a child under the age of 14. In June 2016, a jury trial was held in the case. The evidence presented was lengthy and will be set out in consi... More...   $0 (06-22-2018 - KS)

David Reinhart was convicted of two counts of possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B). A defendant convicted of this offense who has “a prior conviction . . . under the laws of any State relating to . . . the production, possession, receipt, mailing, sale, distribution, shipment, or transportation of child pornography” is subject to a ten-year mandatory minimum s... More...   $0 (06-22-2018 - CA)

In February 2014, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General determined that child pornography was being shared by an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with a subscriber later identified as Welshans’s aunt. Law enforcement agents executed a search warrant on her home on March 21, 2014 at 7:30 a.m. The agents found no child pornography, but learned that Welshans, who lived nearby, used t... More...   $0 (06-21-2018 - PA)

Detectives from the Polk County Sheriff's Office were conducting an investigation regarding individuals who were downloading child pornography. That investigation led to the search of a house that was associated with an IP (internet protocol) address that had been identified as sharing child pornography. During the search, the detectives discovered that the residence had a Wi-Fi router that util... More...   $0 (06-21-2018 - FL)

David Reinhart was convicted of two counts of
possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§ 2252(a)(4)(B). A defendant convicted of this offense who
has “a prior conviction . . . under the laws of any State
relating to . . . the production, possession, receipt, mailing,
sale, distribution, shipment, or transportation of child
pornography” is subject to a ten-... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - CA)

On February 13, 2015, WTVR, LLC (“WTVR”) aired a news story about a county school system hiring a felon in violation of a Virginia state law. The news story implied that the felon lied about a prior criminal conviction on a job application, thereby committing a Class 1 misdemeanor. However, Angela Engle Horne, the unidentified felon in question, had disclosed her prior felony on her job applicatio... More...   $0 (06-18-2018 - VA)

On December 25, 2015, twelve-year-old C.L. went to spend the latter part of
Christmas Day with his father, having spent the earlier part of the holiday with
his mother. Laird is C.L.’s uncle, the twin brother of C.L.’s father, and was also
at C.L.’s father’s house that evening. C.L. had received a new iPad as a gift that
day and sat on the couch close to his uncle Laird while t... More...   $0 (06-18-2018 - IN)

Bismarck, ND - Williston Man Sentenced to 20 years for Possession of Child Pornography

Chief United States District Judge Daniel L. Hovland sentenced Jess Harlan Mallo, age 44, Williston, ND, on charges of Possession of Materials Depicting the Sexual Exploitation of Children.

This investigation was initiated when law enforcement received a tip that Mallo had uploaded images to... More...   $0 (06-18-2018 - ND)

Derick Colin Wilkinson appeals his conviction after a jury found him guilty of
assault resulting in serious bodily injury and assault with a dangerous weapon. See
This opinion is being filed by Judge Gruender 1 and Judge Kelly pursuant to 8th
Cir. R. 47E.
18 U.S.C. §§ 113(a)(6) & 1153; id. §§ 113(a)(3) & 1153. Wilkinson argues that the
district court abused its discretion by re... More...   $0 (06-18-2018 - ND)

The complainant, L.T., was a ten-year-old girl who lived with her mother, twin brother, and her stepfather, Appellant, in a mobile home park. Her older brother lived with them intermittently. Sometime in the spring or summer of 2012, Appellant began to tickle L.T. on her abdomen. The tickling moved to her “breast area.” On five to seven occasions, L.T. would see Appellant at her bedroom window... More...   $0 (06-16-2018 - TX)

Appellant Christopher Welshans was convicted of distribution and possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252. In this direct appeal, Welshans raises two claims. First, he argues that his due process right to a fair trial was violated because the prosecution informed the jury, through both evidence and argument, that his child pornography files included deeply abhorrent videos ... More...   $0 (06-14-2018 - PA)

Suza was charged with aggravated sexual assault of L.S., a child under 14
years old, and the case proceeded to trial.
L.S., who was six years old at the time of trial, testified that about a year before
trial, when he lived with his father and his grandfather (Suza), Suza touched his
private part with Suza’s hand and mouth.1 According to L.S., this happened “a lot.”
When ... More...   $0 (06-14-2018 - TX)

A jury convicted Heath Allen Umphenour of one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, one count of aggravated criminal sodomy, four counts of sexual exploitation of a child, and two counts of breach of privacy. Four of Umphenour's convictions were off-grid Jessica's Law offenses. For his off-grid Jessica's Law convictions and Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA) grid convictions, t... More...   $0 (06-14-2018 - KS)

Defendant pled guilty to a charge of attempted luring of a child pursuant to 13
V.S.A. § 2828 based on his attempt to meet with a person he believed to be a minor child for the
purpose of having sex. The charging affidavit reflects that, after receiving complaints concerning
defendant’s inappropriate online contact with minors, an investigator, posing as a thirteen-year
old gir... More...   $0 (06-11-2018 - VT)

Plaintiffs Shelly and Matthew Aversman, husband and wife, appeal the
2
(KBI) investigator Christopher M. Nicholson.1 Plaintiffs assert Mr. Nicholson
submitted a false affidavit to obtain an arrest warrant charging Ms. Aversman with
unlawful sexual relations with a high school student whom she taught. After the
charges against her were dismissed, Plaintiffs filed suit under 42 U... More...   $0 (06-10-2018 - KS)

Perry and Tari VanDekieft2 married in September 2009. She called him her
“best friend,” and he considered her the same. In August 2014, the couple moved
into a home in rural Inwood located in the salvage yard where they worked. The
1 The capitalization and spacing of the Defendant–Appellant’s last name is inconsistent throughout the rec... More...   $0 (06-08-2018 - IA)

Appellants Ledesma & Meyer Construction Company, Inc. and its
principals, Joseph Ledesma and Kris Meyer (collectively, L&M) contracted with
the San Bernardino Unified School District to manage a construction project at a
middle school. In 2003, L&M hired Darold Hecht as an assistant superintendent
and assigned him to the project. In 2010, Jane Doe, a 13-year-old student at the
... More...   $0 (06-05-2018 - CA)

Vinita, OK - Jury Convicts Teacher For Sexually Abusing Student and Recommends 25-year Sentence

The State of Oklahoma charged Ronald "Ronnie" Manners, age 49, with:

1. CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE (FELONY)

Docket
Date Code Description Count Party Amount
06-29-2015

FILE, ENTER, RECORD INFORMATION

Pursuant to 12 O.S. § 39, Document Available at Co... More...   $0 (05-30-2018 - OK)

In 2016, Justin Kauer pleaded no contest to two counts of sexual exploitation of a child. A presentence-investigation report showed that Kauer had a 1996 Colorado juvenile conviction for sexual assault of a child, which the district court classified as a person felony. As a result, the court calculated Kauer's criminal-history score as a D and gave Kauer a 55-month sentence based on this score and... More...   $0 (05-27-2018 - KS)

A jury convicted Heath Allen Umphenour of one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, one count of aggravated criminal sodomy, four counts of sexual exploitation of a child, and two counts of breach of privacy. Four of Umphenour's convictions were off-grid Jessica's Law offenses. For his off-grid Jessica's Law convictions and Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA) grid convictions, ... More...   $0 (05-27-2018 - KS)