Child exploitation

FILE -Florida quarterback Jalen Kitna (11) warms up before an NCAA college football game against Eastern Washington, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, in Gainesville, Fla. Florida backup quarterback Jalen Kitna, the son of retired NFL quarterback Jon Kitna, was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022 and charged with two counts of distribution of child exploitation material and three counts of possession of child pornography. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Florida QB Kitna arrested on child pornography charges

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida backup quarterback Jalen Kitna, the son of retired NFL quarterback Jon Kitna, was arrested Wednesday on two charges of distribution of child exploitation material and three charges of possession of child pornography.
 
FILE - This undated file booking photo provided by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Stephen Parshall. A federal child exploitation charge has been added to conspiracy and firearms counts against Marshall, accused with two other men of plotting terrorism attacks during Las Vegas protests in May. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP, File)

Man in Vegas terror case charged with US child abuse count

 
FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2018, file photo, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks about a grand jury’s report on clergy abuse in the Roman Catholic Church during a news conference at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. The U.S. Justice Department opened their own investigation and have served subpoenas on dioceses across the state, according to multiple sources who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The subpoenas follow the state grand jury report. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Feds: Child exploitation focus of Pennsylvania church probe

 

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Man gets 60-year sentence on child exploitation charges

BOSTON (AP) — A 65-year-old Massachusetts man who admitted to filming the sexual abuse of two children and producing or attempting to produce child pornography by secretly recording 11 other children has been sentenced to 60 years in prison, federal prosecutors said.
 

Man sentenced to 36 years in prison for child exploitation

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man convicted of exploiting children online has been sentenced to nearly 36 years in prison.
 

MS-13 gang members convicted of trafficking 13-year-old girl

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Seven members and associates of the MS-13 street gang have been convicted of sex trafficking in federal court after taking in a 13-year-old runaway and coercing her into commercial sex acts in Maryland and Virginia.
 

Massachusetts man gets 8 years in child exploitation case

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for sending an explicit photo of himself to someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl and for being in possession of child pornography, federal prosecutors said Friday.
 

Judge sentences man to life for ‘evil’ sex abuse of kids

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Fresno man who was part a California child exploitation ring in which members filmed themselves sexually abusing more than 20 children and then distributed the footage on the dark web was sentenced to life in prison Friday, prosecutors said.
 

Law enforcement to offer tips on child internet safety

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. (AP) — Law enforcement agencies, educators, and community groups are teaming up this week to provide parents and other caregivers tips on how to keep kids safe online and prevent child exploitation.
 

Mississippi school principal faces child exploitation charge

CLEVELAND, Miss. (AP) — An elementary school principal in Mississippi has been charged with attempted child exploitation following an investigation by the Bolivar County Sheriff’s Office.
 

Man who raped child in Oregon and Washington gets 27 years

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man who repeatedly raped and abused a child in Oregon and Washington state and placed a hidden camera to capture video of another child using a bathroom has been sentenced to 27 years in prison.
 

NCSBI gets record number of online child exploitation tips

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The N.C. State Bureau of Investigation said it has received a record number of reports of suspected online child exploitation for a second year despite many students’ return to classrooms and parents’ return to offices.
 

FBI: 1 person found dead after standoff at Portland home

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The FBI say sone person was found dead in a Portland, Oregon, home Thursday morning after a standoff.
 

Ex-Florida teacher sentenced to prison for child pornography

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Rhode Island man sentenced for child pornography possession

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man found to be in possession of more than 50,000 images and 200 videos of child pornography has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
 

30 years for man who used child to make sexual abuse videos

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A Coos Bay man has been sentenced to three decades in federal prison after he admitted to using a 3-year-old child to make videos of sexual abuse and disseminated them online.
 

Former deputy gets 18 years in prison for child exploitation

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former West Tennessee sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to more than 18 years in federal prison for obtaining and viewing child sexual abuse images over the internet.
 

Police: Wyoming chase ended when driver shot himself

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — A man ended a police pursuit in southwestern Wyoming by killing himself.

Josiah Griffith, 24, led police on a chase in Rock Springs on March 29.
 

Nevada football player arrested in FBI sex trafficking sting

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada defensive tackle who was expected to start this season was among 28 suspects arrested in Reno as part of a week-long human-trafficking sting led by the FBI, authorities said Friday.
 

Ex-worker for Child Protection Services charged with abuse

IUKA, Miss. (AP) — A former employee of the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services has been charged with the sexual abuse of young people under her care while she was working for the agency.
 

Missing children rescued in Georgia sex trafficking bust

ATLANTA (AP) — Nearly 40 missing or endangered children have been rescued by federal and state agents during a law enforcement operation in Georgia, authorities say.
 

Claypool woman facing child porn, exploiting counts

A Claypool woman was arrested on child exploitation and child pornography charges after an investigation by the Indiana State Police who said they found disturbing images on her cellphone.
 

Feds bust nationwide child exploitation ring

Detroit – Federal agents have cracked a child exploitation ring involving at least 15 men that targeted underage girls, including one from southeast Michigan.
 

Fugitive arrested on 2003 child porn charges

La PORTE — A former La Porte man accused of leaving child pornography on a computer when he pawned the device 15 years ago was transported back to La Porte County last week to face charges.
 

GBI: Bartow County man charged with possession of child pornography

A 43-year-old Bartow County man was arrested Wednesday on sexual exploitation and possession of child pornography charges.
 

Man sentenced in child exploitation case

An Alcorn County man was sentenced Friday morning in Alcorn County Circuit Court to serve five years in an exploitation of a child case.