The defendant hid these recordings on his phone and in secret online accounts that federal agents were able to identify using numerous search warrants. These accounts contained thousands of additional child pornography videos and images depicting children as young as infants being sexually abused and raped. Hundreds of child victims have been identified.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A federal grand jury indicted three men – Anthony M. Westemeyer, Bobby J. Warner, and Michael Wallace
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At the time of the criminal conduct for which Chase was sentenced, Chase was subject to probationary supervision for a prior conviction for Lewd and Lascivious Conduct in Caledonia County, Vermont related to the sexual abuse of young children.
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He then proceeded to request nude photographs and negotiate a time and place he would meet the minor to engage in unlawful sex acts. When Shangreaux went to the pre-determined location to meet the minor, he was instead
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Soto was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 8, 2018, and was convicted by a jury following a week-long jury trial in Rapid City in April 2021. Between February 2014 and April 2018, Soto engaged in prolific sexual activity with numerous minors over the internet, including demanding
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“This is a particularly egregious case involving an adult using popular social media apps to prey on and exploit dozens of children,” said Acting United States Attorney W. Anders Folk. “I commend the Olmsted County Attorney’s Office and the investigators with the Rochester Police Department and the FBI for aggressively pursuing this sexual predator and holding him accountable for
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Schulein was unemployed and for years actively participated in online forums where he interacted with people who were producing child pornography. Judge McGlynn noted some of the images and videos collected by Schulein depicted children in bondage and adults raping children including 5- year-old girls and toddlers.
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Kyocharo, seeking women to work in her massage business and provided her phone number. A woman, identified as Jane Doe 1, contacted Roberts, who told Doe that she could make around $5,000 per month at the massage parlor. Doe talked over the phone
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“Those who exploit children over the internet cannot hide behind their computers and phones. As this prosecution demonstrates, we will work tirelessly with both our federal and state law enforcement partners to ensure that these offenders answer for their crimes,” stated G. Norman Acker, III, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
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