Wacky Internet Predator Wednesday #183
8 more reasons to know who your kids are talking to online and who is trying to talk to them – PC Pandora will tell you what your kids won’t…
A 12-year-old girl in Montana became friends with a 28-year-old man from California online and he and his 37-year-old buddy drove to MT, picked her up, and brought her to Vegas…
February 15, 2012
Amber Alert Prompts Local Law Enforcement to Remind Parents About Online Safety
By KFBB News TeamYou may remember that an Amber Alert was issued for a 12-year-old Kalispell girl Tuesday. The good news is Jasmine Walker was found yesterday afternoon south of Las Vegas – but authorities believe online predators are to blame for convincing her to leave home.
Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry says it appears Jasmine Walker developed an online friendship with a 28- year-old California man who traveled to Montana to pick her up.
Now, the 28 –year-old, Edgard Le and 37-year-old Dennis Nelson face custodial interference charges and authorities say when it comes to online predators, parents and kids need to take steps to protect themselves. Read more ›
A 53-year-old man from Ohio was arrested after arranging to meet a young girl for sex in exchange for drugs (oxy)… it was a sting op.
February 15, 2012
Sheriff On Online Predators: ‘It Can Happen To Your Kids’
By Tom Brockman, NBC4i.comCENTRAL OHIO — A Central Ohio man is facing charges after deputies say he set up a meeting with a girl to offer her prescription medication for sex.
Kenneth Birchler, 53, of Laurelville was arrested Monday and faces charges of importuning and attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. Read more ›
A 44-year-old man from Ohio was sentenced to 15 years in jail for using the Internet to try and arrange to take sexually explicit photographs of young girls.
February 16, 2012
Ohio man sentenced to 15 years for attempted sexual exploitation of children
ICE.govCOLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempting to sexually exploit a child following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.
James M. Goodman, 44, of Springfield, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 180 months in prison for using the Internet to try and arrange to take sexually explicit photographs of young girls.
Carter M. Stewart, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Franklin County Sheriff Zach Scott, Brian M. Moskowitz, special agent in charge, HSI Michigan and Ohio, and Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced the sentence handed down today by U.S. District Judge Gregory L. Frost.
“The defendant attempted to lure young girls online for the purpose of sexual exploitation and instead came under the scrutiny of law enforcement,” said Moskowitz. “This sentence should serve as a stark warning to online predators who use the Internet to further their crimes; We are watching and the aggressive investigation and prosecution of these individuals remains a high priority for HSI.” Read more ›
A profile of one of the guys arrested in last week’s big sting op.
February 17, 2012
Jasper man nabbed in child-sex Internet sting
Joyce Marie Taylor, The Suwannee DemocratJasper — A Jasper man was one of 21 men arrested during a recent undercover sting operation that used the Internet to identify and arrest online sexual predators, according to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO).
Travis Scott Moody, 28, 4913 SE 116 Drive, Jasper, was arrested as part of Operation Tail Feather, a joint investigation launched by the Gainesville Police Department and ACSO, in cooperation with other law enforcement agencies. Read more ›
A 44 year old in Connecticut got 7 years in jail for for using a MySpace account to lure a teenage girl to meet with him for travel and sex
February 18, 2012
New Milford man gets 7 years in prison for luring teen
From the REPUBLICAN-AMERICANLITCHFIELD SUPERIOR COURT — A New Milford man free on $200,000 bond while he was prosecuted for using a MySpace account to lure a teenage girl to meet with him for travel and sex was sentenced in Superior Court Friday to seven years in prison.
James Perrine, 44, of 25 Old Farms Lane, admitted that he propositioned a 15 year old in 2009 using the screen name “Poohbearjim.” The communication was monitored by MySpace administrators and passed on to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, then police, Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Terri L. Sonnemann said. Read more ›
A 64-year-old man in Florida was convicted on charges of trying to solicit sex from what he thought was a 13-year-old girl online…
February 18, 2012
Wesley Chapel man, 64, convicted of seeking sex with child
Tampa Bay TimesTAMPA — A 64-year-old Wesley Chapel man was convicted this week on federal charges that he used his computer and cell phone to try to arrange a sexual encounter with a 13-year-old girl.
John Joseph Steele thought he was arranging for the meeting through the child’s guardian, but in fact, he was dealing with an undercover officer engaged in an operation to identify and apprehend child sexual predators, according to the office of U.S. Attorney Robert E. O’Neill. Read more ›
And finally, it is with a very very heavy heart that I have to write about this story: A 16-year-old girl named Angela Allen from Arkansas met a 36-year-old convicted sex offender named Lloyd Jones. He groomed her and gained enough trust so that when he picked her up at home, she got in the car with him. She never returned. Her body was found a few days later in a bllue plastic barrel on his property. Though they say no evidence of sexual contact is visible, the end result is 10 times worse. He strangled her to death.
February 22, 2012
Arkansas man charged with murder of teen he met online pleads not guilty
AP via FoxnewsLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A convicted rapist accused of killing a 16-year-old girl he met online pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder Wednesday, several days after authorities found the girl’s body in a blue, plastic barrel in western Arkansas.
A judge appointed a public defender to represent Lloyd Jones, 36, in the case of Angela Allen’s death. The public defender’s office said an attorney hasn’t yet been assigned. Read more ›
February 21, 2012
Family of Angela Allen seeking justice
From KFSMFORT SMITH, Ark. (KFSM) — Family members of Angela Allen finally have answers to her disappearance, but they say they won’t have closure for quite some time.
Angela Allen’s mother Cecilia Reynolds says family members can now begin the healing process, but they say they won’t have closure until justice is served.
“I will be at every court appearance if at all possible,” says Reynolds, “He won’t forget my face. I will get justice for my daughter.” Read more ›