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Former South Bay Resident Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Enticing Vulnerable Girls to Engage in Masochistic Abuse Online

A former Redondo Beach resident was sentenced today to 324 months in federal prison for targeting girls on the internet and enticing them to engage in masochistic abuse for his sexual gratification.


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St. Louis County Man Admits Statutory Rape of Foster Child

A man from St. Louis County, Missouri on Tuesday admitted impregnating a minor and sexually abusing her when she was in foster care.


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Plant City Man Sentenced To 20 Years For Distribution, Receipt, And Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Material

U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven has sentenced Michael Conover (32, Plant City) to 20 years in federal prison for distribution, receipt, and possession of child sexual abuse material. Conover was also ordered to serve a 20-year term of supervised release and register as a sex offender.


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Franklin County Man Accused of Child Sex Crime

A Franklin County, Missouri man has been accused of a federal criminal sex act with a minor.


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Steuben County Man Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography

U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that James Miller, 63, of Corning, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with possession of child pornography involving prepubescent minors.


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Marine Corps Lance Corporal Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Entice A 13-Year-Old Over The Internet

United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that David Wayne Hogle, Jr. (29, Cherry Point, North Carolina) has pleaded guilty to attempting to entice a 13-year-old child to produce sexually explicit photos of herself and send them to him over the internet.


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Garland Man Sentenced for Producing Child Pornography

United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Matthew French, 36, of Garland, Nebraska, was sentenced on March 24, 2023, in Lincoln, Nebraska, by Senior United States Senior District Judge John M. Gerrard for two counts of producing child pornography.


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Springfield Illinois Man Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison for Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography

A Springfield, Illinois man, Robert Merriman, 25, of the 1000 block of South Fourth Street, has been sentenced to 96 months imprisonment followed by a lifetime term of supervised release, for distribution and possession of child pornography.


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German Man Charged with Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct

A German man will make his initial court appearance today on charges that he traveled to New Jersey for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct with a minor, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


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Depew Man Convicted of Sex Crimes

A Depew man who used Snapchat to coerce and entice a minor to commit sexual acts was convicted Thursday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


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Teacher accused of child pornography offenses

A 29-year-old College Station resident has been arrested for distribution and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


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Jury Convicts Colonie Pimp of Sex Trafficking Minors

Christopher Thomas, age 39, of Colonie, New York, was convicted today of 16 counts of sex trafficking and related offenses, following a five-day jury trial.


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Federal Jury Convicts Registered Sexual Predator Of Attempting To Entice A 14-Year-Old Child To Produce Sexual Abuse Videos Using A Smart Phone

United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Paul Edward Lee, Jr. (43, Jacksonville) guilty of attempting to entice a 14-year-old child to produce and send him pornographic videos and images depicting her own sexual abuse.


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Morgan County Child Molester Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation and Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material

Justin Herrington, 32, of Whitaker, Indiana, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of a child and distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material.


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Former Servicemember Sentenced to 30 Years for Directing Minors to Produce Child Pornography

A Surprise, Arizona, man was sentenced this week to 30 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).


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U.S. Marshals Offer up to $5K Reward for Man Wanted on Attempted Murder Charges in NH

The U.S. Marshals in New Hampshire are asking for the public’s assistance and offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of a man wanted on multiple charges stemming from shooting incidents in October 2022 in Goffstown and June 2019 in Manchester.


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Second-Degree Murder Suspect Captured in Memphis by U.S. Marshals and Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies

Diego Glay, 24, was captured by the U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force (TRVFTF) in Memphis and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Fugitive Apprehension Team. Glay, of Memphis, was wanted on an arrest warrant charging him with Second-Degree Murder for the shooting death of a female last year.


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U.S. Marshals and Local Law Enforcement Partners Capture Suspect in Deadly Memphis Restaurant Shooting

On April 3, 2023, U.S. Marshals and local law enforcement partners captured Johnny Sanford, 36, who was recently identified as one of the shooters that left two dead and five others injured at the Prive Restaurant.


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U.S. Marshals Capture Three Teens Held on Violent Offenses who Escaped West Tennessee Youth Detention Center

The U.S. Marshals in the Western District of Tennessee announce the capture of three male juveniles, all 17-years-old, who escaped the Wilder Juvenile Detention Center in Fayette County, Tennessee.


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Fugitive Captured in Alabama, Wanted for the Murder of a Man in Morovis, Puerto Rico

A man charged with the murder of another man in Puerto Rico was apprehended early today in Phenix City, Alabama, by the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Task Force working a collateral lead from the U.S. Marshals in Puerto Rico and the Bayamón Special Detention Unit.