Category: Sex Crimes
Edward Gene Smith, Rape and Child Pornography, New York 2015
⏱ 3 min read Edward Gene Smith, a former senior bank executive, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for a string of heinous crimes, including drugging and raping women, and possessing child pornography. The crimes took place in New York, where Smith used his wealth and status to hide his predatory behavior. Between…
Daniel Scharmer, Receipt and Distribution of Visual Depictions of Minors, Ohio 2024
⏱ 2 min read Daniel Scharmer, a 50-year-old Niles man, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for downloading and sharing thousands of child pornography files. Scharmer, a previously convicted sex offender, pleaded guilty in April to receipt and distribution of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and possession of child pornography.…
Travis Corley, Distributing Child Pornography, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 46-year-old man from Baldwinsville, New York, has been charged with distributing child pornography over the internet. Travis Corley allegedly used a Peer-to-Peer network to share the disturbing content with other users. The incident occurred in July 2026, when Corley was caught by authorities. The reason behind his actions is still…
Keith Page, Child Pornography Production and Receipt, Maine 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 73-year-old Clinton man, Keith Page, has pleaded guilty to producing and receiving child pornography, as well as enticing a minor, in a federal court in Bangor, Maine. According to court records, Page was sending money to several individuals under the age of 18, likely in exchange for explicit images. One…
Cornelius Alexander Thompson, Sexual Abuse and Bribery, Florida 2020
⏱ 2 min read Cornelius Alexander Thompson, a 38-year-old federal correctional officer, has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing an inmate and taking bribes at the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in Sumter County, Florida. Between January 2020 and August 9, 2023, Thompson engaged in a sexual act with a federal inmate under his authority, and between…
Steven Wayne Erickson, Child Exploitation, Virginia 2023
⏱ 2 min read Steven Wayne Erickson, a 48-year-old member of the Pulaski Town Council in Virginia, was arrested by the FBI for child exploitation crimes. The arrest occurred after the FBI received a cyber tip regarding potential child sexual exploitation on the messaging app Kik. Erickson, who has previously served as a sheriff’s deputy…
Ricky Wayne Hettich, Jr., Rape, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Ricky Wayne Hettich, Jr., a 26-year-old man from McLaughlin, South Dakota, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl on the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation. The abuse occurred around Christmas 2024, when Hettich picked up the girl by the waist against her will, laid…
Kelly Boylan, Abusive Sexual Contact, California 2020
⏱ 2 min read Kelly Boylan, a 56-year-old former Minnesota National Guard member, was sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for sexually abusing a 23-year-old subordinate during a training mission at Fort Irwin United States Army base in San Bernardino County, California, in July 2020. Boylan, a staff sergeant at the time, abused his…
Michael Thomas Pritchard, Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read Michael Thomas Pritchard, a 49-year-old Erie, Pennsylvania resident, has been sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material. The sentencing occurred on July 23, 2026, after Pritchard was found with hundreds of digital images depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. This crime was committed while Pritchard…
Troy Darnell McFall, Failing to Register as Sex Offender, Pennsylvania 2025
⏱ 2 min read Troy Darnell McFall, a 54-year-old Harrisburg, PA, man, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for failing to register as a sex offender. McFall was convicted in 2005 of Aggravated Indecent Assault, Unlawful Contact with a Minor, Indecent Assault, and Corruption of Minors in Pennsylvania state court. As a result,…
