Category: Sex Crimes
Monticello Man Accused of Targeting Minor
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – Colton Rickels, 19, of Monticello, Iowa, is facing serious federal charges after being indicted on one count of attempted enticement of a minor. The indictment, filed on March 4, 2015, in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids, details allegations of predatory behavior that have landed the young man in the…
Gainesville Teacher Diaz Jailed for 60 Years in Child Porn Case
Former School Teacher Sentenced to 60 Years for Producing Child Pornography GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Joseph Michael Diaz, 32, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Maurice M. Paul to 60 years in federal prison for producing child pornography. The sentence was announced by Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District…
Cedar Falls Sex Offender Gets 21 Months for Registration Failure
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – Christopher Pate, 44, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, is headed to federal prison after being sentenced to 21 months for deliberately dodging his legal obligation to register as a sex offender. The sentence, handed down by Chief United States District Court Judge Linda R. Reade, underscores the serious consequences of failing to…
Pelosi Gets 37 Months for Skipping Sex Offender Registry
BOSTON – Joshua Pelosi, 36, is headed back to prison after being sentenced to 37 months behind bars and six years of supervised release for a brazen disregard for the law. U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni delivered the sentence on March 4, 2015, after Pelosi admitted to two federal counts of failing to…
Heath-Lowther Gets 19+ Years for Trafficking Minor
Predator Gets 19 Years: Heath-Lowther Sentenced in Iowa Trafficking Case CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – Christopher Heath-Lowther, a 30-year-old from Platteville, Wisconsin, will spend the next two decades plus behind bars after receiving a sentence of over 19 years in federal prison on February 24, 2015. The sentence stems from his horrific crimes involving the trafficking…
Bergeron Gets 12 Years for Sickening Child Enticement
ORLANDO, FL – Jonathan S. Bergeron, 30, of Orlando, Florida, will spend the next twelve years behind bars after being sentenced today for attempting to engage in horrific acts with children. U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. handed down the 12-year prison sentence, a consequence of Bergeron’s calculated and disturbing online behavior. The sentencing…
Douglas Roseth Pleads Guilty
Douglas Roseth, 23, of Americus, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to producing child pornography. According to the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, Michael J. Moore, Roseth entered his plea on January 20, 2015, before the Honorable Clay D. Land, U.S. District Court Judge, in Columbus, Georgia. Mr. Roseth admitted to posing as…
Henderson Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography
VALDOSTA, GA – Kenneth E. Henderson, 49, of Tifton, Georgia, admitted to a sickening crime today, pleading guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography. The plea was entered before Senior United States District Judge Hugh Lawson in Valdosta, according to a statement from United States Attorney Michael J. Moore for the Middle District…
Adam Stephenson Sentenced
A devastating sentence has been handed down to Adam Stephenson, a 20-year-old from Otho, Iowa, who has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for distributing and receiving child pornography. Stephenson pleaded guilty to one count of distributing child pornography and one count of receiving child pornography on September 27, 2012. He admitted to…
Heath-Lowther Charged
Christopher Heath-Lowther, age 30, of Platteville, Wisconsin, has been charged with one count of transporting a minor across a state line with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and one count of traveling across a state line for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct. The charges are contained in an Indictment filed…
