Category: Sex Crimes
Donald Macarthur Gets 20 Years for Sextortion of Teens
TUCSON, Ariz. — Donald Macarthur, 39, of Lehi, Utah, was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of production of child pornography in separate federal cases. U.S. Chief District Judge Raner C. Collins handed down the sentence, marking the end of a years-long investigation into Macarthur’s predatory online…
Frank White Thunder Sentenced for Sex Offender Registration Violation
Frank White Thunder, a 29-year-old man from Rapid City, South Dakota, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison on February 6, 2017, for failing to register as a sex offender, a violation of federal law that landed him back behind bars and under strict federal watch. U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange handed down…
Mobridge Man Justin Jerome Howard Charged in Sex Offender Registration Case
Justin Jerome Howard, a 33-year-old man from Mobridge, South Dakota, is facing federal charges for failure to register as a sex offender—a crime that carries up to 10 years in prison. Indicted on January 19, 2017, by a federal grand jury, Howard’s case underscores the federal government’s aggressive enforcement of registration laws meant to track…
Ex-Harris County Deputy Andrew Craig Sustaita Held on Child Porn Charges
Andrew Craig Sustaita, a 30-year-old former Harris County deputy, was taken into federal custody today on charges of producing child pornography. The arrest marks a stunning fall from grace for Sustaita, who once wore a badge to protect the public in Spring, Texas — now he’s behind bars accused of exploiting the most vulnerable. A…
Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Distribution
Christopher Whitford, 45, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography, a charge that carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today. The conviction stems from a 2016 FBI sting operation that exposed Whitford’s use of peer-to-peer file-sharing software to trade graphic…
Bruce Lee Scott Jailed
Bruce Lee Scott, 30, of Virginia Beach, has been sentenced to 192 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for receipt of child pornography. Scott pleaded guilty on Oct. 20, 2016. According to court documents, Scott received numerous images of child pornography through an internet-based file sharing program. After conducting a search warrant…
Daniel Joseph Salgat Sentenced to 30 Years for Child Pornography
Daniel Joseph Salgat, 39, of Bay City, Michigan, a former Army soldier stationed at Fort Eustis, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for the production of child pornography — a grim fall from military service to federal inmate. The sentence, handed down today in Newport News, Virginia, by U.S. District Judge Arenda…
Arthur Wayne Kniffley Convicted of Child Sex Abuse, Image Production
Arthur Wayne Kniffley, 43, of Louisville, Kentucky, was convicted on all counts after a three-day trial in U.S. District Court for coercing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct and producing visual depictions of the abuse. The verdict, delivered by a federal jury that deliberated less than an hour, marks a grim chapter in…
William C. Wilber IV Indicted for Child Sex Crimes on Menominee Reservation
William C. Wilber IV, 35, of Suring, Wisconsin, is staring down a federal indictment on three counts of child sex offenses committed on the Menominee Indian Reservation. A federal grand jury returned the charges on February 7, 2017, accusing Wilber of preying on two teenage girls near a family property at Legend Lake in separate…
Mansfield Couple Indicted in Child Exploitation Case
Two Mansfield residents are facing federal charges for the sexual exploitation of a child and the deliberate destruction of digital evidence meant to shield their crimes. Gary L. Fisher, 43, and Amy E. Glaze, 41, were indicted by a federal grand jury in the Northern District of Ohio, marking a grim escalation in a case…
