Category: Sex Crimes
Ryan T. Card Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Possession
A Caribou man is facing up to 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography on his cell phone over a five-month stretch in 2016 and 2017. Ryan T. Card, 22, entered his plea today in U.S. District Court in Bangor, Maine, admitting to downloading and storing illegal images from online storage…
Ex-Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Child Porn, Abuse
Stephen Mantha, 62, of Spencer, Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty to producing, accessing, and possessing child pornography — crimes he committed both in private and on federal time. The former United States Postal Service electronic technician admitted using government computers at the Shrewsbury postal facility to search for and view images and videos of nude and…
Scot Letourneau Gets 16 Years for Child Porn, Fleeing Justice
Scot Letourneau, 44, is going away for 16 years after being sentenced in federal court in Boston for distributing and possessing child pornography — and then vanishing while under court supervision. The former resident of Quincy, Mass., and later Maine, pleaded guilty in November 2017 to one count of distribution, one count of possession, and…
Patrick Roy Wandahsega Gets 24 Years for Child Sex Abuse
Patrick Roy Wandahsega, 40, of Wilson, Michigan, is headed to federal prison for 288 months — 24 years — after being convicted of sexually abusing a six-year-old child on the Hannahville Indian Reservation. The sentence, handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Maloney, marks the end of a years-long investigation into one of…
Chinle Man Earlson Tso Gets 9 Years for Sexually Abusing Minor
Earlson Tso, 39, of Chinle, Ariz., is headed to federal prison for 108 months after pleading guilty to abusive sexual contact with a minor. The sentence, handed down yesterday by U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes, marks the end of a years-long investigation into the violent violation of a young member of the Navajo Nation.…
Charlotte Man Gets 12.5 Years for Child Porn Trafficking
Charles Gary Humphrey, 42, of Charlotte, North Carolina, is headed to federal prison for 151 months after being convicted of transporting child pornography across state lines. The sentence, handed down by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney, marks the end of a years-long investigation into Humphrey’s use of peer-to-peer networks to distribute and collect…
Clarence Brown Jr. Gets 10 Years for Child Porn Relapse
Clarence Robert Brown Jr., 61, of Charlotte, North Carolina, is back behind bars—sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography, marking his second conviction in a sickening repeat of crimes against children. Brown pleaded guilty on September 25, 2017, to possessing videos of child sexual abuse on his computer. This latest offense…
Las Cruces Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges
John Bevel, 42, of Las Cruces, N.M., is headed for a long stretch behind bars after pleading guilty today to federal child pornography charges that carry a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison. Under a binding plea agreement, prosecutors are limited to seeking a maximum sentence of 45 years. Bevel will also face a…
Ecuador Citizen Tepan Sentenced for Illegal Reentry After Deportation
RODOLFO BOLIVAR TEPAN, 38, a citizen of Ecuador last residing in Danbury, Connecticut, is behind bars again—this time for sneaking back into the U.S. after being deported following a conviction for risking injury to a minor. Sentenced today to 19 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford, Tepan’s criminal…
Andrew Cunningham Charged with Enticement of Minor
A 37-year-old Windsor man already behind bars on state charges has been hit with a federal indictment for preying on a child. Andrew Cunningham is now charged with one count of enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, according to a criminal complaint unsealed today by federal authorities. The investigation traces back…
