Category: Sex Crimes
Pelahatchie Man Gets 21 Years for Child Porn Crimes
Kevin Douglas Jenkins, 35, of Pelahatchie, Mississippi, is headed to federal prison for 262 months—over 21 years—after being convicted of producing child pornography, a crime that involved the sexual abuse of a minor captured on video. U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III handed down the sentence Thursday in Jackson, ensuring Jenkins will spend the…
Elyria Man Arrested in Child Pornography Probe After Teen Found
Jeremy L. Cruz, 39, of Elyria, Ohio, is behind bars on federal child pornography charges after law enforcement found a missing 14-year-old girl at a residence tied to him in Sheffield Lake. Cruz was taken into custody without incident in the early hours of April 18, 2019, following a multi-state manhunt sparked by the disappearance…
Jeremy Cruz Arrested
Jeremy L. Cruz, 39, of Elyria, Ohio, has been arrested on child pornography charges after a search for a missing 14-year-old juvenile. The investigation began when the Santa Maria Police Department in California asked for the public’s assistance in locating the missing girl, who had been missing since April 15. Through initial investigative work, authorities…
Thomas Perry Stultz Charged in Child Sex Sting
Thomas Perry Stultz, 36, of Ross Township, Pennsylvania, is facing federal charges for attempting to lure a minor into illegal sexual activity using the internet and cellular networks, federal prosecutors announced today. The indictment, returned April 24, 2019, charges Stultz with Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Illegal Sexual Activity —…
Andy Earl Crook Pleads Guilty to Child Porn, Sex Travel Scheme
Andy Earl Crook, 63, of Grain Valley, Mo., has pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography and traveling across state lines to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor — a minor who didn’t exist. The man, already under federal scrutiny, admitted in U.S. District Court that he planned to have sex with a 14-year-old…
Teacher’s Aide Indicted in Child Exploitation Case
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Monis Irfan, 21, of Springfield, Virginia, is facing a lifetime behind bars after a federal grand jury handed down an indictment charging him with horrific crimes against a child. Irfan, formerly an instructional assistant and substitute elementary school teacher with Fairfax County Public Schools, allegedly attempted to coerce a minor into illegal…
Gulfport Teen Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Access
A 19-year-old Gulfport man has pleaded guilty to accessing child pornography, admitting he viewed and possessed explicit images of minors on his cellphone. Michael Alex Miller entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden, facing federal charges tied to the possession and intentional viewing of child sexual abuse material. Federal prosecutors, led by U.S.…
Pittsburgh Man Brian L. Turek, 38, Charged in Minor Enticement Case
PITTSBURGH, PA — Brian L. Turek, 38, of Pittsburgh, was booked into federal custody Wednesday on charges of coercion and enticement of a minor, following an undercover FBI operation that culminated in his arrest at a Dormont T-station. The arrest marks another flashpoint in the federal crackdown on predators using digital platforms to target children.…
Uniontown Man Held 1,181 Child Porn Images
Jason A. Early, a 41-year-old Uniontown man, admitted in federal court to possessing 1,181 images and videos of child sexual exploitation, including graphic depictions of toddlers as young as 2 and 3 years old bound in bondage. The grim discovery followed a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) probe into online child pornography networks. Early pleaded guilty…
Eagle Butte Man Vine Janis Charged in Sex Offender Registration Case
Vine Janis, a 38-year-old man from Eagle Butte, South Dakota, is facing federal charges after being indicted for failure to register as a sex offender. The indictment, returned by a federal grand jury on March 12, 2019, marks the latest turn in a case rooted in repeated lapses of accountability under federal monitoring laws. According…
