Category: Sex Crimes
Ohio Cops Nab Predators, Pushers
⏱ 3 min read Cleveland, OH – Federal, state, and local law enforcement spent 2025 hammering away at child exploitation rings and major drug operations across Northern Ohio. This week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office handed out awards, recognizing the dirty work that keeps these predators and pushers off the streets. The feds are patting themselves…
Kirtland Predator Gets 20 Years
⏱ 3 min read Todd Oravecz, 45, of Kirtland, Ohio, will spend the next two decades in federal prison after admitting he was a digital predator. Oravecz was sentenced Thursday by Chief Judge Sara Lioi to 240 months – 20 years – for trafficking in horrific images and videos of child sexual abuse. He’ll also…
Youngstown Sicko Gets 23 Years
⏱ 3 min read Christopher Helmick, 41, is going away for 23 years. The Youngstown, Ohio man was sentenced this week after admitting to a digital dungeon of child abuse images and videos. Federal agents raided his home in July 2024, uncovering a sickening hoard of over 2,700 files. He pleaded guilty in December 2025.…
Ex-Teacher’s Home Was a Brothel
⏱ 3 min read Eric Simpson, 66, a former Rochester public school teacher, wasn’t teaching kids – he was running a brothel. For over four years, from 2021 to late 2025, Simpson allegedly turned his Macedon home into a fully operational prostitution den, raking in cash while facilitating illegal sex acts. Federal prosecutors say the…
Teacher’s Sexting of Minors Lands Him 13 Years
⏱ 3 min read Kostas Fekkas, 40, is heading to federal prison for 13 years after admitting to a sickening campaign of online exploitation. The ex-high school teacher, also known as “Constantine Fekkas” and “C.J. Justice,” used Snapchat and text messages to manipulate two girls – ages 12 and 16 – into sending him explicit…
Brooklyn Guard Accused of Inmate Assault
⏱ 3 min read James Johnson, a guard at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, is facing federal charges for allegedly sexually abusing an inmate. The indictment unsealed today details the abuse and accuses Johnson of lying to federal investigators about it. He was arrested this morning and is due in court this afternoon. Prosecutors…
Dulce Monster Gets Life for Decades of Abuse
⏱ 3 min read Herbert Ben Jr., 57, of Dulce, New Mexico, is headed for a lifetime in federal prison after a jury found him guilty of a sickening pattern of abuse spanning over a decade. The crimes, revealed during a three-day trial in Albuquerque, targeted young girls – some as young as elementary school…
Predator Gets Decade Behind Bars
⏱ 3 min read Clifford Robert Sanchez, 38, is facing a long stretch after a Las Vegas sting caught him trying to prey on a four-year-old. Between March and May of 2023, Sanchez used encrypted apps like Wickr to groom someone he believed was the girl’s mother, detailing horrific acts and preparing to meet for…
KC Predator Gets 30 Years
⏱ 2 min read Steven Michael George, 45, of Belton, Missouri, is trading his freedom for three decades in federal prison. The sentence, handed down today by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough, stems from George’s online distribution of child pornography between March and July of 2023. The feds found a digital hoard of depravity…
Belton Predator Gets 30 Years
⏱ 3 min read Steven George, 45, of Belton, Missouri, is headed for three decades in federal prison. The sentence came down today after he was convicted of sharing and possessing horrific images and videos of child pornography over the dark web between mid-March and mid-July 2023. It wasn’t a first offense; George already had…
