Tag: Child Abuse
Jonathan Lovato, Child Abuse, New Mexico 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jonathan Lovato, a 41-year-old Pena Blanca man, was arrested on April 9, 2026, for allegedly punching and strangling a minor in his care. The incident occurred at Lovato’s residence, where he held down and punched the minor with a closed fist several times before strangling them, causing them to pass out.…
Ladarrion McCray, Felony Murder, Georgia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Emma Bradshaw, 22, and Ladarrion McCray, 23, are accused of starving their son to death and abusing their pets, resulting in the death of one dog, in Macon, Georgia, between January 14 and January 28. The couple, who were living on Fort Benning at the time, allegedly willfully deprived their child…
William Steadman, Production of Child Pornography, Alaska 2024
⏱ 2 min read A Juneau man, William Steadman, 35, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy and producing child pornography in Juneau, Alaska, between March and August 2024. Steadman manipulated and groomed the vulnerable minor, producing 43 images and 63 videos depicting the abuse, and posted some of…
Mario Rene Garcia Martinez, Production of Child Pornography, Connecticut 2024
⏱ 2 min read Mario Rene Garcia Martinez, a 41-year-old Guatemalan national, pleaded guilty to recording his sexual abuse of a sleeping child in Connecticut. The abuse occurred on two occasions in February 2024, when Garcia Martinez used his smartphone to take images and videos of himself molesting a prepubescent minor female while she was…
Kevin Hedgpeth, Sex Trafficking, South Carolina 2026
⏱ 3 min read A 48-year-old Hanahan city official has been caught in a harrowing child sex trafficking scheme, using social media to target and exploit at least 19 underage victims. Kevin Hedgpeth, a former city councilman and mayor pro tem, allegedly posed as a minor on Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Telegram, and X to pressure…
Kasey Lynn Skaggs, Interstate Travel for Illicit Sex and Tampering with a Victim, Tennessee 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 27-year-old Florida woman was caged for five-and-a-half years for traveling across state lines to have sex with a 14-year-old girl in Tennessee’s Eastern District. Kasey Lynn Skaggs, of Jacksonville, was sentenced April 30, 2026, after pleading guilty to two federal charges: interstate travel for illicit sex and tampering with a…
James Robert Smith, Child Molestation, California 2020
⏱ 2 min read In Wyoming, a disturbing reality is being confronted head-on: child abuse and neglect. This April, U.S. Attorney Darin Smith is teaming up with local communities to observe National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a crucial effort to protect the state’s most vulnerable citizens. The initiative aims to prevent child abuse and neglect…
James Billings, Sex Assault, Montana 2022
⏱ 3 min read A 49-year-old Billings man is behind bars for sickening sex abuse on the Crow Indian Reservation. Matthew Stopsatprettyplaces, 49, was convicted of abusing a 9-year-old girl in 2019. According to court documents, Stopsatprettyplaces gave the young victim a ride to a family member’s residence in Hardin but instead of dropping her…
Daniel Berwick, Producing and Possessing Child Pornography, New Jersey 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 38-year-old Old Bridge man has been arrested and charged with producing and possessing child pornography after authorities discovered a stash of over 1,000 explicit images on his devices. According to sources, Daniel Berwick used Snapchat to catfish two minors by posing as a 17-year-old high school student, convincing them to…
Troy Vasquez, Child Sexual Abuse Material Production, Texas 2024
⏱ 2 min read Troy Vasquez, a 31-year-old Corpus Christi resident, has admitted to producing child sexual abuse material involving a three-year-old toddler. The investigation began after law enforcement discovered Vasquez uploading child pornography over the internet, leading to a search warrant at his home. The search uncovered child sexual abuse material created the day…
