Tag: Newport News
Kemp Jermaine Nelson, Child Sexual Abuse Material Production, Virginia 2024
⏱ 2 min read In a shocking case of child sexual exploitation, Kemp Jermaine Nelson, a 33-year-old man from Newport News, Virginia, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for abusing a 15-year-old runaway and posting a video of the abuse online. The horrific crime occurred in February 2024, when Nelson engaged in sex with…
Malik Rashun Hughes, Possessing a Stolen Handgun, Virginia 2024
⏱ 2 min read Malik Rashun Hughes, a 27-year-old felon from Newport News, has been sentenced to four years in prison for possessing a stolen handgun and crashing into Naval Station Norfolk. On December 16, 2024, Hughes was stopped by Newport News Police and found with a loaded handgun, which he was prohibited from possessing…
Lakeia Simone Grant, Unemployment Insurance Fraud, Virginia 2021
⏱ 2 min read Lakeia Simone Grant, a 40-year-old Newport News woman, was involved in a COVID era unemployment insurance fraud scheme that stole over $480,000 from the Virginia Employment Commission. From May 2020 to October 2021, Grant used the personal identifying information of prison inmates and others to file fraudulent claims for UI benefits,…
Alex Tyler Buenaga, Child Sex Abuse, Virginia 2024
⏱ 2 min read Alex Tyler Buenaga, a 32-year-old former Newport News firefighter, pleaded guilty to producing and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and coercing a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. The abuse occurred in Suffolk, Virginia, starting in October 2024, where Buenaga sexually assaulted a three-month-old infant, filmed the abuse, and…
Michael J. Machonis, Child Exploitation, New Jersey 2024
⏱ 3 min read A twisted online connection turned horrifyingly real. Michael J. Machonis, 30, of Bridgewater, New Jersey, and Asia Tamara Billups, 20, of Gloucester, Virginia, are headed to federal prison after exploiting a three-year-old toddler and a four-month-old infant. Billups recorded sexually explicit videos of the children in May and June of 2024,…
