Tag: sex crimes
SC Woman Admits Filming Child Abuse
⏱ 2 min read Florence, South Carolina. Alaina Ny’sha Thomas, 24, admitted in federal court today she didn’t just have child pornography – she made it. Thomas pleaded guilty to producing child sexual abuse material, meaning she actively filmed the abuse of minors. The details are shielded, as they always are in these cases, but…
Predator Gets 20 Years: Teens Targeted
⏱ 3 min read Manuel Rodriguez, 29, is headed to federal prison for two decades. The Pasco, Washington man was sentenced March 11, 2026, after being convicted of preying on teenage girls online. It began in late 2022 with a 15-year-old high school student, but quickly spiraled into a pattern of grooming and sexual assault…
Quebec Man Sentenced in VT Child Porn Case
⏱ 3 min read Anthony Hamel, 25, of Cowansville, Quebec, is going to federal prison for two years. Border agents at the Morses Line Port of Entry in Vermont caught him red-handed on May 9, 2025, with a digital library of child pornography on his phone. He’d claimed he was meeting an 18-year-old; instead, he…
Five Times Removed: Serial Offender Jailed
⏱ 3 min read Jose Mario Cervantes-Luna, 42, is headed back to a federal cage after a judge handed him two years for his fifth illegal return to the United States. Federal agents in Houston collared Cervantes-Luna after he snuck back across the border in December 2020, ignoring five previous deportations – in 2004, 2011,…
18 Years for Texas CSAM Predator
⏱ 4 min read Jaime Christian Flores, 36, of Edinburg, Texas, is facing 18 years – 216 months – in federal prison after pleading guilty to a depraved scheme involving child pornography and the grooming of a minor. Federal investigators uncovered Flores’s activities starting in April 2024, revealing a pattern of online abuse and exploitation.…
Knoxville Predator Gets 10 Years
⏱ 3 min read Ryan Garrett, 41, of Maryville, Tennessee, is trading freedom for a decade in federal prison. The bust went down March 13, 2025, in Knoxville, after a sting operation revealed Garrett was arranging to meet a nine-year-old and a twelve-year-old for sex. The Tennessee Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force had…
Tulsa Man Trafficked Sick Pics
⏱ 3 min read Ruben Manuel Barraza Reyes, 26, is in federal custody after investigators say he was using the Telegram app to trade depraved images and videos of child abuse. The case, which surfaced in August 2025, originated in Alaska but quickly led authorities to Reyes in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He’s now facing federal charges…
NY Predator Linked to Missing Ohio Teen
⏱ 4 min read Kyle Lawrence, 43, of Buffalo, New York, is facing federal charges after allegedly snatching a 16-year-old girl from Colerain Township, Ohio. The feds indicted Lawrence this week, capping a February investigation triggered by the teen’s disappearance. He’s accused of using Snapchat to groom the girl, then driving to the Cincinnati area…
Dayton Predator Caged: 22+ Years
⏱ 3 min read David Snell, 37, is heading to federal prison for over two decades. The Dayton, Ohio man was sentenced today to 270 months – 22 years and 6 months – for preying on teenage girls online. Between May and July of this year, Snell used Reddit to target vulnerable 16 and 17-year-olds,…
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…
