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Yahoo
01-06-2025
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Pineville pair arrested in connection with child sexual abuse investigation
PINEVILLE, Ky. (FOX 56) — A Pineville man was arrested on Friday night on charges of sexually abusing a child, and a woman was arrested for allegedly trying to distract deputies while he tried to get away. The Bell County Sheriff's Department posted on Facebook that on the night of May 30, deputies working alongside Pineville police officers carried out a search warrant for Randall Storms, 35, of Pineville, stemming from allegations of 'sexual offenses against a minor under 12.' Kentucky man killed during Washington County tornado identified Law enforcement wrote on social media that before deputies saw Storms at a Mary Street residence, officers met Mary Hunter, 53, who allegedly told them no one else was home. Deputies said Hunter allegedly tried to distract law enforcement while Storms tried to run from deputies into the home. Storms and Hunter were both arrested and lodged in the Bell County Detention Center. Pineville pair arrested in connection with child sexual abuse investigation 1 arrested, 1 taken to hospital after stabbing near Danville boutique Lexington man escapes jail by claiming to be brother scheduled for release Storms was charged with: Kidnapping a minor First-degree rape – incapable of consent, physically helpless First-degree sexual abuse of a victim under age 12 Third-degree terroristic threatening Procuring or promoting the use of a minor by electronic means Hunter was charged with first-degree disorderly conduct, menacing, and second-degree hindering prosecution or apprehension. The sexual abuse investigation remains ongoing. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
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McKees Rocks man pleads guilty to setting up meeting with FBI agent posing as minor
A McKees Rocks man accused of trying to coerce a minor into sexual activity pleaded guilty in federal court. The United States Attorney's Office said police first encountered Ryan Peters, 35, after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about his online activity. Investigators said they found a cell phone in a cat litter box in the hallway and a laptop. Child pornography was found on those devices. Police said Peters tried to set up a meeting to engage in sexual activity with what he believed was a 12-year-old girl from Pittsburgh but was actually an undercover FBI agent. He allegedly asked for sexual images and tried to set up multiple meetings. Officers took Peters into custody after he arrived at the predetermined meeting place. He pleaded guilty in court on Tuesday. Peters will be sentenced on Nov. 12. He faces a total maximum sentence of not less than 10 years and up to life in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, or both. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW
The Sun
29-05-2025
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- The Sun
Mum made twisted arrangement with convicted paedo to rape her 12-year-old daughter while husband was away for the week
A MUM made a twisted arrangement with a convicted paedo to rape her 12-year-old daughter while her husband was away for the week. John Davies, 45, sent the woman a string of depraved messages as they hatched the sick plot. The fiend detailed what he planned to do the schoolgirl and shared pictures of his sex toy collection. Davies also instructed what underwear she should wear during the visit, which was arranged while the mum's husband was away. But his twisted plan was foiled before Davies could act on it when police turned up at his home in Staffordshire to arrest him and discovered the vile messages. They also found 132 Category A indecent images of children - the most serious classification - showing girls as young as six being raped. Davies has now been jailed for 14-and-a-half years with a further five-and-a-half years on licence. He was convicted of arranging and/or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence, including rape and assault by penetration of a child under 13. Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard Davies was jailed in 2016 for offences including attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming and attempted sexual activity with a child under 16. The predator breached his Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) five times between 2022 and 2023. During this time, he began arranging with the mum to rape her daughter. Prosecutor Josh Daley said: "He sent a picture of his sex toy collection and discussed how he would use gags, restraints and a collar. "He said, 'It is a fantasy of mine. I want somebody to give me a chance'. "He also sent a category A image of a child aged between seven and nine." Police turned up at his home on April 27, 2024, after receiving intelligence Davies had breached the SHPO. They recovered the second phone in a kitchen cupboard that contained the vile cache of child sex images. Officers also found sick messages where Davies stated he "ideally" liked girls aged between seven and 10 being "f*****". As well as arranging to rape the schoolgirl, Davies also admitted attempted sexual communication with a child; distributing a class A indecent image of a child; three charges of making indecent images of children; and three charges of breaching a SHPO. Judge Graeme Smith branded the paedo "undoubtedly dangerous" and placed him on the sex offender's register for life. Detective Constable Nathalie Connolly lead the case. She said: 'I am pleased that we have been able to deliver a positive outcome on this case. 'I hope this sentencing shows that we are committed to tackling child sex offences and keeping children across Staffordshire safe.' 1
CTV News
28-05-2025
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B.C. man who lured ‘vulnerable student' has community sentence upgraded to jail
The B.C. Supreme Court is seen in New Westminster, B.C., Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Richard Lam) A school support worker who sent sexually explicit messages to a 15-year-old student should serve his sentence behind bars, not in the community, a B.C. judge has ruled. Gulbag Singh Hothi pleaded guilty to child luring last year and was initially handed a conditional sentence, which was appealed by Crown prosecutors. In a decision published online this month, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Andrea Ormiston agreed that allowing Hothi to serve a community sentence was 'demonstrably unfit' given the circumstances of his crime. 'He had worked with vulnerable youth for years and would have recognized he was in a position of trust, responsibility, and power,' Ormiston said, in her April 25 reasons. 'He persisted in reprehensible efforts to orchestrate a contact-sexual-offence despite the victim rebuffing his advances and reminding him of her age.' 'Highly sexualized messages' The court heard the victim was a 'vulnerable student' attending an alternative school for youths at risk of dropping out when she met Hothi in early 2023. He was 27 years old at the time. Hothi was completing his practicum for the Child and Youth Care Program at Douglas College, and was acting in the role of the victim's support worker. The two started messaging on SnapChat during the final week of his practicum. 'Shortly after this communication began, the respondent started sending the victim highly sexualized messages ranging from comments about her appearance to crude indications that he wanted to engage in sexual conduct,' Ormiston said. Hothi also invited the victim for 'dinner and drinks' at his home, which she rejected by reminding him she was just 15. The messaging continued after Hothi's practicum ended, and he eventually sent the victim an image of female genitalia that he claimed had come from another teenager who wanted to have sex with him. The court heard the victim missed several days of school, fearing another encounter with Hothi, before eventually going to police. Errors in original judgment Prosecutors argued the trial judge made a number of errors while determining Hothi's sentence, and Ormiston agreed, finding the issues were 'palpable and overriding.' Those errors included the way Hothi's position of authority was assessed as an aggravating factor. While the trial judge accepted there was an 'aspect of breach of trust' in the case, the sentencing decision suggested it was diminished because Hothi was not the victim's teacher. 'I cannot discern a logical reason to find, from the perspective of the victim, that there would have been any difference between a teacher and an educational assistant when it comes to the exploitative nature of the crime and the increased accessibility the respondent had to her in a place where she should have felt safe,' Ormiston found. The Crown also took issue with the trial judge's finding that the impact of Hothi's crime on the victim did not 'appear' to be long-lasting. 'Sexual offences against children cause significant harm that may take many years to manifest,' Ormiston wrote. 'The basis on which the court appears to distinguish the impact on this victim is not developed or supported by the record.' A number of mitigating factors were considered as well, including that Hothi was a first-time offender, had pleaded guilty, and sought conselling following his arrest. Ormiston found the length of Hothi's sentence was appropriate and gave him credit for the 7.5 months already served in the community, but ordered that he spend the remainder of his time behind bars. Jail time is necessary to give 'substantive meaning to the court's recognition that this is harmful and wrongful offending,' Ormiston said.
BBC News
23-05-2025
- BBC News
Stockport climbing instructor who sexually abused children jailed
A climbing instructor who sexually abused children during lessons has been jailed. Alan Ellinson, 68, exposed himself and asked his students to reach into his trouser pocket for sweets, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said. The offences against four children, aged between 10 and 14, took place between 2013 and 2015 when Ellinson owned and worked at his family-run climbing instructing business in of Poynton, Cheshire, denied indecent exposure and inciting sexual activity with children but was found guilty and given a five-year sentence. The mother of one of Ellinson's victims reported him to the NSPCC after her daughter revealed what had charity informed police and he was arrested in 2021. 'Obnoxious and arrogant' GMP said Ellinson had worked at the business in Marple from 1993 to 2023, when it shut down. He taught junior sessions in climbing with groups of children from six to 14 years of force said: "He would keep sweets in his pockets and ask the children to reach into his pockets to get one."Some children also noticed he exposed himself over the top of his trousers. During his police interview Ellinson "came across as obnoxious and arrogant", GMP said. He also spoke of how he "hated his job" and called the children he taught to climb "vindictive and feral".Det Con Lucy Williams thanked "the brave victims of these abhorrent crimes for coming forward".She said Ellinson was a "trusted" instructor who "abused his position of trust" and "is now where he belongs, in jail".Ellinson was found guilty at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court of three counts of indecent exposure and four counts of inciting a child under the age of 13 in sexual was given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 10 years and placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
