Crime News Daily
SUSPECTS CHARGED WITH SEXUAL OFFENSES

Sexual Offenders

Child Molester Tried to Flee

A La Salle man accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old was granted home confinement. Three days later, he was charged with cutting off his ankle bracelet and trying to flee. Phillip A. Weeks, 45, was charged with felony escape. He was apprehended shortly before noon the same day.

Read more...


Man Charged With Raping a Child

Fayetteville, NC police arrested a man Tuesday and he faces a felony charge involving a minor. James Garner, 20, is charged with statutory rape of a child by an adult. Authorities initially gave Garner a $1 million bond. It was later lowered to $75,000. He remains in custody.

Read more...


Pastor Forced Teen Into Prostitution

A longtime volunteer youth pastor has admitted to working with seven females – including a teenager – to engage in commercial sex acts. Police arrested Stephen Dewayne Johnson on one count of third-degree felony living off the earnings of prostitution. The Birmingham man was booked into a Florida jail.

Read more...


DNA Solves Cold-Case Sex Case

In March 2000, a female victim reported being sexually assaulted after accepting a ride from an unknown man. DNA led investigators to identify 59-year-old Walter Leon Rutherford Jr. as a possible suspect. Rutherford was arrested and charged with two counts of sexual battery.

Read more...


Man Accused of Raping Child

A man is behind bars after he allegedly raped a child in the Pierre Part area. According to the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office, officers arrested Drew Michael Sparks, 22, of Pierre Part, and charged him with first-degree rape of a person under the age of 13. The investigation began in September.

Read more...


Man Charged With Molestation

Indiana State Police say 65-year-old Duncan Maikranz of Fort Branch has been arrested on child molestation charges. A criminal investigation revealed Maikranz allegedly molested two children under the age of 14. State Police and Fort Branch Police arrested Maikranz at his home without incident.

Read more...


Firefighter Accused of Sex Assault

A city of Troy employee and volunteer firefighter accused of sexually assaulting a family member has been charged. Brian Dodoro, 48, is charged with criminal sexual conduct with a victim age 13 or under and criminal sexual conduct with a victim who has a relationship with the defendant.

Read more...


Man Drugged, Assaulted 9 Women

A California man has been charged with drugging and sexually assaulting nine women, including one woman who died from the drugs. Michael DiGiorgio, 50, faces multiple charges including murder, rape by use of a drug and furnishing a controlled substance. Investigators believe more victims may come forward.

Read more...


City Manager Faces Child Sex Charges

Special Agents with the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation have arrested the City Manager of Waurika on child sexual abuse charges. Waurika City Manager Charles Kyote Dunn, 30, was interviewed by officials and a search warrant was served, leading to electronic devices being seized.

Read more...


Juvi Guard Facing Sexual Charges

Police arrested a Washington state woman as it investigates alleged custodial sexual misconduct at the Green Hill Juvenile Corrections facility. Detectives discovered officer Michelle Goodman, 31, had sexual relations with a 23-year-old inmate, who claimed she videotaped their sexual encounters.

Read more...


Man Faces Multiple Sex Charges

Javier Martinez Hernandez, 41, of Windom, MN is charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct, including third degree penetration of a minor and fifth-degree nonconsensual penetration, as well as a misdemeanor count for tattooing an individual under the age of 18 following an Oct. 4 incident.

Read more...


Man Paid Minor for Underwear Photos

A Nebraska man faces five felony charges and two misdemeanors after Hall County investigators reported he paid a victim for photos posing in her underwear. Traven Hand, 24, is charged with sex trafficking of a minor, terroristic threats, child abuse, enticement by electronic device and witness tampering, all felonies.

Read more...


Man Accused of Child Sex Abuse

Authorities have charged Jeremy Gruner, 42, of Rockford, in connection with an accusation of sexual abuse of a juvenile. Authorities said Gruner was known to the victim. He was charged with five counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, and aggravated domestic battery.

Read more...


Officer Charged With Sexual Assault

The Norfolk Police Department arrested one of its own officers. Officer Herman W. Martin, 44, was arrested at the department's police operations center after authorities say a woman reported she was sexually assaulted by an officer while he was working in a police capacity.

Read more...


Doc Filmed Himself Molesting Child

Embattled Rochester Hills Dr. Oumair Aejaz just got hit with another 17 felony charges — this time for videotaping himself molesting a 6-year-old. The new charges, which were announced Thursday, come two months after Aejaz was arrested on charges he secretly recorded five adults and children at a swim school.

Read more...



At Any Cost: A Father's Betrayal, a Wife's Murder, and a Ten-Year War for Justice

Read More