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A former Washington Park fireman has been charged with five counts of possessing child pornography.

Timothy E. Hedrick 30, a resident of Cutler, Illinois was indicted in Perry County Monday.

Each of the five counts allege that Hedrick had pornographic images of a person he knew was under the age of 13 stored on his computer. The last four counts say photos in his possession show a child in the actual act or simulation of sex. The final count further describes images that include nudity and “lewd exhibition.”

If convicted, Hedrick faces up to seven years in prison in addition to fines of up to $100,000 per count. He’ll also face supervised release from three years to life.

Bail was set at $200,000.

Washington Park Fire Chief Sharon Davis said Hedrick was released from his duties at the department last month after roughly a year of employment.

According to a press release, the pornography was discovered during search of Hedrick’s home on March 3. The case was investigated by the Illinois Attorney General’s office and the Perry County Drug Task Force.

“Child pornography leaves victims and their families with lifelong scars,” Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said in a statement. “My office is committed to working with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and local law enforcement to track down and stop the individuals who perpetuate these horrible crimes.”

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3/9/2021

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SHALLOTTE, N.C. A Shallotte man is in jail under a $1 million bond after he was arrested on nearly two dozen child porn-related charges.

Stephen Andrew Wareheim, 61, was taken into custody at his home on Country Club Drive on Tuesday and charged with ten counts each of second-degree exploitation of a minor and third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.

According to arrest warrants from the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office, Wareheim “unlawfully, willfully and feloniously did possess material containing a visual representation” of underage children engaged in various forms of graphic sexual activity.

A sheriff’s office spokesperson said that investigators received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children task force, which is described as a national network of 61 coordinated task forces representing over 4,500 federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies.

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3/9/2021

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) – Amarillo police arrested 37 people in a two-day human trafficking and prostitution operation.

On March 5 and 6, Amarillo Police Department’s Special Operations Division conducted a two-day human trafficking and prostitution enforcement operation with the Homeland Security Investigations, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and the Lubbock Police Department.

The operation resulted in arrested for charges including prostitution, promotion of prostitution, sexual assault, human trafficking, unlawful carrying of a weapon, evading arrest, failing to identify, possession of drug paraphernalia and outstanding warrants.

Some investigations from this operation are ongoing, and Amarillo police say more arrests are expected.

Amarillo police say that detectives interview anyone arrested of prostitution in an effort to identify human trafficking victims. Detectives ask about others who are being trafficked and any knowledge of underage victims.

Below is a list of people arrested and their charges:

Kimberly Crawford – prostitution
Michael Marra – prostitution, unlawfully carrying a weapon
Eric Lawrence- Prostitution
Krit Navasripoin- Prostitution
Jemal Wheeler- Prostitution
Aaliyah Molina-Solis- Prostitution, Warrant-Abandoning/Endangering a Child (Midland Co)
Ricky Smith – Prostitution
Jade Martinez – Prostitution
Isreal Hernandez – Prostitution
Jorge Montoya-Sanchez – Prostitution
Katherine Montoya – Prostitution
Jazron Jackson – Prostitution
Cortez Robinson – Promotion of Prostitution, Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking
Vincent Puentes – Prostitution
Jason Bowles – Prostitution
Ronnie Wetzel – Prostitution
Timothy King – Prostitution w/ previous convictions
Luis Perez Lazaro – Prostitution
Trisstin Rogers – Prostitution
Brittany Hadaway – Prostitution
Sarah Edwards – Prostitution, Warrant-Parole Violation
Charles Gowin – Prostitution
Gerardo Ruiz – Prostitution
Jose Moreno – Prostitution
Javier Villegas – Prostitution
Brian Avila – Prostitution
William Young – Prostitution
James Hayes – Prostitution
Lili Gilbreth – Prostitution
Andrew Huerta – Prostitution, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
John Hall – Prostitution
Jonathan Morrison – Prostitution
Stephen Conway – Prostitution
Gabriel Lopez – Prostitution
William Gallegos – Prostitution, Evading Arrest
Brice Fletcher – Prostitution
Jennifer Harvey – Prostitution

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3/9/2021

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — The last time anyone in North Idaho saw Philip Faris Jenison was more than two decades ago.

He was convicted for molestation in 1995 and required by law to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison. He didn’t. Instead, Jenison fled.

On Friday, U.S. Marshals caught up with the 75-year-old in Florida, according to a report.

“The U.S Marshals Service remains relentless in its pursuit of sex offenders who attempt to evade justice for the crimes they commit against children,” said U.S. Marshal Bill Berger of the Middle District of Florida in a prepared statement.

Jenison was Idaho’s longest absconded sex offender, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.

According to the Idaho State Police sex offender registry, Jenison committed lewd conduct with a minor child in North Idaho in December 1995.

He served time in prison and when he was released, he was required to register with the National Sex Offender Registry. According to WFLA in Tampa, Fla., he was living under the alias of Phillip Kane in Pasco County.

Jenison was arrested in Dixie County and taken to jail, WFLA reported.

He will be extradited to Idaho, officials said. He also faces charges of failure to register as a sex offender in both Pasco and Dixie counties.

“Due to great police work by the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office, Detective Todd Jackson and in collaboration with the US Marshals, he was tracked and apprehended,” read an email to The Press.

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March 9, 2021

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A Bessemer man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison after he was found in position of more than 1,300 child porn images and videos.

Michael Lawrence Garcia-Torres, 29, was sentenced to 188 months in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised released, according to a joint announcement by Northern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Katrina W. Berger.

U.S. District Court Judge Annemarie C. Axon handed down the sentence Tuesday. Garcia-Torres pleaded guilty in September to one-count of transportation of child pornography and one-count of possession of child pornography. The conviction will require him to register as a sex offender.

According to the plea agreement, Dropbox reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that images and videos of child pornography were uploaded between Sept. 21, 2017 and Feb. 15, 2018, to an account belonging to Garcia-Torres. As a result, a federal search warrant was obtained for his Dropbox account which revealed 405 images and 19 videos of child pornography. Federal agents also obtained a search warrant for his residence and found Garcia-Torres in possession of 1,295 images and 85 videos of child pornography on his electronic devices.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case, along with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the Bessemer Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney R. Leann White prosecuted the case.

“Today’s sentence is the result of the continued dedication by our prosecutors and law enforcement partners to protect the victims of child exploitation,” Escalona said. “I encourage anyone who may have information about possible child sexual exploitation, including posts on social media, to report it to the NCMEC at CyberTipline.org or by calling 1-800-THE-LOST.”

“Child exploitative material is a major threat to our community and something we must all work to eradicate,” Berger said. “Every time these images are viewed or shared it continues to victimize and steal the innocence of the subject.’’

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3/9/2021

UNION CITY, Tenn. — An undercover human trafficking investigation led to the recent arrests of five men in western Tennessee.

Each of the five suspects is being held on a $10,000 bond in the Obion County Jail, KFVS reported.

According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the suspects have been identified as:

• Lewis R. Harris, 52, of Memphis, Tennessee, charged with two counts of trafficking for commercial sex act and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor;

• Kevin L. Jackson, 31, of Paducah, Kentucky, charged with two counts of trafficking for commercial sex act;

• Abraham M. Labastida, 28, of Murray, Kentucky, charged with two counts of trafficking for commercial sex act;

• Shannon L. Palmer, 44, of Union City, Tennessee, charged with two counts of trafficking for commercial sex act; and

• Eddie R. Robbins, 54, of Paris, Tennessee, charged with two counts of trafficking for commercial sex act, introduction of contraband into a penal institution and possession with the intent to manufacture, deliver or sell.

The two-day investigation began March 5 and included resources from the TBI’s Human Trafficking Unit, the Tennessee Human Trafficking Task Force, the Obion County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Union City Police Department and the 27th District Attorney General’s Office, KFVS reported.

3/7/2021|Updated March 8 at 2:46 PM

LAUDERDALE CO., Miss. – Mississippi Bureau of Investigation arrested two people after a human trafficking sting in Lauderdale County.

MBI arrested two men for human trafficking and were able to recover four victims.

The undercover sting was assisted by Mississippi Highway Patrol, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, Mississippi Office of Homeland Security, Mississippi Attorney General’s Office, Mississippi National Guard Counter-Drug Task Force and the Pearl Police Department.

James Boylan, 43, and Guy Hammonds, 52, were arrested and charged with human trafficking.

Any information on human trafficking please call National Human Trafficking Hotline is 1-888-373-7888.

3/8/2021

HOPKINS CO, Ky – A Madisonville man was arrested Friday on accusations of possessing child porn.

According to the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, a complaint was received that alleged Bryan Keith Martin, 54, of Madisonville, possessed materials that portrayed a sexual performance by a minor.

Police seized an electronic device and executed a search warrant on it. Court documents show Martin was in possession of at least five images depicting child porn.

Martin has been charged with five counts of possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor.

3/8/2021

14 arrests were made this week in a joint effort between the Las Vegas Metropolitain Police Department, the Southern Nevada Human Trafficking Task Force and the Nevada Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Authorities said that on Mar. 2 and Mar. 3, uncovered agents posed as juveniles online and after being solicited for sex by the adult suspect a meeting was set up.

When the 14 suspects arrived at various times and locations, the suspects were taken into custody, Las Vegas police said. 

All those arrested were men between the ages of 24 and 50 and each was booked into the North Las Vegas Community Correction Center for Luring a Minor.

Several neighboring agencies also participated including the Henderson Police Department, the Nevada Attorney General’s Office, FBI and Homeland Security.

Named arrests

• Jordan Archila Martinez, 24; 
• Jonathan Santos, 28; 
• Pedrito Castillo, 28; 
• Kerry Krukenberg, 40; 
• Trent Courtney, 25; 
• George Espinoza, 34; 
• Rafael Villarreal, 35; 
• Andrew Lee, 40;
• Joal Robles, 29; 
• Erik Huey, 49; 
• Carey Sherwood, 50; 
• Rene Zuniga, 42;
• Deonta Griffin, 36; and
• Roderick Schmitt, 47.

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3/7/2021

A paroled murderer raped a 14-year-old girl in a closet at a Loop medical office building where he worked as a janitor while the victim’s parents met with a doctor, prosecutors alleged this week.

Judge Susana Ortiz ordered Anthony McClore, 61, held in lieu of $750,000 bail.

McClore was found guilty of two counts of murder in 1996 and received concurrent 45-year prison sentences, according to Illinois Department of Corrections records. He was released in 2018 after serving half of that time and went to work for a janitorial service, his public defender said.

On November 23, McClore was working as a janitor when he offered a soda to the 14-year-old girl as she waited for her parents in a medical building on the 1100 block of South Delano Court, according to Assistant State’s Attorney James Murphy and CPD records. He then took the girl to a room where he offered her money for sex, tried to kiss her, and gave her his phone number, Murphy said.

McClore saw the girl again one week later when she and her parents returned to the doctor’s office.

Once again, he took her to a room and offered her money to do sexual things, Murphy alleged. The girl initially allowed him to perform a sex act because she wanted money, but McClore then raped her while putting his hand around her neck and mouth, Murphy said.

McClore repeatedly told the girl that he is a sex addict during the attack and said she should just let him do it as she tried to push him off, according to Murphy.

The girl outcried to her parents on December 5 and went to a counselor with her mother the next day. Both women called the number McClore allegedly gave to the victim and recorded their conversation with him.

McClore denied the sexual allegations during the call. Instead, he said, the girl sought him out because she wanted to have her parents murdered, and he has experience with such things, Murphy said.

The counselor contacted state authorities and Chicago police. Officers arrested McClore on March 2.

He told police that he knew the girl from his job at the doctor’s office and again claimed she wanted to hire him to kill her parents, Murphy continued. Prosecutors charged him with criminal sexual assault by force and aggravated criminal sexual assault abuse.

McClore’s attorney told Judge Ortiz that he moved from the city to Kankakee this year and said he now works for a popcorn factory in Chicago. He has 12 children and 45 grandchildren, the attorney said.

“Why a 61-year-old man who’s a janitor at a doctor’s office would provide a 14-year-old with a phone number is beyond me,” Ortiz said after hearing the state’s allegations.

She ordered McClore to go on electronic monitoring if he can post a $75,000 deposit bond to get out of jail.