Category Archive for : ‘STINGS’

April 21, 2021
Jefferson Robbins
NCW Life

WENATCHEE — A Wenatchee man is now charged with third-degree child rape in both Chelan and Douglas counties, stemming from the same alleged sexual misconduct with a high school student he coached in youth soccer 15 years ago.
Cristian Florencio Barboza, 38, was charged with a single child-rape count in Chelan County on April 6, six months after his arrest by Douglas County sheriff’s deputies on four counts. Both cases allege that Barboza committed multiple instances of sexual contact with a student he coached at Eastmont High

April 22, 2021
Isaac Smith
MDJ

CARBONDALE — In a month’s time, federal authorities have arrested 10 suspects for child sex crimes, in which many are accused of trying to rape minors.
Nine men were arrested for various child sex crimes relating to the trafficking or solicitation of persons under the age of 18, according to federal court documents from Illinois’ Southern District.
All nine were apprehended in Massac County. One man was arrested for sending child pornography to an agent in Williamson County.
When asked about the recent surge in child abuse arrests, Nathan

April 19, 2021
Caleb Wethington
WATE

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) –A former Roane county criminal attorney faces 25 years in prison after being convicted of multiple sex crimes involving minors by a federal jury.
64-year-old Kent Lowery Booher of Harriman, who is a registered sex offender, was found guilty of enticing and attempting the enticement of a minor for sex, committing a sex crime with a minor while being a registered sex offender, sex trafficking of a child, and attempted production of child pornography.
Due to these convictions, Booher faces 25 years to life in prison,

March 20, 2021
Cecily Hilleary
VOA News

WASHINGTON – Note: This report contains language or content that some may find disturbing or offensive.
“I was very young when I was introduced to a pedophile,” said Lisa, 41, a survivor of sex trafficking who asked that her real name not be used. Raised on an Indian reservation in South Dakota, she cites a family history of sexual abuse.
“My mother was sent to a boarding school where the dean raped her repeatedly,” she said.
She believes she is the product of that rape.
“Later on, my mother got

March 23, 2021
Winter Keefer
M Live

GENESEE COUNTY, MI — The Upper Peninsula of Michigan can “sleep a little safer” knowing a new human oppression strike team–based off of a similar team in Genesee County — has launched above the bridge, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson said.
Swanson announced the new U.P. Human Oppression Strike Team in a Friday, March 19 Facebook Live post.
In 36 hours, Swanson said Operation Northern Exposure was also in full effect last week. The team arrested six suspects between the ages of 32 and 64, he said. Four

February 23, 2021
Jimmy Lovrien
Duluth News Tribune

Two of the men charged in last week’s Itasca County human trafficking bust were working on Enbridge’s Line 3 project, fueling concern that construction of the oil pipeline is bringing a higher risk of sex crimes to the area.

Michael Kelly West, 53, of Rolla Missouri, was charged with one count of carrying a pistol without a permit and one count of solicitation to engage in prostitution.

Matthew Ty Hall, 33, of Mount Pleasant, Texas, was charged with one count of solicitation of a person believed