November 20, 2008
Chico Enterprise-Record
WILLOWS, Calif. -- A man prosecutors identified as a teacher retired from the Chico Unified School District entered a plea of no contest to committing sexual acts on a child and was found guilty Nov. 13 in Glenn County Superior Court.
When sentenced on Jan. 9, 2009, Robert Dudley Theile Jr., 67, faces up to eight years in state prison.
He will also be required to register as a sex offender for life. The charge stemmed from allegations Theile performed lewd and lascivious acts on a 12-year-old girl during visits to his Capay home. Glenn County District Attorney Robert Holzapfel said four counts were originally filed, but three were dropped. He said the other three counts can still be factored into the sentence.
Theile was first charged in March. He remains free on bail until sentencing.
http://www.chicoer.com/advertise/ci_11030115
November 20, 2008
November 11, 2008
Registered sex offender Earl Withrow accused of abusing girl
November 11, 2008
Columbia (MO) Tribune
Earl F. Withrow, 53, of 504 N. Garth Ave. was arrested yesterday on suspicion of first-degree statutory sodomy and sexual exploitation of a child. He remained in custody today at the Boone County Jail with bond not yet set.
Columbia police Sgt. Ken Hammond said police began their investigation in July after being notified of a hot line call to the Division of Family Services. Withrow was interviewed yesterday and made incriminating statements about the abuse, Hammond said. The first instance of alleged abuse occurred at a Columbia residence of a relative of the girl, Hammond said. The suspect and victim are not related but acquaintances through family members, Hammond said.
Hammond did not provide a timeframe for the alleged abuse, but he said it is believed to have occurred for months. According to state law, a person commits first-degree statutory sodomy if he is 21 or older and has "deviate sexual intercourse" with someone younger than 14.
Withrow pleaded guilty in St. Francois County in 1996 to first-degree statutory sodomy and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to court records. He is listed on the Boone County sheriff’s and Missouri State Highway Patrol online registry of sex offenders.
http://www.columbiatribune.com/2008/Nov/20081111News013.asp
Columbia (MO) Tribune
Earl F. Withrow, 53, of 504 N. Garth Ave. was arrested yesterday on suspicion of first-degree statutory sodomy and sexual exploitation of a child. He remained in custody today at the Boone County Jail with bond not yet set.
Columbia police Sgt. Ken Hammond said police began their investigation in July after being notified of a hot line call to the Division of Family Services. Withrow was interviewed yesterday and made incriminating statements about the abuse, Hammond said. The first instance of alleged abuse occurred at a Columbia residence of a relative of the girl, Hammond said. The suspect and victim are not related but acquaintances through family members, Hammond said.
Hammond did not provide a timeframe for the alleged abuse, but he said it is believed to have occurred for months. According to state law, a person commits first-degree statutory sodomy if he is 21 or older and has "deviate sexual intercourse" with someone younger than 14.
Withrow pleaded guilty in St. Francois County in 1996 to first-degree statutory sodomy and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to court records. He is listed on the Boone County sheriff’s and Missouri State Highway Patrol online registry of sex offenders.
http://www.columbiatribune.com/2008/Nov/20081111News013.asp
Valerie Posey sentenced in playground molestation
November 11, 2008
By Tom Blakey, The Norman (OK) Transcript
A 27-year-old Moore woman was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison for molesting a 13-year-old boy on a Moore elementary school playground.
Valerie Faye Posey entered pleas of guilty and was sentenced by District Judge Tom Lucas to serve 20 years with 12 suspended for lewd acts with a child; and 10 years with two suspended for forcible oral sodomy, with the sentences to run concurrently.
The convictions requires she serve 85 percent of her sentence, or 6.8 years, before she is eligible for parole recommendation, officials said.
According to court records, March 22, the mother of the juvenile victim, found sexually explicit text messages on her son's cell phone, along with nude photos. The victim's mother contacted police, and officers arrived and observed more text messages indicating Posey wanted to meet the victim at a fast food restaurant at 12th and City Avenue in Moore. Officers went to that location and contacted the defendant, court records show.
In a subsequent forensic interview, the victim said Posey knew he was 13 years old when they met in January 2008.
Posey admitted meeting the victim the evening of Feb. 23, at Kelley Elementary School, and engaging in sexual acts on playground equipment.
Assistant District Attorney Rick Sitzman said Posey admitted knowing what she was doing was wrong, but stated she was "sexually attracted" to the juvenile victim.
Posey was represented by an attorney with the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System.
http://www.normantranscript.com/localnews/local_story_316011527
By Tom Blakey, The Norman (OK) Transcript
A 27-year-old Moore woman was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison for molesting a 13-year-old boy on a Moore elementary school playground.
Valerie Faye Posey entered pleas of guilty and was sentenced by District Judge Tom Lucas to serve 20 years with 12 suspended for lewd acts with a child; and 10 years with two suspended for forcible oral sodomy, with the sentences to run concurrently.
The convictions requires she serve 85 percent of her sentence, or 6.8 years, before she is eligible for parole recommendation, officials said.
According to court records, March 22, the mother of the juvenile victim, found sexually explicit text messages on her son's cell phone, along with nude photos. The victim's mother contacted police, and officers arrived and observed more text messages indicating Posey wanted to meet the victim at a fast food restaurant at 12th and City Avenue in Moore. Officers went to that location and contacted the defendant, court records show.
In a subsequent forensic interview, the victim said Posey knew he was 13 years old when they met in January 2008.
Posey admitted meeting the victim the evening of Feb. 23, at Kelley Elementary School, and engaging in sexual acts on playground equipment.
Assistant District Attorney Rick Sitzman said Posey admitted knowing what she was doing was wrong, but stated she was "sexually attracted" to the juvenile victim.
Posey was represented by an attorney with the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System.
http://www.normantranscript.com/localnews/local_story_316011527
Pastor James Wilson faces kidnapping charges in molestation case
November 11, 2008
By Janet Morales, Moberly Monitor-Index
Moberly, Mo. - James M. Wilson, pastor of Terrill Road Free Will Baptist Church, has been charged with felony kidnapping in connection with a May incident in Boone County that led to his arrest for child molestation.
Wilson, who is also principal of the Terrill Road Christian School, was charged October 9 with second degree child molestation involving a 16-year-old female student of the school.
The incident allegedly occurred May 6 when, according to a Columbia Police probable cause statement, the girl’s mother dropped her off at a gas station near the Christian school in Moberly and she waited there for Pastor Wilson. Wilson allegedly picked her up around 8 a.m. and drove her to the Motel 6 in Columbia. The girl stated she and Wilson sat on a large bed in the hotel and watched cartoons. She said, according to the statement, that Wilson threw her onto the bed, took off her shirt and began to fondle her breasts. When the girl protested, saying they shouldn’t be doing it because he was married, Wilson stopped touching her and apologized. The two then returned to Moberly where Wilson dropped the girl off at the gas station at about 10:30 a.m.
The victim reported the incident on September 10.
According to Randolph County Sheriff Mark Nichols, Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney Mike Fusselman discussed the case with Boone County officials and decided there was sufficient evidence to support a charge of kidnapping against Wilson. Wilson was arrested Monday night and was released on a $100,000 bond. Wilson is not to have contact with the victim or anyone under the age of 18.
http://www.moberlymonitor.com/news/x1362874863/Pastor-faces-kidnapping-charges-in-molestation-case
By Janet Morales, Moberly Monitor-Index
Moberly, Mo. - James M. Wilson, pastor of Terrill Road Free Will Baptist Church, has been charged with felony kidnapping in connection with a May incident in Boone County that led to his arrest for child molestation.
Wilson, who is also principal of the Terrill Road Christian School, was charged October 9 with second degree child molestation involving a 16-year-old female student of the school.
The incident allegedly occurred May 6 when, according to a Columbia Police probable cause statement, the girl’s mother dropped her off at a gas station near the Christian school in Moberly and she waited there for Pastor Wilson. Wilson allegedly picked her up around 8 a.m. and drove her to the Motel 6 in Columbia. The girl stated she and Wilson sat on a large bed in the hotel and watched cartoons. She said, according to the statement, that Wilson threw her onto the bed, took off her shirt and began to fondle her breasts. When the girl protested, saying they shouldn’t be doing it because he was married, Wilson stopped touching her and apologized. The two then returned to Moberly where Wilson dropped the girl off at the gas station at about 10:30 a.m.
The victim reported the incident on September 10.
According to Randolph County Sheriff Mark Nichols, Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney Mike Fusselman discussed the case with Boone County officials and decided there was sufficient evidence to support a charge of kidnapping against Wilson. Wilson was arrested Monday night and was released on a $100,000 bond. Wilson is not to have contact with the victim or anyone under the age of 18.
http://www.moberlymonitor.com/news/x1362874863/Pastor-faces-kidnapping-charges-in-molestation-case
November 10, 2008
David Cross pleads guilty to enticing minor
November 10, 2008
The Examiner
BALTIMORE - A Middle River man has pleaded guilty to enticing a minor for sex and possessing and distributing child pornography.
Thirty-four-year-old David Cross admitted to federal prosecutors that he molested two prepubescent girls, including once at a swimming pool. He also had a document that explained ways to trick children into isolated places and encourage them to have sexual contact with adults.
In addition, Cross had images of child pornography on his computer that he had e-mailed to others.
He was caught after police got a complaint about the content of his Internet chats. An undercover detective posed as a 13-year-old boy and chatted online with Cross, who solicited sex.
Cross faces mandatory minimum sentences of 10 years for enticing a minor and five years for distributing child pornography. He could get up to 10 years for possession of child porn, plus supervision for life.
http://www.examiner.com/a-1683600~Child_predator_pleads_guilty_to_enticing_minor.html
The Examiner
BALTIMORE - A Middle River man has pleaded guilty to enticing a minor for sex and possessing and distributing child pornography.
Thirty-four-year-old David Cross admitted to federal prosecutors that he molested two prepubescent girls, including once at a swimming pool. He also had a document that explained ways to trick children into isolated places and encourage them to have sexual contact with adults.
In addition, Cross had images of child pornography on his computer that he had e-mailed to others.
He was caught after police got a complaint about the content of his Internet chats. An undercover detective posed as a 13-year-old boy and chatted online with Cross, who solicited sex.
Cross faces mandatory minimum sentences of 10 years for enticing a minor and five years for distributing child pornography. He could get up to 10 years for possession of child porn, plus supervision for life.
http://www.examiner.com/a-1683600~Child_predator_pleads_guilty_to_enticing_minor.html
Raymond Sanchez to serve 12 years for molestation
November 10, 2008
Suzanne Adams, Miner Staff Reporter
KINGMAN, AZ - Raymond C. Sanchez, 47, of Kingman will serve 12 years in prison after accepting an agreement and pleading guilty Thursday to felony molestation of a minor.
Although Sanchez won't be sentenced until 3 p.m on Dec. 5, the plea included the 12-year sentence.
Sanchez was arrested in November 2007 after two girls alerted their parents to several incidents that they alleged occurred the same year.
He eventually was charged with five felony counts of sexual conduct with a minor and one count of molestation of a child.
In September this year, he accepted an agreement to plead guilty to one count of felony molestation of a child and one reduced count of felony attempted molestation of a child.
In October, Sanchez filed a motion to waive his right to an attorney and withdraw his guilty plea to the September plea agreement, but he later withdrew those motions.
After negotiations with the County Attorney's Office, a second plea agreement was offered, and Sanchez accepted that agreement on Thursday.
The new agreement dismisses all of the charges in the case except for one count of felony molestation of a minor.
The second witness in the case told her mother that Sanchez did not molest her, County Attorney Matt Smith told the court. The mother then notified the police and County Attorney's Office.
http://www.kingmandailyminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&subsectionID=1&articleID=18493
Suzanne Adams, Miner Staff Reporter
KINGMAN, AZ - Raymond C. Sanchez, 47, of Kingman will serve 12 years in prison after accepting an agreement and pleading guilty Thursday to felony molestation of a minor.
Although Sanchez won't be sentenced until 3 p.m on Dec. 5, the plea included the 12-year sentence.
Sanchez was arrested in November 2007 after two girls alerted their parents to several incidents that they alleged occurred the same year.
He eventually was charged with five felony counts of sexual conduct with a minor and one count of molestation of a child.
In September this year, he accepted an agreement to plead guilty to one count of felony molestation of a child and one reduced count of felony attempted molestation of a child.
In October, Sanchez filed a motion to waive his right to an attorney and withdraw his guilty plea to the September plea agreement, but he later withdrew those motions.
After negotiations with the County Attorney's Office, a second plea agreement was offered, and Sanchez accepted that agreement on Thursday.
The new agreement dismisses all of the charges in the case except for one count of felony molestation of a minor.
The second witness in the case told her mother that Sanchez did not molest her, County Attorney Matt Smith told the court. The mother then notified the police and County Attorney's Office.
http://www.kingmandailyminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&subsectionID=1&articleID=18493
November 7, 2008
High school teacher Miguel Rivera arrested in molestation case
November 7, 2008
The Salinas Californian
A 66-year-old teacher at Everett Alvarez High School in Salinas has been placed on paid administrative leave and his home was searched today after a 16-year-old boy reported the teacher molested him.
Police said the boy stayed after school on Halloween to seek assistance from his teacher, Miguel Rivera, on an assignment. According to a police press release, Rivera, molested the boy in the classroom, and the boy reported the act to school officials, who immediately escorted Rivera off campus and placed him on paid administrative leave.
School officials reported the incident to the Salinas Police Department, who arrested Rivera today and executed a search warrant at his home on Badger Way in Salinas.
http://thecalifornian.com/article/20081107/NEWS01/81107023/1002
The Salinas Californian
A 66-year-old teacher at Everett Alvarez High School in Salinas has been placed on paid administrative leave and his home was searched today after a 16-year-old boy reported the teacher molested him.
Police said the boy stayed after school on Halloween to seek assistance from his teacher, Miguel Rivera, on an assignment. According to a police press release, Rivera, molested the boy in the classroom, and the boy reported the act to school officials, who immediately escorted Rivera off campus and placed him on paid administrative leave.
School officials reported the incident to the Salinas Police Department, who arrested Rivera today and executed a search warrant at his home on Badger Way in Salinas.
http://thecalifornian.com/article/20081107/NEWS01/81107023/1002
November 6, 2008
Ricardo Carmona faces charges of sex with a minor
November 6, 20080
THE SONOMA INDEX-TRIBUNE
A 37-year-old El Verano man is being held without bail at the Sonoma County Jail after being charged with having sex with a minor.
On Oct. 22, the mother of the 14-year-old victim went to the Sonoma Police Department because she was worried about the relationship between her daughter and the man, who is a family friend. The mother had checked her daughter's cell phone and found 90 text messages and 15 phone calls from the man. A Sonoma police sergeant talked with the girl and she admitted there was an inappropriate relationship with the man.
The matter was turned over to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Unit, and after more investigation, officers arrested Ricardo Mondragon Carmona, 37, of El Verano. Carmona was charged with two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse, two counts of oral copulation with a minor and one count of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 15. Carmona is being held without bail.
http://www.sonomanews.com/articles/2008/11/10/news/doc490fad86ba6c2283931075.txt
THE SONOMA INDEX-TRIBUNE
A 37-year-old El Verano man is being held without bail at the Sonoma County Jail after being charged with having sex with a minor.
On Oct. 22, the mother of the 14-year-old victim went to the Sonoma Police Department because she was worried about the relationship between her daughter and the man, who is a family friend. The mother had checked her daughter's cell phone and found 90 text messages and 15 phone calls from the man. A Sonoma police sergeant talked with the girl and she admitted there was an inappropriate relationship with the man.
The matter was turned over to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Unit, and after more investigation, officers arrested Ricardo Mondragon Carmona, 37, of El Verano. Carmona was charged with two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse, two counts of oral copulation with a minor and one count of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 15. Carmona is being held without bail.
http://www.sonomanews.com/articles/2008/11/10/news/doc490fad86ba6c2283931075.txt
Former Preschool Teacher Brian Lane Gets 20 Years For Molestation
November 6, 2008
By TODD LESKANIC, The Tampa Tribune
NEW PORT RICHEY - A former teacher at a Hudson preschool today admitted to molesting two former students. Brian M. Lane, 30, of 7751 Deerfoot Lane pleaded guilty to attempted capital sexual battery and two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation. As part of a deal with prosecutors, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Lane molested two boys, 4 and 10, who attended Sugar Plum First Class Preschool in 2007-08. The Tribune does not identify victims of sexual crimes.
In June, prosecutors agreed to the plea, in part, because the victims' families wanted the case wrapped up as quickly as possible. In a statement to the court, Lane admitted he had done something wrong and needs help, but he said he isn't "a monster."
"People don't know me," he said. "They accuse me of different things, and it's not right."
http://suncoastpasco.tbo.com/content/2008/nov/06/former-preschool-teacher-gets-20-years-molestation/
By TODD LESKANIC, The Tampa Tribune
NEW PORT RICHEY - A former teacher at a Hudson preschool today admitted to molesting two former students. Brian M. Lane, 30, of 7751 Deerfoot Lane pleaded guilty to attempted capital sexual battery and two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation. As part of a deal with prosecutors, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Lane molested two boys, 4 and 10, who attended Sugar Plum First Class Preschool in 2007-08. The Tribune does not identify victims of sexual crimes.
In June, prosecutors agreed to the plea, in part, because the victims' families wanted the case wrapped up as quickly as possible. In a statement to the court, Lane admitted he had done something wrong and needs help, but he said he isn't "a monster."
"People don't know me," he said. "They accuse me of different things, and it's not right."
http://suncoastpasco.tbo.com/content/2008/nov/06/former-preschool-teacher-gets-20-years-molestation/
November 5, 2008
Darell Johnston sentenced for child molestation
November 5, 2008
Casa Grande Dispatch, Florence, AZ
A 49-year-old Florence man was sentenced Friday to two years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of molestation of a child. Darell Wayne Johnston must serve the entire term, visiting Pinal County Superior Court Judge Christopher Whitten ordered.
Johnston also was sentenced to three years supervised probation to be served consecutively to the prison term. He was ordered to register as a sex offender for life, according to the Pinal County Attorney's Office. Numerous other similar counts were dismissed in the plea agreement.
Johnston was charged after the Pinal County Sheriff's Office started an investigation when a complaint was filed Nov. 24, 2006 by the mother of one of the victims.
Adult probation, in court records, stated that Johnston's actions are consistent with that of a sexual predator and that he has caused great harm to the victims and their families.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20189547&BRD=1817&PAG=461&dept_id=222076&rfi=6
Casa Grande Dispatch, Florence, AZ
A 49-year-old Florence man was sentenced Friday to two years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of molestation of a child. Darell Wayne Johnston must serve the entire term, visiting Pinal County Superior Court Judge Christopher Whitten ordered.
Johnston also was sentenced to three years supervised probation to be served consecutively to the prison term. He was ordered to register as a sex offender for life, according to the Pinal County Attorney's Office. Numerous other similar counts were dismissed in the plea agreement.
Johnston was charged after the Pinal County Sheriff's Office started an investigation when a complaint was filed Nov. 24, 2006 by the mother of one of the victims.
Adult probation, in court records, stated that Johnston's actions are consistent with that of a sexual predator and that he has caused great harm to the victims and their families.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20189547&BRD=1817&PAG=461&dept_id=222076&rfi=6
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