Sex offender arrested on 9 counts of child porn possession

On top of the nine child porn charges, Wesley Sterling is also charged with failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Harris County investigators arrested a convicted sex offender and charged him with 10 new charges.

Wesley Grant Sterling, 44, is a registered sex offender. In 2002, he was charged with the sexual assault of a child. Authorities said he did not comply with the stipulations of his sex offender registration.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children offered a tip to Constable Mark Herman’s Office about an online account that contained images of sexual exploitation of children. When investigators executed a search warrant at Sterling’s home, several electronic devices were found with multiple images of child pornography, according to authorities.

Sterling was arrested and charged with nine counts of possession of child pornography and one count of failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements.

Sterling is awaiting trial in the Harris County Jail. He is being held without bond.

“The Precinct Four Constable’s Office has taken a firm stance on identifying and eradicating child pornography and will continue to dedicate the necessary resources to seek out and charge those who prey on our children,” Herman said.

CONSTABLES ARREST ROBBERY SUSPECTS WHO WERE THEN LINKED TO NUMEROUS … BURGLARIES IN HARRIS COUNTY. On August 30, 2020, deputies with Constable Mark Herman’s Office responded to the Costco Shopping Center in the 26900 block of the Northwest Freeway in reference to a robbery.

Source: https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/sex-offender-arrested-on-9-counts-of-child-porn-possession/285-33cfb8bb-6d50-4de2-981d-9f4262a2a34c

Robins AFB employee charged with 4 counts of sexual exploitation of children

The GBI was alerted that Brandon Borah may be using the internet to share child pornography

PEACH COUNTY, Ga. — A Robins Air Force Base employee faces several charges of sexual exploitation of children after a GBI and Peach County investigation.

According to a news release, 30-year-old Brandon Borah was arrested Thursday in Houston County and charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of children (possession of child pornography).

The GBI says the investigation into his internet activity by the GBI’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit (CEACC) began after they received a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that claimed Borah was sharing child porn online.

A search warrant was executed on his home in Peach County, and then he was personally searched in Houston County while he was at work at Robins AFB.

According to the GBI, Borah was employed as a Civilian Electronics Engineer at Robins AFB at the time of that search

Charges are currently pending against him in Houston County due to the location of where the content was uploaded.

Anyone with information about other cases of child exploitation can call the Georgia Bureau of Investigation CEACC Unit at 404-270-8870.

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U.S. Marshals Service, Georgia authorities operation leads to rescue of 39 children

The missing kids were all considered ’at risk’

By Jeremy Turnage | August 27, 2020 at 8:34 PM EDT – Updated August 28 at 3:48 PM

ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT/Gray News) – A joint operation with the U.S. Marshal’s Missing Child Unit in Atlanta and Macon lead to the rescue of 26 children and officials successfully locating 13 others.

Operation Not Forgotten took place over a two-week span and also netted nine arrests all tied to alleged crimes related to sex trafficking, parental kidnapping, registered sex offender violations, drugs and weapons possession, and custodial interference.

“Operation Not Forgotten” resulted in the rescue of 26 children, the safe location of 13 children and the arrest of nine criminal associates: https://t.co/a3MeJSfbvk

— U.S. Marshals (@USMarshalsHQ) August 27, 2020

“The U.S. Marshals Service is fully committed to assisting federal, state, and local agencies with locating and recovering endangered missing children, in addition to their primary fugitive apprehension mission,” Director of the Marshals Service Donald Washington said. “The message to missing children and their families is that we will never stop looking for you.”

The missing children were all considered to be in the “at-risk” category.

Source: https://www.walb.com/2020/08/27/us-marshals-office-georgia-authorities-operation-leads-rescue-children/

We found sex offenders on popular dating apps | wcnc.com, Feb 14, 2020 … Sex offenders, convicted rapists on popular dating apps. The sex offender registry is public record, as are arrest records in many counties …

The sex offender registry is public record, as are arrest records in many counties — including Mecklenburg.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dating apps are extremely popular among people looking for love, but now many of those services – including bumble, tinder, match, and OkCupid — are under national investigation.

The WCNC Defenders put it to the test and found there are sex offenders and violent offenders using these apps in our area. The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department is now issuing its own warning.

We scrolled through several online dating services and plugged in names to a national background check system.

In less than an hour, a dozen already came back as sex offenders or with violent crime convictions – including rape, assault, and domestic violence.

We brought our findings to CMPD’s Jonathan Frisk.

“I don’t know that I would say it’s surprising to me, I would say it’s more disturbing…more scary than anything else”

Also not surprising to matchmaker Laurie Berzack.

Credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images

The ‘Tinder’ app logo is seen amongst other dating apps on a mobile phone screen on November 24, 2016 in London, England.

“They cannot really guarantee that any background check that they run is going to be foolproof,” Berzack said. “In which case they really have to sort of get themselves out of the liability.”

That means the burden falls on users.

The sex offender registry is public record, as are arrest records in many counties — including Mecklenburg.

“You need to do your due diligence and do your own research,” Officer Frisk said.

Many paid dating services like Laurie’s do background checks for you.

“Have you ever run into something that came back as concerning?” Levins asked Berzack.

“Absolutely, yes,” Berzack replied.

The US subcommittee now sending probe letters to Bumble, Grindr, Tinder, Match, and OkCupid.

In a statement saying in part…

“Protection from sexual predators should not be a luxury confined to paying customers.”

In wake of all this, Match Group says they believe the sex offender registry should be updated to better track perpetrators’ digital footprints.

The other dating service groups have not yet issued a response or comment.

More from The Defenders:

Source: https://www.13wmaz.com/amp/article/tech/local-sex-offenders-convicted-rapists-on-popular-dating-apps/275-888ef63a-4989-47d6-beca-a6100b02652a

Dougherty Co. D.A. won’t put up with anyone disrupting virtual learning

By Jim Wallace | August 22, 2020 at 2:24 AM EDT – Updated August 22 at 2:24 AM

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) – Greg Edwards, the district attorney for the Dougherty Judicial Circuit, is sending out a warning to both students and adults.

Anyone trying to disrupt Dougherty County Schools’ virtual classes will be prosecuted.

Edwards said that some people think it’s funny to try to interfere with virtual school classes that are now going on.

One student has exposed himself to the virtual class while one student’s parents threatened a teacher during class.

Those are being investigated by Dougherty School police.

The D.A. said that will end now. He said he will prosecute disruptions, even when the classes are being held online.

“Virtual school is just like real school,” said Edwards. “And it is my intention to deal with any issues that arise from this situation, just as if you walked into the live classroom and did these things, you are going to be dealt with the same way.”

Edwards said this is not just a problem in Dougherty County but across the state.

Several students have streamed pornography to their classmates, which can result in some very harsh penalties. Even being charged as a sex offender.

Edwards said parents especially, should treat virtual school just like a regular school class.

Source: https://www.walb.com/2020/08/22/dougherty-co-da-wont-put-up-with-anyone-disrupting-virtual-learning/

Law enforcement makes arrests after Sumter Co. sex offender operation

By Kim McCullough | August 19, 2020 at 2:43 PM EDT – Updated August 19 at 3:00 PM

AMERICUS, Ga. (WALB) – The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, along with the U.S. Marshall’s Service and the Department of Community Supervision, conducted a joint operation known as S.M.A.R.T. (Search, Monitor, Apprehend, Register, and Tracking) to verify addresses and compliance of registered sex offenders in Sumter County.

The operation took place between July 17-Aug. 11.

The agency said at the beginning of the operation, there were 106 sex offenders. Of those offenders, four were absconders, two were currently in jail and one was removed from the registry per court order.

During the operation, one offender was arrested for probation violation, one arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to register and one arrested for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and theft by receiving stolen property.

Deputies said the firearm was also stolen from an entering auto case filed with the Americus Police Department.

Two warrants were issued on two offenders for failure to register and they were listed as absconders.

A total of 82 sex offender address verifications were conducted and verified.

Source: https://www.walb.com/2020/08/19/law-enforcement-makes-arrests-after-sumter-co-sex-offender-operation/

Sex offender accused of exposing himself in North Spokane parking lot

Donald Krueger, 70, was arrested for felony indecent exposure. As of Tuesday afternoon, he was being held in the Spokane County Jail.

Warning: This story content graphic sexual content.

SPOKANE, Wash. — A 70-year-old registered sex offender was arrested Monday afternoon for exposing himself to people in a parking lot in North Spokane.

Donald Krueger, 70, was arrested for felony indecent exposure. As of Tuesday afternoon, he was being held in the Spokane County Jail.

According to a press release from Spokane Police Sergeant Terry Preuninger, officers were called to the area of North Newport Highway near East Greenbluff Road around noon for a possible lewd subject.

A loss prevention officer at the retail location told officers that for the past hour there had been a man sitting in a white Ford F150, backed into a parking spot. Multiple female customers complained about the driver and believed he was “checking them out” and “masturbating,” according to the press release. Officers were also informed that the same truck was there the day before.

Officers arrived and located the driver, later identified as Krueger. Preuninger said Krueger is a registered sex offender, convicted felon and armed career criminal.

According to the press release, officers believed, based on his movements, that Krueger was masturbating in his truck while he watched a woman come out to her minivan, load her child and drive away. An officer approached and stopped in the area where the woman was previously loading the child into the van. The officer looked into the cab of the truck and saw Krueger with his genitalia exposed, according to the press release.

The officer made himself known and startled Krueger, the release says. When asked what was going on Krueger said he had his genitalia out because he “needed to go to the bathroom,” according to the release. He said he was in the parking lot because he was there to go shopping but was waiting to urinate before going into the store, according to the press release. When asked why he wasn’t in the bathroom, Krueger said it was too far to go with his walker.

According to the press release, surveillance video from the store from Aug. 16 showed the suspect vehicle arrive and park in the same general area for more than an hour. Video from Monday showed a similar series of events, police said.

Source: https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/crime/sex-offender-accused-of-exposing-himself-in-north-spokane-parking-lot/293-337f4a88-ac90-4ee6-bb3a-dcfb7423d612

Georgia Sheriff’s Association Elects New Officers at Annual Training Conference

Seventy Sheriffs from around the state recently participated in the three-day annual Summer Training Conference held at Lake Lanier Islands. The Sheriffs attended multiple training sessions, received timely information from subject matter experts, and conducted Association business, including electing new officers.

The newly elected officers for the 2020-2021 term were voted in as follows:

President, Banks County Sheriff Carlton Speed;
1st Vice President, Turner County Sheriff Andy Hester;
2nd Vice President, Glynn County Sheriff Neal Jump, and
Secretary-Treasurer, Effingham County Sheriff Jimmy McDuffie.

New Officers installed for the Georgia Sheriffs’ Youth Homes, Inc. included:

President, Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley;
1st Vice President, McIntosh County Sheriff Steve Jessup;
2nd Vice President, Troup County Sheriff James Woodruff, and
Secretary-Treasurer, Glascock County Sheriff Jeremy Kelly.

The conference was otherwise devoted to training sessions to update the Sheriffs on topics relevant to public safety and the Office of Sheriff. Expert speakers provided training to the Sheriffs on legislative and legal issues, biological weapons and preparedness, COVID 19, and the courts, state law enforcement and community relations, among other things.

Sheriff’s Offices in Georgia have many responsibilities such as providing courthouse security, operating jails, transporting inmates and mental health patients, performing traffic and law enforcement functions, registering sex offenders and many more law enforcement actions. Sheriffs are the chief law enforcement officer of each county and have many mandated responsibilities by state law. As a result of these diverse responsibilities, Sheriffs must be knowledgeable of best practices and procedures in many areas. Current concerns of law enforcement, as they relate to the Office of Sheriff, are addressed during training conferences sponsored by the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association.

“Their participation is vital if we are to seek out the best practices in fulfilling these important responsibilities,” stated Terry Norris, Executive Director, Georgia Sheriffs’

Association.

The Sheriffs heard from Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, Executive Director Pete Skandalakis of the Prosecuting Attorney’s Council, Director Homer Bryson of the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, and other state agency heads.

The Georgia Sheriffs’ Association, Inc. is comprised of 159 elected Sheriffs with over 70,000 honorary members throughout the state.

Source: https://allongeorgia.com/georgia-state-news/georgia-sheriffs-association-elects-new-officers-at-annual-training-conference/

Man arrested in Coffee Co. public indecency, sexual exploitation incidents

By WALB News Team | August 14, 2020 at 5:09 PM EDT – Updated August 14 at 5:09 PM

DOUGLAS, Ga. (WALB) – An Enigma man was arrested Thursday on numerous sexual offenses after an investigation into numerous incidents in Ambrose and Broxton, according to the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office.

Ryan Sidney Huff, 29, was charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of children and five counts of public indecency. The sheriff’s office said the charges stem from an investigation into “multiple allegations of indecent exposure in both the Ambrose and Broxton communities.”

“Victims reported that a male subject was involved in a lewd act with himself in public and exposed himself to both children and adults,” the sheriff’s office said. “A preliminary investigation conducted by the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office revealed Huff knowingly exposed himself in a lewd manner to children and adults on multiple occasions.”

Huff was arrested for similar acts in other counties prior to these, according to law enforcement.

The sheriff’s office said Huff is on felony probation for statutory rape, which was violated in November 2014 for failing to attend sex offender treatment.

Source: https://www.walb.com/2020/08/14/man-arrested-coffee-co-public-indecency-sexual-exploitation-incidents/

Restore Georgia voices call to boycott USA TODAY

If you have ever read the USA Today or stayed at a hotel where it is offered, you are going to be shocked to learn that they have caused a Veteran and Native American to lose a janitorial contract with the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital outside of Chicago because, you guessed it, he is on the registry.

An “investigative reporter” named Josh Salman took it upon himself to single out Mr. Ezekiel Lopez and refer to him as a “sexual predator” in his article. Mr. Lopez started his own janitorial company with his second chance and was recently awarded a very large contract to provide janitorial services to the hospital. Mr. Lopez was vetted and fully qualified for this contract. After much public shaming by “reporter” Josh Salman and the USA Today, the VA decided to cancel Mr. Lopez’s contract.

In his “investigative piece” the “reporter” used Mr. Lopez’s testimony in court about his crime and went as far as to list his Date of Birth and Home Address in a nationally published newspaper.

Click here to read the USA Today article

While this story does not involve someone on the Registry in Georgia, we feel that the USA Today could use its national reach to destroy the life of someone in our state. We are asking for you to put the USA Today and its partners/advertisers on notice. You can do that in one or more of the following ways:

Cancel your Subscription

If you are currently subscribed to the USA Today, you can call 1-800-872-0001 to cancel your subscription. Be sure to tell them that you are canceling because of Josh Salman’s hit piece on 8/11/2020.

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