Tag: Child Pornography

Texas Elementary School Teacher Arrested for Allegedly Promoting, Transmitting Child Pornography

An elementary school teacher in Flint, Texas, has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the promotion of child pornography, according to officials. Fabrizio Olague, a teacher with the Chapel Hill Independent School District (CHISD), was arrested on July 17 following a two-month investigation by a detective with the Montgomery County Precinct 1 Constable’s office, according to…


Texas Pastor Pleads Guilty to Enhanced Charge of Having Child Pornography

A Texas pastor recently pleaded guilty to an enhanced charge of possession of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Texas announced on Thursday. David Lloyd Walther, 57, a Georgetown resident, pleaded guilty in a federal court in Austin on June 27 to “knowingly” having “searched for, downloaded, distributed and possessed child…


‘White Hat Hacker’ Uses Cyber Skills to Dismantle Child Predator Network, Bring Sickos to Justice

They are hooded cyber criminals in dark basements trying to crack your bank account PIN. They are insidious Russians stealing elections from offshore IP addresses. These are typically what we associate with hackers, but Ryan Montgomery, also dubbed 0day, is different. He is what’s called a white hat hacker, or ethical hacker. The 29-year-old cyber…


Former Planned Parenthood Employee Investigated for Child Porn Dies by Suicide

A former communications director for Planned Parenthood killed himself on April 11 after police raided his apartment as part of a child pornography investigation against him. Tim Yergeau, 35, was found dead in his New Haven, Connecticut, apartment on April 11. Yergeau had been working as the marketing and communications director for the Long Wharf…


Attorney Who Represented Survivors of Sex Crimes Arrested for Child Pornography

An attorney in West Palm Beach, Florida, who represented survivors of sex crimes was recently arrested with possession of child pornography. Michael T. Dolce, 53, appeared in West Palm Beach federal court for his first appearance in the case on March 30, the Southern District of Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office announced in a release. According to the release,…


Los Angeles Man Charged With Assaulting 3 Girls in Irvine

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 53-year-old Los Angeles man was charged March 30 with assaulting three children in Irvine on separate occasions. Christopher Eduard was charged with two counts of false imprisonment, two counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor younger than 14, and single counts of forcible lewd act on a child, contacting a…


Quebec Pedophile Hunters Face Child Pornography Distribution Charges

Members of a self-proclaimed group of Quebec pedophile hunters have been arrested and face 38 charges including distribution of child pornography. Gatineau police say six people were arrested Thursday as part of a crackdown on the vigilante group. Five of the suspects, four men and a woman aged 24 to 27, face charges of distributing…


‘Recovery Scams’ Targeting Sextortion Victims Are on the Rise, Experts Warn

A panicked 14-year-old from British Columbia and his family paid $1,500 to a company that claimed it would recover intimate images that were being used to extort him. It didn’t. Darren Laur, chief training officer at White Hatter, an internet safety and digital literacy education company based in Victoria said the teen’s family reached out…


Maryland Mayor Resigns After Being Arrested for Possessing Child Pornography

A mayor in Maryland announced his resignation on March 2, after being charged with 56 counts of child pornography possession and distribution. “While this investigation does not involve any official city business of any kind, it is in the best interests of our community that I step aside and not serve as a distraction,” Democrat…


Fugitive on FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List Arrested in Spain

Michael James Pratt, a fugitive charged with multiple counts, including sex trafficking and child pornography, has been arrested in Spain, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced. Pratt, originally from Christchurch, New Zealand, had been a fugitive since 2019, having allegedly fled the country amid a civil trial in San Diego. The 40-year-old is charged in a 19-count…