Tag: Abuse of Authority

MO: Former police officer, detective sentenced to five years probation in sodomy case

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Source: emissourian.com 12/6/21 A rural Washington man who previously worked as a municipal police officer and a county sheriff’s detective has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to sodomizing a boy that police say he met online. Ryan Shomaker, 48, who previously lived in the 600 block of Royal Oaks Court, pleaded guilty Nov. 22 to one count of second-degree statutory sodomy. He was originally charged with two counts of sodomy, but prosecutors dropped one of the charges in exchange for the plea. St. Louis County Circuit Court Judge…

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CIA Files Say Staffers Committed Sex Crimes Involving Children. They Weren’t Prosecuted.

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Source: buzzfeednews.com 12/1/21 Declassified CIA inspector general reports show a pattern of abuse and a repeated decision by federal prosecutors not to hold agency personnel accountable. Over the past 14 years, the Central Intelligence Agency has secretly amassed credible evidence that at least 10 of its employees and contractors committed sexual crimes involving children. Though most of these cases were referred to US attorneys for prosecution, only one of the individuals was ever charged with a crime. Prosecutors sent the rest of the cases back to the CIA to handle…

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CA: Santa Ana minister had child pornography that included children who were ‘weeks old,’ police say

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Source: abc7.com 11/18/21 Luis ______ was ordained as a minister in 2018, but it’s unclear whether he’s actually involved in a church or place of worship. A 22-year-old Santa Ana minister has been charged with possessing thousands of images of child pornography, some of which included infants, according to police. Luis ______  was charged with five felonies, including three counts of sale or distribution of obscene matter with children engaging in sex.   According to the Santa Ana Police Department, investigators were notified of Luis ______ when they received a…

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NJ: Police officer admits having sex with underage girl

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Source: beaumontenterprise.com 11/15/21 A New Jersey police officer has admitted to having sex with an underage girl and exchanging nude photos with her. Mark Stinnard pleaded guilty in state Superior Court Monday to endangering the welfare of a child. The 37-year-old former Pompton Lakes police officer admitted having a sexual relationship with the girl and requesting that she take nude photos and videos and send them to him. According to the Passaic County prosecutor’s office, police in Riverdale received a report in April 2018 of a minor being sexually involved…

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FL: Orange County sergeant accused of abuse of power terminated

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Source: msn.com 10/7/21 A sergeant with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office has been terminated after the sheriff’s office said he abused his power during a traffic stop. … An internal investigation into a traffic stop found Vidler purposely targeted Jeremy Dewitte, a registered sex offender who has a history of arrests for impersonating a police officer. Initially, Vidler said he was pulling the convicted felon over for carrying a firearm, but it turned out to be a pepper ball gun. A sheriff’s office internal investigation found the pepper ball weapon was in plain view and…

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