Tag: pedophile

Tampa, Florida -- A Tampa police officer has been fired and arrested after an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation uncovered what authorities describe as an unlawful relationship with a 16-year-old boy involving explicit communications, financial transactions, and allegations of...

Ocala, Florida — Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods is once again facing criticism after a tense exchange with a reporter during a recent press conference, renewing concerns among press freedom advocates about attempts by public officials to control questioning...

  A Washington state police officer who was on the run after killing his ex-wife and his underage girlfriend shot himself in the head Tuesday following a high-speed chase. Elias Huizar, 39, was under investigation after he was accused of sexually...

Homosassa, Florida -  On March 12th, 2021, the Honorable Judge Howard sentenced 46-year-old Lawrence Hunt to 25 years in prison followed by lifetime probation for a 2020 Sexual Assault case. The Citrus County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) was contacted on January...

A Florida man was captured in East Chicago, Indiana, and extradited back to Marion County to face molestation charges. Angel Manuel Acosta-Cruz had been on the run for approximately two years. According to the arrest affidavit, in 2018, authorities received information...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A Southeast Texas businessman was convicted in federal court Tuesday of sex trafficking of a minor female and other related charges. This investigation was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI),...

Jesse Holden Otero, 32, was arrested Tuesday after officials say he molested a 4-year-old girl. According to reports, the mother had dropped off her two children -- her son, 2, and daughter, 4 -- at Otero's home so she could...

After an extensive investigation by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, 40-year-old Joshua J. Faciane was arrested for 50 counts of possession of child pornography. On July 7, 2019, the CCSO received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing...

  ATTENTION: New, updated information as of September 19, 2019, at 8:05 p.m. View the new article here. The Citrus County Sheriff's Office (CCSO), on July 7, 2019, received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children...