An eighth grade teacher in Texas resigned after being arrested on Friday for allegedly sending sexually explicit messages and photos to a 15-year-old on Instagram, according to multiple reports. Christine Paige Cockrell, an earth science teacher at Gatesville Junior High School, faces charges of indecency with a child and possession of child pornography with intent to distribute, according to a criminal complaint obtained by local outlets including KXXV and KWTX. The 15-year-old high school student told the Gatesville Independent School District on April 11 about him and Cockrell exchanging nude photos and sexting since October 2023, the Waco,...

- Jackson County prosecutors Wednesday charged an Independence man, who police detectives identified as “a leader in a local scout troop,” with five counts of possession of child pornography. - Prosecutors charged Timothy Fry, 40, of Independence, Wednesday. - Independence police arrested and questioned Fry about disturbing images and videos found on his iPhone, according to a court document. - A tipster alerted Independence police about child sexual abuse material on Fry's cell phone. - A search of a message thread with another person in the phone's Session App revealed more than 50 images of child...

A former youth pastor and educator was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison plus probation stemming from his arrest last year for child pornography. As the result of a plea deal, Edward Kelly

"In 2020, Lester took sexually explicit photos of an 8-year-old child and distributed them to multiple individuals online using Whisper, a social media application that allows users to post and share photo and video messages anonymously," the release said. "When interviewed by police, Lester admitted to using Whisper and other social media applications to meet people and solicit child pornography."  Lester also admitted that she sent photos of the child in hopes that others would send her pictures of child sex crimes in return, the release said.  On July 6, 2023, Lester violated her release conditions by using...

Matthew Fisher, Former Gow School administrator, has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession of child pornography and hiding cameras on campus among other admissions.  The school released the following information to families on Friday afternoon: "Dear Gow Community, Unfortunately, I have further disturbing news about the Matt Fisher case. The U.S. Attorney plans to add new and more serious charges regarding production of child pornography. Fisher remains jailed without bail after his detention hearing this morning. We understand from law enforcement that the FBI’s review to date of the items seized from Fisher’s...

- PLANTATION, Fla. – Detectives uncovered a sordid series of chats, searches and child sexual abuse material in a Plantation woman’s online life, leading to her arrest on nearly a dozen felony charges, police allege in an arrest warrant. Some of those chats included sexual fantasies about drowning — then raping — children, the warrant states. Police said they also found another disturbing discovery on Angela Marcella Rio’s phone: a video of her sexually abusing her own dog. The 33-year-old made an appearance in Broward County court Monday after prosecutors filed formal charges earlier this month. Rio was...

Victims depicted in images, videos were as young as ‘infant/toddler’ age, deputies Broward County deputies arrested a certified behavior analyst at his Pompano Beach home Tuesday after they said details from an informant led them to find more than 100 files of child sexual abuse material in his possession. The suspect specialized in working with children, they said. Hernan Ruf, 50, founded the Oakland Park-based clinic Behavioral Works. His biography describes him as a native of Argentina and said he “work(ed) closely with the school district,” not identifying any specific district.  The company is no longer active but his...

Brad Benson, a candidate in Tuesday’s Granbury city council election, was arrested Monday morning on felony charges of possession of child pornography, according to Hood County Jail records. Benson’s family business is Cinergy Cinemas with nine theater/entertainment complexes in four states. In 2018, Benson was named as a lifetime member of the Granbury volunteer fire department for his many years of answering emergency calls throughout Hood County. He also served on the Granbury Airport Advisory board and the Hood County Crime Stoppers board.

A Granbury city council candidate was arrested on Monday on accusations of possession of child pornography. Brad Benson, the Deputy Fire Marshal, member of the Granbury Volunteer Fire Department and small businessman was taken into custody on Monday morning, according to the Republican Party of Hood County. "Based on the limited information available, it is our understanding that a serious sex related offense may be involved. If these allegations are true, there is no way the party would ever condone such activity," said the Republican Party of Hood Conty in a statement. Benson faces two counts of...

Rikki Lynn Laughlin, 25, stands accused of one count each of possession of child pornography, tampering with a witness, tampering with physical evidence, attempted statutory rape in the second degree, promoting obscenity in the first degree, and furnishing pornographic materials to a minor, authorities said. According to the Maries County Sheriff’s Office, the illicit relationship largely consisted of the teacher pursuing the student while the student hesitated and made excuses not to engage with her. The teacher requested nude pictures from him, sent him nude pictures, and sent him a video of herself using a dildo, the student...