Georgia evangelical megachurch youth pastor, Daniel Menelaou, has been arrested for possessing videos of children being sexually abused.
Daniel Menelaou, 31, Youth & Young Adult Pastor at Futures Church Alpharetta, has been charged w 6 counts of possession or control of any material depicting a minor in sexually explicit conduct & is being held on 120k bond. wsbradio.com/news/local/you…
Mar 10 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Pennsylvania children’s church bible study teacher, Michael Hess, who was arrested in September for molesting a 7 year old at church more than 30 times, has now been charged for sexually assaulting a young coworker.
Michael Todd Hess, 50, former Providence church children’s bible study instructor, has been charged w indecent assault without consent following an incident on Jan. 24. He awaits a yet to be scheduled preliminary hearing. local21news.com/news/local/for…
Mar 7 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Utah sitting judge in the Box Elder County Justice Court, Kevin Christensen, has been arrested for child sex crimes.
Kevin Robert Christensen, 64, Box Elder County Justice Court judge, has been charged w 2 counts of enticing a minor, 2 counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor & 2 counts of dealing materials harmful to a minor — all felonies. A judge granted an order to hold Christensen without bail due to the evidence provided by police. ksltv.com/crime-public-s…
Mar 6 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Massachusetts police officer, Matthew Marshall, has been sentenced to only probation for possessing images of children being sexually abused.
Matthew Marshall, 46, former Brewster police officer, pled guilty to 3 counts possessing CSAM, 1 count first responder unlawfully photographing a scene, felony vandalism, unlawfully disseminating criminal records information, & photographing an unsuspecting nude person & has been sentenced to 18 months “suspended” & 3 yrs probation. capecodchronicle.com/articles/2424/…
Mar 4 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Michigan church worship leader, youth pastor & CPAC performer, Zachary Radcliff, who was arrested on 33 child sex crime charges, now faces 60 child sex crime charges & has been denied bond.
District Court Judge J. Cedric Simpson added 30 more charges to the sexual abuse case against Zachary Radcliff after hearing testimony from multiple victims & denied him bond. mlive.com/news/ann-arbor…
Mar 2 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Colorado evangelical minister, Richard Merskin, has been found guilty of raping his own daughter.
Richard Merskin, 42, former minister with The River in Highlands Ranch & founder of Way of Life Ministries, was found guilty of sexual assault on a child under 15 by one in a position of trust. He faces 8 to life. Sentencing is 5/16 (no mugshot available) krdo.com/news/2025/02/2…
Feb 28 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
The son of a Missouri baptist pastor, Elijah Lewis, has been arrested for taking a 7 year old girl into an isolated area of their church & molesting her.
Elijah K. Lewis, 18, son of Mission Hill Baptist Church associate pastor & Mission Hill Christian Academy
principle Jeremiah Lewis, has been charged with statutory sodomy of a child under the age of 12. wgem.com/2025/02/27/pal…
Feb 26 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Arkansas evangelical church youth volunteer, Andrew Apple, has been arrested for the rape of multiple children at his church.
Andrew Apple, 27, now former church volunteer at Calvary Church Bentonville, has been charged with rape, 2nd degree sexual assault & sexual indecency with a child. His bond is set at 100k. 5newsonline.com/article/news/l…
Feb 23 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Kern County supervisor, Zack Scrivner, who was stabbed by one of his children to stop him from raping his other child, was never booked, finger printed or had a mugshot taken.
Tennessee houseparent of a christian ranch for children, Dale Burbank, has been arrested for the rape of a child.
Dale Burbank, 65, houseparent at The Mustard Seed Ranch, has been charged w statutory rape by an authority figure. His bond is set at 70k. newschannel5.com/news/65-year-o…
Feb 22 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Washington evangelical pastor & chaplain, David Franklin, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for recording himself sexually abusing a 4 year old girl & possessing child sexual abuse material.
David Roger Franklin, 68, former Wellington Assembly of God pastor, pled guilty to 3 counts of producing child sexual abuse images & 1 count each of transporting & possessing child sexual abuse material & has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. yakimaherald.com/news/local/cri…
Feb 21 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Houston police captain, Daryn Edwards, who was arrested for possessing videos of children being sexually abused & released on a 250k bond, has been arrested again for child rape charges & is being held without bond.
Daryn Blake Edwards, 59, a Houston Police Captain, who was charged w possessing child sexual abuse videos, has now been charged w aggravated assault & sexual performance of a child, both felonies. He's being held at the Galveston County Jail without bond. khou.com/article/news/l…
Feb 18 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
New Jersey police officer, John Kisch, has been sentenced to less than 1 year in jail for possessing more than 100 images of children being sexually abused.
John Kisch, 59, former Brick Township police officer, pled guilty to possessing child sexual abuse materials & has been sentenced to only 270 days in jail. brick.shorebeat.com/2025/02/former…
Feb 18 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Former Washington republican mayor, Gary Clark, has pled guilty to raping a child under the age of 12.
Gary Clark, 78, who served multiple terms as the Zillah mayor & officer of the Yakima County Republicans, pled guilty to multiple counts of first-degree rape of a child, admitting to engaging in sexual acts with a minor younger than 12 years old. Sentencing is 3/7. nbcrightnow.com/news/former-zi…
Feb 15 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
West Virginia police sergeant & school resource officer, Christopher Butler, has been indicted for grooming & raping a student.
Christopher Chad Butler, 37, former Princeton Police Sergeant & Princeton
SRO, has been charged with sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, custodian or person in a position of trust to a child & gross neglect of a child creating a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury. yahoo.com/news/former-po…
Feb 14 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Kern County California
Supervisor, Zack Scrivner, who was found stabbed at his home after being accused of sexually assaulting one of his children, has now been charged with child abuse & possession of assault weapons.
Zachary Scrivner, 50, former Kern County Supervisor & Kevin McCarthy’s protege, has been charged w 3 counts of willful cruelty to a child & 2 counts of possession of an assault rifle. turnto23.com/news/local-new…
Feb 4 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Texas faith-based gymnastics co-founder & instructor, Matthew Orban, has been arrested for child sex crimes.
Faith Flip in Longview provides tumbling & trampoline instruction while teaching life lessons through the bible.
Matthew Orban, 52, co-founder of Faith Flip in Longview, has been charged with the sexual assault of a minor. ketk.com/news/crime-pub…
Feb 3 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Montana militia member, Timothy Westervelt, who was arrested after an armed standoff at Starbucks, has been charged with the rape of a child.
Timothy Allen Westervelt, 34, active member of the Yellowstone Militia, has been charged w child rape, child sex abuse & possessing images of children being sexually abused. independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
Jan 31 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
New Jersey police officer, Brian DiBiasi & his sheriff’s sergeant wife, Elizabeth DiBiasi, have both been arrested for creating, producing and distributing images of children being sexually abused.
Brian DiBiasi, 39, Hamilton Township Police officer for 21 years, has been charged w causing or permitting a child to engage in a sexual act that may be photographed, filmed or reproduced (1st degree), engaging in sexual conduct that would debauch the morals of a child (2nd degree); possessing fewer than 1,000 images of child sexual abuse (3rd degree); distributing images of child sexual abuse (2nd degree); and possessing images of child sexual abuse with the intent to distribute (2nd degree). 6abc.com/post/Brian-Eli…
Jan 30 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Florida christian school teacher & coach, Aaron Gleason, who has articles published in The Daily Wire & The Federalist, has been arrested for raping a child under the age of 12.
Aaron Craig Gleason, Rocky Bayou Christian School teacher & coach, has been charged w lewd & lascivious molestation of a child under the age of 12 by a person over the age of 18. Gleason remains in jail and has been denied bond. midbaynews.com/post/rocky-bay…
Jan 21 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Former Tennessee judge, Woodrow Adams, who pled no contest to raping 2 children under the age of 13 in August, is already out of custody after being granted probation.
Woodrow Adams, 75, former Tennessee Ridge Municipal Judge for 20 years, pled no contest to 3 counts of child rape & was sentenced 8 years probation & split confinement (partially served in custody, then released with supervision). He is currently out of custody. stewartcountystandard.com/articles/news/…