Related News: Andy man gets 16-year prison stint for child sex crimes

Posted on December 17, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Andalusia Star News published an article titled Andy man gets 16-year prison stint for child sex crimes.

An Andalusia man was sentenced in federal court Friday to more than 16 years in prison for traveling to meet what he thought was a 14-year-old boy in April.

David Daniel Hicks, Jr., 42, of Andalusia, must serve 200 months in prison for the use of a facility of interstate commerce to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity, interstate travel for illicit sexual conduct, and production of child pornography, according to a U.S. Department of Justice press release.

Hicks was also sentenced to a lifetime term of supervised release after his incarceration; to register as a sex offender; to complete sex offender treatment; to submit to monitoring of any computer or electronic accounts; to avoid unsupervised contact with children; and to inform future employers of his convictions.

Source: Andalusia Star News

Related News: 17 years after arrest, man guilty of sex abuse in Baldwin County

Posted on December 17, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. AL.com published an article titled 17 years after arrest, man guilty of sex abuse in Baldwin County.

A man who fled the country in 1998 before his child sex abuse trial was to begin was found guilty Friday afternoon of five sex abuse-related charges.

It took a Baldwin County jury about an hour to convict Giusseppe LoPorto, 80, of two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, two counts of first-degree sodomy and one count of first-degree rape.
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LoPorto’s sentencing is set for January. He faces a one to 10-year sentence on each of the sexual abuse charges, 10 years to life on the sodomy charges and 10 years to life on the rape charge.

Source: AL.com

Related News: Jury convicts Opelika man of sexual abuse

Posted on December 17, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. Opelika-Auburn News published an article titled Jury convicts Opelika man of sexual abuse.

It took a jury about 10 minutes to convict George Cannon of sexually abusing an 8-year old girl a few years ago.

On Wednesday, Cannon, 63, of Opelika was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12 following two days of testimony, where the state contended that Cannon had inappropriately touched a girl while she and her brother spent the night at his home.

Following the verdict, Assistant District Attorney Clay Thomas said he appreciated Assistant District Attorney Gentry Jackson’s work in the case and was pleased the jury found Cannon guilty.

Source: Opelika-Auburn News

Related News: Huntsville Boy Scout volunteer arrested on international child porn charges

Posted on December 6, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Huntsville Boy Scout volunteer arrested on international child porn charges.

According to a federal complaint filed in the Southern District of Indiana, a Huntsville volunteer with Boy Scouts of America faces child pornography charges.

The complaint states James McCullars was part of an international child pornography ring. He is charged with engaging in a child exploitation enterprise and conspiracy to distribute and receive child pornography. Federal agents said members of his ring used the internet and U.S. Mail to discuss sexual interest in young boys and trade “substantial volumes” of child pornography.

According to the complaint, McCullars used the online identities “^dj” and “deejjaayy.” The complaint states another suspect in this case told investigators “^dj” worked for a college in Alabama, knew several people who produce child porn, and went camping with and molested minors.

Source: WSFA

Related News: Felony Examination Set for Man Accused of Numerous Child Pornography Charges

Posted on December 6, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WHNT published an article titled Felony Examination Set for Man Accused of Numerous Child Pornography Charges.

A man accused of several child pornography-related offenses has had his felony examination set.

Carl Phillip Herold, 32, has been charged with Permitting a Child to Engage in Pornography, Production of Pornography with Minors, and Dissemination/Display of Child Pornography.

Source: WHNT

Related News: 10 caught in sex sting

Posted on December 6, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Dothan Eagle published an article titled 10 caught in sex sting.

Authorities arrested 10 men on charges of traveling with the intent to have sexual relations with a minor in Walton County, Fla. One of the men arrested was from Fort Rucker.

Source: Dothan Eagle

Related News: LG smart TV snooping extends to home networks, second blogger says

Posted on December 6, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. Ars Technica published an article titled LG smart TV snooping extends to home networks, second blogger says.

It’s not the premise of a sci-fi novel. Internet-connected TVs are watching you now.

A second blogger has published evidence that his LG-manufactured smart television is sharing sensitive user data with the Korea-based company in a post that offers support for the theory that the snooping isn’t isolated behavior that affects a small number of sets.

In addition to transmitting a list of shows being watched and the names of files contained on USB drives, the Internet-connected TV also sent the names of files shared on home or office networks, the blogger reported. He made the discovery after plugging the Wireshark packet-sniffing program into his home network and noticing that an LG TV—model number 42ls570, purchased in April—was transmitting file names that sounded vaguely familiar even though there was no USB drive plugged in.

Source: Ars Technica

Related News: Florida ‘bullying death’ charges dropped

Posted on December 6, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. BBC News published an article titled Florida ‘bullying death’ charges dropped.

Stalking charges have been dropped against two teenage girls in connection with the alleged bullying of another Florida girl who took her own life.

The two girls, aged 12 and 14, are said to have hounded Rebecca Sedwick online for a year.

A lawyer for the 12-year-old has demanded an apology from Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd for the arrest.

But Sheriff Judd said he did not have any regrets and that the girls will now receive “the services they need”.

“Our goal is that these kids never bully anyone again, never torment anyone again,” he said.
‘Troubled young girl’

The girls were arrested a month after Rebecca, 12, jumped to her death from a tower at an abandoned concrete plant on 9 September.

Source: BBC News

Related News: Be There: Protecting students from cyberbullying

Posted on December 6, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WTVM published an article titled Be There: Protecting students from cyberbullying.

Every second, six people in the US start using the internet for the very first time. It’s a worldwide system with more than half a billion users, according to Troy University. The problem is that some of those lurking in cyberspace are predators and bullies.

“On Ask, I was being told not to come back to Russell County, that people didn’t like me,” said McKayla Chavez, an eighth grade student at Russell County Middle School.

The ordeal was traumatizing for Chavez. “I told my mom about it. She was pretty much coaching me through it, just ignore it, and don’t entertain it,” she says.

The bullying, McKayla explained, “finally stopped.”

Her classmate Caleb Alexander had a different experience online, but one that’s very prevalent for young people.

Source: WTVM