TheTrenchcoat Chronicles

Tag: child assault

  • Portland craigslist predator sentenced

    Portland craigslist predator sentenced

    Offender sentenced for Craigslist teen sex charges:

    I originally posted about Douglas French here. He’s the 36-year-old jackhole that put an ad on craigslist for models aged 16-19 and had sex with a 17-year-old girl who applied for the ad. He also supplied her with drugs and alcohol.

    French had a previous arrest for shacking up with a 16-year-old runaway in Montana. He pleaded not guilty back in August, but a judge found him guilty of using a child in a sexual display and sex abuse. He was sentenced to 15 years.

  • Boomalicious

    Boomalicious

    MySpace: Man Arrested After Sexual Activity With Teen:

    36-year-old Joseph Polk of Klamath Falls, Oregon, has been arrested for engaging in sexual activity with a 14-year-old girl.

    The victim told a counselor that Polk had made contact with her in 2005 claiming he was a 15-year-old going by the screen name of “Boomalicious”.

    The two arranged to meet, at which time the victim realized the suspect was older. During this pre-arranged meeting, the two engaged in sexual conduct including oral sex.

    Detectives believe there may be other victims contacted by the suspect. Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call OSP Detective Dennis Yaws at (541) 883-5713 ext. 321.

    I was unable to find a MySpace for Polk, but I’m sure with a name like “Boomalcious” he’ll be quite popular in his new home of the Klamath County Jail.

  • Scott Shefelbine arrested yet again

    Scott Shefelbine arrested yet again

    Sex Suspect Faces New Charges:

    I couldn’t make this one up if I wanted to.

    One of our most notorious predators profiled here has been arrested yet again. Scott Shefelbine was arrested again this past Tuesday on eleven, that’s 11, XI, um…eleven-o, new charges…ah ah ah ah ah. *lightning strikes* Ahem.

    For those of you that haven’t had the displeasure of reading about Mr. Shefelbine’s past transgressions click here. This time he’s been charged with five counts of first-degree sexual assault, three counts of illegal sale of liquor to a minor, attempt to commit first-degree sexual assault, kidnapping and unlawful restraint, and a partridge in a pear tree.

    To make matters worse, he’s out…AGAIN!!! So far, he’s posted $1M in bail, this time it’s $250K. Or should I say his family has posted his bail…

    Shefelbine, whose family operates a computer business, posted the new bail Tuesday. His next court appearance on the new charges is Jan. 26.

    Two questions here. Why doesn’t the court hold him without bail? I mean, he’s shown he’s a definite risk to re-offend. Secondly, why does his family keep paying his bail? Fool me once and all that. They’ll be lucky if they don’t lose their business.

    And to make two points that I’ve made before, at least he hasn’t been arrested as many times as Connecticut’s other serial molester, David Leonard. And for a state that is so down on MySpace, they sure have trouble keeping predators off the street.

    Thanks to Robin for the link.

  • Matthew Bergeron: Manchester Molester

    Matthew Bergeron: Manchester Molester

    Man charged after MySpace hookup with girl, 12:

    19-year-old Matthew Bergeron of Manchester, New Hampshire was arrested for sexual assault after meeting up with a 12-year-old girl on MySpace.

    Matthew Bergeron, 19, was arrested Saturday on three counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault, five counts of felonious sexual assault, one count of indecent exposure and one count of use of computers prohibited, police said.

    Here’s the thing. I found two MySpaces for a Matthew Bergeron of Manchester. They’re definitely two different people. Rather than posting both and risk branding an innocent man as a predator, I decided not to post either of them until someone can send me some confirmation.

  • Brandon Bigsby: sex offender and parole violator

    Brandon Bigsby: sex offender and parole violator

    MySpace.com Used To Track Sex Offender:

    Registered sex offender Brandon Bigsby, 24, must have really been addicted to MySpace considering he broke basically all of his parole conditions to use it…

    On Thursday, officers were dispatched to Taft College, where they found Bigsby’s GPS tracking device. He was believed to have left an hour previously to the deputies’ arrival. Deputies tracked Bigsby to the Beale Library in downtown Bakersfield, where he accessed a MySpace forum. Officials arrived and found Bigsby, where he was arrested.

    Bigsby pleaded guilty to one count of a lewd and lascivious with a child under 14 years of age in May 2003, according to Superior Court records. He was sentenced to three years at Wasco State Prison and required to register as a sex offender. He is listed on the Megan’s Law Web site.

    If parole violations aren’t enough to keep predators off MySpace I don’t see how any legislation could either.

    I was unable to find a MySpace for Bigsby.

  • Scott Shefelbine arrested again

    Scott Shefelbine arrested again

    Scott Shefelbine

    Sex-Assault Suspect Faces More Charges:

    “Alleged” child rapist Scott Shefelbine from Connecticut has been arrested again. You can read about all his exploits here.

    TOLLAND — Scott D. Shefelbine was arrested Wednesday night for allegedly preying on another teenage girl for sex.

    This time, the 31-year-old Tolland man was charged with restraining and attempting to rape a 15-year-old girl in the parking lot of Tolland High School. State police from Troop C served Shefelbine with a warrant Wednesday night charging him with criminal attempt at first-degree sexual assault, second-degree unlawful restraint, third-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor. Police did not say when the incident took place.

    Shefelbine, of 167 Mountain Spring Road, was already facing multiple charges of sexually assaulting young teenage girls, some of whom he met on Myspace.com, a social networking website that is popular with teenagers. Prior to his arrest Wednesday, he was free on $1 million bail posted by his parents, who run a computer business from their home.

    He is now accused of assaulting at least seven girls. One of those, from West Hartford, told police that she had sexual contact with Shefelbine on numerous occasions, including at least once when she lived in Tolland before she turned 16.

    In court documents, the accused is described as portraying himself as age 17 or 19 to teenage girls and their parents. Police searching his home have recovered hair pieces that investigators say he used to hide his receding hairline and bald spot.

    According to this article, Shefelbine posted bond and was released. So now this scumbag is back out on the streets.

    What I find strange is that Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has repeatedly called for MySpace to make their site safer for children, yet the state can’t keep repeat offenders like Shefelbine and David Leonard off the streets.

  • David Leonard arrested again, and again, and again

    David Leonard arrested again, and again, and again

    Vernon man charged again with MySpace sex assault:

    David Leonard, our favorite Connecticut child molester, has been arrested AGAIN!!! You can check out just some of his earlier exploits here and here.

    NEW BRITAIN – A Vernon man was served with an arrest warrant Monday morning for another sexual-assault charge stemming from his use of the profile Web site MySpace.com

    The man, David Leonard, 22, was charged with second-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a minor, employing a minor in an obscene gesture, promoting a minor in an obscene performance, and enticing a minor, according to the New Britain Herald.

    The incident took place in 2004 in New Britain, and involved a 14-year-old girl, New Britain police Sgt. Gregory Wright said.

    Leonard, a former Central Connecticut State University student, was first arrested on Jan. 30 on charges of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old Vernon girl he met through MySpace.

    Leonard was arrested a second time and accused of fondling a 12-year-old Newington girl and her friend of the same age in a wooded area.

    Leonard was arrested a third time on June 16, accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in New Britain, and was arrested for the fourth time in early August and charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Wethersfield.

    In October, a Superior Court judge signed a fifth arrest warrant against Leonard.

    After the last arrest in October, Assistant State’s Attorney Louis Luba told the Herald that police are expecting to arrest Leonard again on allegations of sexual assault against minors in Torrington and Vernon.

    Leonard also was arrested recently on a warrant out of Litchfield County, Luba told The Herald.

    Luba added that this would bring the total number of suspected cases to around 10.

    In addition to the sexual assault charges, Leonard has pending charges for carrying a weapon in a motor vehicle, failure to appear, and resisting arrest after police said he tried to run away from them when they came to his house in January.

    How many times does a child molester have to be arrested before they stop arresting him and just put him in jail?

  • Peter Kennedy

    Peter Kennedy

    MySpace sex case prompts Internet parental warning:

    SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Macomb County’s top cop warned parents Tuesday about the potential dangers their children face on the Internet after a 22-year-old man was charged with having sex with an underage girl he met on the popular MySpace.com Web site.

    His comments come a day after Peter Kennedy, 22, of West Bloomfield was charged with having sex with a 14-year-old girl in Shelby Township.

    Police are not disclosing the girl’s identity because of her age.

    “He apparently had contacted the girl days before through MySpace.com,” said Sgt. Stan Muscynski of the Shelby Township Police Department’s Detective Bureau.

    Kennedy was arraigned Monday before Magistrate Michael Osaer in the 41-A District Court in Shelby Township on a first-degree criminal sexual conduct charge. Kennedy faces up to life in prison for the charge.

    Osaer set bond at $250,000 bond. Kennedy remained in police custody Tuesday at the Macomb County Jail.

    Kennedy’s attorney, Bloomfield Hills-based Elias Muawad, said the girl voluntarily left her home and met with his client and is now claiming forced sexual conduct.

    “Force is the key thing here,” he said. “My client also believed the girl was 16 because of statements she made to him.”

    The girl may have also told Kennedy she was 16 in exchanges they had over the Internet, Muawad said.

    “I’m hoping she doesn’t ruin this young man’s life and tells the truth about (giving her consent),” he said.

    A preliminary exam for Kennedy is scheduled for Nov. 20 before District Judge Douglas Shepherd.

    Kennedy was arrested after a police officer on patrol found him engaged in sex with the girl in a car at about 3 a.m. Sunday, said Muscynski.

    The car was in a parking lot in the 24 Mile and Van Dyke area, he said.

    The old “she said she was 16” defense. You know, just because it may be legal for a 22-year-old to have sex with a 16-year-old doesn’t make it right.

    Anyway, I was unable to find a current MySpace for this loser.

  • Harry Denney

    Harry Denney

    Police say Bethel man met teen on MySpace:

    Yet even another MySpace creeper from Connecticut. Is it something in the water?

    BETHEL — The 46-year-old Bethel man charged with attempted sexual assault after police found him in a parked car with a 15-year-old girl last week met the teen on MySpace.com, police said.

    Bethel Police Chief Jeffrey Finch said Monday that Harry Denney, of Rockwell Drive, met the underage girl on the popular social networking Web site about a year ago.

    He wouldn’t say if Denney and the teen had contact prior to the meeting that resulted in Denney’s arrest in the high school parking lot Friday.

    Officers who were patrolling the lot during a football game between Bethel and New Milford found the pair in a “suspicious vehicle” parked in a rear corner of the lot. Finch wouldn’t say what attracted attention to the car.

    In addition to the sexual assault count, Denney was charged with risk of injury to a minor and loitering on school grounds. He was released on $10,000 bond for an appearance Nov. 14 in Danbury Superior Court.

    The age difference between them is almost my age.

    I was unable to find Denney’s MySpace. Hopefully, a tipster will provide.

  • Valentine Lopez

    Valentine Lopez

    17-year-old sex assault suspect goes before judge:

    A registered sex offender who had been attending classes at Pasadena High School went before a judge Friday.

    He was there to hear the newest charge against him.

    Valentine Lopez, 17, is accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl he met on Myspace.com.

    The school district said it was already aware of his conviction three years ago for a sex crime against another child.

    But, officials added, there was nothing it could do at the time to separate Lopez from the other students.

    More details from another article…

    Lopez was taken into custody Wednesday, according to police.

    According to the DPS Website, Lopez is a registered sex offender, convicted in 2003 for a sexual assault case that involved a three-year-old victim.

    Pasadena ISD Superintendent Kirk Lewis explained that though the district was aware of Lopez’ past record, there was nothing they could do aside from providing the teen with an education.

    “The district will do everything it can always to protect its’ students,” he said. “In this particular instance, there were legal restrictions that prevented us from doing anything more than what we had already done. My understanding is that they’re currently working through the process for suspension, and completing the paperwork to have him moved to an alternative placement (facility).”

    According to Lewis, any student that lives within any school district must be provided an education by that school district. People were not notified of Lopez’ past convictions, said the superintendent, because the teen was protected by juvenile and privacy laws.

    It’s nice to know that a sex offender’s right to privacy outweighs the safety of the other kids attending that school.

    Thanks to Melissa for the tip. And thanks to Mr. A, we have Lopez’s MySpace. It says he’s in a relationship. I wonder if his SO knew about his record.