Sex Offenses

Two men from Clearwater have recently been charged with sex trafficking of children. Specifically, it is alleged that the two men drugged a 16-year old girl and then offered her for sex to more than ten different men. One of the men, Mayham, has admitted to...

Instagram is a social media outlet that allows its users to share photos of their personal lives to the world. A tech website recently published that Instagram is growing the fastest of all social media sites worldwide, increasing its active user base by 23% in the...

Four 17 year old teenagers were charged as adults after they took part in sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl and videotaping the assault. The teenagers then posted the video to their Facebook pages, solidifying their roles in the incident. One of the teenagers,...

Large sporting events draw large crowds of people and large amounts of money. They also draw in sex trafficking rings. During this year's Super Bowl, 16 juveniles and 50 adult women were rescued; these individuals were being forced to work as prostitutes. Each year...

Raul Ochoa, 52, was arrested in August 2012, after his 27-year-old relative escaped from a shed in his backyard. The relative had been held captive at Ochoa's residence for the past ten years. Ochoa will be formally sentenced to 22 years in state prison February 11....

Two years ago, a youth from Pennsylvania felt relief when a Legigh County judge agreed with the girl's attorney about charges she faced. The girl had been faced with child porn charges after she posted a video showing two other teens engaged in a sex act. The Legigh...

While the residents of Tampa and the surrounding areas enjoyed Gasparilla, 35 other men looked for enjoyment somewhere else. Websites such as teenchat.com, boyahoy.com, and motherless.com were some of websites these men were using to look for young girls. These men...

Sarah and Jonathan Adleta were charged for various crimes, including the making of child pornography with their two children. The couple had sexually abused their two young children over a span of approximately 4 years before charges were filed. Jonathan Adleta had...

Once a photograph or video is uploaded onto the Internet, it becomes almost impossible to retrieve. When a minor is shown in a sexually explicit manner in any photograph or video, it can be considered child pornography. Such material is considered an exploitation of...

Attorney Mark O'Brien Comments on Child Sex Crime Case ABC Action News Article