Tag: Child Pornography

  • Dennis McCullough, Child Pornography, Wisconsin 2026

    Dennis McCullough, Child Pornography, Wisconsin 2026

    ⏱ 2 min read A 64-year-old Wood County man, Dennis McCullough, has been charged with possessing child pornography, while a 48-year-old Minnesota man, Daniel Baity, faces methamphetamine trafficking charges in federal court. The charges stem from separate investigations conducted by the Wood County Sheriff’s Office, FBI, West Central Drug Task Force, Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office,…

  • Melissa Sillers, Child Pornography, Texas 2022

    Melissa Sillers, Child Pornography, Texas 2022

    ⏱ 2 min read Melissa Sillers, a 46-year-old Corpus Christi resident, has been sentenced to 156 months in federal prison for exchanging child sexual abuse material over the internet. The investigation began on October 4, 2022, when authorities discovered that Sillers had uploaded child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online. Law enforcement identified Sillers as the…

  • Eli Poorman, Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography, South Dakota 2026

    Eli Poorman, Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography, South Dakota 2026

    ⏱ 2 min read Eli Poorman, a 20-year-old from Rapid City, South Dakota, was caught in a sting operation during the 2024 Sturgis Bike Rally. On August 3, 2024, Poorman used his Reddit account to chat with someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl, but was actually an undercover police officer. He arranged to meet…

  • George Shimell, Child Porn Possession, New York 2026

    George Shimell, Child Porn Possession, New York 2026

    ⏱ 2 min read A 29-year-old Plattsburgh man, George Shimell, was arrested on May 11, 2026, for possessing child pornography. The arrest came after a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Shimell, formerly of Virginia Beach, Virginia, was detained on May 14, 2026, and is considered a danger to the community.…

  • Brian Hughes, Rape and Child Pornography, Arkansas 2025

    Brian Hughes, Rape and Child Pornography, Arkansas 2025

    ⏱ 2 min read A 21-year-old North Carolina man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for producing and distributing child pornography. Brian Hughes flew from North Carolina to Arkansas in April 2025, where he picked up a 15-year-old girl near her school and raped her at a hotel. He then produced explicit images…

  • Darrin Marshall Skinner, Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Material, Missouri 2026

    Darrin Marshall Skinner, Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Material, Missouri 2026

    ⏱ 3 min read A former Missouri cop has been put away for trading in sickening child porn. Darrin Marshall Skinner, 52, used the private messaging app MeWe to swap the vile images with other perverts. Skinner worked as a school resource officer in Mack’s Creek, a tiny town in Camden County. He was busted…

  • Keith Havener, Child Pornography Possession, Iowa 2026

    Keith Havener, Child Pornography Possession, Iowa 2026

    ⏱ 2 min read Keith Havener, a 62-year-old man from Sioux City, Iowa, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography after a disturbing investigation revealed he had created and possessed over 1,000 images of child porn using artificial intelligence technology. The crimes occurred between June 1, 2024, and January 13, 2025, and involved the creation of…

  • Lance Aaron Larkin, Receipt and Possession of CSAM, Missouri 2026

    Lance Aaron Larkin, Receipt and Possession of CSAM, Missouri 2026

    ⏱ 2 min read A 35-year-old Boonville man was caught with thousands of child pornography images and videos on his devices after an investigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Lance Aaron Larkin shared a file containing child porn using a peer-to-peer software, leading authorities to his doorstep. During a search of his residence, law…

  • Derren Wood-Peterson, Child Porn Distribution, Maine 2025

    Derren Wood-Peterson, Child Porn Distribution, Maine 2025

    ⏱ 3 min read A Portland, Maine, man is headed to federal prison for distributing and possessing thousands of images and videos of child sex abuse material. Derren Wood-Peterson, 35, made a plea deal on October 2, 2025, and was sentenced to 7 years behind bars, followed by 10 years of supervised release. According to…

  • Michael A. Driemeier, Child Pornography Possession and Rape, Missouri 2024

    Michael A. Driemeier, Child Pornography Possession and Rape, Missouri 2024

    ⏱ 2 min read Michael A. Driemeier, a 32-year-old registered sex offender from Bonne Terre, Missouri, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for possessing child pornography and raping a woman. The crime occurred in 2024, when Driemeier exchanged child sexual abuse material on Snapchat and committed the rape. He was caught by the…