Sexual Offenses

Military Sexual Assault: Claire McCaskill Calls For Justice System Reforms, Better Prevention

This week, the United States Army announced that one of its sergeants in Fort Hood, Texas, is facing allegations of pandering, abusive sexual contact, assault and maltreatment of subordinates. The accusations are especially damning because that sergeant worked in the sexual harassment and assault ... More >>

LeRoy Valentine: Decades After First Alleged Child Sex Abuse, St. Louis Priest Removed

Another day, another dispute with the St. Louis Archdiocese regarding allegations of child sex abuse. The case of Father LeRoy Valentine, however, involves a long and complicated history of accusations that span several decades and allegations of repeated inaction by those in charge. And victims' ad ... More >>

Parents Sue St. Louis Archdiocese, Father Bryan Kuchar Over Son's Alleged Rape, Suicide

A local couple is suing the St. Louis Archdiocese and Father Bryan Kuchar in a lawsuit alleging that their son was raped by the priest when he was a young boy and, once the "abuse finally overtook him," killed himself. "It has been almost four years since his death, and we struggle with the part t ... More >>

James Gardner Committed as Sexually Violent Predator for Sodomizing Boy, 7, Abusing Girl, 3

James Arthur Gardner, a 44-year-old St. Louis man who was convicted and imprisoned for sodomizing a seven-year-old boy, has officially been found to be a "sexually violent predator," Attorney General Chris Koster announced yesterday. That means Gardner will be committed to the Sex Offender Rehabil ... More >>

Belleville Martial Arts Instructor Accused of Sexually Exploiting Kids, Filming the Abuse

Christopher Horton, a twenty-year-old Belleville martial-arts instructor, is accused of sexually exploiting three minors -- ages six, eight and ten -- and filming the abuse. A new complaint against Horton says that he confessed to the sexual assault and attempted to get a fourth minor to engage in s ... More >>

Michael Burgund Sentenced to Life For Sexually Assaulting Toddler Girls, Ages 2 and 3

On April 5, 2011, Michael Burgund walked into the Alton Police Department and told officials that he had sexually assaulted toddlers in his family -- two girls, ages two and three. Now, the 30-year-old Alton man will spend the rest of his life in prison, says Madison County State's Attorney Tom Gib ... More >>

Rape Charges: Timothy Gilbert, 18, Accused of Abuse, Burglary, Kidnapping In Violent Spree

In December, Timothy Gilbert, 18, broke into a private home, kidnapped a 16-year-old girl, threatened her with a knife -- and raped her. At least these are the gruesome charges that Gilbert, a Maplewood resident, is now facing, officials announced yesterday. And these are not the only allegation ... More >>

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Dana Kintz Going Down for 120 Days for Going Down on the Dog

Dana Kintz, the woman charged with committing unlawful sex acts on her dog back in May, has pleaded guilty to the charge. Kintz, 28, was sentenced to 120 days in prison, with the 68 days she's spent in jail awaiting trial count toward her total. Originally she had claimed to be an unwilling par ... More >>

Daniel Fuller: Returned Video Recorder With Alarming Footage, Now Faces Charges

Daniel Fuller, 46, of Pevely, Missouri, allegedly purchased a video recording device from a retailer headquartered in Nebraska, and then later returned it. Anybody who's ever worked in retail will tell you that when a recording device leaves the store and is then brought back, employees quickly chec ... More >>

Shawn Ingram and Dana Kintz: South St. Louis Couple Charged With Molesting Dog

A domestic disturbance call from a south St. Louis home this past spring turned into a bit of a dog and, uh, pony show. According to probable cause statements, Dana Kintz, 28, called police to complain that her boyfriend, Shawn Ingram, 37, had hit her. Prosecutors ultimately didn't pursue domestic a ... More >>

Richard Ambler: Parkway Substitute Teacher Facing Child Porn Charges

Florissant man Richard Ambler, 49, a substitute teacher in the Parkway school district, has been indicted on one charge of possessing child pornography. According to the affidavit, Ambler told investigators he believes he has more than 1,000 images and videos.

Joseph Millard Arrested on Child Pornography Charges

Belleville man Joseph Millard, 49, was arrested Wednesday on multiple charges of downloading and distributing child pornography. He's being held on a $500,000 bond, and faces six to thirty years per charge in prison if found guilty.Those are big numbers, but check this out.

Strip Club Tax Supporters Drop Research Bomb

​Some resent the implication at the heart of the "skin tax" bill: That strip clubs somehow foster sexual assault, and thus should have to pay $5-per-patron fee to fund aid to rape victims. However, as the bill wends its way through the Illinois senate, supporters of the bill are arguing -- now wit ... More >>

Scott Solovic: Thrice Convicted of Raping Children, Contends Current Accuser is "Too Young" for Him

​Scott Solovic, 38, is currently serving his third stint in jail for sexually assaulting underage girls. A fourth victim of his depredations came forward only after he was sentenced to prison this most recent time, because she felt she was safe enough to do so with him out of her life. Authorities ... More >>

SNAP Releases Transcript of Church Lawyers Grilling Director David Clohessy

​On January 2, David Clohessy -- director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) -- sat down with lawyers representing Catholic priests. It was not to chat over tea.The attorneys deposed Clohessy for over six hours as part of a lawsuit that a anonymous victim has brought agains ... More >>

Supreme Court Decision on Missouri Sex Offender Carries Implications Across U.S.

A sex case that began in Missouri and passed through Pennsylvania continued its path all the way to Washington, where this week U.S. Supreme Court released an opinion that poses just as many questions as answers when it comes to sex-offender registration laws. In a 7-2 ruling announced January 23, ... More >>

The trail of an international child-porn ring led to a tiny house in the woods outside St. Louis

Is SNAP's David Clohessy Really a Hypocrite?

SNAP's David Clohessy​Recently in both Kansas City and St. Louis, lawyers defending the Catholic Church against clerical sex abuse allegations have have tried to subpoena years worth of emails and records from their long-time adversary, SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests). SNAP dir ... More >>

Week's Most Bizarre Court Case: Kenneth Smoot

In what is likely one of the stranger cases taken up by a Missouri appeals court this year, a St. Louis convict temporarily dodged a sex offender tag, a savvy senior citizen showcased her technological deftness the very moment she was being victimized, and a city cop named Sergeant Love may or may n ... More >>

Perv and Protect: Dozens of teenage Explorers have been sexually molested by cops. Should the Scouting program share the blame?

Dary McCoy: DNA Ties 24-Year-Old Man to Rape of Elderly Woman

Dary McCoy: He pretended to be a repairman, but the real McCoy is a violent rapist, according to police.​A possible serial rapist is in custody today, accused of raping a woman over the age of 70 in her north county apartment this summer. St. Louis County police say 24-year-old Dary McCoy preten ... More >>

Richard Bradley: St. Charles Man Labeled Sexually Violent Predator; Detained Indefinitely

​Richard Bradley, 42, became the 12th Missouri prisoner this year committed to the state's Sex Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment Service in Farmington where he could stay the rest of his life. Bradley will join 174 other sex offenders who've completed their sentences for their crimes but bee ... More >>

Daniel Hughes: Ritz-Carlton Sexual Assault Suspect Sued By Home Insurer

Daniel Hughes' insurance company bristles at paying for his legal defense.​The company that holds the home insurance policy for Daniel Hughes, the Pennsylvania man accused of sexually assaulting a pre-teen in the Ritz-Carlton in Clayton this past March, has found himself in yet another legal battl ... More >>

Michael Crippen: Baptist Preacher Pleads Guilty to Child Porn

stopbaptistpredators.orgMichael Alan Crippen​A Baptist preacher from southwest Missouri pleaded guilty yesterday to possession of child porn. Michael Alan Crippen, was the pastor of the First Baptist Church in Duenweg (just east of Joplin), was arrested last October and charged with having more th ... More >>

For Sex Crimes, the Boundary Between City and County Dissolves

​There are several excuses that won't fly in circuit court during child-molestation trials. "She looked like she could have been 18," for instance, is never a good defense. Thanks to a Missouri Supreme Court ruling handed down yesterday, you can add another bad excuse to the list: "But I comm ... More >>

DNA Database in the Works in Illinois

​Sex offenders and those indicted for certain violent or sexual offenses in Illinois will be required to submit DNA into a state database, if a bill approved by both houses is signed into law.The legislation, HB 3238, says that anyone arrested -- not only those convicted -- for murder, home invasi ... More >>

Inmates Like Michael Devlin On Bottom of Prison Pecking Order

Mo. Dept. of CorrectionsMichael Devlin has recovered from an April stabbing.​Updated with graph of prison hierarchy.You've probably heard by now that convicted kidnapper and child molester Michael Devlin was stabbed last month in a prison in Cameron, Missouri. Devlin -- as you'll recall -- made in ... More >>

Got Kiddie Porn on Your Computer? Here's A Cautionary Tale

image viaClark​First of all, you definitely shouldn't be collecting kiddie porn in the first place. But if you do, don't be like 52-year-old Joseph Clark, who lives in Columbia. Clark neglected to delete, or back up, his cache of kiddie porn when he took his computer into the shop for repairs ... More >>

Clarence Smith: 17-Year-Old Charged with Multiple Rapes in St. Louis

Clarence Smith now faces 32 felony counts, including forcible sodomy, rape and robbery​ Don't let that baby face fool you. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office is charging 17-year-old Clarence Smith with 32 felony counts -- including five counts of rape, four counts of forcible sodomy, kidnap ... More >>

Amish Elders Plead Guilty to Failing to Report Sex Abuse in Ozark Community

crimesceneinvestigations.blogspot.comJohn Schwartz was sentenced to 20 years for sexually abusing his daughters.​Four Amish men in southern Missouri pleaded guilty this week to endangering the welfare of a child.The men, all elders within the Amish community, reportedly knew about the sexual abuse ... More >>

Ronald Little: Racks Up a Lot of Sex Charges -- 116 of Them to Be Precise

He may be Little, but his case file ain't.​Last month Daily RFT reported on the arrest of 63-year-old Ronald Little on charges that for years he'd sexually assaulted a female relative who's now just 14 years old. At the time, police suspected that there may have been other victims as well. Yesterd ... More >>

Now THAT is a Child Porn Stash

flickr.com/photos/jurvetsonThis is NOT what Joseph Emil Klug collected. (It was really kiddie porn)​Oh, Joseph Emil Klug. So many other things you could've collected: stamps, bugs, maybe just memories. Instead, in Illinois federal court yesterday, 30-year-old Klug pleaded guilty to amassing a libr ... More >>

Ronald Little: Alleged Child Molester May Have Assaulted Others

Little liked 'em that way, say authorities. ​St. Louis police are asking for public assistance in the case of Ronald Little, 63. Little, of the 2200 block of University in north St. Louis, was charged Friday with sexually abusing a 14-year-old female relative who lived with him from the time she w ... More >>

Mr. Woody: Appropriately-Named Parkway Central Coach Busted for Having Sex With Teens

image via​A former Parkway Central basketball coach was arrested yesterday for sexual misconduct with two teenage girls. He was charged with eleven counts of statutory rape and four counts of statutory sodomy. His name is Brent Michael Woody. Make of this what you will. Woody allegedly had s ... More >>

Whatever happened at Father Cooper's cabin in 1971, the archdiocese isn't responsible

Timothy Broadway: Babysitter Accused of Raping 12-Year-Old in His Care

Timothy Broadway​The St. Louis County Prosecutor's Office yesterday charged 34-year-old man Timothy Broadway with raping a 12-year-old girl in his care. According to county police, Broadway has babysat the girl since July of last year. Police began an investigation March 16 when an area hospital ... More >>

Ass Clown of the Week: Tessa Vanvlerah, Charged with Prostituting Infant Daughter

Vanvlerah​The result are in, and in overwhelming fashion the readers of Daily RFT have elected Tessa Vanvlerah as this week's Ass Clown. Vanvlerah won the 79 percent of the vote after being arrested on charges of rape, statutory sodomy, child pornography and incest in an alleged sex crime involvi ... More >>

More on Kenneth Kyle, Professor Accused of Sex Crimes with St. Louis Infant

Kenneth Kyle​Kenneth Kyle, a 46-year-old college professor in California, is the other party named in sex crimes charges announced Thursday by St. Louis County Police involving a 13-month-old girl. Kyle and Tessa Vanvlerah, 20, of Ballwin, met on the Internet and arranged a sex rendez-vous involvi ... More >>

Ballwin Mother Accused of Sex Crimes Involving Her 13-Month-Old Daughter

Courtesy St. Louis County Police DepartmentTessa Vanvlerah, 20, of Ballwin.​The St. Louis County Police Department has arrested Tessa Vanvlerah on charges of rape, statutory sodomy, child pornography and incest in an alleged sex crime that involves her thirteen-month-old daughter. The 20-year-old ... More >>

Carnell Reed: Accused of Raping Two Women By Gunpoint in North County

Reed allegedly approached the women on the street and took them behind abandoned houses to rape them.​The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office on Saturday issued warrants on Carnell Reed, 35, for two counts of forcible rape. Reed, of the 2100 block of Orbitt Drive in north county, is ... More >>

Psst! Want to See Some Pictures? Of Alleged Child Pornographers? Are You Sure?

Okay, but they ain't pretty. St. Louis police released the following mugshots today.Left to right: Bobby Plain, Kurt Carson and Adam DerbyThe police say they began an investigation in February 2009 into a resident of the 4500 block of Evans Avenue said to be offering known images of child pornogra ... More >>

¡Ask A Mexican! Mexican, Schmexican: All molesters deserve to rot in Hell

Perverts Beware: St. Louis area police have your number

Immaculate Deception

Some dirty little secrets followed Archbishop Raymond Burke from Wisconsin to St. Louis

Debt Comes to the Archbishop

A sad chapter in the church's history is far from over

Hard Case

Marie Clark's group-therapy sessions are a sex offender's worst nightmare. Her down-and-dirty approach gives some of her colleagues the willies too.

Angel's Wings

Only Jay Nixon stands in the way of Angela Coffel's freedom

Tarnished Angel

The more he talks, the more Wilton Gregory sounds like every other bishop in the Catholic Church

Fallen Angel

Angela Coffel, the first woman in Missouri deemed a sexually violent predator, is locked up despite overwhelming evidence that she isn't one.