Justin Burney was found guilty in a Brunswick County courtroom today of multiple charges of statutory sex offense and indecent liberties with a minor, and sentenced to at least 104 years in prison.Burney’s trial lasted nine days, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Superior court Judge Jason Disbrow sentenced Burney to four consecutive terms of...Read More
Florida lawmakers are taking action to address the state’s troubling child drowning statistics. State Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith and Rep. Johanna López (D-Orlando) have introduced bills aimed at tightening safety standards for residential swimming pools. The proposed laws, Senate Bill 604 and House Bill 93, would require homes with pools to pass a safety inspection...Read More
WASHINGTON (TNND) — The FBI and Justice Department announced on Wednesday the arrest of 205 alleged child sex predators in the last week in “Operation Restore Justice.” Attorney General Pamela Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel praised the “historic, unprecedented national nationwide operation” during a news conference and thanked the 55 FBI field officers who...Read More
The City of Seattle and Seattle Public Schools are investing a combined $14.5 million in a variety of violence interruption and youth safety measures. The funding was announced at a press conference held at Rainier Beach High School Thursday. SPS Superintendent Brent Jones said students and staff will notice changes on Sept. 4, the first...Read More
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Four suspects from Ohio were arrested as part of a nationwide FBI operation targeting child sex predators, the U.S. Justice Dept. announced Tuesday. The arrests are part of Operation Restore Justice, a coordinated effort between the FBI and federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. The initiative, which coincided with the...Read More
May 7 (UPI) — The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that in an organized enforcement effort to identify, track and arrest child sex predators, it has rescued 115 children and arrested 205 child sexual abuse offenders. The arrests and rescues were part of “Operation Restore Justice,” a coordinated operation executed over a five-day period by...Read More
Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Wednesday that 115 children were rescued in a new joint child sex operation by the Justice Department and FBI. 205 people believed to be child sex predators have been arrested in the last week, according to Bondi and Patel. The Justice Department and FBI...Read More
RICHMOND, Va. — A former Henrico police officer is among the individuals the FBI Richmond Field Office arrested as part of a coordinated effort by FBI field offices across the country last week to apprehend alleged child sexual abuse offenders. Allan Martin of Henrico was arrested on April 29 for possession and receipt of child...Read More
Online predators are targeting children every day in the United States — Channel 9 got an inside look with an undercover operation to find these predators, and it turned out that we didn’t have to go far to find adults accused of soliciting children online. Our team followed Cabarrus County deputies as they tracked down...Read More
A Bartlesville man is facing federal child sexual abuse charges following a Department of Justice operation in April.
23-year-old Kaleb Smith, who is a member of the Osage Nation, was arrested and indicted last week on charges of sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country and two counts of abusive sexual contact...Read More
