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1317: Ryan Ivy

Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Endangerment, Solicitation of a Minor

Ryan Don Ivy was a youth minister at Bluff Dale Baptist Church and an employee at Bluff Dale Independent School District was accused of online solicitation involving text messages he sent to a 13-year-old middle school student. Incredibly, despite being shown the text messages he sent including text acknowledging he could go to jail for what he was doing, eleven of twelve juries wanted to acquit him. One juror, thankfully, held firm and the trial ended in a mistrial.

1276: Christopher Ballard

Child Endangerment, Child Exploitation, Child Indecency, Child Molestation, Sexual Assault

Christopher J. Ballard was a teacher at Journey Academy, a Christian school in Centennial, Colorado. He was arrested in early March 2024 after the director of the Academy went to police alleging a child was sexually assaulted on May 2nd, that children were forced to watch Child Sexual Abuse Material, and that children were forced to run naked as punishment.

1259: Dale Kenyon

Child Endangerment, Child Indecency

Dale Kenyon was the mayor of Clayton, New York. He was indicted for “engaging in sex acts” with a 14-year-old girl over the course of three years beginning in 2009. He was indicted in September 2017 on 22 counts of third-degree Criminal Sexual Act for the alleged abuse.

1231: Clarice Schillinger

Assault, Child Endangerment, Stalking/Harassment

Clarice Schillinger is an unsuccessful candidate for Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor and a conservative activist. Until her arrest for assault, she was a leader of a “parental rights” group campaigning against woke ideas such as accurate history and equal rights for everybody. She was arrested for assault, harassment, and providing alcohol to minors.

1207: Alyson Cranick

Child Endangerment, Child Rape

Alyson Cranick was an Administrative Assistant at E.O. Smith High School in Mansfield, Connecticut before she was arrested for raping an eleven-year-old boy. She was arrested twice because the alleged crimes were committed in two jurisdictions. She was charged with four counts of first-degree sexual assault, three counts of illegal sexual contact with a minor and two counts of risk of injury to a minor and was released on $700,000 bail.

1186: Michael Tobin

Child Endangerment, Child Indecency, Child Sexual Abuse Material, Coercion, Improper Conduct or Comments, Sexual Assault

Michael Tobin was a police officer in Clarksville, Iowa. He was accused of showing sexually explicit images and videos from a criminal case to a minor from September 2021 to February 2022. The minor reported it to police in March 2022. The city fired him and in September 2022 he was arrested and charged with 3 felonies and 8 misdemeanors. In October 2023, he was convicted on all charges.

1157: Kevin Ruditsky

Child Endangerment, Improper Conduct or Comments, Kidnapping, Sexual Battery, Sexual Misconduct, Solicitation of a Minor, Stalking/Harassment

Kevin Ruditsky was a New Jersey police officer. At National Night Out – an event designed to foster good relations between police and the communities they serve – Ruditsky met a sixteen-year-old girl. After the event he began stalking her.

1154: Ruby Franke

Child Abuse, Child Endangerment

Ruby Franke is/was a mommy vlogger who had a YouTube channel with her husband called “8 Passengers.” In August, her twelve-year-old son ran to the neighbors’ house begging for food and water. The neighbor immediately called the police because the child was emaciated, had bruises and wounds and duct tape on his extremities. When police arrived they called for an ambulance to see to his care. They learned his ten-year-old sister was still tied up, held without food and water at home. The police entered the home, rescued the little girl and arrested Franke.