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1258: Kenneth Richens

Child Sexual Abuse Material, Sex Tourism

Kenneth Merlin Richens was the head of Ken and Darlene Richens Family Education Initiatives Inc. News reports name him and his wife as owners, but no one owns a nonprofit and as it raised and disbursed no money according to Guidestar. It is an unsuccessful nonprofit or perhaps just an excuse to spend time with children under color of charity. He was also an LDS missionary and Central Valley Medical Center in Nephi, Utah. He has pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material.

1252: Brad Nash

Child Molestation, Child Rape, Child Sexual Abuse Material, Familial Abuse & Violence, Nonconsensual Recording, Sexual Abuse

Bradley Nash is the former mayor of Salem, Missouri. (He won with 93% of the vote in 2020.) He was also the Dent Co. fire chief and emergency manager until just before his arrest for child molestation and sodomy.

1248: Joe Hawkins

Child Sexual Abuse Material, Solicitation of a Minor

Gary Joseph Hawkins is a Utah firefighter. He is on administrative leave. He was caught in an undercover child exploitation sting, arrested, and is being held without bail due to his position of trust in the community posing a risk and to his possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material of children he knows.

1246: Cole Carter

Child Rape, Child Sexual Abuse Material, Grooming, Solicitation of a Minor

John Cole Carter was a firefighter in Wetumka, Alabama. In June, 2023, he pleaded guilty to transmitting obscene material, possession of child pornography, second-degree sex abuse, electronic solicitation of a child, and enticing a child for immoral purposes.

1230: Christopher Terranova

Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Exploitation, Child Rape, Child Sexual Abuse Material, Coercion, Extortion

Christopher Terranova was a New York Police Department. He was arrested in May and was suspended with pay in September. He then retired. He was ordered held without bail in December until a January hearing. He is accused of using coercion to pressure children to send him explicit pictures of themselves. For example, one of his alleged victims is a fifteen-year-old boy who was a victim in a robbery. Terranova is said to have used the police database to get the boy’s cellphone number, texted a nude picture of himself, and demanded one of the boy.

1225: Jose Saez, Jr.

Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Exploitation, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Child Sexual Abuse Material, Coercion, Grooming, Sexual Exploitation of a Child

After a brief look at his cell phone, they arrested him for producing child sexual abuse material. Remember, the videos and pictures cannot be produced without abusing and exploiting children. The incidents that were brought to FBI attention allegedly happened between August 14th and his September 28, 2023 arrest. However, he is alleged to have produced child sexual abuse material with more than thirty children often by coercing them into producing videos and sending them to him.

1223: Johnathan Andrew Edwards

Child Molestation, Child Rape, Child Sexual Abuse Material

He was arrested and charged on December 5th, 2023. He was charged with ten counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. That is one count for each of the ten girls from ages seven to seventeen whom he allegedly raped. He was also charged with obstructing justice because he is believed to have destroyed digital evidence of his sexual abuse of minors.

1210: Jeffrey Thomas Singleton

Bestiality, Child Sexual Abuse Material, Nonconsensual Recording, Secret Photos or Recordings

Jeffrey Thomas Singleton has a long history of work in law enforcement and public service jobs. Most recently, he was Port Richey, Florida’s sole code enforcement officer. A code enforcement officer enforces building codes. It’s a broader term that includes, building inspectors, fire inspectors, health and safety inspectors, and more. In November, 2023, Singleton was arrested…

1206: David Prince

Child Exploitation, Child Sexual Abuse Material

David Prince was the Oklahoma State Penitentiary when a review of state employees’ computers discovered he had been accessing Child Sexual Abuse Material on his work computer. He was discussing sexual acts with children. A search warrant also found Child Sexual Abuse Material on his personal phone.