You'd think that at some point the men (and sometimes women) involved in child pornography would realize the FBI will catch them. The latest Valley resident to believe he could get away with exploiting children is headed to federal prison for 10 years. Listen to this article: Forrest Awbrey, 29,...
Former CHP Officer Charged With Receiving Child Pornography
REDDING — A retired California Highway Patrol officer from Redding was arrested Monday after being indicted on federal child pornography charges on Thursday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Timothy Allen Horwath, 50, knowingly received depictions of children in sexually explicit conduct from February to October of this year, according to...
Former Clovis Resident Gets 10 Years in Prison for Child Porn
Aric Matthew Salazar, 36, formerly of Clovis, was sentenced in a Fresno courtroom to 10 years in prison for possessing and distributing child pornography, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott said. Listen to this article: Court records show federal investigators discovered in 2016 that Salazar was sharing numerous child pornography digital files....
A Locker, a Chirp: How Tiny Clues Help Solve Child Sex Cases
FAIRFAX, Va. — It was the odd-looking locker handles that caught their eye. Investigators spent hours poring over graphic images of little boys changing in and out of their swimsuits at what looked like a YMCA. They were hunting for any clue to help them identify the location — and...
Fresnan Uses ‘Clash of Clans’ to Lure Victim, Gets 14 Years in Prison
Emilio Morales, 29, of Fresno, was sentenced Friday to 14 years in federal prison for using the internet to coerce a minor into producing child pornography, the Department of Justice said. By Morales' own admission, he met the 11-year-old victim while playing the popular online game “Clash of Clans.” In...
Madera County Woman Pleads Guilty in Child Porn Case
A Madera County woman faces a minimum of 15 years in federal prison after she pleaded guilty Friday to the sexual exploitation of children. Ashley Maddox, 32, entered a guilty plea to one count of aiding and abetting the production of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd in...