Dad who fostered about 20 children caught with child porn while leaving cruise with pregnant wife, kids: Affidavit



A Tennessee man who has fostered approximately 20 children was arrested in Florida after authorities discovered child pornography on his phone while he was returning from a cruise with his family, according to court documents.

Jason Alan Miller, 48, was arrested and charged with transportation of child pornography and possession of child pornography, according to an arrest affidavit.

The affidavit states that a Homeland Security Investigations agent observed a screenshot of a folder titled '6yo_rare' containing multiple images of child sexual abuse material.

The Broward County Sheriff's Office told Blaze News that the U.S. Marshals Service arrested Miller on Sept. 13 and booked him into the Broward County Main Jail.

Following an eight-day cruise in the Caribbean, the Carnival Horizon ship returned Saturday to the Port of Miami, according to Cruisemapper, a cruise information app and website.

According to the affidavit obtained by WJHL-TV, Miller disembarked from the ship along with his pregnant wife and eight children, all ages 5 through 12 — seven of whom he adopted after fostering them.

After arriving at the port, officers with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection selected Miller for secondary inspection, according to an affidavit filed in federal court.

The affidavit said CBP officers inspected Miller’s personal property, including a Samsung Galaxy cell phone.

Miller provided the passcode to unlock the cell phone, according to the affidavit.

WJHL reported, "While searching the device 'pursuant to border search authority,' officers found several photos of suspected child sexual abuse material in the device's saved Google Photos application in a folder named 'telegram,' according to the affidavit."

The affidavit states that a Homeland Security Investigations agent observed a screenshot of a folder titled “6yo_rare” containing multiple images of child sexual abuse material.

Citing the affidavit, the Daily Mail reported that the folder contained 45 illicit images.

According to the affidavit, Miller admitted to knowing there was child porn on his cell phone.

Miller had fostered approximately 20 children at his home over the last seven years, according to the affidavit.

If Miller is convicted of both charges, he faces a maximum prison sentence of 30 years.

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The CBP has the authority to inspect personal belongings at U.S. ports of entry:

All persons, baggage, and merchandise arriving in the Customs territory of the United States from places outside thereof are liable to inspection and search by a Customs officer. Port directors and special agents in charge are authorized to cause inspection, examination, and search to be made under section 467, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1467), of persons, baggage, or merchandise, even though such persons, baggage, or merchandise were inspected, examined, searched, or taken on board the vessel at another port or place in the United States or the Virgin Islands, if such action is deemed necessary or appropriate.

USA Today reported, "Travelers' rights against warrantless searches are weakened within 100 miles of any port of entry, so any person is subject to being questioned and their electronic devices — including phones, tablets, and laptops — searched by border agents regardless of immigration status."

The outlet said U.S. citizens technically don't have to provide their cell phone's unlock passcode to CBP agents.

The ACLU noted that U.S. citizens cannot be denied entry into the United States for "refusing to produce passwords, provide device access, or submit electronic devices for a search."

However, the ACLU added that those who refuse could be detained, or their device "could be seized and not returned for weeks or months."

The ACLU also said, "Noncitizen visa holders and visitors: You run the risk of being denied entry if you refuse to provide a password, and you should consider that risk before deciding how to proceed."

Carnival Cruise Line, the U.S. Marshals, and the DHS did not immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment.

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GOP state rep. arrested on child pornography charges linked to account 'joebidennnn69'



Federal prosecutors are pressing charges against a South Carolina Republican lawmaker following a months-long investigation into heinous pornography allegedly depicting children as young as toddlers.

Republican state House Representative Robert John "R.J." May has been charged with a 10-count indictment for allegedly distributing child sexual abuse material. He was arrested on Wednesday after months of speculation surrounding the search of a house belonging to May in August 2024 by Homeland Security officers.

Prosecutors have demanded that May not be given bail because he lives at home with his wife and two children, who are allegedly close to the same age as the children in the case.

He has never publicly addressed the speculation about the search, as one political opponent, Brian Duncan, said in an interview.

“We thought that R.J. May would probably come out a long time ago ... and just say something about the search,” he said. Duncan has launched a last-minute write-in campaign in May's South Carolina District 88 in light of the latest developments in the investigation of May.

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According to the State, Homeland Security Investigations officials seized from May's home a laptop, a tablet, four cell phones, four hard drives, four SD cards, two DVD-Rs, and 19 thumb drives. The search was executed after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children was tipped off by a social messaging app called Kik, which had flagged several graphic child pornography videos linked to the username "joebidennnn69."

This account was connected to May's home IP address and mobile device, where investigators "found at least 10 videos depicting child sexual abuse that were shared from the account," according to a DOJ press release. Federal prosecutors alleged that May used several different usernames "to exchange 220 obscene files containing extremely graphic footage of children and toddlers engaged in sex acts on the messaging app Kik over five days last spring," the New York Post reported.

The Associated Press reported that May's defense lawyer suggested that "someone could have used the Wi-Fi password that was shown on a board behind a photo May’s wife may have posted online." Prosecutors have demanded that May not be given bail because he lives at home with his wife and two children, who are allegedly close to the same age as the children in the case.

If convicted, May faces a minimum of five years and up to 20 years in federal prison, a fine of $250,000, and at least five years of supervised release following any period of imprisonment.

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May has been described as a "hardline conservative" in the past and was the founder of the House Freedom Caucus.

“We as legislators have an obligation to ensure that our children have no harm done to them,” May said at a January 2024 debate about gender-related interventions for minors.

May is running a formally unchallenged re-election campaign for a third term in the 88th District, though Duncan has taken the unusual step of initiating a write-in challenge. Duncan, a business owner and a 20-year Air National Guard veteran, said that he would have run sooner had he known about the charges.

“I know it’s an uphill battle, but the flip side of that is the people of District 88 have absolutely no choice,” Duncan said.

It is unclear when May will next appear in court.

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How cops lured a pastor to city hall to arrest him on charges of unnatural intercourse, statutory rape, and child pornography



A Mississippi pastor has been arrested on accusations of several child sex crimes, according to police.

Christopher Willett, a pastor at the First Presbyterian Church in Crystal Springs, was arrested Tuesday.

Following an investigation, police reportedly executed search warrants on Willett's vehicles, laptops, cell phones, and house.

Crystal Springs Police Chief Robert Thomas revealed how and why law enforcement thought it was necessary to lure the pastor to city hall as a safety precaution.

The Clarion-Ledger reported, "Thomas said police arrested Willett on Tuesday by asking him to come to City Hall under the pretense of discussing other matters. This approach was deemed necessary for safety precautions due to Willett's known possession of firearms in his home."

Thomas said of the arrest of Willett, "There was no fight, no refusal ... no struggle. We put the handcuffs on him, brought him to the police department, and put him in the interrogation room, where he refused to talk."

Willett, an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church in America, is being held in the Copiah County Jail with no bond.

According to WAPT-TV, Willett was charged with statutory rape, sexual battery, unnatural intercourse, computer luring of a person, and child pornography.

On March 7, the alleged female victim went to the Crystal Springs Police Station with a psychologist — a friend of the victim's family.

Chief Thomas said the victim told investigators that Willet had molested her.

Thomas told the Clarion-Ledger that the alleged child sex abuse began when the victim was 15 years old; the victim is now 19 years old.

Following an investigation, police reportedly executed search warrants on Willett's vehicles, laptops, cell phones, and house.

Law enforcement interviewed the alleged victim a second time for approximately 90 minutes, in which she detailed additional child sex abuse accusations against the pastor. Soon after the interview, police filed child sex crime charges against Willett.

While Thomas noted that the charges are "only accusations," he also stressed that "the evidence we have against him is pretty substantial."

The Clarion-Ledger said it reached out to determine if Willett still is employed at the church but that there wasn't a timely response.

Willett is still featured on the First Presbyterian Church website as a pastor and teaching elder. His bio on the website of First Presbyterian Church in Crystal Springs reads: "Before moving to Crystal Springs to become the Senior Pastor in October of 2020, he held the offices of Pastoral Intern and Assistant Pastor at Pinewood Presbyterian Church in Middleburg, Florida, for 5 years. He then served as the Senior/Solo Pastor of Columbia Presbyterian Church in Columbia, Mississippi, for 3 years."

The church site adds that "Chris served in the U.S. Air Force as a Weather Forecaster, and earned a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies (Humanities, Communication, and Business Management) from New York Institute of Technology, and obtained his Master’s of Divinity at Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando."

The bio also says Willett married his wife, Jennifer, in 2000. They have a daughter together.

"When he is not studying for and writing sermons, planning ministries, or working around the church and home, he enjoys watching shows with his wife, playing board games and video games with his daughter, reading (fiction, comics, and non-fiction), all things 'Star Wars,' and being a Stormtrooper," the church page says of Willett.

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Middle school teacher accused of raping her former student who's now in high school, sending nude video of herself to teen



The latest teacher sex scandal involves child sex crime accusations against a middle school teacher in Utah. The teacher is accused of sending a nude video of herself to her former student and raping the teen boy.

Malori Nielson, 28, on Monday was arrested and charged in 4th District Court with first-degree felony rape and third-degree felony distribution of pornography by an adult.

'When the defendant was confronted about the video, she acknowledged she was the individual in the video and began crying.'

Nielson is a teacher at Delta Middle School. The school's staff page lists Nielson as an "art specialist" but doesn't include her photo.

Last week, the Millard County Sheriff's Office was asked to investigate "suspected unlawful sexual conduct" between Nielson and the student, according to charging documents obtained by KSL-TV, which noted that the student is "now in high school." The student allegedly was in Nielson's class during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years.

According to charging documents, the alleged victim informed police that he and Nielson had sex in May 2024. Prosecutors noted that he would have been 15 years old at the time and that Nielson "occupied a position of special trust."

Nielson also is accused of sending a pornographic video of herself to the student through the Snapchat app on or about Dec. 6, 2024.

“It was also reported that the defendant had sent a nude video of herself to the alleged victim, and that several other students had seen the video and had recently confronted the defendant about the video,” said a court document filed by the Millard County Attorney’s Office.

Police interviewed “several friends of the alleged victim who reported they had seen the video and could identify the defendant as the nude individual in the video,” according to charging documents obtained by Gebhardt Daily. “One of the individuals who was interviewed reported that when the defendant was confronted about the video, she acknowledged she was the individual in the video and began crying.”

"The alleged victim had asked the friend to record the video off of the alleged victim’s phone, so that the friend had a copy of the video on his phone," according to charging documents. "The friend reported that he had since deleted the video from his phone.”

The alleged victim told police that “he spent time in her classroom after school hours," even after he was no longer Nielson's student.

The student said Nielson would allow him and his friends into the school gym to play basketball when the school was closed.

The Millard School District announced Tuesday that Nielson had been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation.

"We are fully cooperating with law enforcement and appreciate their thorough and professional handling of the matter," the Millard School District stated. "While the investigation is ongoing, we are unable to provide additional details. However, we want to reassure our community that we remain steadfast in our commitment to student safety and well-being."

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Cop — allegedly known as 'Officer Sexy' — arrested on child porn charges



A New Hampshire police officer — allegedly known as "Officer Sexy" — is facing child porn charges, according to reports.

John Giarrusso — a 48-year-old officer with the Seabrook Police Department — was arrested by cops with the Haverhill Police Department on Monday in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

Giarrusco allegedly claimed he was known as 'Officer Sexy' to the 'girls in town.'

Giarusso was charged with felony counts of possession of child pornography, distributing material of a child in the nude, and disseminating obscene matter to a minor, according to court records reviewed by Boston.com.

Giarrusso was reportedly released after posting $100,000 cash bail.

Giarusso purportedly pleaded not guilty to the charges during his arraignment on Monday.

The Seabrook Police Department placed Giarusso on administrative leave.

The Seabrook Police Department said in a statement, "While the Seabrook Police Department adheres to the principle that those accused of crimes are innocent until proven guilty, given the nature of the accused crimes, the Department immediately placed Ofc. Giarrusso on administrative leave."

"The Seabrook Police Department strives to uphold the highest standards of conduct in our staff both on and off duty," the police department stated. "Allegations of criminal conduct against a law enforcement officer are taken seriously and will be dealt with swiftly and appropriately. We will continue to cooperate with Haverhill Police investigators and monitor this case as it moves forward."

The Seabrook Police Department declined to offer more details on the case.

WCVB-TV reported that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a tip regarding a potential crime.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reportedly determined that the IP address and social media accounts were linked to Giarrusso.

Citing the criminal complaint, WCVB-TV reported that Giarusso allegedly uploaded "several videos to the messaging app Kik that show children being molested and raped by adults."

The news outlet added that Giarusso's "IP address and social media accounts linked to his name and date of birth were used in sending and receiving graphic messages about having sex with children as young as 6, according to the ICAC's investigation outlined in a criminal complaint."

WCVB-TV also alleged that Giarrusso "engaged in graphic conversations with other Kik users about arranging to have sex with their wives, young daughters, and stepdaughters," ICAC said.

ICAC said its investigation revealed that during his role as a police officer, Giarrusso participated in fundraising for “child-focused facilities that help abused children heal by coordinating the investigation and treatment of child sexual abuse.”

Citing the Seabrook Police Department's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, People magazine reported that Giarrusco allegedly claimed he was known as “Officer Sexy” to the “girls in town."

Giarrusso's wife reportedly declined to give a comment on the situation.

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Son of Buc-ee's co-founder arrested again; now hit with child porn possession charge involving 7-year-old girl



The son of a Buc-ee's co-founder has been arrested for the second time in two years and faces a new charge in Texas.

A charge of third-degree felony possession or promotion of child pornography was filed against 29-year-old Mitchell Wasek on Feb. 28. On the same day, Wasek turned himself in to police and was released shortly after posting a cash bond, a spokesperson for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to USA Today.

Investigators reportedly found 68 videos of at least 13 males and females in compromising situations at the properties between 2021 and 2023.

The felony charge of child porn possession stems from a September 2023 residential search warrant executed by the Travis County Sheriff's Office at a Spicewood home, according to court documents.

As Blaze News reported in 2023, Wasek was arrested and accused of using spy cameras to record people using toilets, showering, and having sex.

Wasek previously was indicted on 21 felony counts of invasive visual recording, according to the Travis County District Attorney’s Office.

He was accused of secretly recording 13 victims over the course of two years in bathrooms and bedrooms at homes that Wasek's family owned.

According to WRIC-TV, secret cameras were installed at a multimillion-dollar house on the banks of Lake Travis in Austin, which is owned by Don Wasek — the father of the suspect and a co-founder of the Buc-ee's retail chain.

A guest at the lake house — who works in cybersecurity for the Department of Defense — noticed a charging port with a hidden camera that was plugged into the wall of one of the bathrooms, according to court documents.

Authorities reportedly also found cameras installed secretly at a Dallas apartment and a vacation home in Telluride, Colorado, that Wasek’s parents owned, KXAN-TV reported.

An arrest affidavit said Wasek secretly recorded houseguests "using the toilet, showering, changing clothes, and/or having sex."

Police said Amazon records also showed Wasek had ordered "spy cameras."

Detectives with the Travis County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant. The 2023 warrant led to the seizure of several recordings and data storage devices, which then led to the possession of child porn charge against Wasek.

Investigators reportedly found 68 videos of at least 13 males and females in compromising situations at the properties between 2021 and 2023.

Citing records, KXAN-TV reported that during the investigation, the Travis County Sheriff's Office also "found numerous images of sexually explicit material involving subjects who appeared to be prepubescent during a review of the content on the devices."

According to the arrest warrant, a detective submitted the images to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to determine if the alleged victims were previous victims of child sex abuse. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children allegedly confirmed that one of the victims was a 7-year-old girl who had been sexually abused.

Records show that the child victim was linked to an FBI investigation that resulted in a suspect being convicted in April 2014 on two counts of production of child pornography, one count of distribution of child pornography, and another count of possessing the illicit content.

Wasek is scheduled to appear in court for the new charges on March 19.

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Trump-hating WaPo Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, who mocked Republicans as 'groomers,' arrested on child porn charges



A long-time Washington Post cartoonist has been arrested in California on child pornography charges, according to authorities.

According to Sacramento Sheriff's Office records, 49-year-old Darrin Bell was arrested on Wednesday at his south Sacramento home. Bell is being held at the Sacramento County Jail on $1 million bail.

'Donald Trump, like his friend Jeffrey Epstein, is a predator who grooms his victims.'

The Sacramento Bee reported that Bell was charged with suspicion of possession and creating child pornography.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that law enforcement was tipped off to possible child sex crimes by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

The sheriff's office said an individual had uploaded 18 files of child sex abuse material.

Police said the child porn files led them to an account "owned and controlled" by Bell. Investigators said they discovered a total of 134 child pornography videos on Bell's account.

Detectives executed a search at Bell's home, where they recovered the illicit files but also AI-generated child porn.

Officials noted that this was the first arrest by the Sacramento Valley Hi-Tech Task Force/Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force involving the possession of a computer-generated/AI CSAM. The law to charge individuals with AI-generated child porn went into effect on Jan. 1, 2025.

According to a LinkedIn profile, Bell was a member of the Washington Post Writers Group for nearly 20 years until March 2023. The profile shows that Bell is currently a cartoonist at King Features Syndicate — a unit of the Hearst Corporation.

Bell was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2019.

The Washington Post featured a profile of Bell in June 2023, which highlighted him having "the talk" with his three young children about racism and police violence against black people.

Bell regularly attacked Donald Trump in his cartoons, including an image depicting the president-elect attempting to grope the Statue of Liberty and several that compared him to Adolf Hitler.

When Trump was re-elected, Bell wrote: "Convicted felon, rapist, con-man and white supremacist Donald Trump decisively defeats Kamala Harris to become the 47th president of the United States. And this time he won the popular vote. The voters in the USA chose this Neo-Confederate president with their eyes open."

Bell said of Trump in February 2024, "He’s a racist, treasonous, autocrat-admiring career criminal and rapist. Being desperate to stop him from getting back into the White House is the normal reaction that every decent person should have."

In October 2020, Bell wrote on the X social media platform: "Donald Trump, like his friend Jeffrey Epstein, is a predator who grooms his victims. He’s grooming his supporters to refuse to accept any election outcome other than a Trump victory. And he’s grooming the rest of us to tolerate whatever he & red states may do to flip results."

In a cartoon titled "The Groomer," Bell drew the GOP's elephant and had the Republican symbol cornering young children and exposing itself to the kids.

In one of his cartoons, Bell compared rabid Trump supporters using the term "groomer" to Nazis.

Grooming is when a sexual predator builds a relationship with typically a child, but it can be an adult, to abuse and exploit them by manipulating them to reduce the risk of them being caught.

Another one of Bell's cartoons spotlights the sexual assault accusations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

In 2011, Bell wrote on the X social media platform: "To a child, 'rape' & 'rapist' are merely words. If you explain it calmly it's simply a lesson. A valuable one."

Bell is also known for his comic strip “Candorville,” which features three childhood friends.

Bell is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 17.

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Sadistic doctor coerced 10 children to 'cut, choke, and hang themselves'; 13-year-old girl found dead: Feds



A Florida man is accused of several child sex crimes, including producing child pornography and coercing approximately 10 children across the country to "cut, choke, and hang themselves," according to federal prosecutors. One of the alleged child sex abuse victims — a 13-year-old girl — was found dead after allegedly communicating with the suspect.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida said in a statement that 59-year-old Stephen Andrew Leedy of St. Petersburg was indicted on December 20 and charged with three counts of production of child sexual abuse material and two counts of coercing or enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity. If found guilty on all counts, Leedy faces a maximum sentence of life in federal prison.

'Leedy very clearly engaged in this predatory behavior with approximately ten minor victims across the country.'

Court documents said Leedy is a palliative care doctor in the Tampa Bay area. He allegedly used the online username “maximumuncle#9112” to "sexually exploit and victimize approximately ten minors online."

Federal prosecutors said Leedy contacted the minors online and instructed the children to "produce sexually explicit images of themselves and directed them to cut, choke, and hang themselves."

In November 2021, one alleged victim — the 13-year-old girl — was found dead after reportedly hanging herself in front of her phone "in a manner consistent with instructions Leedy had previously provided her," according to court documents.

A search of the girl’s cellphone revealed messages between her and the online account with the username "maximumuncle#9112."

Federal prosecutors said Leedy never revealed his true identity and "maintained a black screen to further conceal his identity" during video chats.

“Through social media conversations and investigative means, law enforcement confirmed Leedy’s ownership over the account used to encourage minors to engage in sadistic and sexual behavior,” prosecutors wrote. “Minor victims have been interviewed, identified themselves within conversations, and confirmed the horrific acts Leedy instructed them to do. Leedy very clearly engaged in this predatory behavior with approximately ten minor victims across the country.”

“The nature and circumstances of the offenses charged are extremely serious,” prosecutors said in their motion for detention, according to Law & Crime. “Leedy directed the three minor victims named in the indictment, along with approximately seven additional minor victims, to produce child pornography while on video calls with him to satisfy his own sexual deviant interest in children. The conversations continually revolved around his control over the minor victim, commenting on how ‘obedient’ they are, and asking at least one minor victim to refer to him as 'my Lord.'"

"Everything that Leedy instructed these minor victims to do was either physically or mentally detrimental to the minor victims," prosecutors said.

Leedy's defense attorneys, Bjorn Brunvand and Lucas Fleming, told the Tampa Bay Times that their client "adamantly denies the charges that have been filed against him in federal court."

"It is particularly important in moments like this when someone is being accused of very troubling allegations, that we afford him the presumption of innocence,” the attorneys said in a statement. "We will be entering a not guilty plea at the earliest opportunity and look forward to vigorously defending Dr. Leedy in court."

Leedy's wife, Lynda Leedy, reportedly has been a chief administrative officer on the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County for 10 years.

"The arrest and allegations came as a complete shock to all, including his wife,” the board said in a statement.

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Colorado School Administrator Fired Amid Child Pornography Allegations Found Dead

David Weiss, the fired Colorado school administrator at the center of a criminal investigation kept secret by authorities, was found dead, and the county sheriff’s office finally clarified that he was under investigation for allegedly possessing child pornography materials. Weiss, the former chief of staff of Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS), was reported dead by […]