From the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Montana:

A former pastor in Lame Deer, Montana, who was convicted in a jury trial of sexually abusing children on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, was sentenced today to 30 years in prison, followed by a LIFETIME of supervised release.

On December 11th, 2023, a federal jury found the defendant, Dean Alan Smith, 67 of Lame Deer, guilty of aggravated sexual abuse, abusive sexual contact by force, and two counts of abusive sexual contact by force and of a child.

Police have praised the bravery of a victim who came forward to help them convict a priest of indecent assault three decades after the attack.

The man, who was 17 when he was attacked, spoke to detectives on April 21, 2020 about the abuse which happened in Camden in the 1990s.

He told officers he met Reginald Dunkling while he was working as a priest at his local church in north London.

MIDLAND, Mich. (WNEM) - A third church leader with Mark Barclay Ministries and Living Word International Church in Midland has been suspended and removed from all church positions effective immediately after being accused of misconduct.

Josh Barclay, on behalf of Mark Barclay Ministries and the church, confirmed to WNEM-TV5 a second pastor is being investigated for sexual abuse.

The former youth pastor of a local church pled guilty Tuesday to child molestation, receiving a 15-year sentence.Bulloch County Superior Court Jude John R. Turner sentenced Douglas Randall Pope, 32, South Zetterower Avenue, to 15 years – five to serve, 10 years on probation, after he pled guilty to one count of child molestation and three counts of enticing a child for indecent purposes, according to records at the Bulloch County Clerk’s Office.

A Metropolitan Police officer accused of a series of sex attacks against women has been charged with 12 further offences, bringing the total number of alleged victims to 11.

David Carrick, 47, previously faced 29 charges against eight alleged victims, including rape, coercive and controlling behaviour and sexual assault.

ALLEN COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) - A former Allen County Sheriff’s Office deputy was arrested by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) in connection to child sex crimes.

According to the KBI, they arrested Michael Tennyson, 24, of Iola, at about 7:15 p.m. on Friday, March 29 at the Allen County Sheriff’s Office following a missing persons case that was investigated by the Hays Police Department. Tennyson was arrested for aggravated indecent liberties with a child.

In January 2024, Tennyson was newly hired as a deputy for the Allen County Sheriff’s Office. His employment was terminated Friday when the allegations became known.

A former Vermont State Police trooper pleaded guilty Wednesday to a lesser charge after being accused of sexually assaulting an ex-girlfriend’s daughter over several years, the Brattleboro Reformer reported.

In a plea deal, Todd Chisholm, 59, agreed to a sentence to 30 days in prison and six years of probation for lewd and lascivious behavior. In December 2020, he had initially been charged also with repeated sexual assault of a child under the age of 16 and two counts of sexual assault.

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As part of the plea deal, he was offered a sentence of four to five years in jail, which would be suspended except for 30 days, and six years of probation, according to the newspaper.

TOLEDO, Ohio — A former Elmore police officer was sentenced to 13 years in prison after being convicted of child porn charges.

Samuel Kurp, 29, of Oregon, was sentenced after pleading guilty to receipt and distribution of child pornography. He must also serve 15 years of supervised release following his imprisonment and pay $36,000 in restitution.

ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis firefighter was charged Thursday with possessing child sex abuse material, which police said he accessed at least twice while he was on shift at a north St. Louis engine house.

Prosecutors charged Jarret Morton, 50, with two counts of possessing child sex abuse material. He was employed as a firefighter with the St. Louis Fire Department at the time of the crimes, police said.

A man charged last year with sexually assaulting children in West Penn Township was sentenced this week.

On Tuesday, Marvin Leroy Mosley was sentenced by Schuylkill County Judge Charles Miller to six months to 23 months in Schuylkill County Prison after he admitted to sexually assaulting three children over a decade ago.

A former Winthrop police lieutenant who was arrested last year after allegedly confessing to sexually assaulting a child was arraigned Thursday on eight additional counts of child rape and assault, according to the district attorney’s office.

James Feeley, 56, of Winthrop, was arranged in Suffolk Superior Court on one count of aggravated rape of a child and seven counts of indecent assault and battery of a child under 14, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office said Thursday.

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OAKLAND, Calif. — A former correctional officer at a federal California women’s prison known for numerous misconduct allegations was sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing five inmates, federal officials announced Wednesday.

Nakie Nunley, who supervised inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, becomes the seventh correctional officer sentenced to prison for sexually abusing inmates, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. A 2022 investigation by The Associated Press revealed a cultural of rampant sexual abuse and cover-up at the prison.

GOSNELL, Ark. — A 26-year-old former sheriff's deputy for the Mississippi County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) has been arrested by Arkansas State Police (ASP) after he was charged with sexual assault and viewing child sex abuse materials.

According to ASP, Colton Crabb was arrested on Wednesday, March 27, and is facing a first-degree sexual assault charge and one felony charge of distributing, possessing, or viewing child sexual abuse material.