An Eau Claire man convicted of peeping, child porn, and burglary charges was sentenced to 5 years in prison with 10 years of extended supervision Thursday, September 3 by Eau Claire County Judge William Gabler.
Judge Gabler told Trever R. Kuhnert, 24, that as "a classic sex offender," "there is a need to protect the public and a need to provide for your rehabilitation...These were thrill crimes for you," Gabler said. "You got a rush by them. You have difficulty controlling your urges."
Kuhnert was sentenced on felony burglary and child pornography charges, and misdemeanor invasion of privacy charges.
Kuhnert was charged in December 2007 with invasion of privacy and two felony counts of burglary.
According to the criminal complaint in that case:
Police were called to a Lake Street home Dec. 3, 2007, and found Kuhnert looking into a window. He claimed to be urinating, but officers found no evidence in the snow on the ground.
Kuhnert then admitted to peeping and showed officers 31 other residences in the area he had visited in the past. He also took a laptop computer and cash from three residences on prior occasions after he saw their owners leave.
Kuhnert later was charged with 18 felony counts of possession of child pornography after authorities found child pornography on the laptop computer Kuhnert was accused of stealing.
According to court records:
Police were called to a Hudson Street house Nov. 21 on a report of a male looking through a back window. The suspect was seen leaving in a black Chevrolet Cavalier.
A short time later, police detained a man - later identified as Kuhnert - for peeking in windows on Niagara Street. Kuhnert was driving a Chevrolet Cavalier.
Following Kuhnert's arrest, police found a laptop computer in his vehicle.
An examination of the computer on Nov. 22 found several stored images of child pornography. The children in the videos appear to be between the ages of 3 and 12.
Five felony counts of possession of child pornography and an additional felony count of bail jumping were then filed against Kuhnert.
When Kuhnert is released, he will barred from unsupervised Internet access, barred from unsupervised access to children, and barred from going out at night without approval from his probation officer.
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Saturday, July 11, 2009
London, ON man convicted of DV and child porn charges gets long term offender designation
London Free Press [London, ON, Canada]
By JANE SIMS
A London man's history of sexual deviancy led to a long-term offender status after he was convicted of assaulting and harassing his common-law spouse.
The 42 year-old man was convicted in November and sentenced last month after a lengthy hearing that focused on a psychiatric assessment, classifying the man as a "substantial risk to the community." As a long-term offender, the man will be subject to a 10-year supervision order after he completes his prison sentence.
Superior Court Justice William Jenkins sentenced the man to 30 months. The man was given 18 months' credit for his one year in pre-trial custody, leaving him 12 more months to serve before he's released.
The man was charged in October 2007. He pleaded guilty to a minor physical assault on his common-law spouse, whose name is protected by court order.
He was convicted of harassing her by threatening to harm any man she was with and telling her she had to go to him each week for sex.
He was also convicted of possession of child pornography for a photo on his computer showing a seven-year-old girl. The common-law wife had to leave a job and move away because of the crimes. She fears for her safety.
In his decision, Jenkins noted the man had a record dating back to 1989 that included three sexual assaults, six convictions for invitation to sexual touching of a child under 14, two convictions of sexual interference and one for weapons possession.
Psychiatrist Philip Klassen from the Centre of Addiction and Mental Health examined the man and determined he didn't suffer from a major mental illness but did suffer from "a personality disorder, paraphilias, a probable attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder and borderline intellectual functioning."
Klassen said the biggest concern was the man's "bisexual pedophilia" and said he was a high risk to re-offend.
Assistant Crown attorney Peter Rollings told Jenkins the man was warned in 2006 he could face a dangerous offender application if he re-offended. The man had not taken prescribed sex drive reduction medication and failed to comply with court orders.
Jenkins recommended the man serve his sentence at the Ontario Correctional Institute where he can receive sex offender counselling. Once he's released, he cannot associate with his victim or be within 500 metres of her home or work.
He must take his sex drive reduction medications. "Failure to comply with such a mandatory treatment will result in denial of release into the community," Jenkins wrote in his decision.
The man must also abstain from non-prescribed drugs, take anger management and sexual deviancy treatment, and stay away from anyone under the age of 16 unless in the immediate presence of a responsible adult.
He cannot go to parks, playgrounds, public swimming areas, day-care centres, schools or community centres or anywhere children are. He cannot get a job that involves children or use a computer to communicate with a person under 16. The man was ordered banned from firearms for 10 years, placed on the sex offender registry for 10 years and ordered to give a DNA sample.
Jane Sims is The Free Press justice reporter. jane.sims@sunmedia.ca
By JANE SIMS
A London man's history of sexual deviancy led to a long-term offender status after he was convicted of assaulting and harassing his common-law spouse.
The 42 year-old man was convicted in November and sentenced last month after a lengthy hearing that focused on a psychiatric assessment, classifying the man as a "substantial risk to the community." As a long-term offender, the man will be subject to a 10-year supervision order after he completes his prison sentence.
Superior Court Justice William Jenkins sentenced the man to 30 months. The man was given 18 months' credit for his one year in pre-trial custody, leaving him 12 more months to serve before he's released.
The man was charged in October 2007. He pleaded guilty to a minor physical assault on his common-law spouse, whose name is protected by court order.
He was convicted of harassing her by threatening to harm any man she was with and telling her she had to go to him each week for sex.
He was also convicted of possession of child pornography for a photo on his computer showing a seven-year-old girl. The common-law wife had to leave a job and move away because of the crimes. She fears for her safety.
In his decision, Jenkins noted the man had a record dating back to 1989 that included three sexual assaults, six convictions for invitation to sexual touching of a child under 14, two convictions of sexual interference and one for weapons possession.
Psychiatrist Philip Klassen from the Centre of Addiction and Mental Health examined the man and determined he didn't suffer from a major mental illness but did suffer from "a personality disorder, paraphilias, a probable attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder and borderline intellectual functioning."
Klassen said the biggest concern was the man's "bisexual pedophilia" and said he was a high risk to re-offend.
Assistant Crown attorney Peter Rollings told Jenkins the man was warned in 2006 he could face a dangerous offender application if he re-offended. The man had not taken prescribed sex drive reduction medication and failed to comply with court orders.
Jenkins recommended the man serve his sentence at the Ontario Correctional Institute where he can receive sex offender counselling. Once he's released, he cannot associate with his victim or be within 500 metres of her home or work.
He must take his sex drive reduction medications. "Failure to comply with such a mandatory treatment will result in denial of release into the community," Jenkins wrote in his decision.
The man must also abstain from non-prescribed drugs, take anger management and sexual deviancy treatment, and stay away from anyone under the age of 16 unless in the immediate presence of a responsible adult.
He cannot go to parks, playgrounds, public swimming areas, day-care centres, schools or community centres or anywhere children are. He cannot get a job that involves children or use a computer to communicate with a person under 16. The man was ordered banned from firearms for 10 years, placed on the sex offender registry for 10 years and ordered to give a DNA sample.
Jane Sims is The Free Press justice reporter. jane.sims@sunmedia.ca
Monday, February 23, 2009
Woman recieves $200k damage award for victimization from child porn consumer
A now 19 year old victim of child porn has recieved the 1st ever award of its kind, a $200,000 restitution order against a Stonington, CT man who downloaded four images of her abuse, but did not create the child sexual abuse pictures. Judge Warren W. Eginton issued the order in a Bridgeport, CT federal courtroom this morning. The damages are split up as follows - $150,000 to the woman herself for medical and counseling expenses, $30,000 for legal fees and over $15,500 experts, including one who testitied that being a child porn victim has inflicted half a million dollars in future counseling costs.
[The] victim hired a lawyer to file a claim against [Alan]Hesketh. She told prosecutors she was 8 and 9 years old when she was subjected to sexual abuse by a relative who photographed her at the direction of a pedophile in another state. The woman claims those images have been circulated by "innumerable collectors of child pornography," including Hesketh, who downloaded four of the photographs. She submitted a damage claim to the U.S. Probation Department that seeks money for medical care, lost income, lost wages and future expenses. The claim is not available in the court file.
The victim's lawyer, James Marsh was hired by the woman and her mother just after the exploitation. He said that the people involved in trading child pornography do just as much damage as the people who create it.
”This notion that somehow we can excuse the defendant because there is no sexual contact is an affront to the victim,” Marsh said.
Prosecutors argued that the woman, whose sexual abuse photos have made themselves at home in child porn collectors' hands, should be compensated for "a decade of insult, injury, and enbarassment." Defense attorney Jonathan Einhorn stated that such an award would be unprecedented and substantially higher than the $50,000 average damages awarded to child porn victims from the producers.
Alan Hesketh, 62, an ex-vice president for Pfizer, was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for child porn posession by Judge Eginton in November 2008 after admitting to possessing almost 2000 images. As a British national, Hesketh will be deported back to the UK when he is released from prison. The NCMEC identified two dozen kids as known victims of child sexual abuse.
Hesketh's attorney, Jonathan Einhorn, announced that he would appeal the verdict. Judge Eginton suggested that Hesketh could meet restitution by selling one of his many properties, an $834,000 mansion in Stonington, but stated that due to the economy, the award could be distributed over a period of time.
"Restitution is not necessarily mandatory in all circumstances," Einhorn maintains.
But [Assistant US Attorneys Deborah] Slater and [Krishna]Patel claim that federal law makes restitution mandatory for all offenses of sexual exploitation and other abuses of children.
They said the losses could include payment for physical, psychiatric or psychological services; physical and occupational therapy or rehabilitation; transportation; temporary housing; lost income; and attorney fees.
Jeffery Meyer, a former federal prosecutor, stated that damages for child porn collectors would be another tool in prosecutors and judges' hands besides longer sentences.
"We already see judges imposing long sentences," he said. Paying restitution would be "one more substantial deterrent to people who get involved in child pornography."
While Einhorn fears that the precedent setting decision would open an avenue for claims for others victimized in that way, child and victim's advocates hope that this leads to more claims by known child porn victims.
"If that's what happens, that's what happens," said Cindy Robinson, a lawyer with Tremont & Sheldon who represents people abused by Catholic priests. "These children suffer immeasurable damage."
"I hope it's true," said Ernie Allen, president of the National Center for Exploited and Missing Children in Alexandria, Va., who identified the girl's images for prosecutors. "I hope it spreads like wildfire. I hope it sends a message to those victimized that they can get help ... and creates kind of a deterrent effect that makes those think twice before downloading these images. I applaud the vision of this federal judge. I hope it is emulated."
[The] victim hired a lawyer to file a claim against [Alan]Hesketh. She told prosecutors she was 8 and 9 years old when she was subjected to sexual abuse by a relative who photographed her at the direction of a pedophile in another state. The woman claims those images have been circulated by "innumerable collectors of child pornography," including Hesketh, who downloaded four of the photographs. She submitted a damage claim to the U.S. Probation Department that seeks money for medical care, lost income, lost wages and future expenses. The claim is not available in the court file.
The victim's lawyer, James Marsh was hired by the woman and her mother just after the exploitation. He said that the people involved in trading child pornography do just as much damage as the people who create it.
”This notion that somehow we can excuse the defendant because there is no sexual contact is an affront to the victim,” Marsh said.
Prosecutors argued that the woman, whose sexual abuse photos have made themselves at home in child porn collectors' hands, should be compensated for "a decade of insult, injury, and enbarassment." Defense attorney Jonathan Einhorn stated that such an award would be unprecedented and substantially higher than the $50,000 average damages awarded to child porn victims from the producers.
Alan Hesketh, 62, an ex-vice president for Pfizer, was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for child porn posession by Judge Eginton in November 2008 after admitting to possessing almost 2000 images. As a British national, Hesketh will be deported back to the UK when he is released from prison. The NCMEC identified two dozen kids as known victims of child sexual abuse.
Hesketh's attorney, Jonathan Einhorn, announced that he would appeal the verdict. Judge Eginton suggested that Hesketh could meet restitution by selling one of his many properties, an $834,000 mansion in Stonington, but stated that due to the economy, the award could be distributed over a period of time.
"Restitution is not necessarily mandatory in all circumstances," Einhorn maintains.
But [Assistant US Attorneys Deborah] Slater and [Krishna]Patel claim that federal law makes restitution mandatory for all offenses of sexual exploitation and other abuses of children.
They said the losses could include payment for physical, psychiatric or psychological services; physical and occupational therapy or rehabilitation; transportation; temporary housing; lost income; and attorney fees.
Jeffery Meyer, a former federal prosecutor, stated that damages for child porn collectors would be another tool in prosecutors and judges' hands besides longer sentences.
"We already see judges imposing long sentences," he said. Paying restitution would be "one more substantial deterrent to people who get involved in child pornography."
While Einhorn fears that the precedent setting decision would open an avenue for claims for others victimized in that way, child and victim's advocates hope that this leads to more claims by known child porn victims.
"If that's what happens, that's what happens," said Cindy Robinson, a lawyer with Tremont & Sheldon who represents people abused by Catholic priests. "These children suffer immeasurable damage."
"I hope it's true," said Ernie Allen, president of the National Center for Exploited and Missing Children in Alexandria, Va., who identified the girl's images for prosecutors. "I hope it spreads like wildfire. I hope it sends a message to those victimized that they can get help ... and creates kind of a deterrent effect that makes those think twice before downloading these images. I applaud the vision of this federal judge. I hope it is emulated."
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Girls' field hockey coach convicted of child porn charges
Tood Broxmeyer, a former New York girls' field hockey coach, was convicted September 18 of child pornography charges and taking minors across state lines for sexual activity for enticing a 17 year old girl to not only take suggestive pictures of herself, but also to procure photos of other teenage girls who were on his hockey teams.
The victim whose charges led to Broxmeyer's conviction was a 17 year old girl in a sexual relationship with Broxmeyer last year. A private coach, Broxmeyer coached girls from Broome County, NY (county seat Binghampton), New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
While Patrick Kilker, Broxmeyer's attorney, stated that none of the girls were coerced into sending pictures of themselves to their coach, Assistant U.S. Attorney Miroslav Lovric stated in closing arguments Tuesday, September 16 that "these girls were pieces of meat that he nibbled and chewed on to enjoy himself."
The young woman whose testimony was read back during deliberations testified she either took the pictures herself or asked other players for them as a challenge for Broxmeyer.
"They made me feel like I did something right," she told the jury Tuesday.
A conviction on the production charge alone carries a potential 30-year prison sentence.
On the surface, Lovric said Broxmeyer was not the stereotypical child predator, clad in a trench coat and enticing children with candy.
Instead, Lovric said he was successful and attractive. A national field hockey association recommended him to parents as one of the best coaches in the country.
Broxmeyer, arrested on December 22, also faces many state child sex charges for the incidents.
While Pennsylvania and New Jersey's AOC's are both 16 and New York's AOC is 17, the federal statute defining child pornography defines a minor as under the age of 18, making the photographs illegal, even though sex with the 17 year old player was legal (but highly unethical and immoral). Broxmeyer is scheduled to be sentenced next January.
The victim whose charges led to Broxmeyer's conviction was a 17 year old girl in a sexual relationship with Broxmeyer last year. A private coach, Broxmeyer coached girls from Broome County, NY (county seat Binghampton), New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
While Patrick Kilker, Broxmeyer's attorney, stated that none of the girls were coerced into sending pictures of themselves to their coach, Assistant U.S. Attorney Miroslav Lovric stated in closing arguments Tuesday, September 16 that "these girls were pieces of meat that he nibbled and chewed on to enjoy himself."
The young woman whose testimony was read back during deliberations testified she either took the pictures herself or asked other players for them as a challenge for Broxmeyer.
"They made me feel like I did something right," she told the jury Tuesday.
A conviction on the production charge alone carries a potential 30-year prison sentence.
On the surface, Lovric said Broxmeyer was not the stereotypical child predator, clad in a trench coat and enticing children with candy.
Instead, Lovric said he was successful and attractive. A national field hockey association recommended him to parents as one of the best coaches in the country.
Broxmeyer, arrested on December 22, also faces many state child sex charges for the incidents.
While Pennsylvania and New Jersey's AOC's are both 16 and New York's AOC is 17, the federal statute defining child pornography defines a minor as under the age of 18, making the photographs illegal, even though sex with the 17 year old player was legal (but highly unethical and immoral). Broxmeyer is scheduled to be sentenced next January.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Iowa wife rapist sentenced to 5 1/4 more years for child porn
A Iowa man, 35 year old Travis Frey, serving 10 years in prison for the 3rd degree sexual abuse and domestic abuse causing injury of his wife back in 2006 has been sentenced to another 5 1/4 years in federal prison Tuesday, August 19 for child porn possession.
The case drew international exposure, not because of the crime itself, but because of a five-page document in the court file titled "Contract of Wifely Expectations." Frey allegedly presented the contract to his wife. The contract outlined how she was to dress, what she should wear to bed and how she should groom herself.
During the course of investigating the kidnapping and domestic abuse charges, two home computers were seized from Frey's residence. A computer forensics expert found more than 99,000 images of pornography on one of the computers.
The Pottawattamie County Attorney's Office believed that several of the pictures found were illegal pictures of minors, and initially charged Frey with 40 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Those charges were dropped when it was learned Frey would face federal charges.
Frey's child porn sentence will be served after the sentence for wife rape, and comes with a $100 special assessment to the local victims' fund, and 10 years of supervised release.
The case drew international exposure, not because of the crime itself, but because of a five-page document in the court file titled "Contract of Wifely Expectations." Frey allegedly presented the contract to his wife. The contract outlined how she was to dress, what she should wear to bed and how she should groom herself.
During the course of investigating the kidnapping and domestic abuse charges, two home computers were seized from Frey's residence. A computer forensics expert found more than 99,000 images of pornography on one of the computers.
The Pottawattamie County Attorney's Office believed that several of the pictures found were illegal pictures of minors, and initially charged Frey with 40 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Those charges were dropped when it was learned Frey would face federal charges.
Frey's child porn sentence will be served after the sentence for wife rape, and comes with a $100 special assessment to the local victims' fund, and 10 years of supervised release.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Girlfriend recounts fear she had after turning in teacher boyfriend for child porn
(Original Post 5-15-08)
The ex-girlfriend of a teacher who plead guilty to state child porn charges gave an interview with a Seattle-area television station about her experience telling the police that the teacher she shared her life with had a deviant interest in sex with young boys.
In an exclusive interview with KIRO 7 Monday, Sharyn Thoma-Guay explained how she told police about her boyfriend’s collection of child pornography nearly a year ago.
Her boyfriend, Tim Sheehan, was a popular video-production teacher at Whitman Middle School in Ballard. Thoma-Guay said Sheehan talked about fantasies of having sex with and killing young boys and showed her numerous images of child pornography on a laptop computer he used at the school.
Thoma-Guay said she was afraid not just of Sheehan’s students being potential victims, but also of Sheehan physically, and that his supporters, both adults and kids, would smear her.
“I was afraid that I would go and tell them (the police) this, and he (Sheehan) would get rid of everything and they would find nothing, and that he would still be teaching. And the only person that would know would be me,” she said.
Thoma-Guay told police about Sheehan’s activities last May and authorities found the images Thoma-Guay had described during a search of Sheehan’s home.
According to a Seattle police document, Sheehan apparently used his job to fuel his fantasies.
"Sheehan told Thoma-Guay that he liked when the children did interviews because it got head shots of his students. Whereas he used to have to look on the net for photos of children, he now enjoyed the fact that he got to ‘Watch them in slow motion, frame by frame,’” a court document said.
Sheehan resigned from his teaching job after pleading guilty to child porn charges last week. The girlfriend said that she turned in her boyfriend for the sake of the kids that were hurt.
“I just wanted people to know only one thing, and that’s that I only did this for the kids. Now I feel like I can move on because I did a good thing. It cost me, but I know it was worth it.”
Sheehan will be required to register as a sex offender. He was on paid leave until his resignation.
(Update 6-13-08) Sheehan was sentenced to two years suspended, and conditions of his sentence include sex offender treatment, sex offender registration, and a porn blocker on his computer. He was also prohibited from being around kids without another adult present, and from holding a position of authority over kids.
Deputy Prosecutor Julie Kays said the plea agreement was "to ensure the protection of children in our community. That has been our objective all along."
Sheehan's attorney, Jeffrey Cohen, said the man is known by parents and students as a good teacher and a positive influence. He provided the court with stacks of letters in support.
Judge Jeffrey Ramsdell noted Sheehan's strong community support and approved the plea agreement, but also pointed out that the crime has a "silent side" -- the children, often never identified, who are victimized to make child pornography.
The ex-girlfriend of a teacher who plead guilty to state child porn charges gave an interview with a Seattle-area television station about her experience telling the police that the teacher she shared her life with had a deviant interest in sex with young boys.
In an exclusive interview with KIRO 7 Monday, Sharyn Thoma-Guay explained how she told police about her boyfriend’s collection of child pornography nearly a year ago.
Her boyfriend, Tim Sheehan, was a popular video-production teacher at Whitman Middle School in Ballard. Thoma-Guay said Sheehan talked about fantasies of having sex with and killing young boys and showed her numerous images of child pornography on a laptop computer he used at the school.
Thoma-Guay said she was afraid not just of Sheehan’s students being potential victims, but also of Sheehan physically, and that his supporters, both adults and kids, would smear her.
“I was afraid that I would go and tell them (the police) this, and he (Sheehan) would get rid of everything and they would find nothing, and that he would still be teaching. And the only person that would know would be me,” she said.
Thoma-Guay told police about Sheehan’s activities last May and authorities found the images Thoma-Guay had described during a search of Sheehan’s home.
According to a Seattle police document, Sheehan apparently used his job to fuel his fantasies.
"Sheehan told Thoma-Guay that he liked when the children did interviews because it got head shots of his students. Whereas he used to have to look on the net for photos of children, he now enjoyed the fact that he got to ‘Watch them in slow motion, frame by frame,’” a court document said.
Sheehan resigned from his teaching job after pleading guilty to child porn charges last week. The girlfriend said that she turned in her boyfriend for the sake of the kids that were hurt.
“I just wanted people to know only one thing, and that’s that I only did this for the kids. Now I feel like I can move on because I did a good thing. It cost me, but I know it was worth it.”
Sheehan will be required to register as a sex offender. He was on paid leave until his resignation.
(Update 6-13-08) Sheehan was sentenced to two years suspended, and conditions of his sentence include sex offender treatment, sex offender registration, and a porn blocker on his computer. He was also prohibited from being around kids without another adult present, and from holding a position of authority over kids.
Deputy Prosecutor Julie Kays said the plea agreement was "to ensure the protection of children in our community. That has been our objective all along."
Sheehan's attorney, Jeffrey Cohen, said the man is known by parents and students as a good teacher and a positive influence. He provided the court with stacks of letters in support.
Judge Jeffrey Ramsdell noted Sheehan's strong community support and approved the plea agreement, but also pointed out that the crime has a "silent side" -- the children, often never identified, who are victimized to make child pornography.
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