Articles tagged:child pornography

Posted: Sat Feb 18 7:45 a.m. by Letters to the Editor

(This letter to the editor has been revised to remove statements that presumed guilt on the part of the accused.) A University of Michigan pediatric resident has been charged with meeting his sexual needs by viewing child pornography on a hospital computer in the Pediatric Emergency Department.

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Posted: Sat Dec 17 10:10 p.m. by Kellie Woodhouse Higher education reporter
U-M medical resident charged with possessing child pornography

A medical resident at the University of Michigan Health System was charged Saturday with four counts of possessing child pornography.

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Posted: Mon Sep 12 6:50 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

An Ann Arbor man was recently released on a promise to appear in court after being arraigned on child pornography charges, Washtenaw County court records show. Surric Edward Hayes, 28, is charged with four counts of possessing child sexually abusive material.

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Posted: Mon Apr 11 2:56 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

An Ypsilanti Township man who admitted to possessing and soliciting child pornography was sentenced this afternoon by Washtenaw County Circuit Judge Melinda Morris to five years of probation. Charles Robert Clemons, 55, pleaded guilty on Feb. 14 to using a computer to commit a crime and three counts of possessing ...

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Posted: Sun Feb 20 8:23 p.m. by Art Aisner AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist

An Ypsilanti Township man admitted to collecting child pornography and soliciting it from others during a hearing in Washtenaw County Circuit Court. Charles Clemons, 54, pleaded guilty as charged to using a computer to commit a crime and three counts of possessing child sexually abusive material, records show.

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Posted: Wed Jan 19 2:10 p.m. by Amalie Nash AnnArbor.com News Director
Suspected child pornography found at home of Ann Arbor area tae kwon do instructor, police say

Michigan State Police investigators searched the Scio Township home of a local martial arts instructor accused of sexually assaulting a child and found suspected child pornography, authorities said this afternoon. A third person has come forward with allegations in what police say could be a lengthy and complicated investigation into ...

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Posted: Tue Nov 16 9 p.m. by Amalie Nash AnnArbor.com News Director
Former Ann Arbor real estate broker admits to possessing child pornography

A former Ann Arbor real estate broker accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in a Canadian park in 1992 pleaded guilty today to a federal charge of possessing child pornography at his Scio Township home, court records show. Richard Fabian, 64, made the plea in federal court in Detroit ...

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Posted: Fri Oct 22 1:46 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

An Ypsilanti Township man is accused of possessing and soliciting child pornography, Washtenaw County court records show. Charles Robert Clemons, 54, is charged with using a computer to commit a crime and three counts of possessing child sexually abusive material, records show.

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Posted: Thu Aug 26 7:52 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Former Ann Arbor area bouncer sentenced to five years in prison for receiving child pornography

A former Ann Arbor area bouncer who admitted he downloaded child pornography was sentenced Wednesday afternoon in federal court in Detroit to five years in prison. Michael A. Robertson, 43, of Whitmore Lake, pleaded guilty March 10 to receiving child pornography, federal court records show. Robertson also worked as a piano ...

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Posted: Wed Apr 28 11:44 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Scio Township man charged with possessing child pornography given $100,000 unsecured bond

A Scio Township man charged with possessing child pornography pleaded not guilty in federal court in Detroit on Tuesday and was given a $100,000 unsecured bond, court records show. It's unclear whether 63-year-old Richard Fabian, who also is charged in Canada with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl, has been released ...

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Posted: Tue Apr 27 10:35 a.m. by Amalie Nash AnnArbor.com News Director
Former owner of Ann Arbor real estate company indicted on federal child pornography charge

The owner of a now-closed Ann Arbor real estate company who is already facing sexual assault charges in Canada was indicted on a child pornography charge in Detroit federal court. Richard Fabian, 63, was arrested at his home in Scio Township this morning and is expected to appear in U.S. ...

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Posted: Mon Mar 29 12:40 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

Jim Cnockaert, a former sports reporter for The Ann Arbor News, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for possession of child pornography, the Bristol (Va.) Herald Courier reported. Cnockaert also was ordered to pay a $100 fine and serve 10 years of supervised probation, the newspaper reported.

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Posted: Thu Feb 25 3:26 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Tennessee man accused of enticing Ann Arbor area minor is indicted on federal charges

A Tennessee man accused of enticing a 14-year-old Ann Arbor area girl to text him sexually explicit photographs and videos of herself was indicted by a federal grand jury on four criminal counts. Ray Lebron Davis, 28, of Henderson, is charged with producing child pornography, receiving child pornography, attempted coercion ...

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Posted: Wed Feb 10 10:08 a.m. by Art Aisner AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Man pleads guilty to possessing flash drive of child pornography found outside prison in Pittsfield Township

A Cadillac-area man avoided trial this week by pleading guilty to possessing child pornography found on a computer flash drive outside a state prison in Pittsfield Township. Scott Shewell, 48, pleaded guilty as charged to six counts of possessing child sexually abusive material and one count of using a computer ...

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Posted: Sat Oct 31 9:56 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Ypsilanti Township man charged in child pornography case; police trying to identify children in photos

An Ypsilanti Township man is facing criminal charges after Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies say they found thousands of images of child pornography on his BlackBerry and its memory cards. Many of the photographs depict girls as young as 5 and 6 in various sexual positions, Sheriff's Det. Kevin Parviz said. ...

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