Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Sengkeo Phanaphay Charged with Sexual Abuse & Production of Child Porn

Sioux City man has been indicted on federal sexual abuse and child pornography charges.

The U.S. attorney's office in Sioux City says that 47-year-old Sengkeo Phanaphay is charged with one count of aggravated sexual abuse, one count of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

The indictment, filed on June 19, accuses Phanaphay of crossing a state line with the intent to engage in sexual contact with a child under the age of 12. He is accused of enticing the child to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a video.

Phanaphay remains in custody.

Mario Ramon Chavez-Tavena Arrested for Sexual Abuse




A 23-year-old man has been arrested in the molestation of a young girl, after a weeks-long investigation by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

Mario Ramon Chavez-Tavena was arrested Tuesday night in Guadalupe and booked into the 4th Ave Jail. He's facing four counts of sexual assault, four counts molestation of a child, one count sexual conduct with a minor, and one count kidnap-death/injury/sex.

The investigation into Chavez-Tavena began May 10 after a young girl reported being victimized multiple times.

Officers think the crime was an isolated incident and there are no other victims.


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Yona Weinberg Convicted of Sexual Abuse

Yona Weinberg, 31, was convicted of seven counts of sexual abuse in the second degree and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, for sexually abusing two boys.

Weinberg, a Flatbush Bar Mitzvah tutor and licensed social worker, will be sentenced September 9. He faces up to a two years in jail.

The victims were ages 12 and 13 at the time. One was one of Weinberg’s students, from the Khal Beth Abraham synagogue, where Weinberg gave Bar Mitzvah lessons. The other was a client from Weinberg’s work as a licensed social worker for the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services.