Derek Reeder Oregon Teacher | Sexual Abuse Investigation
Key Takeaways Oregon authorities have charged music teacher Derek Douglas Reeder with raping, sexually abusing, assaulting, and kidnapping a minor he met through an Oregon City nonprofit. Reeder, 44, worked as a music instructor at Hannah Grace Family. The nonprofit provides programs for children and families facing instability. Prosecutors say Reeder met the alleged victim […]
Operation Relentless Summer Human Trafficking Arrests in Florida
A major Florida investigation has resulted in 116 arrests and the recovery of five human trafficking victims including two 16-year-old girls. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office conducted “Operation Relentless Summer” from June 8 through August 5, 2026. The coordinated crackdown targeted alleged human trafficking, online child exploitation, sexual predators, and individuals accused of attempting to […]
Kentucky Youth Pastor Jeremiah Swaw Sexual Abuse Investigation
Key Takeaways Jeremiah Eugene Swaw, a former “Next Gen” pastor at Hillcrest Baptist Church in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, has been arrested and charged with grooming a minor under a new Kentucky law that took effect in July 2026. “The new law…defines grooming a minor as engaging in a course of manipulative behavior or trust-building directed at […]
Lewis Stott Teacher & Coach | Sexual Abuse Investigation
Key Takeaways Parents do not pay a private school simply to educate their children. They trust that institution to supervise them, protect them, and ensure that the adults given daily access to them are safe. Authorities have charged Lewis Connor Stott, a former teacher and soccer coach at The Galloway School in Friendswood, Texas, with the […]
Sean Thomas Sledd Charged With Rape and CSAM | Sex Abuse Case
Schools exist to educate and protect children. Schools serving Deaf and hard-of-hearing students carry an additional responsibility to ensure that every student can report abuse through accessible, trusted, and confidential channels. Authorities have charged Sean Thomas Sledd, a former teacher and head football coach at the Oklahoma School for the Deaf, with two counts of second-degree […]
Soccer Coach Roberto Carlos Huezo Garcia | Sexual Abuse
Parents trust youth coaches to teach, mentor, and protect their children. That trust gives coaches enormous access and makes any alleged exploitation of a child especially disturbing. Maryland authorities have charged soccer coach Roberto Carlos Huezo Garcia with child sexual abuse, according to Daily Voice. The investigation remains active, and the circumstances have raised concerns that other children […]
Geoffrey Matthews | 50 Child Sexual Abuse Charges
A former Bremen High School coach, teacher, and shuttle bus driver faces more than 50 criminal charges across two Georgia counties as court filings describe sexual abuse allegations spanning more than three decades. Geoffrey Brad Matthews is accused of sexually assaulting and grooming teenage students while working for Bremen City Schools. A separate Carroll County […]
CA Pastor/Jiu-Jitsu Instructor Emmanuel Marchica | Sexual Abuse
A California pastor and jiu-jitsu instructor faces multiple felony charges after investigators accused him of sexually abusing several children over a period that may extend back to at least 2012. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office arrested Emmanuel Marchica, 51, of Hollister, after an initial report of ongoing child sexual abuse led detectives to identify several […]
NYC Therapist Remington Yhap | Sexual Assault Investigation
A Manhattan psychotherapist who promoted his practice as a safe and affirming space for LGBTQ+ clients now faces allegations that he raped a transgender teenage patient during a private therapy session. New York City police arrested 47-year-old Remington A. M. Yhap on July 29, 2026. Prosecutors allege that Yhap sexually assaulted the minor inside the […]
Arizona Clergy Reporting Ruling Threatens Child Safety
An Arizona child abuser reportedly confessed to clergy religious leaders that he had sexually abused his own daughter. The leaders did not report him. The abuse remained hidden until federal investigators discovered a video online years later. On July 30, 2026, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that the religious leaders did not have a legal […]