child abuse Law
 
State of Oklahoma v. S.C.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND BATTERY IN THE PRESENCE OF A MINOR CHILD, in violation of 21 O.S. 644(G).

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Family and Estate of Wongel Estifanos, et al. v. Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, et al.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a wrongful death claim.

Wongel Estifanos, age 6, fell to her death while riding on the Haunted Mine Drop at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park.

The child was never buckled into the ride.

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United States of America v. Benjamin Madrigal-Birrueta

San Diego, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murdering Couple and their Unborn Child During Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

Benjamin Madrigal-Birrueta, an undocumented Mexican national living in Yakima, Washington, admitted in federal court today that he murdered a man and his six-months-pregnant wife while they were engaged in a drug trafficking cons

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United States of America v. Deacon Eugene Hinzo

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child neglect in Indian Country.

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United States of America v. Danny Lawrence Newton

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted receipt of child pornography in violation of 18 USC 2252(a)(2) and 2252(b)(1)

18 U.S. Code § 2252, "Certain activities relating to material involving the sexual exploitation of minors," criminalizes the production, distribution, and possession of child pornography.

The law applies to crim

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United States of America v. Caleb Paul Toothman

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual ab use of a minor in Indian Country and receipt of child pornography.

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State of Oklahoma v. Jalynn Autumn

Boise City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child neglect.

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United States of America v. Bradley Hunter Cox

Fort Smith, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Child Pornography

A Hope man was sentenced yesterday to 144 months in federal prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release for distributing child pornography. The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing, which was held in the U.S. District Court

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Bruce Brill v. Noma D. Gurich

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: RACKETEERING, in violation of 22 O.S. 1401
Date of Offense: 11/10/1978
BRILL, BRUCE M
Disposed: CONVICTION, 10/05/2000. Nolo Contendere Plea
Count as Disposed: RACKETEERING
Violation of 22 O.S. 1401
Count # 2.
Count as Filed: LEWD, INDECEN

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United States of America v. Earl Hardy Morrow

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of heroin with:
possession of child porn and distribution and receipt of child pornography.

Motion to post-conviction relief. 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

(a) A prisoner in custody under sentence of a court established by Act of Congress claiming the right to be released upon the ground that the

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United States of America v. Wesley Guard

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of child pornography.


Kik is a messaging application available for download on most mobile
phones.5 It “allows users to chat with one another one-on-one or in a group
setting, [either in a] private or public group.” App’x at 315. It also allows users
to share images and v

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United States of America v. Sandy Carazas-Pinez

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Exploitation Of Minor Student

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today that SANDY CARAZAS-PINEZ was sentenced to 25 years in prison for enticing a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. CARAZAS-PINEZ’s sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judg

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State of Oklahoma v. B.A.C.

Durant, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

1. BURGLARY-FIRST DEGREE (FELONY)

2. DOMESTIC ABUSE-ASSAULT AND BATTERY (MISDEAMENOR)

3. CARRYING FIREARM WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE (MISD)

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State of Oklahoma v. Denyell Demond Murphy

Durant, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

SEXUAL BATTERY (FELONY) (REDUCED/AMENDED FROM LEWD OR INDECENT PROPOSALS TO CHILD UNDER 16 (FELONY))

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State of Oklahoma v. William Christopher Perry

Durant, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

1. POSSESSION OF CDS (MISDEMEANOR) (REDUCED/AMENDED FROM POSSESSION OF CDS METHAMPHETAMINE WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE (FELONY))

2. POSSESS FIREARM DURING COMMISSION OF A FELONY

3. POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AFCF (FELONY)

4. DOMESTIC ABUSE-ASSAULT AND BATTERY (MISDEAMENOR) (RE

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Alexis Herrera

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.

Alexis Herrera, 25, was charged with first-degree murder in the 2020 death of 3-year-old Bella Seachrist

According to the criminal complaint, Herrera lived with her sister, Laura Ramriez, Bella’s stepmother, and Ramriez’s husband, Jose Salazar-Ortiz Sr., Bella’s bio

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United States of America v. Gavin Michael Harold

Fort Myers, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with activities regarding material constituting child pornogrpahy.

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State of Oklahoma v. Bethany A. Arthur

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: CHN, CHILD NEGLECT, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 (C)(D)
Date of Offense: 03/01/2021
ARTHUR, BETHANY A
Disposed: DISMISSED, 09/17/2025. Dismissed- Request of the State
Count as Disposed: CHILD NEGLECT(CHN)
Violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 (C)(D)
Coun

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United States of America v. Joseph Baran

Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Transportation of Illegal Aliens

A Derry man was indicted for distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces.

Joseph Baran, 55, was previously arrested and charged by criminal complaint. He appeared in federal court on August 21, 2025.

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State of Colorado v. John Hallford

Colorado Springs, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with hundreds of felonies.

Jon Hallford entered a “Not Guilty” plea in the case stemming from a 2023 investigation into a Return to Nature Funeral Home-owned facility in Penrose, Colorado.

Law enforcement officers determined Jon Hallford and his wife, Carie Halford, owned the building wher

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State of Texas v. Andrew Wayne Roark

Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child abuse.

On July 16, 1997, Roark was caring for his girlfriend’s 13-month-old child when he later discovered
the child unconscious that afternoon at home. After undergoing examination, it was medically
determined that the one-year-old had been violently shaken and Roark was charged with injury to a

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State of Tennessee v. Leopold Mpawinayo

Nashville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with rape of a child.

Leopold Mpawinayo was accused of picked up the victim, who was a stranger to him and who was 12-years-old, and raped her. Although the victim reported the crime immediately, the DNA didn’t hit CODIS (the national DNA crime database) until five years later. Mpawinayo was then connecte

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State of Tennessee v. Daireus Ice

Memphis, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnnapping and rape of a 4-year-old girl.

The victim, now 12-year-old, testified, recounting the assault and its enduring impact. Her mother and brother also provided testimony, while family members remained present throughout the proceedings, steadfast in their pursuit of justice.

“Although

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The People of the State of California v. Marion Salinas

Sacramento, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault and child abuse.

On September 3, 2025, Mario Salinas was convicted by a jury of 15 counts lewd or lascivious act on a child under 14 years old. The jury also found a multiple victim enhancement to be true and that the victims were particularly vulnerable; the crime was carried out in a m

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The People of the State of California v. Daniel Patrick Rodriguez, Jr.

San Francisco, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murder.

Daniel Patrick Rodriguez Jr. (42) was charged with murder in connection to a fatal stabbing on September 10, 2025. Mr. Rodriguez is scheduled to be arraigned on September 16, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. in Department 19 at the Hall of Justice. The District Attorney’s Office will move to have him det

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