PHOENIX—On March 4, 2014, Aaron Lee Escarsega, 19, of Laveen, Arizona, a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James Carrto 120 months in prison, followed by a lifetime supervised release. Escarsega pled guilty on December 18, 2013, to abusive sexual contact of a minor.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children through the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Gila River Police Department. The prosecution was handled by Raynette Logan, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, Phoenix.
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Thursday, March 6, 2014
Louisiana Man Charged with Abusive Sexual Contact of Sleeping Woman on Domestic Flight to New Jersey
NEWARK—A Louisiana man appeared in Newark federal court today to face a charge that he sexually touched a sleeping woman who did not know him aboard a flight from Houston to Newark Liberty International Airport, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Devender Singh, 61, an Indian national who lives in Baton Rouge, was arrested on March 2, 2014—the day his plane arrived in Newark—and was taken into federal custody by the FBI. He appeared this afternoon to face a complaint charging him with one count of abusive sexual contact before U.S. Magistrate Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court and was detained with the option to request a bail hearing.
According to the complaint filed today:
Singh was seated next to a woman who occupied a window seat on a United Airlines flight from Houston to Newark. While the plane was in the air, the woman fell asleep. She awoke to find Singh kissing her face with his hand inside her shirt. Singh was also touching his exposed penis.
After pushing Singh off her and telling him to get away, the woman went to the back of the plane and told a flight crew member what had happened, asking that the police be present when the plane landed.
The federal government has exclusive jurisdiction over all sexual abuse cases that occur on aircraft in flight in the United States.
If convicted of the abusive sexual contact charge, Singh faces a maximum potential penalty of two years in prison and a $250,000 fine or twice the gain or loss from the offense.
U.S. Attorney Fishman credited special agents of the FBI, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Aaron T. Ford, and the Port Authority Police Department, under the direction of Superintendent Michael A. Fedorko, with the investigation leading to the charge.
The government is represented by J. Jamari Buxton of the U.S. Attorney’s Office General Crimes Unit in Newark.
The charge and allegations contained in the complaint are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Devender Singh, 61, an Indian national who lives in Baton Rouge, was arrested on March 2, 2014—the day his plane arrived in Newark—and was taken into federal custody by the FBI. He appeared this afternoon to face a complaint charging him with one count of abusive sexual contact before U.S. Magistrate Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court and was detained with the option to request a bail hearing.
According to the complaint filed today:
Singh was seated next to a woman who occupied a window seat on a United Airlines flight from Houston to Newark. While the plane was in the air, the woman fell asleep. She awoke to find Singh kissing her face with his hand inside her shirt. Singh was also touching his exposed penis.
After pushing Singh off her and telling him to get away, the woman went to the back of the plane and told a flight crew member what had happened, asking that the police be present when the plane landed.
The federal government has exclusive jurisdiction over all sexual abuse cases that occur on aircraft in flight in the United States.
If convicted of the abusive sexual contact charge, Singh faces a maximum potential penalty of two years in prison and a $250,000 fine or twice the gain or loss from the offense.
U.S. Attorney Fishman credited special agents of the FBI, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Aaron T. Ford, and the Port Authority Police Department, under the direction of Superintendent Michael A. Fedorko, with the investigation leading to the charge.
The government is represented by J. Jamari Buxton of the U.S. Attorney’s Office General Crimes Unit in Newark.
The charge and allegations contained in the complaint are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Friday, February 14, 2014
St. Francis Man Sentenced for Abusive Sexual Contact
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota man convicted of abusive sexual contact was sentenced on February 10, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
Joseph Blue Bird, age 26, was sentenced to 36 months of custody, five years of supervised release, $43.50 in restitution, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Blue Bird was also ordered to register as a sex offender.
Blue Bird was indicted by a federal grand jury on September 19, 2012. He pled guilty on November 19, 2013.
The conviction stems from an incident in May 2012, wherein the victim went to her neighbor’s house in Rosebud for a social gathering. Blue Bird was also present at the gathering. The group socialized throughout the evening, and eventually the victim told a resident of the house that she was tired and was going to lie down on the couch. The victim awoke to find that her pants were down and Blue Bird was on top of her, touching her genitalia. Blue Bird then fled the residence without saying anything further to the victim.
This case was investigated by the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Troy R. Morley prosecuted the case.
Blue Bird was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
Joseph Blue Bird, age 26, was sentenced to 36 months of custody, five years of supervised release, $43.50 in restitution, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Blue Bird was also ordered to register as a sex offender.
Blue Bird was indicted by a federal grand jury on September 19, 2012. He pled guilty on November 19, 2013.
The conviction stems from an incident in May 2012, wherein the victim went to her neighbor’s house in Rosebud for a social gathering. Blue Bird was also present at the gathering. The group socialized throughout the evening, and eventually the victim told a resident of the house that she was tired and was going to lie down on the couch. The victim awoke to find that her pants were down and Blue Bird was on top of her, touching her genitalia. Blue Bird then fled the residence without saying anything further to the victim.
This case was investigated by the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Troy R. Morley prosecuted the case.
Blue Bird was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
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