by Doug Thompson | Feb 8, 2016 | Musings
Former Bedford police officer Brian Alexander, 54, is in jail without bond, facing six charges of possession of child pornography. Two Virginia Tech students, both teenagers, sit in Montgomery County Regional jail without bond for the death of 13-year-old Nicole...
by Doug Thompson | Apr 7, 2015 | Musings
According to a new survey out by EenVandaag, 48 percent of high school girls today receive at least one request online for a nude photo of themselves. At least 15 percent respond by sending either a nude photo or one that is sexually suggestive over social media. ...
by Doug Thompson | Sep 18, 2014 | Musings, News
Indictments handed down this month from the Floyd County grand jury included 29 counts of child pornography against a 20-year-old Indian Valley man. Police arrested Randy Lee Phillips, a 2012 graduate of Floyd County High School, on September 4. A Virginia State...
by Doug Thompson | May 7, 2014 | Musings, News
Two examples of sexual exploitation of children appeared in Floyd County Circuit Court Tuesday as a father and son admitted guilt to reproducing images of child pornography and were led away by Sheriff Shannon Zeman to start their prison sentences. Former Farm Credit...
by Doug Thompson | Apr 22, 2014 | Musings, News
Child pornography is a growing problem nationally, in Virginia, and in Floyd County. In Charlottesville Monday, a former assistant dean at the University of Virginia pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing, receiving and distributing child pornography. Federal...