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By Michael Donoghue
Vermont News First
A 21-year-old woman from Burlington’s New North End is one of three people arrested as part of a cross-country criminal investigation into the production of child pornography, federal court records show.
Federal and state investigators arrested Haley Morgan of Farrington Parkway on charges of both using a pre-school-aged child to produce pornography and with transportation of child pornography, federal court records in Burlington reveal.
Morgan reportedly live-streamed sexually explicit conduct of a minor child, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua L. Banker.
Banker said in court papers that the weight of the evidence is great, and the felony charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years.
Federal Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle ordered Morgan jailed pending a hearing Monday in U.S. District Court in Burlington.
Burlington lawyer C. Jordan Handy has been retained to defend Morgan.
U.S. Homeland Security Investigations in South Burlington reported that two out-of-state cellphones were seized as part of the complex investigation, which has connections to the state of Washington and Iowa.
The Vermont portion of the investigation was sparked in part by an indictment in Washington State returned against two men on Oct. 15 on charges of conspiracy to produce child pornography. They also are charged with production, receipt, transportation and possession of child pornography, court records show.
Joseph Ralland Whipple, 34, who used the name Jennifer Whipple during online communications, and Charles Lon Seltz, 57, are both detained pending federal and state charges in Washington State, records show.
Bail is set at $1 million for each man.
Homeland Security Investigations in Vermont said in court papers that investigators retrieved intimate messages sent by Whipple asking for specific pornographic poses of a naked young child in Burlington. The evidence includes pictures and Facetime videos of a pre-school-aged girl naked in a bathtub, court records note.
A court affidavit noted Morgan reported that Whipple wanted to have sexual relations with the young child.
When federal and state investigators arrived at the New North End home to interview Morgan, she asked that her mother be present during questioning, HSI Special Agent Taylor Ward said in court records.
The defendant also confirmed that she had sent a package to Whipple that contained maple syrup, popcorn, soda and a t-shirt, court records note
Federal officials in Washington State said Whipple was arrested in Mason City, Iowa, on federal charges of producing, distributing, receiving, and possessing sexually explicit images of minor children in Tri-Cities, Washington.
Authorities executed a search warrant at Whipple’s residence in Iowa and investigators seized multiple electronic devices. The two men are former housemates.
Whipple made an initial court appearance in federal court in Iowa and was detained pending further proceedings in federal court in the Eastern District of Washington.
Whipple has also been charged in Benton County Superior Court with two counts of rape of a child with the aggravating circumstance of a pattern of sexual abuse and two counts of child molestation for his reported conduct with multiple minor children, records show.
Seltz was arrested in Richland, Wash. on state charges of rape of a child, records show. Investigators seized multiple electronic devices during a court-ordered search warrant at Seltz’s residence.
Seltz was subsequently charged in Benton County Superior Court with four counts of rape of child with the aggravating circumstance of a pattern of sexual abuse, federal prosecutors said.
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Categories: Public Safety
Why are courts across our country letting these predators lose?
How in the world could a 21 year old woman film a little child naked in a bathtub?
This poor abused child has a good chance of growing up to be a child abuser herself.
This post is so sad and sick and twisted that it’s hard to even express my feelings.
If these men are guilty of the crimes alleged against them, these are the kinds of crimes that should carry the death penalty or mandatory life sentences without parole. There is not much worse that you can do than to commit these kinds of crimes upon children.
I am eternally grateful for the unfathomable mercy of God. And it is always available to those who genuinely repent. But let us also not forget that the Prince of Peace Himself, Jesus, whose mercy makes it possible for us to even respond to God’s gracious offer of forgiveness and salvation through His sacrifice and our repentance, said this about those who willfully harm children:
‘But if anyone abuses one of these little ones who believes in Me, it would be better for him to have a heavy boulder tied around his neck and be hurled into the deepest sea than to face the punishment he deserves!”
Matthew 18:5
Death penalty. We shouldn’t have to fund a life in prison for people who would sexually exploit children. They are too far gone. The chance of actual rehabilitation is almost nil and the chance of re-offending is almost certain.
Notice Federal judges are jailing the criminals. Liberal State judges and the AG are kissing their hands in a revolving door scenario to commit more crime.Are the Liberal state judges and state AG making money for these repeat criminals, more appearances, more money for their wallets. There’s money issues here somewhere.
Pathways re-entry program for child sex offenders especially.Full supports chance after chance.
I believe federally funded.
Get apartments,services,taxi service,rides,ssta buses.Meanwhile they running a muck Noone does squat till it’s outta control and affecting other people that may reside in same building.Theres no consequences cuz they want their program to work to keep funding I believe in second chances but sexually assaulting an innocent child I do not as a child survivor that there is such thing as “rehabilitation”.
Pathways re-entry programs they get out eventually get everything handed to them.A apt,help with everything and COSA helps support and there’s a team that enables them to run wild with no accountability.
It will get worse!!
What other state supports criminals especially child sex offenders out of jail.
I remember the day you get outta jail and your on your own as it should be!!
My neighborhood there’s 3 in my building and two theee in next building over.
I see first hand all day and night how they are “rehabilitated”
JOKE
Another TRANS misbehaving, that shouldn’t bother Vermont at all, but the Feds is a different story, need pictures!
We need to tax porn heavily.
Why won’t the uniparty tax porn? Because they are actively trying to tear down the most basic structure, the most basic relationships between man and woman, then they will have compliant little worker bees, easy to subjugate, enslave. When they have our daughters pimping themselves on only fans and our sons masturbating and sending all their money to these only fans they will have won.
They won’t tax it because they want it proliferate. It’s mental short circuiting the population. It’s like the Chinese with Covid, don’t think they don’t know what they are doing, they do.
God has a much better plan for his people. People don’t even know who Jesus is, what he did nor why he came. Trust me Jesus has a way better. Plan for your life than the makers of Porn hub and their interfamilial porn sites.
TGBTG