Four arrested in online minor solicitation sting
Published Thursday, Jul. 22, 2021, 5:02 pm
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The Staunton Police Department recently conducted a task force investigating the online solicitation of minors.
Staunton Police is a member agency of the Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The following individuals were arrested with the assistance of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force on the following charges:
Trevor Alan Kathan, 23, of Lynchburg
Five counts of online solicitation of a minor under 15
53-year-old Bedford man arrested for possessing, distributing child pornography wsls.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wsls.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Child sex solicitation convictions against a former Liberty University professor were reversed May 4 in an appeal, sending the case back to Bedford County Circuit Court for a new trial.
Stephen James Kilpatrick, 66, was sentenced to 35 years in prison in 2019 after a jury found him guilty of five counts of soliciting sex from a minor â someone proclaiming to be a 13-year-old girl named Jenny, according to evidence, but was in fact an undercover cop.
He responded to a Craigslist ad in November 2017 from âJennyâ with a sexual request, according to evidence and testimony in the case, and continued sexual conversations for seven months despite her mentioning she was 13 years old about one month into their correspondence.
Photo: WINA
Apr 28, 2021, News Release
On April 21, 2021 the Greene County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit made an arrest.
On April 8, 2021 Greene County Sheriff’s Office along with the Greene County Department of Social Services received an allegation of a juvenile in need of services. Through the course of investigating the allegations an individual was arrested and charged with the following offense:
David Lee Collbran, age 33 of Barboursville (Orange County)
18.2-67.3 Aggravated Sexual Battery of a Juvenile
This is an active investigation and additional charges are pending. Any information in reference to this case please contact Inv. Jason Tooley at the Greene County Sheriff’s Office. (434) 985-2222.