Child Pornography

Support from church members no help to Kelowna child pornographer

"I'VE DESTROYED FAMILIES. I REALIZE WHAT I'VE DONE." KELOWNA – A man who admitted to having more than 500 images of child pornography on various computers and hard drives was sentenced to two years in jail in Kelowna Provincial Court Friday, April 10. David Gerald Smart, 43, pleaded guilty to making and possessing child pornography...

WASELENKOFF TRIAL: Father and son describe finding child pornography

KAMLOOPS – When Frans Van Der Woning and his son Ray were renovating Frans' McGill Road condominum one Saturday in 2012, they cut a hole in the ceiling and thought they found hidden treasure. They reached between the floor joists shared with the unit above — belonging to retired special education teacher Jerry Waselenkoff —...

HELSTON: Ski coach did more than just peep on his students

The case of a Seattle ski coach who secretly videotaped his young students while they were changing at Silver Star Mountain is despicable, creepy, and vile, but perhaps the saddest part is that all those young girls were betrayed and let down by someone they trusted—their own teacher. He wasn't a strange pervert looking through...

Former Vernon Mountie facing child porn allegations arrested on unrelated charges in Alberta

VERNON - A former Vernon Mountie awaiting trial on child pornography charges was arrested in Alberta last week for impaired driving and possession of stolen property. RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Sharon Franks says Ryan Hampton, 37, was arrested Feb. 2 by police in Strathmore, Alta. After pulling him over, officers searched the vehicle and...

Trial date set for teacher accused of possessing child porn

KAMLOOPS - A teacher accused of possessing child pornography will face his Kamloops Supreme Court trial in March. In November, Jerry Waselenkoff, 66, and his lawyer Glen Orris were present for a preliminary inquiry. A pre-trial conference is scheduled for the week of February 9.  The trial, expected to take four days long, will begin...

List of child porn charges against ski coach grows

VERNON - A Seattle ski coach with an impending trial in Vernon was indicted on more child pornography related charges across the border this week. On Wednesday, a U.S. federal grand jury indicted Jason Christopher Paur, 44, on five charges, including two counts of production and transportation of child pornography, and one count each of...

NEWSMAKERS 2014: Child porn, luring cases in court

THIS WEEK, INFONEWS.CA IS COUNTING DOWN THE TOP FIVE STORIES OF THE YEAR. TODAY: NUMBER FOUR VERNON - A growing number of child pornography and online luring cases are passing through Canadian courts, and Vernon is no exception. In 2014, three men — a Seattle private school ski coach, a former cop and a Vernon...

Trial date set for former Vernon mountie facing child porn charges

VERNON - A former Vernon cop will stand trial in B.C. Supreme Court next March. Ryan Hampton, 35, faces nine charges, including possessing and accessing child pornography. He was arrested in June 2013 and subsequently suspended from the force. He has since resigned from the RCMP. Hampton will be tried before judge alone starting March...

Summerland man escapes child porn charge in ‘cautionary tale’

"A FEW SECONDS OF DRUNKEN STUPIDITY AND YOU COULD BE COMMITTING A CRIME WITH MANDATORY MINIMUMS OF ONE YEAR:" CROWN PENTICTON - A Summerland man pled guilty to voyeurism in Penticton Provincial Court Monday for actions Judge Gale Sinclair called “stupid in the extreme.” The 19-year-old man, who can't be identified because of a publication...

Osoyoos man charged with child luring

OSOYOOS – An Osoyoos man facing charges for communicating on the Internet with a child for sex, is out on bail. RCMP say Shaun David Randall, 29, was arrested on Nov. 27, 2014; three days after the police received a tip about the alleged crimes. Randall appeared in court on Monday charged with communication via...

90 days in jail for child porn

KELOWNA - A Kelowna man will spend the next 20 weekends behind bars for having pornographic images of kids between the ages of six and 12 on his computer. Terrance Richard Avery, 68, was arrested in 2011 after police traced his IP address and obtained a search warrant for his residence. Crown prosecutor Murray Kaay says...

Retired teacher charged with possession of child pornography to stand trial next year

KAMLOOPS – The trial for a retired special education teacher charged with possession of child pornography won’t take place until next year. Jerry Waselenkoff was scheduled for a preliminary hearing by Provincial Court Judge this week. On Tuesday, he elected to be tried by a Supreme Court judge alone. He has pleaded not guilty to...

Vernon child sexual predator gets 4 years in prison

VERNON – A Vernon man who lured girls over the Internet and asked them for nude photos is going to spend the next four years in a federal prison. David Clayton Willerth, 40, was sentenced in Vernon Supreme Court Thursday on 18 counts, including luring children with a computer and arranging a sexual offense against...