Leslie Rubin

1 month ago | wchstv.com | Leslie Rubin

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Charleston City Council will vote Monday evening on whether or not it agrees to a settlement in a case involving former police chief James “Tyke” Hunt. If approved, Chelsea McCoy would be awarded $375,000 in the settlement against the city. McCoy sued the city, Hunt and former chief of detectives Richie Basford. She alleged sexual misconduct and abuse of power by Hunt, who was a sergeant at the time.

2 months ago | wchstv.com | Leslie Rubin

Christopher Shawn Rush, 50, who is charged with employment or use of a minor to produce obscene matter or assist in doing sexually explicit conduct, will continue to be held on a $100,000 cash-only bond. Justin Collin, Rush's defense attorney, argued that Rush was charged with crimes that don't fit the evidence. Collin said he thought two misdemeanor counts of child erotica would be more appropriate based on what he's viewed in a photo and a video from Rush's phone.

2 months ago | news4sanantonio.com | Leslie Rubin

An ongoing child pornography investigation that has already led to two arrests has now led to the arrest of one of the suspect's girlfriends who troopers said used her home daycare to have access to child victims.

2 months ago | wchstv.com | Leslie Rubin

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A long-time law enforcement officer who was arrested by the FBI last month has been federally indicted on four counts of child pornography related crimes. Kenneth McCord, 55, was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Charleston. He was initially charged with receipt and attempted receipt of child pornography.

2 months ago | wchstv.com | Leslie Rubin

Vanessa Beauvais, 36, of South Charleston was arrested last week and charged with two counts of distributing and displaying obscene matter to a minor and two counts of employment or use of a minor to produce obscene matter or assist in doing sexually explicit conduct. During a preliminary hearing Monday in Kanawha County Magistrate Court, Magistrate Lisa Good heard testimony from Senior Trooper J.M. Massile who explained how the investigation started in early February.