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Tuesday, July 1, 2025

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Monday, June 30, 2025

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30-year-old accused of repeated sexual assault of a child

From The Journal Times.com:

Caroline Neal


RACINE — A 30-year-old Racine man was arrested after Homeland Security Investigations Milwaukee received a tip from Dutch authorities regarding the production and distribution of child pornography through Teleguard, a messaging app.

Nelson Roberts-Smith is facing one count of repeated sexual assault of a child and one count of incest.

The criminal complaint from the Racine County Sheriff’s Office said Roberts-Smith is also under federal investigation because of “the international dissemination of child pornography and the production of child pornography.”

Online court records reflect Racine County Court Commissioner Alice Rudebusch set a $250,000 cash bond during a hearing Friday.

Roberts-Smith is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing June 11.

According to the criminal complaint, RCSO began working with the Department of Homeland Security on June 4.

A Dutch investigator acting as a confidential informant communicated with a user “Fantastic,” later identified as Roberts-Smith.

In the chat, Roberts-Smith reportedly sent the confidential informant a video of Roberts-Smith sexually assaulting a young child.

On June 4 at around 6:56 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop during which Roberts-Smith was arrested and his phone was seized. He allegedly told officers he knew of Teleguard but declined to provide more information.

When searching Roberts-Smith’s phone, investigators reportedly found the same video exchanged with the confidential informant through the messaging app.

Investigators also found multiple chats — one with more than 600 members — in which Roberts-Smith discussed the abuse and sent child pornography to other users.

From: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-courts/article_5da9db7c-5667-4671-9641-973ac3b566f6.html

Sunday, June 29, 2025

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