Arrests Reported in Child-Sex Cases Across States

In Bossier Parish, Louisiana, 42-year-old Job Martinez was arrested on 63 counts involving child sexual-abuse images after a cyber tip prompted an investigation; authorities allege he downloaded images of children ages 2 to 11, and the sheriff’s office said he confessed and acknowledged being in the United States illegally. His bond was set at $500,000. In Georgia, a 23-year-old man was arrested on allegations involving a 12-year-old girl and released on $32,500 bond; the girl’s mother is seeking stronger safeguards than the existing no-contact conditions. In North Carolina, 20-year-old Felix Mendez was arrested after a reported sexual assault and later indicted on first-degree forcible rape and kidnapping charges; he is held without bond. Greensboro resident Jacob Timothy Butts, 33, was arrested over alleged sexual activity with a 14-year-old and charged with felony statutory rape, felony sexual offense with a child, and contributing to a minor’s delinquency; he is in custody with no bond set. Separately, Greensboro police arrested 45-year-old Abdullah Rahman Muhammad II on charges including assault by strangulation and robbery, and accused him of interfering with an electronic monitoring device; he is held without bond.