Former BoyChat Webmaster arrested in Mexico
Jun 6, 2008
 BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A sex offender who lived with a family after
prison, then fled after being accused of molesting their 5-year-old
son, appeared in court Friday following his return from Mexico, where
he apparently spent a decade on the lam.
The FBI had put Jon
Savarino Schillaci (shuh-LACK-ee) on its list of most-wanted fugitives
in September. Agents with the help of Mexican authorities arrested him
in San Jose de Gracia, Mexico, on Thursday, U.S. Attorney Thomas
Colantuono said at a news conference.
Schillaci, 36, is believed
to have been in Mexico the entire time he was a fugitive, though he
traveled within the country. He used various false names and ran a Web
site for pedophiles, the prosecutor said.
In a Rockingham County
court, Judge Tina Nadeau ordered Schillaci held without bail and
entered not-guilty pleas for him until he gets a lawyer. He requested a
public defender.
The charges against him include aggravated
felonious sexual assault and possession of child pornography.
Prosecutors say Schillaci could face life in prison if convicted
because of his prior child sexual assault convictions.
FBI agents
said he began corresponding with the victim's family in Deerfield in
the 1990s while in prison in Texas for assaulting two 11-year-old boys.
When he was released in 1999, the family allowed him to move in with
them so he could attend school in Boston.
Within weeks, the
5-year-old told his parents he was being molested, authorities said at
the time. Schillaci was indicted but failed to appear for a hearing and
has been a fugitive ever since.
San Jose de Gracia is a dairy
town of about 10,000 southeast of Guadalajara. Police commander
Salvador Elisea said he didn't know how long Schillaci had been living
there.
"We don't have any information on what kind of person he
was," nor had authorities received any complaints about him, Elisea
said.
Assistant Mayor Jose Luis Acevedo said a foreigner would
have to keep a very low profile to go unnoticed in the town. "Almost
everybody here knows each other," Acevedo said.
U.S. Ambassador
to Mexico Antonio Garza said Schillaci's arrest demonstrated the
Mexican government's stepped-up efforts to pursue fugitives south of
the border.
"Once again, Mexico has demonstrated that it will not be a refuge for criminals fleeing from justice," Garza said.
Schillaci's
story has been told on programs including Fox's "America's Most Wanted"
in January. The program said he writes poetry, plays the piano and
speaks several languages.
The boy's mother said Schillaci wrote
regularly from prison in Texas about his determination to change his
life after he was released.
"He's a very eloquent person and he
wrote very nice letters, talking about how he was studying in prison
and how he (was) regretting the mistakes of his youth," the mother
said.
Two charged with sexual assault of baby
Jan 31, 2008
New
Britain (WTNH) _ Two New Britain men face multiple counts of sexual
assault after police say they sexually assaulted a 3-month old baby
girl.
These are truly disturbing charges. A baby discovered in
an apartment in New Britain with two men. Police say they were engaged
in sex acts with children and computer porn. What's even more
gut-wrenching, is this may be the tip of the iceberg.
The dooris open at 237 Washington Street, but there is something wrong --
garbage up and down the stairwell -- and nobody home. This is the
home of 39-year-old Harold Spurling and 29-year-old Jeffrey Brisson --
both arrested Wednesday by New Britain police and charged with, among
other things, sexual assault and risk of injury to a child by sexual
contact.
Neighbor Juan Jimenez often saw Brisson with
children. "Actually it's kind of shocking to find that out about him,"
Jimenez said. ";Seemed like a pretty cool guy playing out here with
some kids not to long ago." An anonymous tip led police to this
apartment. Spurling and Brisson wouldn't open the door, so police
forced their way inside. Once there, they discovered a 3-month-old
baby girl in a car seat, and a computer filled with child pornography.
Then, another horrifying discovery.
Upon furtherinvestigation, they determined Mr. Brisson had a video clip of him
molesting the 3-month-old female that was on scene, Sgt. Darren
Pearson of the New Britain Police Department said.
He was
always with an infant, Jimenez said. He had his friends working on
his car, he'd be with infant, outside, holding the baby and stuff, I
thought that was his daughter.
Police say the baby was
being cared for by Spurling and Brisson. Both men remain in custody.
Now, both police and neighbors are worried there might be more victims. | 
