(Stafford)- Two juvenile predators arrested by the Stafford Sheriff’s Office. Darryl Wells portrayed juveniles in various social media and chat rooms.
65 year old Allen Bentley of Doraville, Georgia has been charged with six counts of Attempted Indecent Liberties with a Juvenile, six counts of using an Electronic Communications Device to Solicit a Juvenile and 25 counts of Distribution of Child Pornography. All are felonies under Virginia law. He is being held in Georgia and has waived extradition. He’ll be tried in Stafford Circuit Court. Police say Bentley propositioned “the juvenile” that Wells was portraying and transmitted pictures of pre-pubescent children that meet the definition of Child Pornography under the Code of Virginia, while online.
41-year old Christopher Hawthorne of Springfield was arrested at his home. Hawthorne engaged the juvenile that Wells was portraying in sexual activity propositions while online. Hawthorne is now being held at the Rappahannock Regional Jail.
