How Could You? Hall of Shame-Ronald Oshensky,Jr. UPDATED
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From Johnstown, Pennsylvania, foster parent Ronald Oshensky, Jr.,43, “pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal child sexual exploitation laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung .”
“Ronald Oshensky, Jr., age 43, pleaded guilty to Count One of the Indictment before Senior United States District Judge Stephanie L. Haines.
According to information presented to the court, Mr. Oshensky was a foster parent with Children and Youth Services (CYS) organizations from several southwestern Pennsylvania counties. Through his guilty plea and pursuant to his plea agreement Mr. Oshensky acknowledged that from July 14, 2011, to October 23, 2011, the exact date being unknown, he produced two videotapes containing a total of 18 video clips which depicted seven different minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct all of which were produced using materials that were shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.
U.S. Attorney Chung stated, “Mr. Oshensky was entrusted to care for some of the most vulnerable members of society. Through the documented serial sexual abuse he perpetrated against children, he breached that trust and further victimized already disadvantaged youth. Today’s guilty plea reflects my office’s commitment to holding accountable those who perpetrate sexual offenses against children and ensures that western Pennsylvania is safer a place by taking a dangerous child predator out of the community.”
“This Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) operation with significant assistance from the FBI and the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Police Department clearly demonstrates the power of interagency cooperation resulting in taking a dangerous predator off the streets.” said William S. Walker, Special Agent in Charge for the HSI Philadelphia Field Office. “I am especially proud of our HSI Special Agents’ investigative abilities that ultimately led to Oshensky’s federal charges and eventual guilty plea.”
Judge Haines scheduled sentencing for Dec. 2, 2022. The law provides for a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison, and a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Assistant United States Attorney Arnold P. Bernard Jr. is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.”
[US Department of Justice, Western District of Pennsylvania 7/19/22]
REFORM Puzzle Piece
Update:“A former foster parent was sentenced on Thursday in federal court in Johnstown to spend the next 30 years in prison for sexually abusing children in his care.
U.S. District Judge Stephanie L. Haines handed down the sentence to Ronald J. Oshensky Jr., 43, formerly of Johnstown, and called his actions “pure evil.”
Oshensky, who had pleaded guilty to violating federal child sexual exploitation laws, was also sentenced to a lifetime of supervision after he is released from prison.
As part of his plea agreement, Oshensky admitted to filming himself sexually abusing children during his tenure as a foster parent for several southwestern Pennsylvania child services agencies.
Oshensky gave the children doses of the drug melatonin to get them to fall asleep, then sexually abused them, prosecutors said in a memorandum to the court. Searches of his home on Birch Avenue in the city’s West End turned up tapes containing 18 video clips – a total of 50 minutes of video – depicting the sexual abuse of seven different children as they slept in his bedroom, according to the memorandum.”
‘I hurt the children’: Former foster parent gets 30 years in prison for sex abuse
[The Tribune-Democrat 12/2/22 by Patrick Buchnowski]
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