27-year-old Deonte Spears was taken into custody for the solicitation of a minor and aggravated statutory rape on February 8th. On January 26th, during a forensic interview at Nashville Children’s Alliance, JV disclosed that she and Spears had sexual intercourse numerous times when she was 15-16 years of age, during which she became pregnant and had a child. Detectives recovered multiple messages between JV and Spears from her computer and phone. JV confirmed that she had messaged him about sex through her “Gmail Account,” where he solicited her to engage in inappropriate acts. JV was shown pictures of the email message thread and confirmed she was messaging Spears. JV also explained that she obtained his email through an Instagram Chat, where he provided her with his email to communicate. There were numerous texts between them about their child. Deonte Spears was taken into custody on February 8th.
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IndyCar fan Kenneth Wasson charged in rape of child via Grindr in Nashville
39-year-old Kenneth Wasson met a 15-year-old girl on Grindr and talked her into sex by offering to explain the JROTC program. The juvenile girl spoke with the police and told them she met Kenneth on the Grindr dating app. Kenneth told her that he was in the Army and wanted to speak with her about the JROTC program, but he said it would be better to do so in person. She said that he arrived at her house on July 26th and explained the JROTC program, then he put his hand on her knee. He then rubbed up her leg until he pulled down her pants, used his mouth during a sex act, and then had sex with the victim. Once he finished, he pulled his pants up and left the residence. She said that he texted her two pictures of himself nude after the sexual encounter and sent a message saying, “We need to get together again; once wasn’t enough.”
On August 2nd, detectives were present when Kenneth texted the juvenile female admitting to having sex with her and when he said, “And maybe hit me up when you hit 18.” Wasson’s social media includes recent photos of him with underage children at IndyCar racing events, such as the one happening in Nashville this weekend.
Juvenile Detention employee Marquaveon Gray faces child sex charges from a boy he met at the facility
24-year-old Marquaveon Darell Gray is charged with two counts of solicitation of a minor and displaying sex acts to a minor — a 16-year-old male who he met while working at the Rutherford County Juvenile Detention Center, where the victim was in the custody of the center. Officers recovered videos of Gray propositioning the victim, and displaying his own genitals to the victim during a Facetime call, to which the victim replied, “you got a shrimp!” (details may be graphic in story…)
Pineville Predators: Three indicted in kidnapping, rape, & assault of a runaway juvenile in Nashville
Police say three high school friends who moved from Louisiana to Nashville after they graduated Pineville High School in 2020, participated in the assault and rape of a 16-year-old runaway who was staying with them at their Priest Lake apartment. A newly unsealed Grand Jury indictment charges 20-year-old Albert “Riley” Roberts IV with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, especially aggravated kidnapping, and reckless endangerment. Roberts was taken into custody Thursday and is free on a $100,000 bond. His co-defendants, 20-year-old Ashton Ivy Cannon, and 20-year-old Edsaviour Ricshaun Groves, both have outstanding warrants for their arrests. Cannon is charged with rape, aggravated rape, and kidnapping. Groves is charged with rape, aggravated rape, and solicitation of a minor.