Update | September 11:
On September 10, Judge Denise Ferrero sentenced Mario Alvaro Fernandez, 40, to 30 years in prison.
The sentencing hearing was set for August but it was rescheduled after Fernandez accused
Criminal defense attorney Gilbert Schaffnit has began representing Christian Vargas in his new sex offense case and has filed a motion asking the judge to quash the new warrant against his client.
Vargas
On May 13, Miko Jay Bryles, 30, was transferred into the custody of the Florida Department of Corrections to begin serving prison time for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
Bryles, facing a
On April 30, 2026, Niam Rashaw Jones, 44, was convicted in two separate felony domestic violence cases and sentenced to six months of community control followed by two years of probation.
Case 1:
Municipality of Cuiabá, Brazil - Mark Vega, 56, of Ignite Life Center Church in Gainesville, Florida, was arrested in November 2025 on a count of failing to report suspected child abuse. Police reports describe
