Four men face child sex abuse charges

Authorities in New York arrested Scott Hammond on allegations involving child sexual abuse images; investigators also say they found a loaded firearm he was prohibited from possessing because of a prior felony conviction. In Virginia, William Napier was indicted on 100 additional charges involving possession of child sexual abuse material, on top of previously filed animal-sex-crime charges. In Florida, 22-year-old Caleb Small faces charges of sexual battery and lewd or lascivious molestation involving a child younger than 12, following an investigation into allegations dating back several years; he denies the allegations, though investigators say he acknowledged apologizing for what he described as an inappropriate childhood incident. Separately, Lake Worth resident Mariano Michael Skripko Strout faces 30 felony counts after investigators say a cellphone review uncovered child sexual abuse images linked to an online account.