Multiple Men Arrested, Wanted for Child Sex Crimes Across Missouri, Texas, Tennessee

Several men have been arrested or are wanted on charges related to child sexual crimes across multiple states in 2025. Hilberto Palacios was arrested in Wilson County, Texas, on warrants for Sexual Performance of a Child and Indecency with a Child following a Karnes County investigation. In Kansas City, Mauricio Gerardo-Marquez faces charges including child molestation, statutory rape, and sodomy after allegedly abusing a 9-year-old girl, with a no-bond arrest warrant issued but he remains at large. Corey Deshawn Wade was apprehended in Clarksville, Tennessee, by U.S. Marshals on warrants from Missouri for multiple child sex offenses, including statutory rape and child molestation, and awaits extradition. Additionally, Mohammad Maher Chamma of Kansas City was charged federally with producing child pornography and transporting a minor for illegal sexual activity, part of the nationwide Project Safe Childhood initiative aimed at combating child sexual exploitation. Law enforcement agencies continue to emphasize thorough investigations and prosecutions of these crimes and encourage victims to come forward.