To populate the Newstar Websites with content, Newstar Enterprise members sourced, enticed, solicited and recruited males and females under the age of 18, some of whom were prepubescent, to use as 'child models' for the Newstar Websites. Kenneth Power's wife, Tatiana 'Tanya' Power, 41, of Weston, is currently pending trial on money laundering charges in connection with the Newstar Enterprise.Īccording to court documents, founded around 2005, the Newstar Enterprise built, maintained, hosted and operated the Newstar Websites on servers in the United States and abroad. Other members of the Newstar Enterprise resided in Europe.
Patrice Eileen Wilowski-Mevorah, 53, of Tampa, and Mary Lou Bjorkman, 58, of Lutz, recently pleaded guilty to laundering money for the Newstar Enterprise.
(CW44 News At 10) – A series of charges and convictions were announced today in connection with an international enterprise based in Florida that operated subscription-based sexually exploitive 'child modeling' websites.Īccording to court documents, Kenneth Power (deceased at 58, of Weston), was a principal member of the Newstar Enterprise – an internet-based business aimed at for-profit sexual exploitation of vulnerable children under the guise of 'child modeling' through a collection of websites called the Newstar Websites.
