Vile Hollywood actor accused of luring teen victims with casting calls charged with 24 counts of child sex abuse
A Hollywood actor and producer who worked on projects involving stars including Shelley Duvall, Richard Dreyfuss, Ed Harris and Tom Arnold is now facing 24 felony charges after investigators say he used online casting calls and filmmaking projects to gain access to underage victims.Shane Ryan Gledhill, 46, of Lompoc, was arrested Aug.3 after Santa Barbara County sheriff’s detectives spent nearly five years investigating allegations of child sexual abuse and exploitation.He was initially booked on 15 felony charges.
That number has since risen to 24.Gledhill is being held on $500,000 bail, with a preliminary hearing set for Sept.9 at the Superior Court of Santa Barbara’s Lompoc Courthouse.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!The investigation began in November 2021, when a 17-year-old survivor came forward to report suspicious and inappropriate conduct involving Gledhill that allegedly occurred when she was 15.Detectives identified two additional survivors during the initial investigation.By the time the probe progressed, authorities had identified nine survivors, all of whom were minors when the alleged offenses occurred.Investigators searched Gledhill’s home on the 3000 block of Courtney Drive in Lompoc on Feb.
23, 2022, seizing thousands of digital files that were later examined during an extensive forensic investigation.Authorities say Gledhill contacted many of the survivors through online casting calls and filmmaking projects, using the professional names “Shane Ryan” and “Shane Ryan-Reid.” California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.Please provide a valid email.
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