{"id":46280,"date":"2026-08-15T08:25:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T03:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46280"},"modified":"2026-08-15T08:25:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T03:25:34","slug":"actor-shane-ryan-gledhill-faces-24-felony-charges-in-child-abuse-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46280","title":{"rendered":"Actor Shane Ryan Gledhill faces 24 felony charges in child abuse case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2F137466075.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/02\/us-news\/sicko-nabbed-for-raping-multiple-children-he-met-at-nyc-shelters-sources\/\">access to underage victims<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Shane Ryan Gledhill, 46, of Lompoc, was arrested Aug. 3 after Santa Barbara County sheriff\u2019s detectives <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/04\/us-news\/actor-shane-ryan-gledhill-arrested-on-15-felony-sex-abuse-charges\/\">spent nearly five years investigating allegations of child sexual abuse<\/a> and exploitation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Shane Ryan Gledhill faces 24 felony charges after investigators say he used online casting calls. <span class=\"credit\">Shadow Death<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Shane Ryan Gledhill is shown in a mugshot after being arrested on Tuesday in Santa Barbara. Gledhill, 46, was arrested on 15 felony charges related to the sexual abuse and exploitation of children. <span class=\"credit\">Santa Barbara Sheriff<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He was initially booked on <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/15\/cali-teacher-of-the-year-allegedly-had-students-picture-in-wallet\/\">15 felony charges<\/a>. That number has since risen to 24.<\/p>\n<p>Gledhill is being held on $500,000 bail, with a preliminary hearing set for Sept. 9 at the Superior Court of Santa Barbara\u2019s Lompoc Courthouse.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>California Post News<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCaliforniaPost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@CaliforniaPost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@thecaliforniapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Vb6a2IV1NCrL6q2AWq0E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/company\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><br \/><strong>California Post Sports<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/capostsports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/capostsports\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CaliforniaPostSports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a><br \/><strong>California Post  <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opinion<\/a> <br \/><strong>California Post Newsletters<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/email.nypost.com\/#california-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up here!<\/a><br \/><strong>California Post App<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download here!<\/a><br \/><strong>Home delivery<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.californiapost.com\/defaultCAP\">Sign up here!<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/><\/a><strong>Page Six Hollywood<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/hollywood-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up here!<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Detectives identified two additional survivors during the initial investigation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Investigators searched Gledhill\u2019s home seizing thousands of digital files that were later examined during a forensic investigation. <span class=\"credit\">Deadly Western<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By the time the probe progressed, authorities had identified nine survivors, all of whom were minors when the alleged offenses occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators searched Gledhill\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say Gledhill contacted many of the survivors through online casting calls and filmmaking projects, using the professional names \u201cShane Ryan\u201d and \u201cShane Ryan-Reid.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Cali - Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Investigators believe those casting calls and projects may have been used to attract young aspiring actors and filmmakers.<\/p>\n<p>Gledhill had a lengthy Hollywood resume.<\/p>\n<p>According to his IMDb page, he appeared in roughly 120 films and produced more than 150 projects featuring big-name actors, including Shelley Duvall, Richard Dreyfuss, Ed Harris and Tom Arnold.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Shane Ryan-Reid in \u201cNight Cops\u201d in 2023. (Night Cops) <span class=\"credit\">Night Cops<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His projects also involved other recognizable Hollywood names, including Bruce Dern, Peter Weller, Eric Roberts, Malcolm McDowell, Lance Henriksen and Robert Englund.<\/p>\n<p>Now investigators believe the alleged conduct may extend beyond Santa Barbara County. <\/p>\n<p>Based on filming locations, authorities said there could be additional survivors on California\u2019s Central Coast, in Los Angeles County and potentially on the East Coast.<\/p>\n<p>One of Gledhill\u2019s films, released in 2006, followed a male serial killer who kidnaps an underage girl, manipulates her into having sex with him and then kills her.<\/p>\n<p>Gledhill played the rapist killer in the movie, which was shot from the serial killer\u2019s point of view. He later made second and third versions of the film.<\/p>\n<p>During an on-camera interview in 2018, Gledhill said the second version was \u201cmore graphic and more explicit\u201d and that he \u201cdecided to use real penetration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the same interview, he said the film \u201cshowed real penetration\u201d on screen.<\/p>\n<p>The 24 felony charges include allegations involving child molestation, rape, forcible sexual assault, contacting a minor with the intent to commit a sexual offense, possession of child sexual abuse material and providing harmful matter to a minor.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say the investigation is ongoing and that more potential survivors may be out there.<\/p>\n<p>Gledhill was arrested at his Lompoc residence on Aug. 3 and booked into the Northern Branch Jail, where he remains held on $500,000 bail<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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