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Former Greenwich HS Teacher Admits Possessing Child Porn, Feds Say Former Greenwich HS Teacher Admits Possessing Child Porn, Feds Say
Former Greenwich HS Teacher Admits Possessing Child Porn, Feds Say A 44-year-old man who worked as a teacher at a Connecticut high school has admitted to possessing images and videos containing child pornography, federal officials said. Fairfield County resident Nicholas Skirkanich of Ridgefield pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Feb. 21 to a child pornography possession charge, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced.  According to federal officials, in October 2022, an online service provider submitted a CyberTip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that indicated a TikTok video containing child sex abu…
New England Man, Ex-Head Of 'Recount' News Site Had 'Large' Amount Of Child Porn: Police New England Man, Ex-Head Of 'Recount' News Site Had 'Large' Amount Of Child Porn: Police
New England Man, Ex-Head Of 'Recount' News Site Had 'Large' Amount Of Child Porn: Police A 44-year-old Berkshire County man and former editor-in-chief of a popular news site faces multiple felonies after he allegedly amassed a trove of child sexual abuse material featuring children as young as 3, authorities said. He also took is accused of taking part in discussions on how to abduct and rape children.  Slade Sohmer, of Otis, was arrested on Monday, Nov. 13, following a lengthy investigation and charged with two counts of having child porn and two counts of dissemination of child pornography, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. More charges are expect…
Norwalk Man Pleads Guilty To Child Porn Charges Norwalk Man Pleads Guilty To Child Porn Charges
Norwalk Man Pleads Guilty To Child Porn Charges A 26-year-old Fairfield County man has pleaded guilty to possessing images and videos depicting child sex abuse. Jake Scott Flewellyn, of Norwalk, pleaded guilty in Bridgeport federal court on Monday, July 31, said Vanessa Roberts Avery, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, in December 2021, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a report from the smartphone messenger application Kik about a Kik user who was distributing videos of child pornography through its service. Kik deactivated the user’s acc…
Seen Him? Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old From Bridgeport Seen Him? Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old From Bridgeport
Seen Him? Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old From Bridgeport Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 16-year-old from Fairfield County.  Antonio Vargas, age 16, has been missing from Bridgeport since Tuesday, May 16, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.  Vargas is described as a Hispanic male with black hair and brown eyes. He is 5 feet 7 inches tall and 150 pounds.  Anyone with information regarding Vargas's whereabouts is asked to call Bridgeport Police at 1-203-576-7671.  Share this story by clicking on the Facebook icon to the left. This is a developin…
Missing 15-Year-Old CT Twins Found In New York Missing 15-Year-Old CT Twins Found In New York
Missing 15-Year-Old CT Twins Found In New York Update:  Two 15-year-old twins who went missing from their East Hartford home have been found.  The twins were safely located in New York, East Hartford Police announced.  Original Report:  Police are asking for help from the public in locating two 15-year-old twins that went missing in East Hartford.  Kimberly and Kayla Claudio, both age 15, went missing from their East Hartford home on Tuesday, Jan. 17, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.  Both sisters have been known to run from home in the past, East Hartford Police said…
Fairfield County Man, 76, Charged With Possession Of Child Porn, Police Say Fairfield County Man, 76, Charged With Possession Of Child Porn, Police Say
Fairfield County Man, 76, Charged With Possession Of Child Porn, Police Say A 76-year-old Fairfield County man has been charged with allegedly possessing child pornography. John Minehan of Westport turned himself in to the police on Monday, Nov. 28, following an investigation into a cyber tip, said Lt. Eric Woods, of the Westport Police. According to Woods, on Monday, Aug. 15, Westport Police initiated an investigation into the possession of suspected child pornography by a resident after receiving a cyber tip from National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.  The images contained in the tip were confirmed child pornography and the suppl…
Age-Progressed Images Released Of Mom, 2 Kids Who Went Missing In NY Age-Progressed Images Released Of Mom, 2 Kids Who Went Missing In NY
Age-Progressed Images Released Of Mom, 2 Kids Who Went Missing In NY Police have released updated age-progressed images depicting a mother and her two children who went missing from their Northern Westchester home more than 45 years ago.  On Feb. 5, 1977, 29-year-old Leslie Guthrie and her two children, Julie, age 6, and Timothy, age 3, went missing from their residence in Katonah and have not been found since, according to the Bedford Police Department.  The three of them were last seen driving in a 1974 Ford Maverick with a white roof that bore New York license plate 636-WNA, police said.  The age-progressed images, released on Friday,…
CT Man Faces Child Porn Charge CT Man Faces Child Porn Charge
CT Man Faces Child Porn Charge A convicted sex offender from Connecticut who was serving probation was allegedly busted with more than 10,000 images of child porn and voyeurism on cell phones he was not allowed to possess. Hartford County resident Gregory Butts, age 52, of Suffield, was arrested on Monday, Oct. 31 following a months-long investigation by the Connecticut State Police. Butts was sentenced in June 2016 to prison, and following jail time for having sexual contact with a minor victim, he was also sentenced to 15 years of probation, state police said. While on probation, Butts was not allowed to possess any c…
Fairfield County Man Accused Of Sending Child Pornography On Kik Fairfield County Man Accused Of Sending Child Pornography On Kik
Fairfield County Man Accused Of Sending Child Pornography On Kik A Fairfield County man is accused of sending sexually explicit images of children using the instant messaging app Kik. Jake Flewellyn, age 24, of Norwalk, was hit with federal charges Thursday, May 12, accusing him of distributing child pornography, the US Attorney’s Office said. It came one day after he surrendered to police. Prosecutors said Flewellyn was busted in April 2022 after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) was tipped off that a Kik user was sending videos of child pornography through its service. That report came four months after Kik had deactivate…
Man Accused Of Grooming Kids To Produce Child Porn, Including In CT Man Accused Of Grooming Kids To Produce Child Porn, Including In CT
Man Accused Of Grooming Kids To Produce Child Porn, Including In CT Over 80 children worldwide— between the ages of six and 13-years-old— were allegedly groomed by a California man to produce child porn, authorities announced. Demetrius Carl Davis, age 24, posed as an 11-year-old girl called “Lizzy” to form online relationships with the children and convince them to perform and record sexual acts on other children in their lives, according to a report released by the Sheriff’s Internet Crimes Against Children task force. VIDEO PRESS RELEASE: Child Sexual Predator Suspect "Lizzy" Arrested Posted by Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, April 26…
CT Man Charged With Recording Sex Abuse Of Minor, Other Child Exploitation Offenses CT Man Charged With Recording Sex Abuse Of Minor, Other Child Exploitation Offenses
CT Man Charged With Recording Sex Abuse Of Minor, Other Child Exploitation Offenses A 53-year-old Connecticut man was arrested and charged with producing child porn. Hartford County resident Mark Roman, of East Windsor, was arrested on Monday, Nov. 29, and charged with production of child pornography and transportation of child pornography, according to Leonard Boyle, acting United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. A criminal complaint alleges that Yahoo! reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that images of child sexual abuse had been sent from Roman's email account, Boyle said. The US Attorney's Office said investigat…
Six-Month Investigation Leads To Child Porn, Voyeurism Charges For Stamford Teacher Six-Month Investigation Leads To Child Porn, Voyeurism Charges For Stamford Teacher
Six-Month Investigation Leads To Child Porn, Voyeurism Charges For Stamford Teacher A math teacher has been arrested for possession of child pornography and voyeurism that took place at his home following a six-month investigation. Gregory Kelly, 35, of Stamford, a teacher at Cloonan School, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 7, following an investigation initiated by a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. According to Conklin, after receiving the tip in August 2019, that images of child pornography originating from Stamford had been discovered, the department's special unit traced the associated I…
NY, CT Residents Among Hundreds Charged In Takedown Of Largest Darknet Child Porn Website NY, CT Residents Among Hundreds Charged In Takedown Of Largest Darknet Child Porn Website
NY, CT Residents Among Hundreds Charged In Takedown Of Largest Darknet Child Porn Website Men from Connecticut and New York are among those charged in the takedown of the largest Darknet child pornography website. Jong Woo Son, 23, a South Korean national, was indicted this week for his operation of Welcome To Video, the largest child exploitation market by volume of content, officials said. Son has also been charged and convicted in South Korea and is currently in custody serving his sentence in South Korea.   An additional 337 site users residing in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jers…
'Cyber Tip' Leads To Arrest Of Norwalk Man For Child Porn 'Cyber Tip' Leads To Arrest Of Norwalk Man For Child Porn
'Cyber Tip' Leads To Arrest Of Norwalk Man For Child Porn A Norwalk man has been has been charged with possession of child pornography following a months-long investigation. Jorge Campos of South Main Street was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 5, following the execution of a warrant that uncovered a device containing numerous files of child pornography within his home, said Norwalk Police Lt. Terrence Blake. The investigation into Campos began in August 2018 after the police department's Special Victims Unit received a “cyber tip” from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Blake said.  The cyber…
Stratford Man Sentenced A Second Time For Child Porn Stratford Man Sentenced A Second Time For Child Porn
Stratford Man Sentenced A Second Time For Child Porn A 32-year-old man nabbed downloading child porn one month after being released from prison for the same thing, was sentenced to eight years in prison on Friday. Jaime Diaz, Stratford, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 20 years, suspended after eight years and followed by 15 years of probation in Bridgeport Superior Court, reported the Connecticut Post.  He was also ordered to register as a sex offender. Prosecutors told the judge that police received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, that child porno…
Man Sentenced For Child Exploitation Offense Man Sentenced For Child Exploitation Offense
Man Sentenced For Child Exploitation Offense A 79-year-old Connecticut man is going to spend some time behind bars for attempting to solicit sexual activity from teenage girls on Facebook. Waterbury resident Harry Bright - also known as “Buddy Bright” has been sentenced to three months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty in federal court to one count of distribution of obscene matter to a minor.  The first two months of Bright’s supervised release will be served in home confinement. In November last year, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) contacted Homeland …
Cyber Tip Leads To Greenwich Man's Arrest For Child Porn Cyber Tip Leads To Greenwich Man's Arrest For Child Porn
Cyber Tip Leads To Greenwich Man's Arrest For Child Porn A 20-year-old man has been charged with possession of child pornography after police received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. John Zimmel of Greenwich was arrested on Sunday July 15 and charged with possession of child pornography following a lengthy investigation by the Greenwich Police Department Special Victims Section and the Southwestern Technical Investigation Unit, said Lt. John Slusarz. During the execution of a search warrant at Zimmel's home, police found numerous digital storage devices, three of which were discovered by Greenwich Police D…
Westport Man Sentenced For Child Porn Westport Man Sentenced For Child Porn
Westport Man Sentenced For Child Porn A man who was busted with child pornography last year in Fairfield County has pleaded guilty and will spend more than two years behind bars. Police said they received a tip in March 2016 from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that a residence in Westport had uploaded child pornography to electronic devices. An investigation led to the home of Daniel Krulewitch, now 53, police said. A search warrant was executed at the home the following month by the Westport Police Department Detective Bureau and the regional Technical Investigations Unit. According to police, searches…
CT Man Pleads Guilty To Child Exploitation CT Man Pleads Guilty To Child Exploitation
CT Man Pleads Guilty To Child Exploitation A 78-year-old Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to attempting to solicit sexual activity from teenage girls on Facebook. Waterbury resident Harry Bright - also known as “Buddy Bright,” pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of obscene matter to a minor in federal court on Thursday, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced. According to court documents and statements made in court, in November last year, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) contacted Homeland Security Investigations to report that they had been notified…