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Ex-Flight Attendant On Boston-Bound Plane Filmed Children As They Used Bathroom: Feds Ex-Flight Attendant On Boston-Bound Plane Filmed Children As They Used Bathroom: Feds
Ex-Flight Attendant On Boston-Bound Plane Filmed Children As They Used Bathroom: Feds A former American Airlines flight attendant attempted to film a child as she used the bathroom and had videos of several other children using the plane's lavatory on his phone, authorities said.  Estes Carter Thompson III, 36, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was charged with one count of attempted sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession of child pornography depicting a prepubescent minor, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  A 14-year-old aboard a Charlotte to Boston flight in September 2023 told her parents that Thompson had escorted her to the first-cl…

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by Josh Lanier
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'Special Kind Of Evil': Child Sex Trafficker Who Recruited CT Victims Gets 40 Years In Prison 'Special Kind Of Evil': Child Sex Trafficker Who Recruited CT Victims Gets 40 Years In Prison
'Special Kind Of Evil': Child Sex Trafficker Who Recruited CT Victims Gets 40 Years In Prison A convicted sex trafficker will spend decades in prison for forcing underage girls into prostitution. New York resident Christopher Thomas, age 40, of Colonie in Albany County, was sentenced to 40 years behind bars Monday, Oct. 30, in Albany federal court. According to prosecutors, Thomas coerced numerous vulnerable children and young women, some as young as 16, to engage in sex work for his financial benefit between 2018 and 2020. His crimes spanned New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont. In March 2023, following a 5-day trial, jurors convicted Thomas of 16 counts, including s…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Sends Bomb Threats To Over 150 Schools, Synagogues, Airports In CT, Other States: Feds Man Sends Bomb Threats To Over 150 Schools, Synagogues, Airports In CT, Other States: Feds
Man Sends Bomb Threats To Over 150 Schools, Synagogues, Airports In CT, Other States: Feds A 33-year-old man faces federal charges after sending bomb threats to over 150 school districts, synagogues, airports, hospitals, and malls in several states, including New York and Connecticut, officials announced. Peru resident Eddie Manuel Nunez Santos, age 33, was arrested by Peruvian authorities on Tuesday, Sept. 26 after allegedly placing a string of bomb threats in New York, Connecticut, Arizona, and Alaska in retaliation against teenage girls for them refusing to send him sexually explicit photos, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  A…

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by Ben Crnic
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'Dangerous Predator' Who Filmed Sex Abuse Of 9-Year-Old Sentenced Thanks To Tip From CT Girl 'Dangerous Predator' Who Filmed Sex Abuse Of 9-Year-Old Sentenced Thanks To Tip From CT Girl
'Dangerous Predator' Who Filmed Sex Abuse Of 9-Year-Old Sentenced Thanks To Tip From CT Girl A New York man who filmed himself sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl and sent child pornography to minors is heading to prison, thanks in part to the bravery of a Connecticut teenager. Manuel Geovanny Torres Rivas, age 27, of Hempstead on Long Island, was sentenced to 25 years behind bars Friday, Oct. 14, in federal court in Central Islip. The sentence followed his January 2022 guilty plea to sexual exploitation of a child. Federal investigators began looking into Torres Rivas after a 13-year-old Connecticut girl told her school that a user on the social networking app Snapchat had sent h…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Sexually Exploiting Children Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Sexually Exploiting Children
Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Sexually Exploiting Children A Fairfield County man who used his influence on social media platforms to sexually exploit children before being busted by an undercover investigator posing as a teen girl has been sentenced, federal authorities announced. Edward Gaplin, age 40, of Stratford, has been sentenced to 216 months (18 years) in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to offenses tied to the sexual manipulation of minors. US Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery said that Galpin was an administrator of a private Kik messaging app chat group that provided a forum for members to discuss th…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Accused Of Sexually Exploiting Child In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Accused Of Sexually Exploiting Child In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Accused Of Sexually Exploiting Child In Fairfield County, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested for allegedly sexually exploiting a child. Franklin Eaton, of Norwalk, was arrested on Tuesday, March 22 by the Bridgeport Police following a months-long investigation. The investigation began in October 2021 after the family of a child victim received a disturbing letter alleging the child had been sexually exploited by a known person, said Scott Appleby, director of Bridgeport Emergency Management. The victim’s family then notified the Bridgeport Police Department Special Victims Unit which commenced an extensive investigation into multiple perpet…

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by Kathy Reakes
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FBI Seeking To ID Man In Connection To Sexual Exploitation Investigation FBI Seeking To ID Man In Connection To Sexual Exploitation Investigation
FBI Seeking To ID Man In Connection To Sexual Exploitation Investigation The FBI has released a new surveillance photo of an unknown man who may have information pertaining to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Law enforcement officials are seeking information regarding “John Doe 44” pictured above, who is believed to have critical information pertaining to the identity of a child victim in a sexual exploitation investigation. The video showing the man is believed to have been produced before November 2018. Initial video of the man was first recorded by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in February this year. FBI investigators described th…

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by Zak Failla
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Tutor Charged With Transporting Child Porn To, From Fairfield County Tutor Charged With Transporting Child Porn To, From Fairfield County
Tutor Charged With Transporting Child Porn To, From Fairfield County A tutor from Westchester is facing charges for allegedly sexually exploiting a minor he was teaching, recording it on his phone, and transporting child pornography to and from Fairfield County. Tuckahoe resident John Mueser was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 19 and charged with sexual exploitation of a 7-year-old minor and with transporting child pornography. Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said that on May 1 last year, Mueser induced a 7-year-old he was tutoring to engage in sexually explicit conduct, using his iPhone to record it and then transported the images from Fairfield County to W…

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by Zak Failla
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CT Sex Offender Admits To Receiving Child Porn CT Sex Offender Admits To Receiving Child Porn
CT Sex Offender Admits To Receiving Child Porn A registered sex offender in Connecticut is heading back to prison after being busted for attempting to sexually entice a teenager, possessing child porn while living in a halfway house, and taking elaborate steps in an attempt to cover it up. Philip Frost, formerly of Waterbury, will spend at least 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography following a conviction for a child exploitation offense. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that in March 2016, Frost was convicted in state court of possessing child pornography.  On October 1 last year, while Frost was …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: School Closings Lead To Increased Risk Of Child Exploitation, FBI Warns COVID-19: School Closings Lead To Increased Risk Of Child Exploitation, FBI Warns
Covid-19: School Closings Lead To Increased Risk Of Child Exploitation, FBI Warns Due to school closings as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), children will most likely be spending more time online, which could put them at an increased position for exploitation, the FBI warns. Online sexual exploitation comes in many forms. Individuals may coerce victims into providing sexually explicit images or videos of themselves, often in compliance with offenders’ threats to post the images publicly or send the images to victims’ friends and family, the FBI said. Other offenders may make casual contact with children online, gain their trust, and introduce sexual conversa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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FBI Reports Rise In Sextortion Of Children FBI Reports Rise In Sextortion Of Children
FBI Reports Rise In Sextortion Of Children Sextortion is defined as a criminal act that occurs when someone demands something of value, usually money, images of a sexual nature or sexual favors, from another person. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, there has been a rapid increase in the solicitation of these incidents from minors over the internet. The FBI reports that children ages 10 through 17 have been increasingly sexually exploited and ‘sextorted’ by internet predators. Fortunately, there are several steps parents can take to ensure the safety of their children when browsing the Internet and engaging in activit…

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by Valerie Musson
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Convict Admits To Using App To Get Teen Boy To Send Sexually Explicit Photos, Video Convict Admits To Using App To Get Teen Boy To Send Sexually Explicit Photos, Video
Convict Admits To Using App To Get Teen Boy To Send Sexually Explicit Photos, Video A Connecticut convict who already was found guilty of abusing a 14-year-old girl has admitted to using an instant messaging app to exploit a teenage boy into sending sexually explicit photos and video. Manchester resident Luqman Gotti, formerly known as Timothy Pennington, has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges after exchanging photos with a boy, despite his prior conviction. Last June, Gotti, 37, and a teenager began communicating through the Kik instant messaging application. When the boy told Gotti that he was 14 years old, Gotti requested that he send a sexually explicit image …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Admits To Enticing Connecticut Minor To Engage In Sex Man Admits To Enticing Connecticut Minor To Engage In Sex
Man Admits To Enticing Connecticut Minor To Engage In Sex A registered sex offender is facing life in prison after admitting to posing as a teenager in an effort to lure a minor to send sexually explicit images and visit him in Connecticut. Andrew Cunningham, formerly of Windsor, has pleaded guilty in New Haven to one count of enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, U.S. Attorney John Durham, announced. In March 2017, Cunningham, 38, began talking with a 13-year-old girl on a website designed to pair strangers or text and video chats. Cunningham initially told his victim that he was 17, and later stated that he was 25 years old…

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by Zak Failla
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Fairfield County Attorney Sentenced For Sexually Exploiting Boy, Ordered To Pay $215K Fairfield County Attorney Sentenced For Sexually Exploiting Boy, Ordered To Pay $215K
Fairfield County Attorney Sentenced For Sexually Exploiting Boy, Ordered To Pay $215K A former lawyer in the area is heading to prison for sexually exploiting a boy. Shelton resident Peter Kruzynski has been sentenced to 156 months in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to one count of enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. He must also pay his victim $215,000 in restitution. Kruzynski, 51, used his cell phone to text a 12-year-old boy to engage in sexual activity. He sent text messages to the minor, telling him to come to his home, where Kruzynski then had sexual contact with his victim.  In December 2014, when his victim …

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by Zak Failla
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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…

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by Zak Failla