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Man Wanted On Child Porn Charges Hid In CT Woods For Months: Marshals
A 40-year-old wanted man was found hiding in a camp deep in the woods in Windham County on Monday, Oct. 21, after months on the run, authorities said.
Steven Labrecque, 40, is wanted by authorities in Massachusetts on charges of child pornography, photographing intimate parts of a child, intimidation of a witness, reckless endangerment of a child, threatening, obscene matter to a minor, assault, and battery, the US Marshal Service said.
Marshals were asked to help find Labrecque after police in Franklin and New Bedford, Massachusetts, were unable to track him down. Aut…
Westport Man Accused Of Possessing Child Porn
A Fairfield County man has been charged with allegedly possessing child pornography following an investigation.
Brian Myers, age 29, of Westport, was arrested on Friday, June 28, after Westport Police received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding a "questionable" search history on his electronic devices, said Lt. Eric Woods of the Westport Police.
Woods said the investigation began Wednesday, June 26, after receiving the tip. On June 28, officers visited Myers, and he admitted to possessing child pornography and provided…
Fairfield 24-Year-Old Nabbed Again For Child Sex Crimes, Police Say
A Fairfield County man has been charged with alleged child sex crimes for the second time this year.
Related: School Employee Caught With Child Porn In Fairfield, Police Say
Peter Wheeler, Jr., age 24 of Fairfield, was charged on Tuesday, Feb. 20 by Fairfield Police. He was first charged on Tuesday, Jan. 23 for possession of child pornography.
According to Sgt. Michael Stahl of the Fairfield Police Department, detectives continued their investigation into potential criminal activities involving Wheeler, who was a Fairfield Public Schools employee, following his…
CT Woman Admits To Child Porn Possession: Has Previous Sexual Assault Conviction, Feds Say
A Connecticut woman who has already been convicted of sexually assaulting a minor faces at least a decade in prison after admitting to possessing child pornography, officials announced.
Former New London County resident Sheldon Thomson, age 35, who last resided in Norwich, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on Tuesday, Oct. 31, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced.
According to federal officials, Thomson, who now identifies as female, had been on probation following her 2007 conviction of first-degree sexual assault involvin…
'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…
