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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…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After Darien Woman Scammed By Email From 'Familiar Name At Workplace' Suspect At Large After Darien Woman Scammed By Email From 'Familiar Name At Workplace'
Suspect At Large After Darien Woman Scammed By Email From 'Familiar Name At Workplace' A suspect is at large after allegedly scamming a  woman out of money in an email scam pretending he was someone from her workplace in Connecticut. In Fairfield County, the incident took place on Wednesday, March 15 when Darien Police met with the victim of the larceny involving an email scam. The victim reported that earlier in the day she received an email from a familiar name at her workplace. The email requested that she purchase gift cards related to her work function, Darien PD Sgt. Dan Skoumbros said. The email explained to the victim that pictures of the gift cards wi…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Westport Man, 76, Charged With Possession Of Child Porn, Police Say Westport Man, 76, Charged With Possession Of Child Porn, Police Say
Westport 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…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Surge In Phishing Email Scams Reported By State Police Cyber Crime Investigations Unit Surge In Phishing Email Scams Reported By State Police Cyber Crime Investigations Unit
Surge In Phishing Email Scams Reported By State Police Cyber Crime Investigations Unit State Police in Connecticut are warning residents not to bite the bait as phishing schemes make the rounds in the area. The Connecticut State Police Cyber Crime Investigations Unit issued an alert following a rash of phishing email scams that have impacted local residents. Police said that phishing is “when a scammer attempts to contact you through phone calls, emails, text messages or copycat websites in an attempt to get you to provide them with either money or valuable personal information. In cases where personal information is obtained, scammers can use your information to not only ste…

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by Zak Failla
News
Man Admits Paying Minor To Perform Sex Acts Over Skype Man Admits Paying Minor To Perform Sex Acts Over Skype
Man Admits Paying Minor To Perform Sex Acts Over Skype A 43-year-old man is set to spend time behind bars after admitting to using technology to solicit and pay a teenager in Connecticut to perform sexual acts for him over the Internet. William Gauvin, of Andover, Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography for soliciting a 17-year-old boy to engage in sexually explicit conduct over Skype. He later paid the teen more than $3,000 using PayPal. The hometown of the teenager has not been released. Between October 2016 and March last year, Gauvin, using the name “Will Wiggins,” solicited the teenager, John Durham,…

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by Zak Failla
News
CT College Student Sentenced For Enticing Young Boys To Engage In Sex Over Internet CT College Student Sentenced For Enticing Young Boys To Engage In Sex Over Internet
CT College Student Sentenced For Enticing Young Boys To Engage In Sex Over Internet A 24-year-old man attending college in Connecticut has been sentenced for enticing four boys to engage in sexual activities over the Internet. Travis McCoy has been sentenced to 156 months in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, after pleading guilty in Hartford District Court over the summer to one count of enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. From August 2015 through March last year, while attending college and living in New London, McCoy admitted to using Internet-based video chatting services such as Kik and Google Hangouts, as well as Internet-based gami…

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by Zak Failla