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New England TikToker Accused Of Faking Cancer Dead At 26
Sydney Towle, a New England-born TikToker who has been documenting her battle with a rare cancer for three years, has died. She was 26 years old.
Towle, who was raised in New Hampshire and graduated from Dartmouth, was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive bile duct cancer, in 2023. The New York Times featured her story last year after she became the target of online critics who accused her of faking her diagnosis or using her illness for financial gain.
Her death was announced Thursday morning, Aug. 6, two days after her brother, Austin, announced she'd entered hospice c…
CT Man Guilty Of Exploiting Teen, Selling Abuse On OnlyFans: Feds
A Connecticut man faces the possibility of life in prison after a federal jury found him guilty of exploiting a 15-year-old girl, producing child sexual abuse material, and sharing it online.
Onai Kedar Wilbert Wright, 27, of Bridgeport, was convicted of one count of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in prostitution or criminal sexual activity, one count of production of child pornography, two counts of receipt of child pornography, and one count of transportation of child pornography, the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut said.
Prosecutors said the crimes came…