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Five Men Seeking Sex With Children Arrested In Fairfax County: Police Five Men Seeking Sex With Children Arrested In Fairfax County: Police
Five Men Seeking Sex With Children Arrested In Fairfax County: Police Five men who came to Fairfax County looking for sex with a child they'd met online were greeted by police, who swiftly took them into custody. "The offenders came to Fairfax County with the intention of committing a sex act with the minor, only to discover Child Exploitation Unit (CEXU) detectives and Street Crimes detectives waiting for them," county police said in a release.  The five men ranged in age from 24-53 and were charged with a total of 12 felonies. They are: Steven Morales, 30, of Woodbridge: arrested and charged with Solicitation of a Minor and Attempted Indecent Libert…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Grown Man Posing As Teen Online Accused Of Raping 13-Year-Old Girl In Charles County: Sheriff Grown Man Posing As Teen Online Accused Of Raping 13-Year-Old Girl In Charles County: Sheriff
Grown Man Posing As Teen Online Accused Of Raping 13-Year-Old Girl In Charles County: Sheriff Police say that an adult man from Prince George's County who posed as a teenager to seduce a 13-year-old girl he met online has been charged with rape in Charles County. Khordero Christian Hemphill, 25, is in custody on Wednesday, Feb. 22 following an investigation into a reported rape involving a teenager last week in Waldorf. According to investigators, on Wednesday, Feb. 15, the 13-year-old girl reported a rape that had happened days earlier in the 5300 block of Woodgate Lane in Waldorf involving an adult - later identified as Hemphill - she met on the Internet who claimed that purported…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Sentenced For Posing As Teen Boy To Entice Minors To Send Photos, Videos: DOJ Maryland Man Sentenced For Posing As Teen Boy To Entice Minors To Send Photos, Videos: DOJ
Maryland Man Sentenced For Posing As Teen Boy To Entice Minors To Send Photos, Videos: DOJ A 37-year-old Maryland man will spend nearly two decades behind bars after being sentenced for posing as a teen boy to entice minors to send sexually illicit photos and videos to him online. Derrell Lamar Hooker Orange - also known simply as “Orange” has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison, followed by 12 years of supervised release for enticement of a minor to produce child pornography and possession of child pornography, the Department of Justice announced. US Attorney Erek Barron said that as part of his plea, Orange admitted to posing as a 16-year-old boy for several months in…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland State Police Issues Warning Of Online Scam Involving The Sexual Extortion Of Minors Maryland State Police Issues Warning Of Online Scam Involving The Sexual Extortion Of Minors
Maryland State Police Issues Warning Of Online Scam Involving The Sexual Extortion Of Minors The rise of sexual predators targeting minors on social media has led Maryland State Police officials to issue a warning to parents. Authorities said that state police investigators have received multiple reports of minors being contacted by other social media users who began conversing with them over messaging services on Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. “Investigators believe online predators may often give the impression they are romantically interested in the minor being targeted, to gain their trust,” they stated. “As the chats progress, the suspect user will request sexually illic…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland HS Volleyball Coach Pretended To Be Teen Boy To Get Explicit Photos Online: Sheriff Maryland HS Volleyball Coach Pretended To Be Teen Boy To Get Explicit Photos Online: Sheriff
Maryland HS Volleyball Coach Pretended To Be Teen Boy To Get Explicit Photos Online: Sheriff A Volleyball coach posing as a high school boy to trick minor girls into sending him explicit photos has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities say.  Evan Thomas Harris Frock, 32, of Taneytown used several Snapchat accounts to send, receive, and solicit explicit photos and videos of underage girls. He was arrested on Monday, May 9, according to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. Frock used the Snapchat usernames of volleygirlhan, volleygirl1025, laxguy2323, and pictures1025 to exchange photos and videos. Frock is employed as a long-term substitute and head Varsity Vo…

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by Annie DeVoe