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Maryland Man Caught With Child Porn Held Behind Bars, Sheriff Says Maryland Man Caught With Child Porn Held Behind Bars, Sheriff Says
Maryland Man Caught With Child Porn Held Behind Bars, Sheriff Says A Carroll County man is facing nearly a dozen charges following an investigation into the possession of child porn in Westminster, according to the sheriff's office. Jordan Maurice Peregoy was arrested and is being held behind bars following a months-long investigation into the possession and distribution of child porn.  According to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, in February, the probe was launched, and it was later determined that Peregoy was allegedly sharing and possessing the illicit materials. On Thursday, May 2, officials said that detectives from the sheriff's office and…
Registered Sex Offender Indicted On 228 Counts Tied To Child Sex Abuse In Maryland: Sheriff Registered Sex Offender Indicted On 228 Counts Tied To Child Sex Abuse In Maryland: Sheriff
Registered Sex Offender Indicted On 228 Counts Tied To Child Sex Abuse In Maryland: Sheriff A 64-year-old registered sex offender in Maryland is facing more than 200 charges in connection to child sexual abuse, according to authorities. The Wicomico County Sherif's Office announced on Thursday that James Arthur Thompson, has been indicted on a total of 228 charges following a months-long investigation into allegations of the sexual abuse of a minor.  During the investigation, officials say that the findings "uncovered deeply concerning evidence of prolonged abuse perpetrated by Thompson against the minor over the span of several years."  Thompson was arrested on Mo…
Previously Convicted Sex Offender In MD Admits To Sharing Prepubescent Child Porn With Agent Previously Convicted Sex Offender In MD Admits To Sharing Prepubescent Child Porn With Agent
Previously Convicted Sex Offender In MD Admits To Sharing Prepubescent Child Porn With Agent A previously convicted sex offender from Maryland admitted in DC District Court on Wednesday to distributing more than 20 videos depicting men sexually abusing toddlers and infants to an undercover officer, federal authorities announced. Harwood resident Raymon Edward Dandridge, 39, who was already serving a sentence out of Anne Arundel County for possession of child porn in 2022, admitted on April 10 to sharing the child sexual abuse materials, and will now face more than another decade in prison. According to court documents, Dandridge - also known as “D4ALL” and “Ray Gozeinu” - communica…
Maryland Man Busted For Possession Of Child Porn, Sheriff Says Maryland Man Busted For Possession Of Child Porn, Sheriff Says
Maryland Man Busted For Possession Of Child Porn, Sheriff Says The months-long investigation into a man in possession of child porn in Northern Maryland led to the arrest of a 21-year-old Sykesville man, the Carroll County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday. Aedon Luke Reckner was arrested in the early hours of March 27 following a probe that was launched in December last year by the Carroll County Advocacy and Investigation Unit.  Carroll County Advocacy and Investigation Center detectives, with assistance from the Carroll County Crisis Response Team, served a search warrant at his home at approximately 5 a.m. on Wednesday morning. Ins…
Former Substitute Teacher, Coach In Maryland Admits To Preying On Children Online: Feds Former Substitute Teacher, Coach In Maryland Admits To Preying On Children Online: Feds
Former Substitute Teacher, Coach In Maryland Admits To Preying On Children Online: Feds The Maryland volleyball coach who posed as underage boys and girls to entice minors through social media copped to the crime and will spend more than a decade in prison. Evan Thomas Harris Frock, 34, a substitute teacher and volleyball coach in Carroll County, pleaded guilty this week to sexual exploitation of a child after targeting at least eight minors between the age of 9 and 17, federal authorities announced. According to prosecutors, the Taneytown man used social media accounts to meet and communicate with children and to encourage them to produce and send him images and videos o…
Truck Driver Who Preyed On Young Girl For Years To Spend Decades In Maryland Prison: Feds Truck Driver Who Preyed On Young Girl For Years To Spend Decades In Maryland Prison: Feds
Truck Driver Who Preyed On Young Girl For Years To Spend Decades In Maryland Prison: Feds A truck driver who spent years preying on a young girl will spend decades behind bars in Maryland. Jose Hilario Aldana-Moreno, 37, of Baltimore, was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison, followed by 40 years of supervised release, for sexual exploitation of a child to produce child pornography, US Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron announced on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Aldana-Moreno was a truck driver who frequently traveled for work, court documents say. On at least five occasions between 2014 and 2020, Aldana-Moreno “engaged in video chats with the victim and convinced the v…
Maryland Woman Who Helped Florida Man Sexually Exploit Minor Heading To Prison: Feds Maryland Woman Who Helped Florida Man Sexually Exploit Minor Heading To Prison: Feds
Maryland Woman Who Helped Florida Man Sexually Exploit Minor Heading To Prison: Feds The Maryland woman who helped facilitate illicit hotel rendezvous involving women and a 76-year-old predator from Florida is going to spend more than a decade in prison, federal authorities announced.  Hagerstown resident Jane Ellen Campbell, 35, has been sentenced to 210 months in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for distribution of child pornography related to one of the underage victims who was preyed on by Florida man John Balch.  The Jacksonville native admitted to sexually exploiting six minors between the ages of 3 and 15 years old between 2017 an…
Maryland Man Who Paid To Livestream Child Porn From Overseas Heading To Prison: Feds Maryland Man Who Paid To Livestream Child Porn From Overseas Heading To Prison: Feds
Maryland Man Who Paid To Livestream Child Porn From Overseas Heading To Prison: Feds The 62-year-old Maryland man who paid to have child porn livestreamed from the Philippines and Madagascar has been sentenced after being busted by investigators. Severn native Carey Lee Sackmann has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after admitting to "the coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity in connection to his online sexual exploitation of multiple underage victims overseas," federal officials said. According to his guilty plea, beginning in 2015, Sackmann would join video chats with facilitators overseas who exploited minor children in…
UMD Grad, Former TV Reporter Busted With Child Porn In New Jersey: Police UMD Grad, Former TV Reporter Busted With Child Porn In New Jersey: Police
UMD Grad, Former TV Reporter Busted With Child Porn In New Jersey: Police A South Jersey man who graduated from the University of Maryland and went on to work in TV journalism in Pennsylvania and Virginia has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities announced. Cleve W. Bryan Jr. was charged Wednesday, Oct. 18 by police in Washington Township, Gloucester County with endangering the welfare of children by possessing child pornography, the department said. Byran, of the Sewell section of Washington, was taken to the Salem County Correctional Facility pending a court appearance. Bryan's X page bio reads: "Journalist, Storyteller, Father, Husband, Beli…
Maryland Man Busted For Child Porn While Boarding International Flight To Japan Sentenced: Feds Maryland Man Busted For Child Porn While Boarding International Flight To Japan Sentenced: Feds
Maryland Man Busted For Child Porn While Boarding International Flight To Japan Sentenced: Feds A man looking to leave the country amid an investigation into child pornography in Montgomery County will spend nearly a decade in prison, federal authorities announced. Rockville resident Gregory Thomas Clement, 53, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for the transportation of child pornography after being busted with child porn and discussing sexual proclivities involving young children. According to his guilty plea, in May last year, Homeland Security was tipped off by an international law enforcement agency about a man - later identified as Clement - who was using an encrypted ch…
Man Who Sexually Abused Infant, Documented It With Girls' Mother In MD Gets 50 Years Man Who Sexually Abused Infant, Documented It With Girls' Mother In MD Gets 50 Years
Man Who Sexually Abused Infant, Documented It With Girls' Mother In MD Gets 50 Years Justice has been served for the infant who was sexually abused repeatedly by her family. A child-abusing man who preyed on a child for more than a year will spend decades behind bars after he admitted to his role in a chilling conspiracy to document the molestation of a girl along with her mother in Cecil County, federal authorities announced. Elkton resident Lawrence Aquilla Colby, IV - also known as “Buddy” - has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to federal charges in connection to his participation in a scheme to sexually abuse a child from the time …
Former Mayor In Maryland Admits To 140 Child Porn Charges: State's Attorney Former Mayor In Maryland Admits To 140 Child Porn Charges: State's Attorney
Former Mayor In Maryland Admits To 140 Child Porn Charges: State's Attorney Disgraced former College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn will spend decades in prison after being convicted of more than 100 counts stemming from his possession and distribution of child porn, the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney announced. Patrick Wojahn pleaded guilty in court this week and will be sentenced to 150 years in prison with all but 30 years suspended after he was busted earlier this year by the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Child and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Unit. “This is a horrific case,” State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy said. “I am truly pleased that Wojahn has (…
US Capitol Police Officer From Maryland Busted With Child Porn: Police US Capitol Police Officer From Maryland Busted With Child Porn: Police
US Capitol Police Officer From Maryland Busted With Child Porn: Police A 42-year-old US Capitol Police officer from Maryland was arrested after being found in possession of child porn, authorities said. Jared Michael Lemon, 42, of Owings, became the center of an investigation in December 2022, when troopers from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack opened an investigation into the possession of child pornography, Maryland State Police said. The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force also received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an online user, later identified as Lemon, had uploaded suspected …
State Trooper Busted With Child Porn: Maryland State Police State Trooper Busted With Child Porn: Maryland State Police
State Trooper Busted With Child Porn: Maryland State Police A Maryland State Police trooper was arrested on child porn charges, his department said. Christopher Black, Sr., 48, of Elkton, who works as a sergeant assigned to the North East Barrack, is facing six counts of possession of child pornography, Maryland State Police said. A 21-and-a-half-year veteran of the Department, Black became the center of an investigation on April 6, following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. An online user, later identified as Black, had uploaded an image of possible child pornography/obscene image, the NCIC said. On June 16, …
US Army National Guardsman, Former MD Police Officer Sentenced For Infant, Toddler Porn US Army National Guardsman, Former MD Police Officer Sentenced For Infant, Toddler Porn
US Army National Guardsman, Former MD Police Officer Sentenced For Infant, Toddler Porn Federal officials say that a former police officer in Maryland who joined the US Army National Guard will spend years in prison after being busted with thousands of child pornography charges. Daniel Morozewicz, 38, of Frederick, was sentenced in federal court to 42 months in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release for the possession of child pornography. Prosecutors say that between September 2020 and January 2021, while employed as a police officer in Rockville and an Army National Guardsman, Morozewicz received, possessed, and distributed child porn torrents over the Interne…
Ex-PSP Corporal Admits To Child Porn Offenses: Feds Ex-PSP Corporal Admits To Child Porn Offenses: Feds
Ex-psp Corporal Admits To Child Porn Offenses: Feds A former Pennsylvania State Police corporal pleaded guilty to various child porn charges, including one for having images of children under 12 years old, authorities said. Sean Ryan McKenzie tried enticing a minor whom he knew to "engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing any visual depiction of such conduct," Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti said. McKenzie also admitted to sending some of the videos that he had secretly filmed of this minor, as well as one other video depicting another minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, to a Dropbox acco…
Incest Enthusiast Busted With Child Porn On Boat In Harford County: DOJ Incest Enthusiast Busted With Child Porn On Boat In Harford County: DOJ
Incest Enthusiast Busted With Child Porn On Boat In Harford County: DOJ Federal officials say that a man with a checkered history involving child pornography in Maryland will spend more than a decade behind bars after being busted again with illicit materials in his home and on his beloved boat. Robert Jackson Wyatt, Jr. 54, of Fallston, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release for the distribution of child pornography, prosecutors announced. He has a previous federal conviction for possession of child pornography, they noted. According to his guilty plea, in August 2021,  Maryland State Police Internet Cri…
Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Infant, Documenting It With Girls Mother In MD Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Infant, Documenting It With Girls Mother In MD
Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Infant, Documenting It With Girls Mother In MD The case is nearly closed on a creepy case of child sexual abuse. An infant-abusing man who preyed on a child for more than a year admitted to his role in a chilling conspiracy to document the molestation of a girl along with her mother in Cecil County, federal authorities announced. Elkton resident Lawrence Aquilla Colby, IV - also known as “Buddy” - pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection to his participation in a scheme to sexually abuse a child from the time she was approximately 4 months to 2 years old. Prosecutors say that Colby admitted that he and Summer McCrosky, 25, also …
Former Mayor Indicted On 80 Child Porn Charges By Grand Jury In Maryland Former Mayor Indicted On 80 Child Porn Charges By Grand Jury In Maryland
Former Mayor Indicted On 80 Child Porn Charges By Grand Jury In Maryland Embattled College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn is facing even more charges than originally expected after being indicted on a total of 80 child pornography charges by a grand jury, officials announced. In early March, Wojahn was arrested and resigned from his position in shame after he was charged with 56 counts of possession and distribution of child pornography by the Prince George's County Police Department's Child and Vulnerable Adult Abuse - Internet Crimes Against Child Unit. This week, a grand jury returned an indictment charging the former politician with 80 charges, 40 each …
No Bail For Former Mayor In Maryland Facing Dozens Of Child Porn Charges No Bail For Former Mayor In Maryland Facing Dozens Of Child Porn Charges
No Bail For Former Mayor In Maryland Facing Dozens Of Child Porn Charges Former College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn will stay behind bars after being ordered by a judge to be held on a no-bond status on Monday at his latest court appearance. On Monday, March 6, Wojahn was held on the no-bond status after he was hit by dozens of child pornography charges by the Prince George's County Police Department. The 47-year-old politician announced his resignation last week after he was charged with 56 counts of possession and distribution of child pornography by the department’s Child and Vulnerable Adult Abuse - Internet Crimes Against Child Unit, authorities announced. P…
Mayor In Maryland Busted On 56 Porn Charges, Resigns Amid Controversy Mayor In Maryland Busted On 56 Porn Charges, Resigns Amid Controversy
Mayor In Maryland Busted On 56 Porn Charges, Resigns Amid Controversy College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn has stepped down in Maryland as he was hit by dozens of child pornography charges by the Prince George’s County Police Department. The 47-year-old politician announced his resignation after he was charged with 56 counts of possession and distribution of child pornography by the department’s Child and Vulnerable Adult Abuse - Internet Crimes Against Child Unit, authorities announced. Police say that on Friday, Feb. 17, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) advised the department that a social media account operating in the county was…
Skype Tip Leads To Child Porn Charges For Frederick County Man: DOJ Skype Tip Leads To Child Porn Charges For Frederick County Man: DOJ
Skype Tip Leads To Child Porn Charges For Frederick County Man: DOJ A tip from an online video platform to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about child porn led police to bust a Frederick County man who targeted minors for the better part of a decade, federal authorities announced. Walkersville resident Paul Francis Blaisse, 63, is facing a 13-count indictment in Maryland charging him for his role in distributing and receiving images and video depicting the sexual abuse of children, including some pre-pubescent victims. According to court documents, between 2013 and 2019, Blaisse used Internet chat applications to engage in sex…
Maryland Woman Admits To Documenting Sexual Abuse Of Infant: Feds Maryland Woman Admits To Documenting Sexual Abuse Of Infant: Feds
Maryland Woman Admits To Documenting Sexual Abuse Of Infant: Feds A Maryland mother will spend years behind bars after sexually abusing her infant until she became a toddler and sharing imagery of the molestation in Cecil County, the Department of Justice announced. Summer Nichole McCroskey, 25, of Elkton, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Feb. 2 to federal charges related to her participation in a conspiracy to sexually abuse a child from the time she was approximately 4-months-old until she was 2-year-old, which was documented, produced, and distributed on the Internet. McCroskey admitted that she and a co-conspirator sexually abuse the child through at least…
Maryland Man Facing 16 Sex Offense Charges Tied To Child Pornography, Frederick Police Say Maryland Man Facing 16 Sex Offense Charges Tied To Child Pornography, Frederick Police Say
Maryland Man Facing 16 Sex Offense Charges Tied To Child Pornography, Frederick Police Say More than a dozen charges have been filed against a Prince George’s County man who was caught soliciting minors for child pornography, according to the Frederick Police Department. Prince George’s County resident Evan John Cain, 36, of Riverdale, has been charged with 16 counts related to the possession of child pornography and the solicitation of child pornography from minors following an investigation that was launched in November last year. Police say that investigators with the department’s Major Crimes Unit were tipped off late last year that a man - later identified as Cain - had been…
US Marine Home On Leave In Maryland Busted For Child Porn Possession, Sheriff Says US Marine Home On Leave In Maryland Busted For Child Porn Possession, Sheriff Says
US Marine Home On Leave In Maryland Busted For Child Porn Possession, Sheriff Says An active-duty member of the United States Marine Corps training in North Carolina was arrested while on leave in Maryland for a host of child pornography charges, authorities announced. Quinn Koch, 18, of Frederick, was arrested without incident at approximately 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 27 in the 200 block of Meadowdale Lane in his hometown by members of the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, following an investigation into the distribution and possession of child pornography. The arrest came after the sheriff received a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited…
Former SWAT Officer From Bel Air Admits To Using 'Spy' Cameras In Bathroom To Peep At Minors Former SWAT Officer From Bel Air Admits To Using 'Spy' Cameras In Bathroom To Peep At Minors
Former SWAT Officer From Bel Air Admits To Using 'Spy' Cameras In Bathroom To Peep At Minors A former SWAT officer with the Baltimore Police Department could spend decades behind bars after being sentenced for sexually abusing a minor and producing child porn without his victims' knowledge or consent with hidden cameras, federal authorities announced. Donald Hildebrandt, 52, of Bel Air, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for sexual exploitation of a child to produce child pornography and possession of child pornography. According to his plea agreement, Hildebrandt admitted that between 2018 and 2020, he purchased at least…
Middle School Art Teacher In Baltimore County On Leave After Child Porn Bust Middle School Art Teacher In Baltimore County On Leave After Child Porn Bust
Middle School Art Teacher In Baltimore County On Leave After Child Porn Bust A 49-year-old school employee in Baltimore County has been arrested after being busted on child porn charges, police announced. Craig Clontz, an employee with the Baltimore County Public Schools has been arrested by detectives from the Baltimore County Crimes Against Children Unit and charged with five counts of possession of child pornography following an investigation that was launched earlier this year. During the investigation, it was determined that Clontz was a school employee when he was busted with the child pornography, though officials noted that “at this point in their investiga…
Maryland Man Sentenced After Paying For International Video Chats Exposing Young Children Maryland Man Sentenced After Paying For International Video Chats Exposing Young Children
Maryland Man Sentenced After Paying For International Video Chats Exposing Young Children Federal authorities announced that a Maryland man will spend years in prison after admitting to visiting chatrooms and having performers pose their prepubescent daughters for him while he pleasured himself. Steven Martin Bickling, 48, of Baltimore, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release for coercion and enticement of a minor to produce child pornography.  It all began in 2018, when, according to his guilty plea, Bickling visited a website that offered live chat rooms with foreign women.  After hearing children in the backgrou…
Rape, Incest Among Slew Of New Charges Filed Against Baltimore Jewish High School Teacher Rape, Incest Among Slew Of New Charges Filed Against Baltimore Jewish High School Teacher
Rape, Incest Among Slew Of New Charges Filed Against Baltimore Jewish High School Teacher Days after being released on bond following an arrest for child pornography offenses, Zev Steen was rearrested and slapped with new charges — among them, rape and incest. The former STEM teacher at the all-girls Orthodox Jewish day school Bnos Yisroel in Baltimore was terminated from that position and let go of others he held in the community after authorities busted him with child porn. Had that been all, Steen may have considered himself lucky, as authorities ultimately found out something he'd likely had known all along. On Tuesday, Nov. 15, officials announced Steen been rearrested for…
Jewish Baltimore HS Teacher, Tech Startup CEO Busted On Child Porn Charges Jewish Baltimore HS Teacher, Tech Startup CEO Busted On Child Porn Charges
Jewish Baltimore HS Teacher, Tech Startup CEO Busted On Child Porn Charges A STEM teacher at a Jewish high school in Baltimore has been fired after being charged with child pornography offenses, school officials said. Administrators at Bnos Yisroel of Baltimore issued an alert to parents advising of an ongoing investigation regarding Zev Steen, who apparently has a child enrolled in the school, was charged with possessing and distributing child pornography. They said that Steen was “terminated immediately." Steen's LinkedIn profile says he's the CEO of MirageID, an identity tracking company. He is also heavily involved in TAG (Technology Awareness Group)…
Internet Investigation Leads To Bust Of Maryland Man With Child Porn: State Police Internet Investigation Leads To Bust Of Maryland Man With Child Porn: State Police
Internet Investigation Leads To Bust Of Maryland Man With Child Porn: State Police A 43-year-old man is facing multiple charges after being busted with a host of child pornography files during an investigation in Maryland, state police authorities announced on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Cecil County resident Kevin Joseph Ardoin, of Elkton, was arrested and charged with eight counts of possession of child pornography following an investigation by the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.  In September, the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit launched an investigation into the possession of child pornography online, during which Ardoin …