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Maryland State Police Offer $14K Reward Relating To Infant Sex Abuse Case In Maryland Maryland State Police Offer $14K Reward Relating To Infant Sex Abuse Case In Maryland
Maryland State Police Offer $14K Reward Relating To Infant Sex Abuse Case In Maryland Maryland State Police in Pikesville are offering up to $14,000 to anyone with information leading to the identification of a woman wanted for questioning in an infant sex abuse case. A woman captured in video screenshots from 2020 is believed to have “specific knowledge related to the identity of a female infant that was sexually abused,” Maryland State Police said in a release on Tuesday, Feb. 13. The victim is now likely four or five years old. The woman has distinctive tattoos including a chest tattoo and multiple arm/hand tattoos, one wrist tattoo appearing to read ’12-17-16,’ according…
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, …
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…
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…
Teen Mom, 2-Month-Old Infant Missing For Over Two Weeks From Central Pennsylvania Teen Mom, 2-Month-Old Infant Missing For Over Two Weeks From Central Pennsylvania
Teen Mom, 2-Month-Old Infant Missing For Over Two Weeks From Central Pennsylvania A 17-year-old girl and her 2-month-old baby have been missing from their York County home for weeks, according to a release by Missing Kids on Thursday, Nov. 17.  Sonia Choc Chub and her daughter Lizabeth Pop Chub, born on Aug. 25, have not been seen Oct. 29, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Sonia is described as White with black hair and brown eyes, approximately 5 feet tall, and weighing 110 pounds.  Lizabeth Chub is about 1 foot tall and 20 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone who sees either of these girls or has information abou…
Alert Issued For Mother-Daughter Duo Missing In Maryland Since 2017 Alert Issued For Mother-Daughter Duo Missing In Maryland Since 2017
Alert Issued For Mother-Daughter Duo Missing In Maryland Since 2017 Seen them? New information has been released by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) as they attempt to locate a mother and daughter who have not been seen in more than five years. The agency released new age-progressed photos of Shariece Clark, who would now be 20, and her mother, Joanna Clark, who would be 39 years old after the former was reported missing in February 2017. Shariece Clark was described as being bi-racial, 5-foot-3, weighing approximately 130 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Her mother was described as being 5-foot-3 weighing 140 pounds w…
Volunteer Youth Coach In Maryland Busted With Hundreds Of Child Porn Images: State Police Volunteer Youth Coach In Maryland Busted With Hundreds Of Child Porn Images: State Police
Volunteer Youth Coach In Maryland Busted With Hundreds Of Child Porn Images: State Police Tipsters who contacted the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children led to the apprehension of a youth sports coach in Maryland who was arrested in Wicomico County for possessing child porn. Eden resident John Kearns, 43, has been charged with multiple counts of possession of child pornography following his arrest on Friday, Nov. 4, a spokesperson for the Maryland State Police Department announced. In May, investigators with the Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement Division Eastern Region received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children related to …
Parole, Probation Officer From Delaware Admits To Downloading Child Porn In Pennsylvania: DA Parole, Probation Officer From Delaware Admits To Downloading Child Porn In Pennsylvania: DA
Parole, Probation Officer From Delaware Admits To Downloading Child Porn In Pennsylvania: DA A Lancaster County Probation and Parole officer was arrested on child pornography-related charges on Friday, Oct. 28, the County District Attorney's office announced on Monday, Oct. 31.  Deric Paul Lilly, 45, previously of the 300 block of W. Charlotte Street in Manor Township, but now living in Delaware, was charged with four felony counts of possessing child pornography and two felony counts of criminal use of a communication facility.  Detectives in Lancaster County had received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding an account that was used…
Predator Posing At Teen Boy To Manipulate Underage Girls In Maryland Sentenced Predator Posing At Teen Boy To Manipulate Underage Girls In Maryland Sentenced
Predator Posing At Teen Boy To Manipulate Underage Girls In Maryland Sentenced A Mexican national living in Maryland has been sentenced to nearly two decades in prison for posing as a teenage boy on social media to entice underage girls to send him sexually explicit content, federal investigators announced. Angel Gabriel Arroyo-Angelino, 34, who resides in Easton, has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. US Attorney Erek Barron said that Arroyo admitted that he pretended to be a teenage boy on social media accounts, in order to induce mino…
Pennsylvania Sisters Missing Over Two Years Possibly Kidnapped, Taken To Maryland By Mom Pennsylvania Sisters Missing Over Two Years Possibly Kidnapped, Taken To Maryland By Mom
Pennsylvania Sisters Missing Over Two Years Possibly Kidnapped, Taken To Maryland By Mom Age-progressed photos have been released to aid in the search for two Pennsylvania sisters believed to have been kidnapped by their mother and taken to Maryland.  Hanna Lee and Skye Rex, then ages 7 and 5, were last seen in Waynesboro, on March 17, 2020, authorities say.  Lee and Rex are believed to have been abducted by their mom Lashada Lee, now 46 years old, according to the missing persons's reports.  Lee is wanted on two felony charges for Interference With Custody Of Children first filed on June 2, 2020, following a three-year-long custody battle the girls' f…
Sisters Reported Missing For Two Years Could Be In Maryland, DC Area: Reports Sisters Reported Missing For Two Years Could Be In Maryland, DC Area: Reports
Sisters Reported Missing For Two Years Could Be In Maryland, DC Area: Reports More than two years after a pair of sisters went missing with their mother, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) is advising that they may be in the Maryland-Washington, DC area. Hanna Lee and Skye Rex, now 9 and 7 years old, were reported missing in March 2020 after allegedly being abducted by their mother, Lashanda Lee, 46, who is wanted on a felony warrant for custodial interference that was issued in June that year. This week, NCMEC released age-progressed photos of the missing children, who are possibly in the DMV area after being reported missing out of Wayn…
Hospital Employee In Maryland Sentenced For Producing Child Porn Of An Unconscious Patient Hospital Employee In Maryland Sentenced For Producing Child Porn Of An Unconscious Patient
Hospital Employee In Maryland Sentenced For Producing Child Porn Of An Unconscious Patient A former hospital employee has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison after sexually assaulting minor victims while they were unconscious, authorities say. Donald Benson, 42, of Nottingham, assaulted the 15-year-old girl back in 2016 and possessed child pornography dating back to 1999, according to the Department of Justice.  On Sept. 18, 2016, Benson, who was working as a patient sitter, assaulted the teenage girl while she was unconscious, prosecutors said. Benson took 13 pictures of the sexual assault and sent those pictures to his personal email account, using the birthdate o…
Alert Issued For Teen Reported Missing For Days In Maryland Alert Issued For Teen Reported Missing For Days In Maryland
Alert Issued For Teen Reported Missing For Days In Maryland Seen this teen? An alert was issued by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding 17-year-old Adrienn Sellers, who has been reported missing in the Frederick area of Frederick County. Sellers was last seen on Sunday, July 3, according to the agency, and was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, black shorts, and white Nike high-top shoes. The teen was described as being 5-foot-8 weighing approximately 130 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Officials noted that he may attempt to travel out of state. Related story - New Alert Issued For Missing Pregnant Teen Runa…
Massive Search Continues For Missing Brandywine Teen Massive Search Continues For Missing Brandywine Teen
Massive Search Continues For Missing Brandywine Teen Police are asking for help locating a missing Brandywine teen who may be headed to North Carolina, authorities say. Breyanna Streeter, 15, was last seen in the Brandywine area on Sunday, June 5, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.  Breyanna has long strawberry blonde hair and wears black rimmed glasses. She is described as 5-feet 2-inches tall and weighs 135 pounds.  The teen was last seen wearing a school uniform of a white polo shirt, tan pants, and maroon Jordan sneakers. She may be in need of medical attention. If you have seen Breyanna Stree…
Maryland State Police Warns Parents Of Online Sexual Extortion Scam Maryland State Police Warns Parents Of Online Sexual Extortion Scam
Maryland State Police Warns Parents Of Online Sexual Extortion Scam The Maryland State Police are reminding parents to stay vigilant about monitoring their children's online activity after receiving multiple reports of sexual extortion scams. The suspects are contacting minors over various social media platforms such as Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram, professing romantic interest for the victim in order to gain their trust. As communication progresses, the suspects begin to ask for sexually explicit images of the minors, sometimes even sending photos back in return.  After the minors send images to the suspect, the suspect account will demand money…