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Man With Videos Depicting Rape, 'Sadistic Sexual Abuse Of Prepubescent Girls' Convicted In DC Man With Videos Depicting Rape, 'Sadistic Sexual Abuse Of Prepubescent Girls' Convicted In DC
Man With Videos Depicting Rape, 'Sadistic Sexual Abuse Of Prepubescent Girls' Convicted In DC Google helped nab a District man who was busted attempting to scrub child porn files depicting the rape and sadistic sexual abuse of prepubescent girls from his computer who was found guilty on charge porn offenses, federal authorities announced. Stephen Rattley Johnson, 36, is facing years in federal prison after being found guilty on a host of child porn charges when investigators in DC made grisly discoveries on his devices.  According to court documents, in September and October 2020, Johnson uploaded hundreds of child porn files to his Google Drive account, which was flagged …
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…
2 Baltimore Men Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography: State Police 2 Baltimore Men Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography: State Police
2 Baltimore Men Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography: State Police Two Baltimore men are facing multiple charges for possession of child pornography, state police announced Thursday, April 11. The investigation, launched by the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit in March, led to the execution of a search warrant at the Baltimore home of Robert M. Sherer, 41, and Robert W. Books, 54, on Wednesday, authorities said. Both were arrested at the scene after a preliminary forensic review of their electronic devices turned up multiple images of child pornography, according to state police. Sherer was charged with five counts of possession of child pornogr…
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…
Child Erotica Found In Notes Section Of Maryland Predator's Phone: Court Documents Child Erotica Found In Notes Section Of Maryland Predator's Phone: Court Documents
Child Erotica Found In Notes Section Of Maryland Predator's Phone: Court Documents A man who was caught with child porn depicting men sexually abusing prepubescent girls will spend years in prison, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced on Friday. Germantown resident Hummad Siddiqui, 35, was sentenced on Friday, April 5 to 64 years in prison, with all but 18 years suspended, after being caught in 2022 with dozens of troubling photos and videos featuring underage girls. Siddiqui became the center of an investigation following cyber tips from Google to the Montgomery County Police Department, they said. Siddiqui’s internet activity that were reported…
Florida Man Caught Filming Women In American University Bathroom Busted With Child Porn: Feds Florida Man Caught Filming Women In American University Bathroom Busted With Child Porn: Feds
Florida Man Caught Filming Women In American University Bathroom Busted With Child Porn: Feds A Peeping Tom from Florida who was busted with more than 1,000 images of child after recording a woman in a bathroom at American University in DC has been sentenced. Orlando resident Kyle Blanco, 21, was sentenced on Wednesday to 71 months in prison for being caught with child porn after attempting to surreptitiously record women as they used bathroom stalls at the university, federal authorities announced. Prosecutors say that in March 2022, an American University student caught Blanco attempting to subtlety film her with his phone from an adjacent stall in a gender-neutral bathroom. …
District Man Busted With Toddler Torture Porn In Southeast Heading To Prison: Feds District Man Busted With Toddler Torture Porn In Southeast Heading To Prison: Feds
District Man Busted With Toddler Torture Porn In Southeast Heading To Prison: Feds A District man who collected images and videos of child porn - some of which depicted the rape and torture of children as young as toddlers - will spend years in prison, federal authorities announced. Southeast DC resident Donte Mintz, 30, has been sentenced to 72 months in prison after pleading guilty last summer to attempted receipt of child pornography, which was accepted by a judge on Tuesday, April 2.  According to court documents, Mintz possessed, received, and distributed child pornography in October 2020, which was flagged by an employee at Dropbox, who tipped off the…
Convicted Sex Offender Caught With 10,000 Child Porn Images On 10 Devices Gets 10 Years In DC Convicted Sex Offender Caught With 10,000 Child Porn Images On 10 Devices Gets 10 Years In DC
Convicted Sex Offender Caught With 10,000 Child Porn Images On 10 Devices Gets 10 Years In DC A previously convicted sex offender who collected a massive library of child porn using questionable alias' online is heading to prison for the next decade, federal authorities announced. District resident Morez King, 34, was sentenced to one year in prison for every thousand images of child porn he was caught with after being busted by investigators with 10,000 files on 10 different devices featuring illicit materials involving minors. According to court documents, King first made contact with an undercover agent with Homeland Security Investigations in January 2020. King, a/k/a “pervboi3…
Registered Sex Offender In Maryland To Get Prison Time For Coercing Teens Online: Feds Registered Sex Offender In Maryland To Get Prison Time For Coercing Teens Online: Feds
Registered Sex Offender In Maryland To Get Prison Time For Coercing Teens Online: Feds A previously convicted sex offender is facing up to 50 years in prison following a three-day trial for attempting to coerce teen girls sexual activities, authorities announced. Werth was convicted of two counts of production of child pornography and for coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, as well as committing a crime involving a minor by a registered sex offender. According to prosecutors, between January and June 2021, Werth persuaded, enticed, and coerced two underage girls to engage in sexually explicit conduct by producing child porn that was then…
Virginia Man Studying Law In PA Busted Sharing Child Porn With Undercover Agent In DC: Feds Virginia Man Studying Law In PA Busted Sharing Child Porn With Undercover Agent In DC: Feds
Virginia Man Studying Law In PA Busted Sharing Child Porn With Undercover Agent In DC: Feds A Virginia man is facing federal charges in DC for allegedly distributing child porn while he was a law student in Pennsylvania, authorities say. Andrey Chun Sarmiento, 24, of Hallwood, has been indicted in DC on charges after he was busted by a member of the Metropolitan Police Department-FBI Child Exploitation Task Force who went undercover, according to the DOJ. The indictment states that on Tuesday, Feb. 13, Chun Sarmiento sent various video files depicting men engaging in sexually explicit conduct with minors through an encrypted instant messaging app. On that day, investiga…
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…
School Instructional Assistant Gets Prison Time For 'Sadistic, Masochistic' Child Porn In MD School Instructional Assistant Gets Prison Time For 'Sadistic, Masochistic' Child Porn In MD
School Instructional Assistant Gets Prison Time For 'Sadistic, Masochistic' Child Porn In MD A 30-year-old former school instructional assistant in Calvert County is heading to prison and will have to register as a sex offender after being busted with child porn, federal authorities announced. Huntingtown resident Tyler Edward Perkins has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for possession and distribution of child pornography, according to officials. Perkins, who was an instructional assistant at a school for children requiring special education services, admitted to uploading files containing child pornography under various …
51-Year-Old Man Busted With Child Porn During Prince George's County Bust: State Police 51-Year-Old Man Busted With Child Porn During Prince George's County Bust: State Police
51-Year-Old Man Busted With Child Porn During Prince George's County Bust: State Police A 51-year-old man is behind bars after being busted by Maryland State Police investigators probing a Prince George's County man found in possession of child porn.  Columbia resident Adam T. Rubin was arrested and faces at least 10 charges in connection to a months-long investigation into Maryland residents who possess and share illicit materials online. On Thursday, the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit, with assistance from the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations executed a search warrant at Rubin's Prince George's County home, where they arrested him.  A…
Man Busted With 1,000+ Child Porn Images On iPad In Maryland Gets 10 Years In Prison Man Busted With 1,000+ Child Porn Images On iPad In Maryland Gets 10 Years In Prison
Man Busted With 1,000+ Child Porn Images On iPad In Maryland Gets 10 Years In Prison An Annapolis man will spend time behind bars - and the rest of his life on the Maryland Sex Offender Registry - after being busted with an iPad loaded with child porn, the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office announced. Keith Lionel Brown, 65, pleaded guilty this week to 10 counts of possession of child pornography in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court after he was found with more than 1,000 files of child porn on his device. Detectives from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were tipped off by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) for images con…
Man Traded Pics Of Kids In Exchange For Child Porn In Maryland: State's Attorney Man Traded Pics Of Kids In Exchange For Child Porn In Maryland: State's Attorney
Man Traded Pics Of Kids In Exchange For Child Porn In Maryland: State's Attorney A man who traded photos of his neighbor’s daughters in exchange for child porn with a youth coach and colleague in Maryland is heading to prison, authorities announced. Adam James Jun, 41, of Linthicum, was sentenced to 80 years, with all but 18 months suspended, with five years of supervised probation in Anne Arundel, State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess said. The investigation began in May 2022, when detectives received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) involving multiple files of child pornography discovered on Kik, a chat messenger site. The …
Laurel Man Busted With Child Porn On His Devices: Maryland State Police Laurel Man Busted With Child Porn On His Devices: Maryland State Police
Laurel Man Busted With Child Porn On His Devices: Maryland State Police Another grown man in Maryland has been arrested following an investigation into child porn on his devices, state police announced. Laurel resident Jason Pereira, 40, was taken into custody on Wednesday by troopers in Prince George's County and charged with eight counts of child pornography following a probe that was launched earlier this year that reached its conclusion. In September, the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit began probing Pereira's activity online, leading to the discovery that he was allegedly in possession of illicit materials depicting minors engaged in s…
DC Predator Targeting Children On Social Media Arrested For Soliciting Minor In VA: Police DC Predator Targeting Children On Social Media Arrested For Soliciting Minor In VA: Police
DC Predator Targeting Children On Social Media Arrested For Soliciting Minor In VA: Police Police in Fairfax County are looking for additional victims after a DC man was arrested for soliciting a minor through social media. The Fairfax County Police Department received a report last week after a child was in touch with a grown man named "Alex" through Snapchat and received multiple illicit images from him as he attempted to convince the child to meet him at an area shopping center. Following that call, detectives from the department began investigating and reviewing digital evidence, officials said, which linked them to District resident Brian Dolan, whose identity was confirmed …
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…
Grown Man Busted Sharing, Watching Child Porn In Prince George's County: State Police Grown Man Busted Sharing, Watching Child Porn In Prince George's County: State Police
Grown Man Busted Sharing, Watching Child Porn In Prince George's County: State Police A 44-year-old man is behind bars after being busted following an investigation into the distribution of child porn in Prince George's County, state police say. Bowie resident Nigel Elijah Roberts is facing more than a dozen charges after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation led to him being identified as a suspect who was in possession and sharing illicit materials involving minors. According to police, earlier this month, an investigation was launched into child porn being sent and received from devices in Prince George's County. On Thursday, t…
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…
District Man Who Enjoyed Watching Infant Porn With Other Likeminded Men Gets Prison Time: Feds District Man Who Enjoyed Watching Infant Porn With Other Likeminded Men Gets Prison Time: Feds
District Man Who Enjoyed Watching Infant Porn With Other Likeminded Men Gets Prison Time: Feds A 43-year-old District man who ran in some questionable circles online will spend years behind for his role in a community of likeminded parties who have a predilection for violent child porn.  Raymond Glover has been sentenced to 97 months in prison, following by 15 years of supervised release after admitting to distributing, receiving, and possessing child porn, some of which depicted infants being abused. According to court documents, on Sept. 21, 2021, Homeland Security agents searched Glover’s DC home, during which, a video depicting child porn was playing in plain sight on his la…
Registered Sex Offender In Suitland Busted By Undercover Agent Posing As Pedophile In DC: Feds Registered Sex Offender In Suitland Busted By Undercover Agent Posing As Pedophile In DC: Feds
Registered Sex Offender In Suitland Busted By Undercover Agent Posing As Pedophile In DC: Feds A repeat offender from Maryland is facing decades in prison after being busted by undercover FBI agents operating out of Washington, DC. Suitland resident Aaron Christopher Davis, 32, a registered sex offender with a history of running afoul of the law, is facing fresh charges for distributing child porn, federal authorities announced. In August, FBI agents went undercover while monitoring a dating app that they learned was being used by some who have sexual interest in children, at which point they came across Davis, who sent a message he believed was being delivered to a purported pedophi…
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…
Child Porn Bust Nets Arrest Maryland: State Police Child Porn Bust Nets Arrest Maryland: State Police
Child Porn Bust Nets Arrest Maryland: State Police The investigation into distribution of child porn in Maryland led to the apprehension of a 26-year-old man in Calvert County, state police say. Federal and state authorities arrested Hunter Lee Kirby on Thursday near his Prince Frederick home following an investigation by the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Beginning in July, investigators have been probing people in possession of child pornography across Maryland, leading them to Kirby, according to officials. On Thursday, Aug. 17, troopers in Calvert County, along with members of Homeland Security …
Former Youth Coach Gets 40 Years For Grooming, Sexually Abusing Players In Maryland Former Youth Coach Gets 40 Years For Grooming, Sexually Abusing Players In Maryland
Former Youth Coach Gets 40 Years For Grooming, Sexually Abusing Players In Maryland A former youth football coach in Calvert County will spend decades behind bars after going offsides with some of his players, authorities announced. Owings resident Moshe Michael Imel, 53, a former assistant football coach at a Calvert County high school, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after admitting to taking advantage of his position to terrorize some of his players earlier this year. According to his plea agreement, in March 2021, two victims came forward to report that beginning when Imel coached them in a youth football program, and continuing through high school, he gr…
Former College Park Mayor In Maryland Admits To 140 Child Porn Charges: State's Attorney Former College Park Mayor In Maryland Admits To 140 Child Porn Charges: State's Attorney
Former College Park 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, …
Maryland Teacher Accused Of Rape, Sexually Abusing Students: Police Maryland Teacher Accused Of Rape, Sexually Abusing Students: Police
Maryland Teacher Accused Of Rape, Sexually Abusing Students: Police Multiple sexual allegations have been levied against a teacher in Maryland who is now facing rape and other charges for acting in bad faith with students, police say. Karl Houston Walls, 27, a teacher at Northeast High School, was arrested by members of the Anne Arundel Police Department following an investigation into claims of sexual misconduct that was launched earlier this year. It is alleged that Walls sent sexually explicit text messages, photos, and videos to at least two students who came forward and reported his conduct to the authorities. Police say that Walls solicited child po…
Yahoo! Leads Feds To 'Taboo' Child Porn Files In DC Yahoo! Leads Feds To 'Taboo' Child Porn Files In DC
Yahoo! Leads Feds To 'Taboo' Child Porn Files In DC A District man will spend more than a decade behind bars after being busted with multiple files depicting disturbing child porn, federal authorities announced. Donnell Rojas, 31, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for the possession of child pornography following an investigation that led to several troubling discoveries. Rojas’ arrest came after police received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding a Yahoo! account that belonged to him. Prosecutors said that Rojas sent three emails attaching several files containing child sexual abuse materials to an…