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Springfield Man Talked Foster Child Into Sex Trafficking Gets 18 Years: Feds Springfield Man Talked Foster Child Into Sex Trafficking Gets 18 Years: Feds
Carlos Casillas Gets 18 Years For Sex Trafficking Teen Girl A Springfield man who talked a child into performing sex acts for money will spend the next 18 years in a federal prison, authorities announced Friday, Jan. 12.  Carlos Casillas, 51, was convicted of sex trafficking a 13-year-old girl in July, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He will serve five years of probation after he is released from prison.  Investigators said Casillas met the 13-year-old girl, who was living in a foster home, on Facebook and communicated through Facebook Messenger. He talked about her leaving the group home and "exchanging money for services," the pr…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Plainfield Man Busted Sending Sexual Messages To 'Child' On Facebook: DA Plainfield Man Busted Sending Sexual Messages To 'Child' On Facebook: DA
Plainfield Man Busted Sending Sexual Messages To 'Child' On Facebook: DA A 49-year-old Plainfield man who thought he was preying on a 14-year-old girl on Facebook was, in truth, talking to an undercover officer in Berkshire County.  Jamie Wooldridge was arrested earlier this month and charged with dissemination of matter harmful to a minor and enticing a child under 16, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. He had been in contact with a North Adams police officer posing as a child for more than a year before his bust. Related: Pittsfield Man Sent Nudes To What He Thought Was 14-Year-Old Girl Police say Woolridge contacted the undercover a…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Westminster Police Charge Man With Sexual Enticement Of A Minor Westminster Police Charge Man With Sexual Enticement Of A Minor
Westminster Police Charge Man With Sexual Enticement Of A Minor Westminster Police have arrested a man this week for allegedly trying to have sex with a minor.  Evidence presented to police suggested that Wayne J. Allaire was trying to persuade the minor to engage in sexual activity with him, Acting Police Chief Jason Tamulen said on Facebook.  The evidence, which included documents and chats between both individuals, was then reviewed by a private investigator. From there an investigation was launched and Allaire was arrested on Monday, Sept. 26, Tamulen said. Allaire appeared on charges of enticement of a minor under 16 …

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by David Cifarelli
News
Basketball Coach Charged With Enticement Of Minor, Drug Offenses Basketball Coach Charged With Enticement Of Minor, Drug Offenses
Basketball Coach Charged With Enticement Of Minor, Drug Offenses A former Connecticut basketball coach is facing federal charges after he was accused of sexually assaulting underage girls. Danny Lawhorn, age 30, of Hartford, was charged by federal criminal complaint with child enticement and narcotics distribution offenses, according to an announcement from Leonard Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, on Tuesday, Oct. 19. Lawhorn is detained pending a hearing scheduled for Friday, Oct. 22, Boyle said. He has been in state custody since Tuesday, Oct. 5, when he was arrested on related state charges. According to a cr…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Dog Used To Lure 11-Year-Old Girl In Kidnap Attempt; Accomplice Still At-Large Dog Used To Lure 11-Year-Old Girl In Kidnap Attempt; Accomplice Still At-Large
Dog Used To Lure 11-Year-Old Girl In Kidnap Attempt; Accomplice Still At-Large Police have arrested a suspect in the attempted kidnapping of an 11-year-old girl. On Sunday, Oct. 18, Worcester Police received a report around 8 p.m. that a man had attempted to abduct a girl, who was able to escape and run to a nearby business for help, police said. Andrew Merriam, 51, of Hudson, was arrested and charged with enticing a child, attempt to commit a crime, and assault and battery, police said. In the area of Endicott Street and Vernon Street, Merriam allegedly tried to lure the girl closer to him by offering to show her his dog, police said. He then allegedly grabbed the …

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by Kristin Palpini