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Ex-Western Mass Cop Admits To Making Child Porn, Having Tens Of Thousands Of Files: DA Ex-Western Mass Cop Admits To Making Child Porn, Having Tens Of Thousands Of Files: DA
Ex-Western Mass Cop Admits To Making Child Porn, Having Tens Of Thousands Of Files: DA A former Franklin County police officer admitted to making child sexual abuse material with an 8-year-old girl without her knowledge, as well as having thousands of images and videos of pre-pubescent children, authorities said.  Jacob Wrisley, 42, a former part-time police officer in Bernardston and Buckland, pleaded guilty to six counts of possession of child pornography and single counts of posing a child in a state of nudity and videotaping sexual or intimate parts of a child without her knowledge, the Northwestern District Attorney Anne Yereniuk said on Wedn…
Mass Sex Offender Admits To Having 5,000 Child Porn Files, Mutilated Dolls: Feds Mass Sex Offender Admits To Having 5,000 Child Porn Files, Mutilated Dolls: Feds
Mass Sex Offender Admits To Having 5,000 Child Porn Files, Mutilated Dolls: Feds A Billerica registered sex offender has pleaded guilty to possessing more than 5,000 of child sexual abuse material that featured children as young as infants being abused, federal authorities said.  Eric Robert Johnson, 50, a lifetime Level 2 sex offender, admitted to one count of child porn possession Monday, Jan. 29, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He faces a minimum of 10 years in prison when he's sentenced in May.  Johnson was arrested in February 2022 after police searched his home and found 25 electronic devices, including laptops, hard drives, and other electronic …
'Special Kind Of Evil': Child Sex Trafficker Who Recruited MA Victims Gets 40 Years In Prison 'Special Kind Of Evil': Child Sex Trafficker Who Recruited MA Victims Gets 40 Years In Prison
'Special Kind Of Evil': Child Sex Trafficker Who Recruited MA Victims Gets 40 Years In Prison A convicted sex trafficker will spend decades in prison for forcing underage girls into prostitution. New York resident Christopher Thomas, age 40, of Colonie in Albany County, was sentenced to 40 years behind bars Monday, Oct. 30, in Albany federal court. According to prosecutors, Thomas coerced numerous vulnerable children and young women, some as young as 16, to engage in sex work for his financial benefit between 2018 and 2020. His crimes spanned New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont. In March 2023, following a 5-day trial, jurors convicted Thomas of 16 counts, including s…
Sex Offender Gets Life For Killing Dancer, Leaving Body In Burning Car In Central Mass Cemetery Sex Offender Gets Life For Killing Dancer, Leaving Body In Burning Car In Central Mass Cemetery
Sex Offender Gets Life For Killing Dancer, Leaving Body In Burning Car In Central Mass Cemetery Nearly six years after a woman was found burnt beyond recognition in the trunk of a car in a Central Massachusetts cemetery, a convicted sex offender is heading to prison for her murder. Worcester County resident Steven Foley, age 62, formerly of Northborough, was sentenced to life in prison in Worcester County Court on Tuesday, Sept. 5. It followed his jury conviction for second-degree murder in the 2017 killing of 59-year-old Cynthia Webb. Webb, a sterling resident and dancer at a Webster gentleman’s club, was found dead in the trunk of her burning car in Worcester’s Hope Cemetery on Dec…
MA Sex Offender Assaults Officer After Fleeing PA Wawa In Limo, Police Say MA Sex Offender Assaults Officer After Fleeing PA Wawa In Limo, Police Say
MA Sex Offender Assaults Officer After Fleeing PA Wawa In Limo, Police Say A 37-year-old sex offender from New England allegedly assaulted a police officer while fleeing from a disturbance at a Wawa in Lancaster, PA, authorities announced on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.  Nathan Daniel Taylor was supposedly causing an unknown "disturbance" at the Wawa located at 2132 Lincoln Highway on April 9, 2023, East Lampeter Township police explained.  He suspect fled in a black 2002 Cadillac Limousine— but police spotted him drive with a burned out headlight in the 2100 block of Lincoln Highway East at 3:53 a.m., according to the release. Officers attem…
Convicted Child Predator Gets 5 Years After Guilty Verdict In Amherst: DA Convicted Child Predator Gets 5 Years After Guilty Verdict In Amherst: DA
Convicted Child Predator Gets 5 Years After Guilty Verdict In Amherst: DA Jorge Castillo, who was convicted last week of abusing a child under 12 years old, will spend at least five years behind bars, a judge ruled on Monday, Feb. 13.  Related: Jorge Castillo Guilty Of Indecent Assaults, Witness Intimidation: DA Castillo was sentenced to five to six years in prison and five years of probation once he's released, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. A jury convicted him on two counts of indecent assault on a child under 14 and one count of witness intimidation. The victim told the court that Castillo ruined their adolescence and asked for justic…
Man Accused Of Masturbating In Public Areas In Hampden County Man Accused Of Masturbating In Public Areas In Hampden County
Man Accused Of Masturbating In Public Areas In Hampden County A Western Massachusetts man has been arrested for allegedly openly masturbating on two occasions, once in front of a child. The incidents took place in Hampden County in West Springfield and Chicopee on Sunday, April 24, and on Tuesday, April 26. On Sunday, West Springfield officers responded to the area of the Connecticut Riverwalk and Bikeway behind Riverdale Shops Plaza for a report of a man in a state of partial nudity openly masturbating.  The suspect, identified as Lawrence "Larry" Disco, age 58, undomiciled, had fled into the wooded area near the riverbank when confronted by a …
Enfield Man Accused Of Attempting To Hit Cop With Vehicle, Police Say Enfield Man Accused Of Attempting To Hit Cop With Vehicle, Police Say
Enfield Man Accused Of Attempting To Hit Cop With Vehicle, Police Say A Connecticut man who was allegedly found passed out in his vehicle from drugs and then attempted to run over a Connecticut State trooper has been arrested. Hartford County resident Steve Kaminski, age 35, of Enfield, was arrested on On Tuesday, May 25, on a warrant for the incident that took place on Friday, April 30 in front of the Home Depot in Enfield. The incident began when a state trooper was in the store parking lot when he was stopped by two men who told him there was a man passed out in a vehicle they could wake up, said the Connecticut State Police. The trooper pulled his cruise…
Most Wanted Western Mass Suspect Apprehended In Florida Most Wanted Western Mass Suspect Apprehended In Florida
Most Wanted Western Mass Suspect Apprehended In Florida A suspected rapist added to the Massachusetts State Police Most Wanted list last month has been apprehended in Florida. Jeffrey Cancel-Muniz, age 40, who was wanted for aggravated rape in a case that occurred in May 2020, was nabbed after a motel desk clerk on Tuesday night, April 6 recognized one of his guests from the wanted poster released by the Massachusetts Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section, said state police. According to police, Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Travelodge Motel in Kissimmee, Florida, after the motel notified them Cancel-Muniz, was a guest, and …
CT Nursing Home Takes In Prolific Child Molester, Suspect In Missing Andy Puglisi Case CT Nursing Home Takes In Prolific Child Molester, Suspect In Missing Andy Puglisi Case
CT Nursing Home Takes In Prolific Child Molester, Suspect In Missing Andy Puglisi Case A convicted child rapist and molester who is a suspect in the disappearance of Andy Puglisi has been moved to a long-term care facility in Connecticut. Wayne Chapman, 73, who has been in prison since the 1980s, was recently moved from Boston Medical Center to the Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Medford before winding up at 60 West Secure Care Options in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, according to Boston 25 News. Chapman is a registered sex offender. In 1976, Chapman admitted to molesting as many as 100 boys and has at least one rape conviction as well. He is also a suspect in the disappearan…
Unregistered Sex Offender Busted With Help Of 'Alert' Citizen Unregistered Sex Offender Busted With Help Of 'Alert' Citizen
Unregistered Sex Offender Busted With Help Of 'Alert' Citizen Police are saluting an “alert” citizen who reported a man suspiciously watching children at play. It turns out the man is a sex offender who never registered his newest home, work or school address with the police. Wilbraham Police arrested Christopher Tadra Berchem, 46, of Somers, Connecticut, on the charge of failure to register as a sex offender, level 2 or 3, police said. On Tuesday, Oct. 20, at around 6 p.m., police received a call about a suspicious vehicle in the Raymond Drive neighborhood. “The caller stated that the suspicious vehicle was occupied by a lone white male and he appe…