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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 …
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US Capitol Police Officer 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 …
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Predator Preying On 'Teen' Online Busted By Undercover MD State Police Investigators
Investigators from the US Army gave Maryland State Police a hand to apprehend a 55-year-old predator who targeted teens online, according to authorities. Walkersville resident Michael Vance Culpepper, 55, was arrested on Monday, May 8, after he agreed to meet with undercover officers posing as a 13-year-old girl with nefarious intentions. The probe into Culpepper was launched in April when the state police’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force was conducting an undercover online investigation on a social networking site. It is alleged that Culpepper began engaging in an inappropria…
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Child Porn Distributor Released On Bond, Maryland Police Say
A Charles County man was released on bond after being charged with distributing child pornography online, officials say. Maryland State Police began investigating David Allen Payne, 57, in August 2021 after receiving media files of child pornography that appeared to be distributed online by the suspect. Payne was arrested on Tuesday, March 7 after members of the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force discovered child pornography files on Payne's electronic devices during a search and seizure warrant at Payne's home. Payne has been charged with five counts o…
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Sextortionist Coerced Minors Into Producing Porn In Maryland: State Police
Maryland State Police have apprehended an alleged sextortionist who is accused of coercing multiple minors into producing sexually explicit videos and later threatening to expose them if they didn't continue working for him. Prince George’s County resident Isaiah Poole, 21, of Suitland, is facing a host of charges after being arrested following an investigation by the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force into the distribution of child pornography. In October last year, the Computer Crimes Unit launched an investigation into the possession and distribution of ch…
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Maryland State Police Bust Harford County Man On Child Pornography Charges
A months-long investigation into child pornography being distributed on the Internet by the Maryland State Police Department led to a dozen charges for a Harford County man, authorities announced. Joshua Hicks-Kachik, 32, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 6 at his Joppa home and charged with nine counts of possession of child pornography and three counts of distribution of child pornography, officials said. In late July, a spokesperson for the agency said that troopers from the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force launched an online investigation involving the dist…
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Probation Officer Busts Maryland Con With Child Pornography, State Police Say
A convict with a history of possessing child pornography went back to the well and is facing new charges in Maryland after being busted by his probation officer, according to state police. Cecil County resident Brian Wilde, 45, of Port Deposit, was arrested and charged following a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation that found he was in possession of child porn, authorities said on Thursday, Sept. 8. Specifically, Wilde - who has a previous conviction on similar charges - was charged with five counts of possession of child pornography following h…
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Maryland Man Busted For Possessing And Distributing Child Porn: State Police
Maryland State Police investigators have apprehended a man linked to the possession and distribution of child pornography, according to state police. Allegany County resident Cledith Polson, 42, of Cumberland, is facing multiple charges following the investigation by the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Specifically, Polson was charged with four counts of possession of child pornography and four counts of distribution of child pornography. He was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 25. In June 2022, troopers from the task force began an online investigation involv…
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