Maryland Woman Admits To Documenting Sexual Abuse Of Infant: Feds Maryland Woman Admits To Documenting Sexual Abuse Of Infant: Feds
Maryland Woman Admits To Documenting Sexual Abuse Of Infant: Feds A Maryland mother will spend years behind bars after sexually abusing her infant until she became a toddler and sharing imagery of the molestation in Cecil County, the Department of Justice announced. Summer Nichole McCroskey, 25, of Elkton, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Feb. 2 to federal charges related to her participation in a conspiracy to sexually abuse a child from the time she was approximately 4-months-old until she was 2-year-old, which was documented, produced, and distributed on the Internet. McCroskey admitted that she and a co-conspirator sexually abuse the child through at least…
Maryland Man Facing 16 Sex Offense Charges Tied To Child Pornography, Frederick Police Say Maryland Man Facing 16 Sex Offense Charges Tied To Child Pornography, Frederick Police Say
Maryland Man Facing 16 Sex Offense Charges Tied To Child Pornography, Frederick Police Say More than a dozen charges have been filed against a Prince George’s County man who was caught soliciting minors for child pornography, according to the Frederick Police Department. Prince George’s County resident Evan John Cain, 36, of Riverdale, has been charged with 16 counts related to the possession of child pornography and the solicitation of child pornography from minors following an investigation that was launched in November last year. Police say that investigators with the department’s Major Crimes Unit were tipped off late last year that a man - later identified as Cain - had been…
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…
Former Maryland SWAT Officer Admits To Setting Up 'Spy' Cameras In Bathroom To Peep At Minors Former Maryland SWAT Officer Admits To Setting Up 'Spy' Cameras In Bathroom To Peep At Minors
Former Maryland SWAT Officer Admits To Setting Up 'Spy' Cameras In Bathroom To Peep At Minors A former SWAT officer with the Baltimore Police Department could spend decades behind bars after being sentenced for sexually abusing a minor and producing child porn without his victims' knowledge or consent with hidden cameras, federal authorities announced. Donald Hildebrandt, 52, of Bel Air, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for sexual exploitation of a child to produce child pornography and possession of child pornography. According to his plea agreement, Hildebrandt admitted that between 2018 and 2020, he purchased at least…
Maryland Man Sentenced After Paying For International Video Chats Exposing Young Children Maryland Man Sentenced After Paying For International Video Chats Exposing Young Children
Maryland Man Sentenced After Paying For International Video Chats Exposing Young Children Federal authorities announced that a Maryland man will spend years in prison after admitting to visiting chatrooms and having performers pose their prepubescent daughters for him while he pleasured himself. Steven Martin Bickling, 48, of Baltimore, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release for coercion and enticement of a minor to produce child pornography.  It all began in 2018, when, according to his guilty plea, Bickling visited a website that offered live chat rooms with foreign women.  After hearing children in the backgrou…
Rape, Incest Among Slew Of New Charges Filed Against Baltimore Jewish High School Teacher Rape, Incest Among Slew Of New Charges Filed Against Baltimore Jewish High School Teacher
Rape, Incest Among Slew Of New Charges Filed Against Baltimore Jewish High School Teacher Days after being released on bond following an arrest for child pornography offenses, Zev Steen was rearrested and slapped with new charges — among them, rape and incest. The former STEM teacher at the all-girls Orthodox Jewish day school Bnos Yisroel in Baltimore was terminated from that position and let go of others he held in the community after authorities busted him with child porn. Had that been all, Steen may have considered himself lucky, as authorities ultimately found out something he'd likely had known all along. On Tuesday, Nov. 15, officials announced Steen been rearrested for…
Jewish Baltimore HS Teacher, Tech Startup CEO Busted On Child Porn Charges Jewish Baltimore HS Teacher, Tech Startup CEO Busted On Child Porn Charges
Jewish Baltimore HS Teacher, Tech Startup CEO Busted On Child Porn Charges A STEM teacher at a Jewish high school in Baltimore has been fired after being charged with child pornography offenses, school officials said. Administrators at Bnos Yisroel of Baltimore issued an alert to parents advising of an ongoing investigation regarding Zev Steen, who apparently has a child enrolled in the school, was charged with possessing and distributing child pornography. They said that Steen was “terminated immediately." Steen's LinkedIn profile says he's the CEO of MirageID, an identity tracking company. He is also heavily involved in TAG (Technology Awareness Group)…
Internet Investigation Leads To Bust Of Maryland Man With Child Porn: State Police Internet Investigation Leads To Bust Of Maryland Man With Child Porn: State Police
Internet Investigation Leads To Bust Of Maryland Man With Child Porn: State Police A 43-year-old man is facing multiple charges after being busted with a host of child pornography files during an investigation in Maryland, state police authorities announced on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Cecil County resident Kevin Joseph Ardoin, of Elkton, was arrested and charged with eight counts of possession of child pornography following an investigation by the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.  In September, the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit launched an investigation into the possession of child pornography online, during which Ardoin …
Maryland Man Sentenced For Posing As Teen Girl On Social Media To Entice Boys Maryland Man Sentenced For Posing As Teen Girl On Social Media To Entice Boys
Maryland Man Sentenced For Posing As Teen Girl On Social Media To Entice Boys A 25-year-old Maryland man who posed as a teenage girl on social media to exploit underage boys for illicit materials which he then sold for a profit has been sentenced to decades in prison. Baltimore resident Matthew K. Walsh, 25, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, followed by 30 years of supervised release for the sexual exploitation of a minor in order to produce child pornography.  Specifically, federal prosecutors say that Walsh created fictitious online profiles purporting to be a teenage girl to contact and induce underage boys between the ages of 12 and 17 to se…
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…
Two Men Busted With Child Porn In Two Days In Prince George's County: Maryland State Police Two Men Busted With Child Porn In Two Days In Prince George's County: Maryland State Police
Two Men Busted With Child Porn In Two Days In Prince George's County: Maryland State Police Another grown man in Prince George’s County is facing charges for possessing and distributing child porn in Maryland, state police announced. Joshua Ramsey, 25, of Bowie, has been charged with two counts of possession with the intent to distribute child pornography and three counts of possession of child pornography following an investigation by the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The arrest was announced on Thursday, Oct. 27. Beginning in July, the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit launched an investigation into the distribution and possession o…