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Teen Awaiting Sentencing Busted Again On Child Porn Charges In Southern Maryland: State Police Teen Awaiting Sentencing Busted Again On Child Porn Charges In Southern Maryland: State Police
Teen Awaiting Sentencing Busted Again On Child Porn Charges In Southern Maryland: State Police A Maryland teen who previously pleaded guilty in a child pornography case is back behind bars after state police say he was caught with illicit materials — again. In Clements, troopers arrested 19-year-old Leonard Nelson Jr., following an investigation into the possession and distribution of child pornography after he was flagged by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The investigation began in December 2025, when Maryland State Police received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, police said. Detectives with the Maryland …

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by Zak Failla
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‘To Catch A Predator’ Sting: Maryland Suspects Among 16 Arrested In Virginia Child Sex Bust: PD ‘To Catch A Predator’ Sting: Maryland Suspects Among 16 Arrested In Virginia Child Sex Bust: PD
‘To Catch A Predator’ Sting: Maryland Suspects Among 16 Arrested In Virginia Child Sex Bust: PD Sixteen men — including suspects from Virginia, Maryland, and Canada — were busted in a months-long undercover sting targeting online predators in Fairfax County, police announced. Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Child Exploitation Unit (CEXU) wrapped up the operation this week, arresting 16 suspects who allegedly arranged to meet minors for sex after chatting with undercover officers online, officials said. The men — ages 20 to 65 — showed up in the county, or planned to, expecting to commit sex acts with children. Instead, they were met by detectives from CEXU and t…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Travels 2,000 Miles To Assault Minor, Walks Into Police Trap In DMV Man Travels 2,000 Miles To Assault Minor, Walks Into Police Trap In DMV
Man Travels 2,000 Miles To Assault Minor, Walks Into Police Trap In DMV A Utah man who thought he was meeting a minor in Virginia was instead met by undercover detectives in a sting operation targeting online predators, officials announced. Jonathan Craig O’Neil, 39, was arrested on Saturday, March 16 after he traveled to Fairfax County to sexually assault a minor, according to Fairfax County police. O’Neil had been communicating online with individuals he believed to be underage, but, in fact, were detectives from the department’s Child Exploitation Unit who were on the other end, police said.  When he arrived in Virginia, officers were waiting. His arr…

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by Zak Failla