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Thursday, may 2
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Blackmail
Police & Fire
Youth Pastor Blackmailed Boys For Nude Sex Acts: Prosecutor
A youth pastor was sentenced to 25 yers in New Jersey State Prison for coaxing boys to send him nude photos and then blackmailing them, authorities said. Sean Higgins, 32, of Palmyra committed the crimes in 2020 while serving as the youth pastor and music leader at Harbor Baptist Church in Hainesport, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. He was also a teacher at the Harbor Baptist Academy, a private K-12 school that is housed in the same facility. Higgins pleaded guilty earlier this year to four counts of child endangerment for each of the four victims. None …
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'
Sextortion
': Bergen County Man Threatened Girl To Send Him Nude Pics
A 19-year-old Montvale man was arrested and charged with trying to blackmail a younger girl into sending him sexually explicit photos, authorities said. Cristian Lanius told the girl, 17, in February that he "already had other photos of her and would release them to followers of her Instagram page if she did not comply," Montvale Police Chief Joseph Sanfilippo said. An investigation by Detective Sgt. Andrew Fedick led to Lanius's arrest during a motor vehicle stop on Wednesday, March 23, the chief said. Lanius remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Ju…
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Prosecutor: South Jersey Pastor Blackmailed Youths In 4 States, Demanded Nude Snapchat Photos
A 30-year-old pastor from Burlington County is accused of coaxing underage boys to send him nude photos and videos, authorities said. The Baptist youth pastor and music leader of a Hainesport church then used the material to blackmail his victims into performing sexual acts on themselves for his enjoyment, according to Burlington Count Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Sean Higgins, 30, of Temple Boulevard in Palmyra has been charged with a total of 28 crimes he committed while posing as a teenage girl, Coffina said. Higgins is youth pastor at Harbor Baptist Church, and also serves as a teac…
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Reports: Trenton Man Blackmailed Girlfriend's Teen Sister Into Sex For 'Dark Web'
A judge ordered a 24-year-old Trenton man held without bail for blackmailing his girlfriend's then-13-year-old sister into having sex with him on camera, according to several reports and police records. Bryan Cruz convinced the girl to have sex with him several times between September 2018 and June 2019, by telling her if she didn't, then a picture of her holding a bag of marijuana would be leaked by the "dark web," the New York Post reports citing a probable cause affidavit. An investigation was launched last month after the teen told police she got a text message in 2018 telling her …
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