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Child Porn Arrest: Man Traded Videos, Photos Online In Orange County, DA Says Child Porn Arrest: Man Traded Videos, Photos Online In Orange County, DA Says
Child Porn Arrest: Man Traded Videos, Photos Online In Orange County, DA Says A Hudson Valley man has been accused of trading videos and photos of child pornography over the internet, officials announced.  Orange County resident James Harris, of Goshen, age 71, was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 21 in connection with a child pornography investigation, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced.  According to Hoovler's office, Harris traded online in child pornography, which included both videos and photos of children who were engaged in sexual activity with adults. This activity was then flagged by the DA's Office's Digital Forensics Unit, whic…

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by Ben Crnic
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Orange County Man Nabbed With Child Porn, Police Say Orange County Man Nabbed With Child Porn, Police Say
Orange County Man Nabbed With Child Porn, Police Say A man from the region has been charged with possession of obscene sexual performances by a child following an investigation into his online activity. Orange County resident James H. Knuth, age 71, of Pine Bush, was arrested on Monday, April 24. In February, detectives from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office initiated an investigation into Knuth after it was alleged he had been in communication with a social media account pretending to be a juvenile girl for several months, said Sgt. Collin Reynolds, of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office. The communication was sexually explicit in nature, R…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Repeat Offender Shares Child Porn To Social Media, Gets Years In Prison Hudson Valley Repeat Offender Shares Child Porn To Social Media, Gets Years In Prison
Hudson Valley Repeat Offender Shares Child Porn To Social Media, Gets Years In Prison A sex offender from Northern Westchester who was already on probation for another offense will spend years in prison after sharing child pornography on social media.  Yorktown resident Dylan Rodriguez, age 31, was sentenced on Tuesday, March 7 to three to six years in state prison for sharing child pornography online, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  Rodriguez, who was already on probation for another sex offense at the time of his arrest, uploaded a video of an approximately five-year-old female child engaged in sexual conduct to Kik, an onl…

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by Ben Crnic
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Area Man Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old He Met On Snapchat Area Man Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old He Met On Snapchat
Area Man Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old He Met On Snapchat A Hudson Valley man has been arrested after allegedly meeting a 14-year-old girl online and having sex with her on multiple occasions. Orange County resident Marco J. Rivera, age 22, of Washingtonville, was arrested by the Ulster County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, Sept. 21 for the incidents which took place in July 2020. According to the Sheriff's Office, in June detectives received information from the Village of Walden Police Department about an incident involving a 20-year-old male who had sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old female in July 2020.  Through investigation, it was …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Man Charged With Promoting Sexual Performance By Child Hudson Valley Man Charged With Promoting Sexual Performance By Child
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Promoting Sexual Performance By Child A Hudson Valley man has been arrested for multiple counts of allegedly promoting a sexual performance by a child. He was arrested in Carmel on Wednesday, Aug. 10. In March, investigators assigned to the department's Bureau of Criminal Investigation received information from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force that images and videos of child sexual abuse material were being shared online from a residence in the Town of Carmel, said Capt. Michael Grossi, of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. BCI Investigators executed a search warrant at the home on May 25, assisted by PCSO elec…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: Sale Of Fake Vaccine Cards Prompts FBI Warning COVID-19: Sale Of Fake Vaccine Cards Prompts FBI Warning
Covid-19: Sale Of Fake Vaccine Cards Prompts FBI Warning The FBI has issued a warning about individuals selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards and advertising them online. The agency said individuals should not purchase or make fake vaccine cards, and not fill in blank cards with false information, as it could put people's health at risk. "By misrepresenting yourself as vaccinated when entering schools, mass transit, workplaces, gyms, or places of worship, you put yourself and others around you at risk of contracting COVID-19," the FBI said. The FBI added that using an official government agency seal, like The Department of Health and Huma…

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by Nicole Valinote