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NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In PA: Police NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In PA: Police
NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In PA: Police A New Jersey man who used the KIK app to groom what he believed to be a 13-year-old Pennsylvania girl was caught in a police sting when he arrived at her home dressed as a religious solicitor, authorities announced on Thursday, Feb. 20.  Oscar Castillo-Peralta, 53, of Pleasantville, NJ, began chatting with the decoy account on KIK on Jan. 30, according to Bensalem police. The conversation quickly turned sexual, and Castillo-Peralta sent nude photos of himself while describing explicit acts he wanted to perform with the teen, investigators said. Over the next few weeks, he moved the con…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Fire Captain Uploaded Child Porn At Morris County Fire Station: Prosecutor Fire Captain Uploaded Child Porn At Morris County Fire Station: Prosecutor
Fire Captain Uploaded Child Porn At Morris County Fire Station: Prosecutor A fire department captain in Netcong was arrested for distributing child pornography, authorities announced Tuesday, Jan 10. James T. Hess, 49, of Landing, was charged with second- and third-degree child endangerment for distribution and possession of child sexual abuse materials, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release. Investigators — tipped off by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children — say Hess viewed and uploaded the videos on the Internet-based chat app Kik while at the Netcong Volunteer Fire Department, where he is a captain. He also w…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
NJ Police Officer Sent Dozens Of Child Porn Files Through ‘KIK’ Messaging App, Prosecutor Says NJ Police Officer Sent Dozens Of Child Porn Files Through ‘KIK’ Messaging App, Prosecutor Says
NJ Police Officer Sent Dozens Of Child Porn Files Through ‘KIK’ Messaging App, Prosecutor Says A New Jersey police officer was charged after allegedly sending dozens of child pornography and abuse files through a messaging application called ‘KIK,’ authorities announced Wednesday. Phillipsburg Police Officer Gary A. Ricker, Jr., 33, was charged with two counts of child endangerment, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release alongside local officials. Ricker was identified via a cyber-tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received on Monday, Jan. 31 that stated that someone in Phillipsburg was distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM)…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Bergen Retail Clerk Had Sexual Convos With Kids, 800 Child Porn Files: Prosecutor Bergen Retail Clerk Had Sexual Convos With Kids, 800 Child Porn Files: Prosecutor
Bergen Retail Clerk Had Sexual Convos With Kids, 800 Child Porn Files: Prosecutor A 22-year-old retail clerk from Mahwah who had sexually explicit conversation with children online was found being with nearly 800 child pornography files, authorities said. Quinn T. Dickson was arrested on Nov. 3 in Paramus on charges of child endangerment and child pornography, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. His arrest is the result of an investigation conducted under by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love. A search warrant executed at Dickon's Mahwah home following a months-long investigation found that Dickson downloaded, …

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by Cecilia Levine