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South Jersey Man Asked Second Girl For Sexual Pics, Videos On Snapchat: Prosecutors South Jersey Man Asked Second Girl For Sexual Pics, Videos On Snapchat: Prosecutors
South Jersey Man Asked Second Girl For Sexual Pics, Videos On Snapchat: Prosecutors A Commercial Township man was facing more charges after he was accused of soliciting sexual pictures and videos from a teen girl in northern Pennsylvania, authorities said. Michael Romig, 29, was additionally charged on Monday, Dec. 23, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said in a news release. He was arrested on Friday, Dec. 13 after facing similar accusations involving a 10-year-old girl in Ohio. A Galeton, PA, mother contacted the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office on Thursday, Dec. 19 to report her 15-year-old daughter had been in "an online rel…

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South Jersey Man Asked For Sexual Videos, Pics From Ohio Girl, 10, On Snapchat: Prosecutors South Jersey Man Asked For Sexual Videos, Pics From Ohio Girl, 10, On Snapchat: Prosecutors
South Jersey Man Asked For Sexual Videos, Pics From Ohio Girl, 10, On Snapchat: Prosecutors A Commercial Township man was accused of soliciting and receiving sexual pictures from a 10-year-old girl in Ohio through Snapchat, authorities said. Michael Romig, 29, was arrested on Friday, Dec. 13, the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Police in Columbus, OH, notified Cumberland County investigators in October that someone in the county was asking for child sexual abuse material from the girl over social media. Detectives said Romig was using several Snapchat accounts to talk with girls who appeared to be 10-15 years old. According to prosecutors, Romig…

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Tabernacle Man Convinced PA Girl To Send Him Sexual Pics, Videos: Prosecutors Tabernacle Man Convinced PA Girl To Send Him Sexual Pics, Videos: Prosecutors
Tabernacle Man Convinced PA Girl To Send Him Sexual Pics, Videos: Prosecutors A New Jersey man was accused of getting a Pennsylvania girl to send him naked pictures and sexual videos, authorities said. Fredderico Soda, 29, of Tabernacle, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 14, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said in a news release. The investigation began earlier in 2024 when the county prosecutor's office received a tip about Soda's online activities from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Palmer Township, PA, police were also contacted by the girl's parents about Soda's online interactions with her. Investigators said Soda conti…

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Man Who Used Snapchat, Roblox To Lure Girl For Sex In Atlantic City Sentenced: Prosecutors Man Who Used Snapchat, Roblox To Lure Girl For Sex In Atlantic City Sentenced: Prosecutors
Man Who Used Snapchat, Roblox To Lure Girl For Sex In Atlantic City Sentenced: Prosecutors A Pleasantville man will spend several years in prison for trying to sexually assault a girl in an Atlantic City park, authorities said. Javier Erazo, 21, was sentenced to four years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release on Friday, Oct. 25. Prosecutors said Atlantic City police learned that Erazo was traveling to the park on Tuesday, June 25 to have sex with a 13-year-old girl he met through Snapchat. Officers found Erazo with the teen near Kingston and Sunset avenues. Investigators said Erazo admitted to having sexually explicit chats th…

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Former Kean U Lax Player, School IT Worker Sextorted Girls Into Sending Nudes, Prosecutor Says Former Kean U Lax Player, School IT Worker Sextorted Girls Into Sending Nudes, Prosecutor Says
Former Kean U Lax Player, School IT Worker Sextorted Girls Into Sending Nudes, Prosecutor Says A 24-year-old South Jersey school's IT worker is accused of blackmailing girls he met online into sending him nude pictures, authorities said. Bryce Berger, who is from Delanco and works in Medford's public school system, was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 19, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said in a news release. The investigation began after the prosecutor's office received a tip about his online activities. Investigators said Berger used an app to ask for nude pictures from girls between 12 and 17 years old and received some. He then sextorted them, threatening …

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Man Admits To Attempting To Hire Girl, 12, As Prostitute At Mount Laurel Hotel: Feds Man Admits To Attempting To Hire Girl, 12, As Prostitute At Mount Laurel Hotel: Feds
Man Admits To Attempting To Hire Girl, 12, As Prostitute At Mount Laurel Hotel: Feds A Philadelphia man admitted to trying to hire a preteen girl as a prostitute and meet her at a New Jersey hotel, authorities said. Louis Goldenberg, 41, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Sept. 18, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a news release. He was charged in September 2023 with attempted online enticement of a minor to engage in prostitution. According to court documents and statements, Goldenberg started messaging an undercover agent posing as a middle-aged woman with a 12-year-old niece in August 2023. For the next month, Goldenberg continually expre…

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