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Snapchat Sextortion: NJ Investigation Traces Fake Accounts To Texas Man, Prosecutor Says Snapchat Sextortion: NJ Investigation Traces Fake Accounts To Texas Man, Prosecutor Says
Snapchat Sextortion: NJ Investigation Traces Fake Accounts To Texas Man, Prosecutor Says A Texas man accused of creating fake online accounts to extort sexual photos and videos was arrested Thursday, Aug. 14, following a Bergen County investigation, authorities said. Quristafer D. Land, 26, was arrested in Dallas, TX on Thursday, Aug. 14, following a months-long investigation into online sextortion, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives said Land was the user in control of the Snapchat account, extorting the victims and obtaining photos and videos of sexual acts. Investigators also determined that Land “utilized the likeness of another person to create sev…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Middle School Librarian Shared Child Porn; Had Box Of Kids’ Items, Costumes: DOJ Middle School Librarian Shared Child Porn; Had Box Of Kids’ Items, Costumes: DOJ
Middle School Librarian Shared Child Porn; Had Box Of Kids’ Items, Costumes: DOJ Federal prosecutors say a Longmeadow Public Schools middle school librarian is facing child pornography charges after a months-long undercover investigation. Scott McGinley, 55, of Holyoke, Massachusetts, is accused of distributing child sexual abuse material in an online group called “Little boyz only.” Authorities say that during conversations with undercover officers posing as fellow users, McGinley allegedly disclosed his sexual preference for “boys age 2-12” and “especially 4-7.' The US Attorney for Massachusetts prosecutors say McGinley told the undercover officer he had “students” wh…

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by Josh Lanier
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NJ Woman Abused Child, Sent Photos To Man At His Request: Prosecutor NJ Woman Abused Child, Sent Photos To Man At His Request: Prosecutor
NJ Woman Abused Child, Sent Photos To Man At His Request: Prosecutor A New Jersey man and woman are behind bars after police say she snapped photos of nude children and sent them to him. A review of messages between Julianna Goldstein, 20, and Logan Oliviera, 23, revealed Oliveira instructed Goldstein to touch a juvenile in an inappropriate manner and send photos of it to him, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. A review of various messages between the two revealed that Goldstein was sending nude photos of juveniles to Oliveira, Billhimer added. The case began with a cyber-tip to the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Childr…

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by Zak Failla
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Child Abused By Mom's Live-In BF Lands NJ Man Decades In PA Prison: DA Child Abused By Mom's Live-In BF Lands NJ Man Decades In PA Prison: DA
Child Abused By Mom's Live-In BF Lands NJ Man Decades In PA Prison: DA A New Jersey man who sexually abused a 13-year-old Pennsylvania girl while living with her mother in Lehigh County has been sentenced to decades in state prison, authorities announced on Monday, April 22. Spartak A. Fedorovich, 38, of Phillipsburg, began sexually abusing the girl in Upper Saucon Township when she was 12, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office. At the time, he was living in the same household as the victim. Police were dispatched to the home for a report of suspicious activity on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, and the girl later disclosed she had been in a sexua…

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by Jillian Pikora
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NJ Corrections Officer Arrested On Child Porn Charges: Prosecutor NJ Corrections Officer Arrested On Child Porn Charges: Prosecutor
NJ Corrections Officer Arrested On Child Porn Charges: Prosecutor A New Jersey corrections officer has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities said. Austin Metivier, 34, of Mount Holly, was taken into custody at the Burlington County Jail, where he works, and lodged at the Camden County Jail,  Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Pemberton Township Police Chief Jonathan Glass said. The investigation began last month after Pemberton Township police were informed that a hard drive belonging to Metivier contained child sex abuse material. A forensic examination of the hard drive later revealed that it contained multip…

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by Cecilia Levine