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‘Call Me Daddy' Creepy Church Leader, Soccer Coach Raped Girl Before Kidnapping Her To Mexico
Kevin Esterly — the Pennsylvania man who ran off to Mexico with a teenage girl in 2018 — has now been convicted of repeatedly raping the same victim when she was a child, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, March 5. The disturbing allegations first emerged when the victim came forward to police in February 2025, saying Esterly had sexually abused her for years, beginning when she was a child. A jury convicted Esterly, now 53, of rape, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and endangering the welfare of children following a trial that began with jury selection on …
Police & Fire
NJ Man Gave Cocaine To Child He Met On Snapchat, Sexually Exploited Them, Others: DOJ
A 30-year-old New Jersey man is facing federal charges after investigators say he used Snapchat to exploit a child in Connecticut and gave the victim cocaine. Miguel Francisco Guzman, 30, of Woodbridge, New Jersey, has been indicted with child exploitation and drug distribution offenses, the US Attorney for Connecticut announced on Friday, Sept. 5. Court records show Guzman began messaging a child under the age of 13 in Connecticut on Snapchat in March. He allegedly sent explicit images, solicited sexual photos, and traveled to the state to meet the child for sexual conduct. Investiga…
Police & Fire
Child Sent NJ School Janitor Sexual Images On Snapchat: Prosecutor
A New Jersey man who works as a school custodian is facing child porn and child endangerment charges after authorities say a minor sent him images of her "intimate body parts" over Snapchat. Carlos E. Barraza, 34, of Raritan Township, was arrested Thursday, Sept. 4, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said. The investigation began when the minor reported to the York County Regional Police in Pennsylvania that she sent two images of her intimate body parts to a Snapchat user, the prosecutor said. The IP history for the account showed the user was in Raritan Township, Robes…
Business
Spotify Adds Direct Messages For Sharing Songs, Podcasts: How It Works
There's a new app where you can "Slide" into someone's DMs like a song by the Goo Goo Dolls or Calvin Harris and Frank Ocean. Spotify is rolling out its new Messages feature, the music streaming giant announced on Tuesday, Aug. 26. The messaging tool will help users share their favorite music, podcasts, and audiobooks without leaving the app. Free and Premium users ages 16 and older will start getting access to Messages throughout late August. The one-on-one conversations will allow friends and family to swap tracks, send texts, and react with emojis. Spotify said its direct mess…
Police & Fire
NJ Cop Spied On Woman Engaging In Sexual Act While In Custody: Atlantic County Prosecutor
A 24-year-old Ventnor City police officer was arrested and charged on Monday, Aug. 25 with accessing surveillance videos to spy on a woman in a holding cell, authorities said. On Sunday, July 6, an adult woman, B.W., was arrested by officers in Ventnor City, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. While she was in custody, officer Ryan Bonanni used his position as a police officer to access surveillance videos of her while she was in a holding cell in various stages of undress and engaging in a sexual act, authorities said. Bonanni recorded these videos onto his persona…
Police & Fire
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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Instagram Can Share Your Location With New Map: How To Turn It On Or Off
The latest Instagram update lets friends see your real-time location, but only if you choose to share it. Instagram officially rolled out the new location-sharing feature across the US on Wednesday, Aug. 6. The popular photo and video app now allows users to privately share their last active location with certain friends. The update resembles the Snap Map on Snapchat or the iPhone's "Find My" app. Both are popular ways friends use to track each other in real time. Instagram's location feature is off by default and only works if you choose to turn it on. You can pick whi…
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Dad, Police Officer Caught Secretly Filming Minors At YMCA: DA
A Coatesville man employed as a part-time police officer is accused of secretly recording minors in bathing suits at a Chester County YMCA, prosecutors announced on Friday, Aug. 1. Mark Mackrell, 52, of Coatesville, was arrested on Thursday, July 31, and charged with Photographing a Sexual Act, Stalking, and Unlawful Contact with Minors after detectives said he was caught filming underage girls at the "YMCA Brandywine, 605 Airport Road location in East Goshen Township, Chester County" on Tuesday, July 22, according to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office and as stated in the affidav…
Police & Fire
'Floor It... F— The Cops': New Charges Filed In Crash That Killed Young NJ Couple
New charges have been filed, and disturbing new details have emerged in the crash that killed a young couple last March in Toms River, including video of one of the passengers filming and encouraging the teenage driver as he hit 118 mph and ran a red light, authorities said. Carlos Martinez, who was 17 at the time of the crash, was allegedly behind the wheel of a white BMW when he blew through the red light at Route 37 and Route 166 on Friday, March 7, killing Kiley Armstrong, 21, and Evan Fiore, 23, a couple described by their families as "inseparable" and planning to marry. However, new d…
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Teacher, Coach Lured Underage NJ Girls On Snapchat, Shared Child Porn, DA Says
Charging documents reveal chilling new details in the case of a former Long Island teacher accused of soliciting nude photos from underage girls. Ryan McCaffery, 37, of Ridge, was indicted for promoting a sexual performance by a child and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, June 4. A New York State Police investigation found that McCaffery – a former Riverhead High School teacher and coach – posed as a teenage boy in order to chat with numerous underage girls on Snapchat, according to the Suffolk County DA’s office. He sent images of his exposed genitals and requested nu…
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Massive Data Breach Exposes 184 Million Accounts: What To Know
A cybersecurity researcher has uncovered a massive trove of compromised login credentials, raising new alarms about the scope and scale of InfoStealer malware campaigns. The exposed Elasticsearch database contained more than 184 million unique usernames and passwords. It was not password-protected or encrypted, and it was publicly accessible when discovered earlier this month. The database included login details tied to popular platforms such as Microsoft, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. It also contained services with potentially greater stakes, including banking portals, health …
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NY Teacher Accused Of Requesting Nudes, Engaging In Sex Chats With Kids Hit With More Charges
A Long Island teacher previously accused of posing as a juvenile and engaging in online sexual behavior with pre-teens is facing a fresh round of charges. Ryan McCaffery, 37, of Ridge, was arrested again Monday, May 12, by New York State Police and charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors connected to alleged online activity involving underage victims. McCaffery is accused of using a Snapchat account to engage in highly inappropriate and exploitative conversations with minors under the age of 14 in December 2024, police said. He now faces the following charges in Suffolk County: …
Police & Fire
NJ Woman Sent Child Porn On Snapchat, Prosecutor Says
A 20-year-old New Jersey woman has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities said. Makayla Johnson, of Voorhees, was identified as the Snapchat user possessing and distributing child sex abuse material, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Voorhees Police Chief Louis Bordi said following an investigation. A forensic search of Johnson’s cell phone uncovered child sexual abuse material, officials said. She was taken into custody at her home in Voorhees on Thursday, April 17, and remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility. Johnson has …
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'Callous Predator' Who Sextorted 13-Year-Old NJ Girl Sentenced To Life In Prison
A convicted child predator from New York was sentenced to life in prison for posing as a teenager in order to sexually extort a 13-year-old New Jersey girl. Zachary Williams, 37, of New York City, learned his fate in Camden federal court on Tuesday, March 18, following convictions for interstate travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and related charges. After a nearly two-week trial, jurors concluded that Williams met the 13-year-old victim on Snapchat and pretended to be 17 years old. In reality, he was 33 at the time. Williams asked the girl to send him nude photos of …
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Creep Sexually Assaults Child In Bergen County Months After Trying To Lure 11-Year-Old: Cops
A 29-year-old North Bergen man who last year was charged with trying to lure a young girl was arrested for sexually assaulting a child in River Vale, and then trying to do it again days later, authorities said. Guy McCann II was arrested in West New York after police said he tried luring a girl an 11-year-old girl into his car at 61st Street and Kennedy Boulevard on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, as previously reported by Daily Voice. The child was not harmed during the incident, police said. McCann was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child and attempting to lure or ent…
Police & Fire
Former Camp Director Performed Sexual Acts On Boy At Park:
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Tara Carr, a 46-year-old Woodlawn woman, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 9, and charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy over the course of three months, authorities said. Carr, the former director of Camp Sam at the Rastelli Kids Complex — which she owned — in Sewell, performed sexual acts on the boy in her black Chevrolet SUV four times between March and May 2024 at Marlton Park in Pilesgrove, according to a complaint warrant from New Jersey State Police. Carr also had sexually explicit conversations with the child on Snapchat and sent him nude photos, police said. State po…
Politics
Accused Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Convicted Of Child Abuse One Year After NJ Defamation Case
The father of a Pennsylvania woman who was accused of stealing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's laptop was convicted of sexually abusing a girl on Wednesday, Oct. 30 — just two days after the trial began, according to court documents and the Dauphin County District Attorney's office. Rickey Williams, 55, — a security guard from Dauphin County — touched the girl when she was between the ages of 8 and 18. Judge William T. presided over the trial. She came forward about the abuse within two weeks after police allegedly caught him soliciting a video of a 14-ye…
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