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Cyber Tip Leads To Child Porn Charges For Capital Region 19-Year-Old Cyber Tip Leads To Child Porn Charges For Capital Region 19-Year-Old
Cyber Tip Leads To Child Porn Charges For Capital Region 19-Year-Old A 19-year-old man from the region is facing charges after he was allegedly caught with child pornography. Malachi Fennicks, of Schenectady, was arrested Friday, Nov. 17, following an investigation by New York State Police. Troopers began investigating Fennicks after receiving a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Investigators found him in possession of multiple images consistent with child sexual exploitation, police said. Fennicks is charged with promoting a sexual performance by a child and possessing a sexual performance by a child, both felonies. …
Child Porn Bust: Capital Region Man Found With Illicit Images After Online Tip, Police Say Child Porn Bust: Capital Region Man Found With Illicit Images After Online Tip, Police Say
Child Porn Bust: Capital Region Man Found With Illicit Images After Online Tip, Police Say A 41-year-old man from the region is facing charges after he was allegedly caught with child pornography. Saratoga County resident Luke Fletcher, of Saratoga Springs, was arrested Monday, Aug. 28, by New York State Police. According to troopers, the agency received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, prompting a search of Fletcher’s home. Inside, they reportedly found images “consistent with child sexual exploitation.” Fletcher was arrested at his home on suspicion of possessing a sexual performance by a child, a felony. He was issued an appearance t…
Child Porn: Tip Lands Capital Region Man In Handcuffs On Sex Crimes Charges, Police Say Child Porn: Tip Lands Capital Region Man In Handcuffs On Sex Crimes Charges, Police Say
Child Porn: Tip Lands Capital Region Man In Handcuffs On Sex Crimes Charges, Police Say A 35-year-old man from the region is facing child pornography charges following a tip to law enforcement. Albany County resident Devan Zelezniak, of Guilderland, was arrested Wednesday, June 7, following an investigation by the New York State Police Computer Crimes Unit and Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce. According to police, Zelezniak possessed images “consistent with child sexual exploitation.” His arrest came after a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Zelezniak is charged with possessing a sexual performance by a child, a felony. He was …
Tip Lands Capital Region Man In Jail On Child Porn Charges, Police Say Tip Lands Capital Region Man In Jail On Child Porn Charges, Police Say
Tip Lands Capital Region Man In Jail On Child Porn Charges, Police Say A man from the region is facing child pornography charges following a cyber tip to police, authorities said. Albany County resident Jason Sammon, age 39, of Bethlehem, was arrested Thursday, May 4, days after troopers searched his home, according to New York State Police. During their search, troopers reportedly uncovered evidence that Sammon possessed images “consistent with child sexual exploitation,” police said. The investigation came after the agency received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Sammon was arraigned at the Bethlehem Town Court on t…
Age-Progressed Images Released Of Mom, 2 Kids Who Went Missing In Northern Westchester Age-Progressed Images Released Of Mom, 2 Kids Who Went Missing In Northern Westchester
Age-Progressed Images Released Of Mom, 2 Kids Who Went Missing In Northern Westchester Police have released updated age-progressed images depicting a mother and her two children who went missing from their Northern Westchester home more than 45 years ago.  On Feb. 5, 1977, 29-year-old Leslie Guthrie and her two children, Julie, age 6, and Timothy, age 3, went missing from their residence in Katonah and have not been found since, according to the Bedford Police Department.  The three of them were last seen driving in a 1974 Ford Maverick with a white roof that bore New York license plate 636-WNA, police said.  The age-progressed images, released on Friday,…
Alert Issued For Missing Teen From Capital District Alert Issued For Missing Teen From Capital District
Alert Issued For Missing Teen From Capital District Authorities have issued an alert for a 15-year-old girl reported missing out of the Capital District. Rensselaer County resident Sky Stevens, of Hoosick Falls, was last seen Sunday, July 10, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Stevens is believed to be with an adult male and traveling in a blue 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee with temporary Vermont license plates W114654, the organization said. The vehicle may have a sticker on its rear that reads, “Victory Auto Rutland Vermont.” Officials believe the pair may be in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Stevens is des…
Man Allegedly Groomed 80-Plus Children Worldwide To Produce Child Porn, With Victims In NY Man Allegedly Groomed 80-Plus Children Worldwide To Produce Child Porn, With Victims In NY
Man Allegedly Groomed 80-Plus Children Worldwide To Produce Child Porn, With Victims In NY Over 80 children worldwide— between the ages of six and 13-years-old— were allegedly groomed by a California man to produce child porn, authorities announced. Demetrius Carl Davis, age 24, posed as an 11-year-old girl called “Lizzy” to form online relationships with the children and convince them to perform and record sexual acts on other children in their lives, according to a report released by the Sheriff’s Internet Crimes Against Children task force. VIDEO PRESS RELEASE: Child Sexual Predator Suspect "Lizzy" Arrested Posted by Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, April 26…
Area Man Nabbed On 20 Counts Of Possessing Obscene Sexual Performance By Child, Police Say Area Man Nabbed On 20 Counts Of Possessing Obscene Sexual Performance By Child, Police Say
Area Man Nabbed On 20 Counts Of Possessing Obscene Sexual Performance By Child, Police Say An area man has been arrested by state police for allegedly possessing more than 20 obscene images of children. Ulster County resident, John H. Braunlein, age 74, from the town of Esopus, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 5, for 20 counts of possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child, said Trooper Steven Nevel.  According to Nevel, the state police computer crime unit was notified by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an obscene image was uploaded to an account owned by Braunlein.  An investigation confirmed that Braunlein did download and possess o…
Westchester Man Arrested For Allegedly Possessing Child Porn, DA Says Westchester Man Arrested For Allegedly Possessing Child Porn, DA Says
Westchester Man Arrested For Allegedly Possessing Child Porn, DA Says A Northern Westchester man is facing charges for allegedly possessing and promoting child pornography, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Cortlandt Manor resident Christopher Lynch, 33, was arrested and charged with promoting child pornography through his computer, Westchester County DA Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced, following a lengthy investigation. 
According to Scarpino, “child pornography investigations often start with a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which is sent to the New York State Internet Crimes Against Children, manned by the…
NY, CT Residents Among Hundreds Charged In Takedown Of Largest Darknet Child Porn Website NY, CT Residents Among Hundreds Charged In Takedown Of Largest Darknet Child Porn Website
NY, CT Residents Among Hundreds Charged In Takedown Of Largest Darknet Child Porn Website Men from Connecticut and New York are among those charged in the takedown of the largest Darknet child pornography website. Jong Woo Son, 23, a South Korean national, was indicted this week for his operation of Welcome To Video, the largest child exploitation market by volume of content, officials said. Son has also been charged and convicted in South Korea and is currently in custody serving his sentence in South Korea.   An additional 337 site users residing in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jers…