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'Predator' Hunter Group Claims It Posed As 11-Year-Old In Online Sting 'Predator' Hunter Group Claims It Posed As 11-Year-Old In Online Sting
'Predator' Hunter Group Claims It Posed As 11-Year-Old In Online Sting A 48-year-old Connecticut man is facing serious charges after police say he had inappropriate conversations with someone he believed to be under age 16. Paul W. Melnick, of Newtown, was arrested Friday, Feb. 27, following a police investigation that began with a complaint received the day before, Newtown police said. Authorities said the case is still under investigation. According to investigators, Melnick allegedly engaged in “inappropriate communications” with a person he thought was a minor. As a result, he was charged with enticing a minor by computer, harmful communication with a mino…

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by Josh Lanier
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Former NY Corrections Sergeant Admits To 128 Child Exploitation Charges: DA Former NY Corrections Sergeant Admits To 128 Child Exploitation Charges: DA
Former NY Corrections Sergeant Admits To 128 Child Exploitation Charges: DA A former Rockland County Jail sergeant has admitted to dozens of child exploitation charges after investigators uncovered disturbing images and videos stored on his Google Drive account, prosecutors announced.  Daniel Dworkin, age 45, of Valley Cottage, pleaded guilty to 64 counts of promoting a sexual performance by a child and 64 counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II said Tuesday, Sept. 16.  According to prosecutors, between February and June 2024, Dworkin uploaded numerous files depicting sexual performances b…

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by Ben Crnic
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ICE Detains NJ Resident During Child Porn Raid, But Family Says He Wasn't Involved ICE Detains NJ Resident During Child Porn Raid, But Family Says He Wasn't Involved
ICE Detains NJ Resident During Child Porn Raid, But Family Says He Wasn't Involved A man was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a federal raid in New Jersey, even though he was not the subject of the investigation, according to officials and immigrant advocacy groups. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that a search warrant was executed on the 800 block of Asbury Avenue in Ocean City (Cape May County) as part of an ongoing child exploitation investigation on Tuesday, July 29.  Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said the warrant stemmed from a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which identifi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NY Teacher Accused Of Requesting Nudes, Engaging In Sex Chats With Kids Hit With More Charges NY Teacher Accused Of Requesting Nudes, Engaging In Sex Chats With Kids Hit With More Charges
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: …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Child Porn: Woman, 32, Accused Of Transmitting Videos, Pics From Hudson Valley Home, Police Say Child Porn: Woman, 32, Accused Of Transmitting Videos, Pics From Hudson Valley Home, Police Say
Child Porn: Woman, 32, Accused Of Transmitting Videos, Pics From Hudson Valley Home, Police Say A 32-year-old woman faces child porn charges after allegedly transmitting explicit videos and pictures over the internet from her Putnam County home, authorities said. Southeast resident Danielle Sawicki, age 32, was arrested following a search of her residence on Tuesday, Feb. 18, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday, March 4.  According to the Sheriff's Office, in July 2024, investigators received a cyber tip from the New York State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force related to explicit materials being transmitted from a Putnam County home. On…

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by Ben Crnic