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Dating App Message With Child Porn Leads To Conviction Of Ex-Capital Region Resident Dating App Message With Child Porn Leads To Conviction Of Ex-Capital Region Resident
Dating App Message With Child Porn Leads To Conviction Of Ex-Capital Region Resident A former resident in the region is facing years behind bars after admitting to sending child pornography on a dating app. Tyreik Blackmon, age 30, formerly of Schenectady, pleaded guilty to child sex crimes in Schenectady County Court on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Prosecutors said Blackmon, who also goes by “Elise,” admitted to sending a sexually explicit video and photo of a child to another person via an online dating app in November 2023. Investigators got involved after a good Samaritan contacted law enforcement saying he had met another user of the dating app who, during a conversation about …

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Jealous Ex-BF Who Slashed Woman, Second Victim At Capital Region Home Sentenced To Prison Jealous Ex-BF Who Slashed Woman, Second Victim At Capital Region Home Sentenced To Prison
Jealous Ex-BF Who Slashed Woman, Second Victim At Capital Region Home Sentenced To Prison A 22-year-old man from the region will spend years in prison for a home invasion slashing attack on his former girlfriend and her new boyfriend. Dexter Silen, of Schenectady, was sentenced to seven years behind bars in Schenectady County Court on Friday, June 14, months after he pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted assault. According to prosecutors, Silen was armed with a pocketknife when he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s Schenectady apartment shortly after midnight on Dec. 4, 2023. After seeing that the woman’s new boyfriend was there, Silen became enraged, slashing the two and attem…

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