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PA Snapchat User Shares Child Porn — AGAIN, DA Says PA Snapchat User Shares Child Porn — AGAIN, DA Says
PA Snapchat User Shares Child Porn — Again, DA Says A Pennsylvania man is accused of using Snapchat to "connect with juveniles to engage the children in sexually explicit communications and to solicit them for sexually explicit images and videos," The Chester County District Attorney’s Office and the Chester County Detectives announced on Wednesday, Oct. 30.  Malcolm Kenyon, 25, of West Chester, has been charged for possessing, collecting, and soliciting sexually explicit images and videos from minors over the internet, the DA detailed in the release.  His preliminary arraignment was held before Magisterial Dist…
Child Predator In Bucks County Arrested For Second Time Since 2021: Police Child Predator In Bucks County Arrested For Second Time Since 2021: Police
Child Predator In Bucks County Arrested For Second Time Since 2021: Police A child predator who was arrested in 2021 on child pornography charges was arrested a second time for preying on teen girls online, police said. Kevin Nguyen, 29, of Bensalem, was arrested again for messaging two teen girls online on Monday, Oct. 21, according to the Bensalem Police Department. Nguyen's arrest was announced on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The investigation began in June when officers received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, police said. A user of the social media app IMVU, later identified as Nguyen, was messaging the account of a 13-year-old…
Berks County Expert In Bog Turtles Caught With Child Pornography: DA Berks County Expert In Bog Turtles Caught With Child Pornography: DA
Berks County Expert In Bog Turtles Caught With Child Pornography: DA A 51-year-old man from Berks County has been charged with sexual abuse for possessing child pornography, authorities said. Michael E. Torocco, of Wyomissing, surrendered to detectives on Wednesday, Aug. 21, according to Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams. A search warrant found more than 200 images of child pornography in Torocco's DropBox account, Adams said. As a herpetologist, Torocco is considered a specialist in bog turtles, according to this website. Also an expert in the ecology of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, Torocco has assis­ted in original research on the timber rattl…
Sex Offender Husband, Wife Face Child Pornography Charges: Berks County DA Sex Offender Husband, Wife Face Child Pornography Charges: Berks County DA
Sex Offender Husband, Wife Face Child Pornography Charges: Berks County DA A convicted sex offender and his Reading wife have been arrested on child pornography charges, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office.  Dennis Deiter, 46, and Elizabeth Deiter, 34, both "admitted to utilizing their respective cellular telephones to view child pornography," prosecutors wrote in a release on Wednesday, July 24.  Detectives began investigating the pair after receiving a complaint from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, authorities said. The investigation led them to the Deiters' South 12th Street home where they e…
Berks Man Had 400+ Files Of Child Pornography On Phone, DA Says Berks Man Had 400+ Files Of Child Pornography On Phone, DA Says
Berks Man Had 400+ Files Of Child Pornography On Phone, DA Says A Sinking Spring man was taken into custody after a police raid turned up hundreds of files of child sexual abuse material, said Berks County prosecutors.  Andrew M. Bush was charged with child pornography and related counts, wrote the District Attorney's Office in a release.  Authorities said they received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for a “MediaLab/KIK” account associated with Bush. They executed a search warrant at his Beavens Road home and seized his cell phone, according to prosecutors.  In an interview with detectives, t…
Bensalem Man Busted With Prepubescent Child Porn, Police Say Bensalem Man Busted With Prepubescent Child Porn, Police Say
Bensalem Man Busted With Prepubescent Child Porn, Police Say A Bensalem man is in police custody on child pornography charges, township police say.  Michael Dunbar, 55, is also charged with criminal use of a communications facility, according to authorities.  Police said they received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about a Google account linked to Dunbar in April. The account had saved and uploaded "numerous videos depicting child pornography, including prepubescent boys and girls engaging in sexual acts with each other," authorities said.  A search warrant was executed at Dunbar's State Road h…
Adams Co. Man Collects Child Porn Working As School Bus Driver: Affidavit Adams Co. Man Collects Child Porn Working As School Bus Driver: Affidavit
Adams Co. Man Collects Child Porn Working As School Bus Driver: Affidavit A now-former school bus driver is accused of gathering child pornography from Snapchat, police detailed in an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice on May 8.  Police first learned about 33-year-old Cody James Baker's online activities after he uploaded a video to Snapchat, so the platform sent a tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to the affidavit. During the police investigation, two phones were seized from Baker which connected him to the Snapchat profile in question and contained "15 videos and multiple images of children engag…
Reading Man Facing Child Pornography Charges Arrested In Vermont: DA Reading Man Facing Child Pornography Charges Arrested In Vermont: DA
Reading Man Facing Child Pornography Charges Arrested In Vermont: DA A Reading man is charged with multiple felonies related to child pornography, the Berks County District Attorney's Office says.  Twenty-eight-year-old Kristopher W. Tanner was arrested in Colchester, Vermont on Wednesday, May 8, authorities said.  Tanner came under investigation after authorities received a digital complaint from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in October, the DA's Office said. Detectives then subpoenaed internet service providers which led them to a South 7th Street apartment where Tanner was staying, according to prosecutors.  T…
100+ 'Images Depicting Child Sexual Abuse' Found On Bucks County Man's Computer, Police Say 100+ 'Images Depicting Child Sexual Abuse' Found On Bucks County Man's Computer, Police Say
100+ 'Images Depicting Child Sexual Abuse' Found On Bucks County Man's Computer, Police Say A Langhorne man is charged with possessing child pornography and criminal use of a communications facility, according to Lower Southampton police.  Authorities said Paul Kerr, 78, came under investigation after they received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in January.  Police executed a search warrant at Kerr's home and found over 100 offending images on the devices they seized, the department said.  He surrendered to police on Friday, March 22, and was released on $75,000 unsecured bail, court records show. Kerr's preliminary hearing is sch…
Montco Sheriff's Deputy Kept Child Porn At Wildwood Vacation Home: Prosecutors Montco Sheriff's Deputy Kept Child Porn At Wildwood Vacation Home: Prosecutors
Montco Sheriff's Deputy Kept Child Porn At Wildwood Vacation Home: Prosecutors A Montgomery County sheriff's deputy is facing child pornography charges in Cape May County on accusations he kept the photos at his Wildwood vacation home, authorities said. James Christopher Buckley, 57, of Gilbertsville, PA, was arrested Tuesday, Feb. 20, said the Cape May Prosecutor's Office.  Investigators said they received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about possible child sexual exploitation material (CSAM) being possessed and distributed by an iCloud account that was later linked to Buckley.  That incident occurred at the deputy'…
PA Man Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Toddler, Tweens Held On $20M Bond: DA PA Man Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Toddler, Tweens Held On $20M Bond: DA
PA Man Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Toddler, Tweens Held On $20M Bond: DA A Pennsylvania resident accused of sexually abusing multiple children and filming the acts is being held on a $20 million bond, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday, Nov. 28. Brian Nathaniel Harris, of Bristol Borough, faces more than 160 criminal charges — most of them felonies — related to sexual assault and child pornography dissemination, according to prosecutors.  Harris first came under investigation on Oct. 31 when Bucks detectives received an online tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, authorities said.  …
'American Cultures' Teacher, PA Dad Admits To Uploading Child Porn To Kik 'American Cultures' Teacher, PA Dad Admits To Uploading Child Porn To Kik
'American Cultures' Teacher, PA Dad Admits To Uploading Child Porn To Kik The former eighth-grade "American Cultures" teacher at Hershey Middle School, Arthur "Art" Neal Titzel has pleaded guilty and been sentenced after being caught uploading videos of child pornography to the social media app Kik, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  The 53-year-old from Camp Hill is "a teacher of American history interested in the many stories that tell us who we are and where we came from," according to one of his many social media accounts. Apparently, social media is what got him in trouble as the Pennsylvania Attorney General's office charged hi…
Child Porn Arrests: 3 Current, Former Reading Residents Charged Child Porn Arrests: 3 Current, Former Reading Residents Charged
Child Porn Arrests: 3 Current, Former Reading Residents Charged Authorities have announced three child porn-related arrests out of Berks County. Between May and September 2022, the Berks County Detective’s Office received three separate referrals from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) involving Child Pornography file sharing utilizing various internet/web applications, Berks County DA John T. Adams said. Each investigation ultimately linked the defendants to the specific internet/web accounts being utilized to file share in child pornography. Search warrants seized at each defendant's home turned up numerous images and video…
Philly Area Teacher Posed As Teen On Snapchat To Get Nudes From Teens: Feds Philly Area Teacher Posed As Teen On Snapchat To Get Nudes From Teens: Feds
Philly Area Teacher Posed As Teen On Snapchat To Get Nudes From Teens: Feds A Montgomery County teacher ran several social media accounts where he posed as a teenage girl to victimize minors, officials say.  Thirty-one-year-old Jeremy Schobel of Philadelphia, who teaches English at Harriton High School in Lower Merion, is charged with multiple federal crimes, FBI agents said in charging documents.  According to a criminal complaint filed Thursday, June 8, investigators believe Schobel was posing as a 17-year-old on an app called Yubo to contact underage victims. From there, authorities said Schobel directed the conversation to Snapchat, where he aske…
Montclair State Junior Who Collected Child Porn Got Kids To Send Sex Vids, Authorities Charge Montclair State Junior Who Collected Child Porn Got Kids To Send Sex Vids, Authorities Charge
Montclair State Junior Who Collected Child Porn Got Kids To Send Sex Vids, Authorities Charge Investigators who arrested a student at Montclair State University for collecting child porn made a frightening discovery after raiding his dorm room, authorities said. The MSU junior from Burlington County had contacted underage children online using a bogus identity, then engaged them in sexually explicit chats – and even had some send him videos of them pleasuring themselves, they said. Keyon Luff, 21, of Edgewater Park, was arrested by state Division of Criminal Justice detectives assisted by Montclair State police during a raid of his on-campus dorm room last week, New Jersey Attorney …
Mom Found Burned Dead In Vacant Lot Had Been Staying In Poconos Weeks Before Her Killing Mom Found Burned Dead In Vacant Lot Had Been Staying In Poconos Weeks Before Her Killing
Mom Found Burned Dead In Vacant Lot Had Been Staying In Poconos Weeks Before Her Killing Known for 30 years as the "Girl with the Scorpion Tattoo," the unidentified victim found brutally murdered on Staten Island now has a name, and it turns out she'd been staying in the Poconos during the weeks leading up to her death, authorities said. Christine Belusko of Clifton was handcuffed, strangled, beaten and burned in a Staten Island lot, the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office said. In the weeks leading up to her killing, she had been staying at a Mount Airy Lodge near Mount Pocono, PA, authorities said. Now, investigators hope to find Belusko's daughter, Christa N…
Montco Man Charged With 100 Counts Of Child Porn Possession: DA Montco Man Charged With 100 Counts Of Child Porn Possession: DA
Montco Man Charged With 100 Counts Of Child Porn Possession: DA A Montgomery County man will answer more than 100 felony charges of child pornography possession, District Attorney Kevin Steele announced.  Christopher Matton, 25, of Horsham, was arrested Thursday, March 2, and arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Jay S. Friedenberg, the DA said.  The charges follow an investigation that began last year, when social media site Reddit alerted the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to suspicious activity from an account, Steele said. From there, county detectives traced the account's IP address to Matton's Easton Road h…
COLD CASE: Child With Ties To Virginia Goes Missing From Awol Road In Lebanon COLD CASE: Child With Ties To Virginia Goes Missing From Awol Road In Lebanon
Cold CASE: Child With Ties To Virginia Goes Missing From Awol Road In Lebanon Twenty-two years after his disappearance authorities continue to search for Eric Pyles, also known as Nick Cagnow, who went missing on Dec. 12, 2000. children. Eric was last seen getting off his school bus @ the intersection of Awol Road & Silvertown Road on December 12th, 2000; instead of going home, he started walking towards the Jonestown Bible Church. A secretary @ the church told police a boy fitting Eric's description pic.twitter.com/XDIIFca5oC — Missing Persons Planet (@Home4theMissing) December 24, 2020 The Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers has renewed a plea for information on Py…
PA Teacher, Former Court Clerk Nabbed For Allegedly Uploading Videos Of Child Porn: DA PA Teacher, Former Court Clerk Nabbed For Allegedly Uploading Videos Of Child Porn: DA
PA Teacher, Former Court Clerk Nabbed For Allegedly Uploading Videos Of Child Porn: DA A teacher and former court clerk allegedly uploaded videos and photos of children committing sex acts to social media, authorities say.   31-year-old Charles Allen Kirkland was charged by the Westmoreland County district attorney's office with five felony charges for child pornography, disseminating photos/films of child sex acts, and criminal use of a communication facility, according to court documents.  Pennsylvania state police received a Cyber Tipline Report through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children network of the activity being uploaded by a Go…
Teen Mom, 2-Month-Old Infant Missing For Over Two Weeks From Central Pennsylvania Teen Mom, 2-Month-Old Infant Missing For Over Two Weeks From Central Pennsylvania
Teen Mom, 2-Month-Old Infant Missing For Over Two Weeks From Central Pennsylvania A 17-year-old girl and her 2-month-old baby have been missing from their York County home for weeks, according to a release by Missing Kids on Thursday, Nov. 17.  Sonia Choc Chub and her daughter Lizabeth Pop Chub, born on Aug. 25, have not been seen Oct. 29, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Sonia is described as White with black hair and brown eyes, approximately 5 feet tall, and weighing 110 pounds.  Lizabeth Chub is about 1 foot tall and 20 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone who sees either of these girls or has information abou…
Parole, Probation Officer From Delaware Admits To Downloading Child Porn In Pennsylvania: DA Parole, Probation Officer From Delaware Admits To Downloading Child Porn In Pennsylvania: DA
Parole, Probation Officer From Delaware Admits To Downloading Child Porn In Pennsylvania: DA A Lancaster County Probation and Parole officer was arrested on child pornography-related charges on Friday, Oct. 28, the County District Attorney's office announced on Monday, Oct. 31.  Deric Paul Lilly, 45, previously of the 300 block of W. Charlotte Street in Manor Township, but now living in Delaware, was charged with four felony counts of possessing child pornography and two felony counts of criminal use of a communication facility.  Detectives in Lancaster County had received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding an account that was used…
PA School Janitor Uses Jets Fan Snapchat To Tell Undercover Cop He Had Sex With Child: DA PA School Janitor Uses Jets Fan Snapchat To Tell Undercover Cop He Had Sex With Child: DA
PA School Janitor Uses Jets Fan Snapchat To Tell Undercover Cop He Had Sex With Child: DA A central Pennsylvania school janitor chatted online to an undercover police officer about his sexual exploits with an 11-year-old, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 6.  Zachary Payton Hart, 19, of Lykens, shamed Jets fans by using his "onlyjets" Snapchat account to send a picture of his penis to a 13-year-old girl, on June 4, 2022, according to a criminal complaint. But he wasn't going to get away with it as her sibling was friends with a police officer, according to the criminal complaint and statement released by the Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo.  The poli…
Pennsylvania Sisters Missing Over Two Years Possibly Kidnapped, Taken To Maryland By Mom Pennsylvania Sisters Missing Over Two Years Possibly Kidnapped, Taken To Maryland By Mom
Pennsylvania Sisters Missing Over Two Years Possibly Kidnapped, Taken To Maryland By Mom Age-progressed photos have been released to aid in the search for two Pennsylvania sisters believed to have been kidnapped by their mother and taken to Maryland.  Hanna Lee and Skye Rex, then ages 7 and 5, were last seen in Waynesboro, on March 17, 2020, authorities say.  Lee and Rex are believed to have been abducted by their mom Lashada Lee, now 46 years old, according to the missing persons's reports.  Lee is wanted on two felony charges for Interference With Custody Of Children first filed on June 2, 2020, following a three-year-long custody battle the girls' f…
PA Teacher's Aide Who Had Child Porn, Sexually Abused Two Boys Learns His Fate PA Teacher's Aide Who Had Child Porn, Sexually Abused Two Boys Learns His Fate
PA Teacher's Aide Who Had Child Porn, Sexually Abused Two Boys Learns His Fate A teacher's aide in Pennsylvania who shared thousands of child porn files and sexually abused two boys over the course of several years was sentenced Thursday, Sept. 8 to 24 to 48 years in state prison, authorities said. Anthony Troupe, 34, of Bensalem, pleaded no contest in January to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, involuntary sexual intercourse with a person less than 16, possession of child pornography, and other related charges, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Troupe, who worked as a special education assistant at Hallowell…
PA School District Employee Had 100+ Child Porn Videos: Report PA School District Employee Had 100+ Child Porn Videos: Report
PA School District Employee Had 100+ Child Porn Videos: Report A Central Bucks School District employee was arrested by authorities who said he had more than 100 videos of child pornography, NorthPennNow reports. Robert Murphy Jr., 28, of Perkasie, was charged with child pornography and criminal use of a communication facility on Wednesday, Aug. 31, court records show. In July, the Bucks County Detective Bureau received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about a recently-removed Google account that had videos of boys aged eight to 13 being sexually abused, the outlet says citing a criminal complaint. An ensuing…
Ex-Community College Professor In Philly Suburbs Found Guilty On Child Porn Charge: Report Ex-Community College Professor In Philly Suburbs Found Guilty On Child Porn Charge: Report
Ex-Community College Professor In Philly Suburbs Found Guilty On Child Porn Charge: Report A former Bucks County Community College professor was convicted Monday, Aug. 1 on a sole child pornography charge, LevittownNow reports. An investigation into Vincent Varra, 32, of New Britain Borough, began on Oct. 7, 2021, when investigators received tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the outlet said. The tip apparently detailed a Dropbox and Yahoo email account containing videos of children as young as five being sexually abused by adults. Despite Varra's efforts to convince authorities that he had nothing of the sort in his possession, a warranted se…
Lehigh Valley Man Facing 585 Child Porn Charges: Report Lehigh Valley Man Facing 585 Child Porn Charges: Report
Lehigh Valley Man Facing 585 Child Porn Charges: Report A 23-year-old Lehigh Valley man is facing 585 child pornography charges after admitting to downloading the photos and videos on his cell phone and computer, WFMZ reports. Brandon Miller, of Bethlehem, was at the center of an investigation after Dropbox Inc. reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that child porn had been downloaded to one of its servers in January, the outlet says. State troopers tracked him down using his email address and served a search warrant on his home, where they discovered 292 photos and videos of child porn, according to the outlet.…
Berks County Man, 21, Arrested On Child Porn Charges Berks County Man, 21, Arrested On Child Porn Charges
Berks County Man, 21, Arrested On Child Porn Charges A 21-year-old Berks County man was arrested Tuesday, May 24, on child porn charges, authorities said. Kilvio Guzman, of Reading, had uploaded several child porn videos to his Google account in April and May 2021, the Berks County District Attorney's Office said. An investigation began on June 24, 2021, when the Berks County Detective’s Office received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (N.C.M.E.C.). The Google account belonged to a man named Kilvio Guzman Figueroa, and the IP address was traced back to a house on the 800 block of 11th Street in Reading, …
PA Kids Among 80+ Groomed By California Man To Make Child Porn: Authorities PA Kids Among 80+ Groomed By California Man To Make Child Porn: Authorities
PA Kids Among 80+ Groomed By California Man To Make Child Porn: Authorities Over 80 children worldwide— between the ages of six and 13-years-old— were groomed by a California man to produce child porn— including five children from Pennsylvania, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said. Demetrius Carl Davis, 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 …
NJ Police Officer Sent Dozens Of Child Porn Files Through ‘KIK’ Messaging App, Prosecutor Says NJ Police Officer Sent Dozens Of Child Porn Files Through ‘KIK’ Messaging App, Prosecutor Says
NJ Police Officer Sent Dozens Of Child Porn Files Through ‘KIK’ Messaging App, Prosecutor Says A New Jersey police officer was charged after allegedly sending dozens of child pornography and abuse files through a messaging application called ‘KIK,’ authorities announced Wednesday. Phillipsburg Police Officer Gary A. Ricker, Jr., 33, was charged with two counts of child endangerment, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release alongside local officials. Ricker was identified via a cyber-tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received on Monday, Jan. 31 that stated that someone in Phillipsburg was distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM)…
FBI: ‘Sextortion’ Of Teen Boys Is Increasing, Here's What Parents, Guardians Should Know FBI: ‘Sextortion’ Of Teen Boys Is Increasing, Here's What Parents, Guardians Should Know
FBI: ‘Sextortion’ Of Teen Boys Is Increasing, Here's What Parents, Guardians Should Know Reports of adults ‘sextorting’ teenage boys into sending them sexual videos or photos online are booming, particularly involving victims 14 to 17 years old, the FBI warns. In 2021 alone, its Internet Crime Complaint Center received more than 18,000 sextortion-related complaints of various types, the bureau announced on Wednesday, April 13. A growing number involved late-teen boys targeted by predators posing as someone else, federal authorities said. It ordinarily begins with a contact through social media or on a gaming site. The adult predator or scammer "convinces the child to s…