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Chambersburg Man Sextorted Woman After Snapchat Hacks: USDOJ Chambersburg Man Sextorted Woman After Snapchat Hacks: USDOJ
Chambersburg Man Sextorted Woman After Snapchat Hacks: Usdoj  A 25-year-old Chambersburg man has been sentenced in connection with the hacking of women's Snapchat accounts and subsequent sextorting of them, the US Department of Justice announced on Thursday, Aug. 1.  Reginald "Reggie" Adams was sentenced to 22 months in prison and three years of supervised release by Senior United States District Court Judge Michael Baylson "for hacking into numerous social media accounts and circulating the victims’ private photographs," United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero detailed in the release. Adams had previously pleaded guilty to wir…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Multi-State Sextortionist Of Children Arrested In Pennsylvania, Police Say Multi-State Sextortionist Of Children Arrested In Pennsylvania, Police Say
Jonathan Brodecki AKA Jack Goodric Arrested For Sextortion Police are looking for more victims after an accused sextortionist was arrested in Bensalem on Thursday, May 30, officials say.  Jonathan Brodecki, 21, surrendered to police on multiple felony charges Thursday, authorities said,  Investigators believe Brodecki, using the name Jack Goodric, used multiple fake social media accounts to sexually extort nine victims in several states. Police said he used his account to impersonate a teenage boy and convinced the victims to send him explicit photos.  When one victim, 15, attempted to break off contact with Brodecki, police said he…

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by Mac Bullock
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Lebanon Sextortionist Sentenced After Swindling $150K From Victim: USDOJ Lebanon Sextortionist Sentenced After Swindling $150K From Victim: USDOJ
Lebanon Sextortionist Sentenced After Swindling $150K From Victim: Usdoj A Lebanon man has admitted to sextorting someone out of $150,000, according to a release by the US Department of Justice on Tuesday, April 30. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that 35-year-old John Anthony Zayas was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo on Wednesday, April 24.  Zayas previously pleaded guilty to "extortion by interstate communication" as stated in the release. In the fall of 2022, he had threatened to "publicize intimate photos and images of the victim" if they did not…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Florida Man Sextorts Children Worldwide Including 5 In PA, State Police Say Florida Man Sextorts Children Worldwide Including 5 In PA, State Police Say
Florida Man Sextorts Children Worldwide Including 5 In PA, State Police Say Five Pennsylvania children were victims of a Florida man's international sextortion scam that started more than a decade ago, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024.  Alvaro Andres Valarezo Sandoval, 34, an Ecuadorian national most recently of Miami, Florida, was arrested at his home by PSP troopers in Miami with the assistance of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, their Special Operations Team (SOT), and the Miami-Dade Police Department on Jan. 18, according to the release.  Police executed a search warrant of his home and seized num…

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by Jillian Pikora
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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…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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DA: Ex Kutztown Football Player In 'Sextortion' Case Likely Did Same To Woman Before Her Death DA: Ex Kutztown Football Player In 'Sextortion' Case Likely Did Same To Woman Before Her Death
DA: Ex Kutztown Football Player In 'Sextortion' Case Likely Did Same To Woman Before Her Death The arrest of a 25-year-old former athlete in a massive Bucks County Snapchat "sextortion" case has given authorities a better idea of what may have happened in the months before the 2016 disappearance and death of Bensalem's Lindsey Piccone. Ian Pisarchuk was arrested the night of June 8, following a search of his Skyline Drive home on June 8, Bucks County DA Matthew Weintraub and Bensalem police said at a press conference Wednesday. The investigation began when police got a complaint from an alleged victim saying she had gotten messages from an unknown individual on SnapChat, We…

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by Cecilia Levine