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'Fitness Guru' With 'Sex Slave Training Program' May Have More Victims In Philly Area: FBI 'Fitness Guru' With 'Sex Slave Training Program' May Have More Victims In Philly Area: FBI
'Fitness Guru' With 'Sex Slave Training Program' May Have More Victims In Philly Area: FBI A California man is facing federal charges out of the FBI's Philadelphia Field Office for a child exploitation scheme, and authorities believe he may have more victims in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. According to the FBI, John Douglas Burch, of Santa Monica, began praying on girls as early as 2014, and has been charged in an indictment with traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct and enticement of a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct and prostitution, United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero and FBI Philadelphia Special Agent in Charge Wayne A. Jacobs said. …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Northampton County Child Porn Manufacturer Convicted: PA AG Northampton County Child Porn Manufacturer Convicted: PA AG
Northampton County Child Porn Manufacturer Convicted: PA AG A Northampton County man was convicted at jury trial on dozens of felony counts related to child pornography, according to prosecutors.  Zebbelin Standish, 36, was found guilty of more than 50 charges of possession of child pornography, four counts of dissemination, and criminal use of a communications facility following a four-day trial, said the state Attorney General's Office.  Investigators said Standish uploaded the videos to social media and that "additional images and videos" were found during a search of his phone.  After his verdict, Standish's bail was raised …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Shots Fired At Meetup Near Temple University, Police Say Shots Fired At Meetup Near Temple University, Police Say
Shots Fired At Meetup Near Temple University, Police Say One suspect is sought after gunfire rang out at a large gathering of teens near Temple University campus on Saturday evening, Feb. 10, according to authorities.  Temple officials became aware of a social media post advertising a "meet-up" near Broad Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue around 5 p.m., campus police said in a release. "Early on, the group of juveniles was orderly," but several fights broke out, authorities said. While Temple, city, and SEPTA police worked to break up the crowd, officials said a gunshot was fired near Park and Cecil B. Moore avenues just before 6 p.m. T…

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by Mac Bullock
Lifestyle
NJ Woman Behind Elmo's Viral Tweet In Disbelief: 'Wildest Week Of My Life' NJ Woman Behind Elmo's Viral Tweet In Disbelief: 'Wildest Week Of My Life'
NJ Woman Behind Elmo's Viral Tweet In Disbelief: 'Wildest Week Of My Life' Elmo checked in. And the internet responded. Christina Vittas, 25, a Wayne native who now lives in Hoboken, is the social media manager for Sesame Street's furry red monster. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Christina Vittas (@c_vittas) On Jan. 29, Vittas tweeted out a seemingly innocent question to Elmo's followers. "Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?"  Vittas, whose LinkedIn page shows she's been working at Sesame Street for 3 years, never could've predicted what followed: Hundreds and thousands of response…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Sarah Palin Porn Star Impersonator From PA Gets Boot From Matt Rife's Radio City Comedy Show Sarah Palin Porn Star Impersonator From PA Gets Boot From Matt Rife's Radio City Comedy Show
Sarah Palin Porn Star Impersonator From PA Gets Boot From Matt Rife's Radio City Comedy Show A adult film star from Easton, PA known for portraying Sarah Palin is going viral on social media for being escorted out of a comedy show in New York City in handcuffs. And, she's denied any wrongdoing. Lisa Ann Corpora, a retired porn star and radio personality, took to X to share a video of herself being escorted out of Matt Rife's Radio City Music Hall show in handcuffs on Sunday, Feb. 4. She said, she was accused of being on her phone, but in actuality was not. So I was dragged out of @mattrife show tonight in handcuffs, stating I was using my phone. I had not used my phone. I was …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Videos Show PA Woman Mutilating, Torturing Animals Videos Show PA Woman Mutilating, Torturing Animals
Videos Show PA Woman Mutilating, Torturing Animals A Delaware County woman is facing charges for torturing animals in footage she shared online. Anigar Monsee, 28, of Upper Darby, mutilated and tortured the chickens, frogs, and bunnies, in footage shared to YouTube and other social media platforms, multiple news outlets including 6abc and NBC10. Monsee on Jan. 19 was charged with four counts of aggravated cruelty to animals by means of torture, court records show. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 5. NBC10 says Monsee identified herself to authorities as the person in the videos at the time of her arrest. Upper Darby Police Supe…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Pottsville Snapchat Hacker Who Sold Woman's Nudes Gets Short Prison Stay Pottsville Snapchat Hacker Who Sold Woman's Nudes Gets Short Prison Stay
Pottsville Snapchat Hacker Who Sold Woman's Nudes Gets Short Prison Stay A Pottsville man will spend 18 months behind bars for hacking into social media accounts to steal and sell explicit photos of the victims, according to the US Attorney's Office.  Brandon Boyer, 34, will also spend two years on supervised release, prosecutors said.  Investigators said Boyer contacted the victims using an account that appeared to be Snapchat affiliated, then coaxed them to reset their passwords and send him the verification codes that were generated, a technique known as "phishing." Authorities said he stole photos from the private sections of the victims' accounts…

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by Mac Bullock
Politics
'Put Up Or Shut Up:' Fetterman Trolls Bob Menendez In Epic Cameo By George Santos 'Put Up Or Shut Up:' Fetterman Trolls Bob Menendez In Epic Cameo By George Santos
'Put Up Or Shut Up:' Fetterman Trolls Bob Menendez In Epic Cameo By George Santos George Santos has a new gig and one of his most recent paychecks comes from the pockets of John Fetterman. Days after being ousted from Congress, the serial fabulist was commissioned by Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) to create a cameo for indicted New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez (D). "Hey Bobby!" Santos quips in the Cameo, a website that lets public figures record personal videos for money.  "Look, I don’t think I need to tell you, but these people that want to make you get in trouble and want to kick you out and make you run away, you make them put up or shut up. "You stand your ground, s…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
South Jersey School Janitor's Lab Results Show No Communicable Diseases: Prosecutor South Jersey School Janitor's Lab Results Show No Communicable Diseases: Prosecutor
South Jersey School Janitor's Lab Results Show No Communicable Diseases: Prosecutor Returned lab results show an elementary school janitor accused of contaminating food and utensils with his own bodily fluids at his place of employment show no communicable diseases, authorities in South Jersey said. Giovanni Impellizzeri, 25, of Vineland, was previously charged with aggravated assault, tampering with food and official misconduct for the heinous incidents at the Elizabeth Moore School in the Upper Deerfield School District, where he has worked since 2019, as previously reported by Daily Voice. "Based upon all available test results and clinical criteria, we have d…

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by Jon Craig
Traffic
Maryland Dad Killed In Wrong Way Tractor Trailer Crash On I-83 In PA Maryland Dad Killed In Wrong Way Tractor Trailer Crash On I-83 In PA
Maryland Dad Killed In Wrong Way Tractor Trailer Crash On I-83 In PA A fatal crash is now known to have been caused by a tractor-trailer going the wrong way on Interstate 83 in York County, Pennsylvania, authorities explained late on Monday night.  Hendry Tamarez Nunez, 47, of the 800 block of Showell Court, Baltimore, Maryland has been identified as the man who died at the scene of the crash, York County Coroner Pam Gay said.  Shortly before 3 a.m. a tractor hauling an empty trailer entered I-83 South incorrectly driving north from Market Street on Oct. 9, the coroner Gay explained citing police.  Gay noted the correct onramp for I-83 was closed for maint…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Police Release Conversations Between Philly Man, Detectives Posing As Teen Girl In MontCo Police Release Conversations Between Philly Man, Detectives Posing As Teen Girl In MontCo
Police Release Conversations Between Philly Man, Detectives Posing As Teen Girl In MontCo Authorities in Montgomery County have released conversations between a 29-year-old Philadelphia man and undercover detectives, who he thought was actually a 14-year-old girl. Anthony Smith-Sturgis reached out to "the girl" on a social media app on Oct. 4, saying he wanted to meet "the queen behind the smile," and that he was a single dad, sous chef, and future massage therapist, according to exchanges in a criminal complaint released by the office of Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele. Anthony Smith-Sturgis introduces himself to "the girl" on an app on Oct. 4.Montgomery…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
'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…

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by Jillian Pikora