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Man Asked PA Teen, Ohio 10-Year-Old For Sexual Pics, Videos On Snapchat: Prosecutors Man Asked PA Teen, Ohio 10-Year-Old For Sexual Pics, Videos On Snapchat: Prosecutors
Man Asked PA Teen, Ohio 10-Year-Old For Sexual Pics, Videos On Snapchat: Prosecutors A Commercial Township man was facing more charges after he was accused of soliciting sexual pictures and videos from a teen girl in northern Pennsylvania, authorities said. Michael Romig, 29, was additionally charged on Monday, Dec. 23, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said in a news release. He was arrested on Friday, Dec. 13 after facing similar accusations involving a 10-year-old girl in Ohio. A Galeton, PA, mother contacted the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office on Thursday, Dec. 19 to report her 15-year-old daughter had been in "an online rel…

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by Chris Spiker
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Man Who Posed As Teen, Exploiting Children Sentenced: Lancaster County DA Man Who Posed As Teen, Exploiting Children Sentenced: Lancaster County DA
Man Who Posed As Teen, Exploiting Children Sentenced: Lancaster County DA A Lancaster County man has been sentenced to 2.5 to 10 years in state prison after admitting to sexually exploiting juveniles online and stockpiling an enormous collection of child pornography, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced Friday, Dec. 20. Kenneth Lee Schmidt, 46, of East Earl Township, pleaded guilty to 49 felony charges, including possession and dissemination of child pornography, solicitation of minors, and corruption of minors, prosecutors said. Schmidt’s state sentence will run concurrently with the 35-year federal sentence he is already serving for related…

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by Jillian Pikora
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FL Man Admits To Kidnapping PA Girl For Sex In WV: USDOJ FL Man Admits To Kidnapping PA Girl For Sex In WV: USDOJ
FL Man Admits To Kidnapping PA Girl For Sex In WV: Usdoj A Florida man who traveled to Pennsylvania to abduct a child for sex is heading to prison the US Department of Justice announced on Wednesday, July 24.  Thomas Edward Grossman, 49, previously of Tampa, FL, pleaded guilty to charges of transportation with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and sexual exploitation of a minor before United States District Judge Susan Paradise Baxter, as detailed in the release.  Grossman had taken the girl on Aug. 10, 2022 "from Pennsylvania to West Virginia with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. Grossman also persuaded a mi…

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by Jillian Pikora
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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
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Pennsylvania Attorney Admits Pressuring Clients Into Sex: AG Pennsylvania Attorney Admits Pressuring Clients Into Sex: AG
Pennsylvania Attorney Admits Pressuring Clients Into Sex: AG The former Lackawanna County lawyer accused of pressuring clients into trading sexual favors for his services has pleaded guilty to the charges, prosecutors say.  Former assistant district attorney Corey Kolcharno, 49, was convicted on four felony counts of promoting prostitution, said the state Attorney General's Office. He will also have to give up his license to practice law as part of his plea agreement.  “The defendant preyed upon the vulnerabilities of his clients for his own sexual gratification,” said AG Michelle Henry.  “Officers of the court are held to …

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by Mac Bullock
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Florida Man Snapchatting With Pennsylvania Girl Caught In Sting, Police Say Florida Man Snapchatting With Pennsylvania Girl Caught In Sting, Police Say
Florida Man Snapchatting With Pennsylvania Girl Caught In Sting, Police Say A Florida man was caught in a police sting in Pennsylvania after local officers received a tip that he was having "inappropriate conversations" with a girl on Snapchat, according to a police release on Monday, Sept. 11.  The Camp Hill Police Department was informed about the Snapchat conversations between the 15-year-old girl and 21-year-old Ty Hunter Eaddy at 11 a.m. on Sept. 6th. The police "retrieved" the girl's phone and "began communicating with the 21-year-old" while impersonating the teen, according to a release by the police department.  During the conversation with the u…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pennsylvania Predator Extorts NJ Child Into Sending $13,000, Self-Made Porn Pics, Feds Charge Pennsylvania Predator Extorts NJ Child Into Sending $13,000, Self-Made Porn Pics, Feds Charge
Pennsylvania Predator Extorts NJ Child Into Sending $13,000, Self-Made Porn Pics, Feds Charge An 18-year-old Pennsylvania man extorted nearly $13,000 from a New Jersey juvenile in exchange for not posting sexually explicit images that he'd convinced the victim to send him, federal authorities charged. Diego Ramos, 19, of Blakeslee, PA used multiple Instagram accounts and other social media and messaging platforms to successfully coerce the Perth Amboy minor into send him sexually explicit images and videos beginning late this past May, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. He'd already gotten the victim to pay $12,982 to stop him from publicly releasing those images when he "threa…

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by Jerry DeMarco