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TikTok Adding Amber Alerts To 'For You' Pages: How The App Could Help Save Lives TikTok Adding Amber Alerts To 'For You' Pages: How The App Could Help Save Lives
TikTok Adding Amber Alerts To 'For You' Pages: How The App Could Help Save Lives Amber alerts are now live on TikTok nationwide, putting urgent information about missing children directly in front of millions of users within seconds. TikTok announced it was launching amber alerts on "For You" pages in a news release on Thursday, Mar. 20. The move is part of a partnership with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Amber alerts were successfully tested in Texas, where alerts appeared in users' FYP feeds and were viewed more than 20 million times in just four months. The pilot program also sent more than 2.5 million people to the NCMEC's …
Infant Assault Found In 2K+ Images On NJ Music Teacher Sentenced In PA: DA Infant Assault Found In 2K+ Images On NJ Music Teacher Sentenced In PA: DA
Infant Assault Found In 2K+ Images On NJ Music Teacher Sentenced In PA: DA A former Pennsbury School District music instructor who admitted to having thousands of child pornography images and videos has been sentenced to three years of probation, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. Christopher Bygott, 47, of Hamilton, New Jersey, pleaded guilty in September 2024 to felony charges of possession of child pornography and criminal use of a communication facility. Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey L. Finley also ordered Bygott to undergo sex offender treatment, barred him from having unsupervised contact with minors, and mandated hi…
NJ Man Groomed PA Girl Online, Shared Child Porn, Faces Felony Charges: Police NJ Man Groomed PA Girl Online, Shared Child Porn, Faces Felony Charges: Police
NJ Man Groomed PA Girl Online, Shared Child Porn, Faces Felony Charges: Police A Tabernacle man accused of grooming a Pennsylvania girl online and sharing child pornography with her is now facing felony charges in Pennsylvania, police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Fredderic Soda, 29, of Vincentown, is charged with Felony Unlawful Contact With a Minor - Sexual Offenses, Felony Child Pornography, Felony Corruption of Minors, Felony Unlawful Contact With a Minor - Obscene and Other Sexual Materials, and Misdemeanor Indecent Exposure, according to court documents. The charges stem from incidents that occurred on Sept. 1, 2024, Palmer Township Police in Easton, PA e…
Family Of Shippensburg University Coach Reveals Tragic Details Of Levi’s Death Family Of Shippensburg University Coach Reveals Tragic Details Of Levi’s Death
Family Of Shippensburg University Coach Reveals Tragic Details Of Levi’s Death Levi James Maciejewski, the 13-year-old son of Shippensburg University head football coach Mark Maciejewski, was the victim of a heinous online crime that has left his family and community reeling. The family revealed on Friday, Jan. 3, that Levi’s tragic death was caused by sextortion, which law enforcement has classified as a homicide. Mark Maciejewski, the head football coach at Shippensburg University, his wife Tricia, and their son Brady shared their grief in a statement released Friday, Jan. 3. They revealed that Levi’s life was cut short by an online predator who coerced, threatened, …
Mugshot Released Of Perkasie Man Who Shared Over 1,200 Child Porn Files Online: DA Mugshot Released Of Perkasie Man Who Shared Over 1,200 Child Porn Files Online: DA
Mugshot Released Of Perkasie Man Who Shared Over 1,200 Child Porn Files Online: DA A Perkasie man is accused of sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online and possessing more than 1,200 files of illegal content on his devices, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Arthur Corbett Clark, 22, of the 2500 block of Hilltown Pike, was arrested on Nov. 13 and charged with Felony Disseminating Photo and Films of Child Sex Acts, Felony Possession of Child Pornography, and Felony Criminal Use of a Communication Device, as detailed in court documents.  The investigation began on Aug. 21, 2024, when the Bucks County DA's Office received a CyberTip fr…
PA Comcast User Caught On Kik With Child Porn: Police PA Comcast User Caught On Kik With Child Porn: Police
PA Comcast User Caught On Kik With Child Porn: Police A Lancaster County man was caught uploading child pornography police announced on Monday, Dec. 4.  Michael Edward Fine used his home internet connection to post child pornography onto the app KIK in October, local police found out from the Internet Crimes Against Children through a Cybertip, as explained in the police release. Through an investigation, the New Holland police learned that Fine "upload[ed] multiple videos containing child pornography" using his Comcast IP address, as stated in the release. A search warrant was issued and executed at Fine's home in the 100 block of East …
PA Man Rapes Pit Bull Multiple Times In Videos Posted On Twitter: Affidavit PA Man Rapes Pit Bull Multiple Times In Videos Posted On Twitter: Affidavit
PA Man Rapes Pit Bull Multiple Times In Videos Posted On Twitter: Affidavit Editor’s Note: This story was originally published with an image that was not that of Gavin Thomas Kitchen, but of another person. The image has since been removed. Apologies. A Central Pennsylvania man admitted to performing "sex acts" with a pit bull— and uploading videos of the acts along with child porn onto Twitter, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Pennsylvania State Police began investigating 21-year-old Gavin Thomas Kitchen after receiving a cyber tip submitted by Twitter back in January 2023, according to a release on Thursday, June 22, 2023.  When t…
Child Porn Investigation Turned Suicide Caused Shelter In Place Order Off Linglestown Road: DA Child Porn Investigation Turned Suicide Caused Shelter In Place Order Off Linglestown Road: DA
Child Porn Investigation Turned Suicide Caused Shelter In Place Order Off Linglestown Road: DA A child porn investigation turned suicide led to school lockdowns and a shelter-in-place order in a neighborhood off Linglestown Road in Susquehanna Township, authorities say. Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division of the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office came to interview a man about child pornography on a cellphone at his home in the 4200 block Beaufort Hunt Drive on Thursday, Jan. 5 around 11 a.m., according to a release by the DA around 3 p.m.   "He confirmed that the telephone at issue was his. After detectives retained his mobile telephone as evidence, pending a …
Central PA Man Shared Child Porn In Facebook Group: DA Central PA Man Shared Child Porn In Facebook Group: DA
Central PA Man Shared Child Porn In Facebook Group: DA A Lancaster city man who shared child porn on Facebook has been convicted on child porn charges, the Lancaster County district attorney's office announced on Tuesday, Sept. 20.  De Ok Kar, 42, of the 200 block of West King Street, was convicted on seven charges related to disseminating and possessing child pornography during a bench trial on Thursday, Sept. 15, by Lancaster County Judge Jeffrey Conrad, the DA's offices detailed in the release.  Investigators received multiple tips from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children on July 29, 2019, accord…
Central PA Man Caught With Child Porn After Cybertip: Police Central PA Man Caught With Child Porn After Cybertip: Police
Central PA Man Caught With Child Porn After Cybertip: Police A 33-year-old Mount Joy man was found with child porn after police received a Cybertip, authorities say.  Zachary Kump's home and electronic devices were searched by the Lancaster County Computer Crimes Task Force after police received the Cybertip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children on Aug. 9, according to a release by the Ephrata police on Sept. 13. Investigators found 25 illegal images on electronics owned by Kump. At the time of the tip, Kump was a resident of Ephrata. He was arrested and arraigned on Sept. 12, according to court documents.  He's b…
PA Firefighter, Solider, Prison Guard Messaged 11-Year-Old Girls On Kik App, Authorities Say PA Firefighter, Solider, Prison Guard Messaged 11-Year-Old Girls On Kik App, Authorities Say
PA Firefighter, Solider, Prison Guard Messaged 11-Year-Old Girls On Kik App, Authorities Say In the days since a local firefighters arrest, more details have emerged about the circumstance that led to his arrest for child pornography dissemination. Robert Joseph Romberger, 26, of Elizabethville, was arrested on Friday for sharing nine videos of child pornography on March 5, as Daily Voice previously reported. Romberger supposedly sent videos through the Kik messenger app to girls between the ages of 11 and 16, asking to have sex with him or watch them perform sex acts on other men, according to an affidavit of probable cause. Romberger was an active public servant who worked as …
Kik App, Tips Off State Police Leading To Child Porn Charges For Cumberland County Teen Kik App, Tips Off State Police Leading To Child Porn Charges For Cumberland County Teen
Kik App, Tips Off State Police Leading To Child Porn Charges For Cumberland County Teen A Camp Hill teen has been charged for sending and receiving child pornography through a social media application, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Marko Pezer, 19, was arrested by state police following a search warrant of his 100 South 18th Street home on June 11. The warrant was issued following a report made to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children by the social media platform Kik. Kik told the center that "it was apparent child pornography was sent by a user," according to the PSP report. Pezer has been charged with the following: F2 Child Pornography F3 Ch…