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Police & Fire
Penn Man Who Sexually Abused Child He Met Online Gets 30 Years In Prison
A 46-year-old Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 30 years in prison after he admitted to coercing a child to send him nude photos and videos and drove to meet her, authorities said. David Tweed, of Kulpmont, Penn., was convicted of sexual exploitation of a child following his arrest in 2022, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. “David Tweed’s conduct was horrific and deserving of the severe sentence that the Court imposed. Mr. Tweed sought out, groomed, and then repeatedly sexually abused and exploited this very young and vulnerable girl," said Acting United States Attorney Jo…
Police & Fire
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…
Schools
Berks County Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault Of 13-Year-Old Student: DA
A Berks County middle school teacher has been arrested on accusations he groomed a 13-year-old student, sending sexually explicit photos and videos online — and sexually abused them in his car on at least one occasion, authorities said. Michael J. Conner, 38, a teacher at Central Middle School in Reading, used social media to engage with the student — a relationship that eventually turned sexual in nature, the Berks County District Attorney's Office said in a statement on Monday, Oct. 17. The tip came to authorities last month from a Childline referral from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania…
News
FBI: Groomed-For-Sex Indiana Girl, 15, Rescued After Paterson Man Pays Uber To Bring Her To NJ
A 22-year-old Paterson man showered a 15-year-old Indiana girl he'd met online with money, gifts and compliments before paying an Uber driver to bring her to him for sex, federal authorities said. Arnold Castillo "groomed" the girl, gaining her trust and alienating her from her family and other support systems before convincing her to leave Lawrence, IN, for New Jersey, the U.S. Attorney's Office for Southern Indiana charged. Castillo "paid and arranged for an Uber driver to pick up the minor and transport her across state lines to him," alleges to an FBI complaint on file in U.S. District …