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Grindr Meetup Ends With Dismemberment Of PA 14-Year-Old: Affidavit
A 14-year-old transgender teenager from Western Pennsylvania met their alleged killer through the dating app Grindr, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice. Dashawn Dale Depree Watkins, 29 of Sharon, is in the Mercer County Prison after bloody clothes and surveillance videos linked him to the brutal dismembering of 14-year-old Pauly Likens, the Pennsylvania State Police explained in a press release and court documents. Likens was reported missing by "his" father (who does not acknowledge his son's transition to become a girl, the police explained in the affida…
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: NJ Vigilante Posing As Child Lures Sexual Predators Into Livestreamed Arrests
For nearly a year now a vigilante has been prowling the streets of North Jersey targeting child predators. All are drawn to public meeting places by what appears to be an underage boy or girl. They're in for a surprise, though: It's actually a Hudson County native who calls himself XK. "I'm not here to hurt you," XK tells those who show up, recording every second of the encounter on his GoPro. "I just want to have a civilized conversation with you." Ten minutes or so in, XK asks the target if he likes ice pops. "I like firecracker ice pops. That's my favorite," he tells them. That's th…
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'Predator Poachers' Group Busts Suburban Philly Man Meeting 'Teen Boy' For Sex: Report
A Texas-based group aimed at catching online child predators helped police in the Philadelphia suburbs nab a 23-year-old Montgomery County man who thought he was meeting a 13-year-old boy for sex, according to court documents obtained by NorthPennNow. Devon Weiss, of Lansdale, arranged to meet the "child" over an online chat forum and requested sexual acts over text, according to the Central Bucks Regional Police Department. Police launched an investigation in August after the "Predator Poachers" contacted them about Weiss, and explained how they first connected on Grindr, a…
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Westchester Delivery Driver Gets Four Years In Prison For Seeking Sex With Bergen 'Girl,' 14
A takeout food delivery driver from Westchester who was arrested when he showed up at a Bergen County home for sex with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl was sentenced Friday to four years in state prison. Jacob Smith, 28, used the name “LaidbackJay” to connect on the online app with what turned out to be an undercover detective posing as an underage girl. Smith ended up becoming one of seven men from New York State taken into custody after travelling to the house being used by local and state authorities in what was known as “Operation Home Alone.” Before showing up, Smith “expressed…
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Former PA Firefighter Gets Up To 20 Years In Prison For Sexually Abusing Young Teen
A former Pennsylvania firefighter was sentenced to 10 to 20 years behind bars for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy he met on an online dating app in 2019, authorities said. Carlton Bell, 29, of Pottstown (Montgomery County), was arrested in January 2020, and pled guilty to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and sexual abuse of children in April 2021, according to the Chester County District Attorney's office. On Dec. 24, 2019, East Coventry police received information that a 14-year-old child created a profile on Grindr, -- one of the largest social networking apps for g…
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