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Lititz Man Accused Of Possessing Over 750 Child Pornography Images: Police
A Lititz man is accused of possessing over 750 images of child pornography, police announced on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. Michael Gwyn Davies, 62, was charged after an investigation in Lititz, according to the police. He was charged with multiple felonies for possession of child pornography, according to the police and confirmed by court documents. His preliminary arraignment was set before Judge Joseph C. Stauffer at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, as detailed in his docket. He has been held in the Lancaster County Prison on $80,000 in bail as set by the judge. His prelimin…
Police & Fire
Infant Raped By Montgomery County Man While Making Child Porn: DA
A Montgomery County man raped a 10-month-old boy while making child pornography, according to authorities. Brian Groo, 24, of Horsham, was charged after a video of the infant being raped was found online on Wednesday, Oct. 30, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said. Authorities initially learned of the video after receiving a cybertip from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children on the same date, according to the district attorney. The video had been shared via an online messaging app called Kik. The cybertip indicated that the video appeared to be newly produc…
Politics
Accused Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Convicted Of Child Abuse In Pennsylvania
The father of a Pennsylvania woman who was accused of stealing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's laptop was convicted of sexually abusing a girl on Wednesday, Oct. 30 — just two days after the trial began, according to court documents and the Dauphin County District Attorney's office. Rickey Williams, 55, — a security guard from Dauphin County — touched the girl when she was between the ages of 8 and 18. Judge William T. presided over the trial. She came forward about the abuse within two weeks after police allegedly caught him soliciting a video of a 14-ye…
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PA Snapchat User Shares Child Porn —
Again
, DA Says
A Pennsylvania man is accused of using Snapchat to "connect with juveniles to engage the children in sexually explicit communications and to solicit them for sexually explicit images and videos," The Chester County District Attorney’s Office and the Chester County Detectives announced on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Malcolm Kenyon, 25, of West Chester, has been charged for possessing, collecting, and soliciting sexually explicit images and videos from minors over the internet, the DA detailed in the release. His preliminary arraignment was held before Magisterial Dist…
Police & Fire
PA Man Arrested For Sharing Child Porn Online: Police
A Bucks County man was charged for sharing child pornography online, police announced on Wednesday, Oct. 30. John Heaton IV, 59, of Southampton, was arrested on child pornography charges on Thursday, Oct. 24, the Upper Southampton Township Police Department said. The investigation began after Upper Southampton Township police, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office, and Homeland Security agents received a CyberTip submitted to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children on Thursday, Oct. 10, according to police. The CyberTip indicated that an Upper Southampton …
Police & Fire
Child Predator In Bucks County Arrested For Second Time Since 2021: Police
A child predator who was arrested in 2021 on child pornography charges was arrested a second time for preying on teen girls online, police said. Kevin Nguyen, 29, of Bensalem, was arrested again for messaging two teen girls online on Monday, Oct. 21, according to the Bensalem Police Department. Nguyen's arrest was announced on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The investigation began in June when officers received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, police said. A user of the social media app IMVU, later identified as Nguyen, was messaging the account of a 13-year-old…
News
Man Wanted For 100 Counts Of Child Rape Arrested By Philly US Marshals
A man wanted for more than 100 counts of child rape and similar offenses in Delaware County has been arrested, according to the US Marshals in Philadelphia. Farzan Mohammed, 37, of Chester, fled the country after charges were filed in March 2023 and was extradited to the US on Thursday, Oct. 24, according to a post by the US Marshals in Philadelphia on X, formerly Twitter. @USMS_Philly Deputy Marshals extradited Farzan Mohammed, 36, from Trinidad and Tobago to the U.S. Mohammed faces over 100 counts of child rape and crimes against children in Delaware County. He was charged in March 202…
Police & Fire
PA Discord User Charged With Sexual Abuse Of Children: Police
A Lancaster City man has been charged with Sexual Abuse of Children due to his activities on the website Discord, police announced on Monday, Oct. 21. Kenneth Stuart Rader, 60, of the 300 block of Travis Lane was arrested on Friday, Oct. 18. The charges come following an investigation into a CyberTipline report of child pornography on Discord. Rader's e-mail address and IP address were found to be connected to the offending Discord user, the police explained. "Rader confirmed that he was the user of the e-mail address obtained and that he had a Discord accoun…
News
Outraged Parents Blast Officials At Lehigh County Board Meeting After School Employee's Arrest
Outraged parents showed up to a school board meeting in Lehigh County to blast officials after news broke that a teacher had been arrested for secretly recording a student undressing in a school auditorium. Laura Warmkessel was just one of those parents. "You guys sit up here the majority of the time patting yourselves on the back and congratulating each other on how wonderful this school district is, but under the radar letting these monsters into our system, repeatedly," Warmkessel told the Parkland School District Board of Directors on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Click here to watch the meeting. …
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Performing Arts Director At Lehigh School Secretly Recorded Student: Affidavit
The former performing arts director at a Lehigh County high school was charged for secretly recording a student while he was in a changing room, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Francis Anonia, 43, of Allentown, was accused of using his cell phone to secretly record a student changing clothes while he was in the Parkland High School auditorium on Monday, Oct. 14, as detailed by the Allentown police in the affidavit of probable cause. The student, who is now 21 years old, was 18 when the recordings were made in the auditorium's changing rooms in April 2021, a…
Police & Fire
Federal Parolee, Sex Offender Busted Downloading Child Porn At PA Auto Repair Shop: DA
A convicted sex offender and federal parolee from Bucks and Montgomery counties has been arrested on accusations he downloaded child pornography at the auto repair shop where he worked, police paperwork shows. A Bensalem police detective was running an undercover computer program trying to identify devices within the county that were using the BitTorrent Peer2Peer (P2P) file-sharing protocol to download and share child porn, when he connected with a device at 749 Butler Ave., in New Britain on June 20, according to a criminal complaint filed within the Bucks County DA's office. Dozens of fi…
Police & Fire
Milford Man Solicited Child For 'Explicit Photos', Police Say
A Milford man was recently charged for soliciting explicit photographs of a child, police announced on Saturday, Sept. 28. Rashaad K. Taylor, 28, of Milford, was arrested in Pike County, on Sept. 20, according to the police. The arrest comes following an investigation into alleged unlawful contact with minors, the Slate Belt Regional Police Department said. During the investigation, Taylor's home in Milford was searched and explicit photographs of a minor were found. Taylor's electronic devices were also searched, leading to evidence that he had solicited explicit photos from the…
News
PA Daycare Worker, Mom, BF Made Children Perform Sex Acts: Affidavit
Multiple videos found on a man's phone of young children being sexually abused or being forced to commit sex acts by and on a daycare employee and Mechanicsburg mom have led to two arrests in Cumberland County, according to court documents received by Daily Voice on Monday, Sept. 16. Morgan Rothenhoefer, 24, of Mechanicsburg, has been charged with the following felonies: corruption of minors, five counts of filming a sex act of a child, deviate sexual intercourse of a child, aggravated indecent assault with a child under 13, and child rape. Jamie Souders, 41, of Middlesex, has be…
Police & Fire
Former Sesame Place Mascot Convinced Preteen To Send Nudes: Prosecutor
A New Jersey man who had been employed as a mascot for amusement parks and sports teams including Sesame Place is arrested on accusations he convinced a preteen girl to send him child pornography, authorities said. Don-Diego Parkman, 19, was arrested in mid-September, Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa Hilton said in a news release on Tuesday, Sept. 17. New Jersey investigators said they received a tip from police in Missouri in early September that the preteen was chatting with Parkman and he sent her sexual pictures. Parkman also told the girl to send him photos a…
Schools
PA Middle School Teacher Sends Students Nudes, Has Sex With Teen: Affidavit
A coach and teacher in the Central Dauphin School district has been charged and arrested in connection with multiple sex crimes with multiple students, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Alexander Jeffery Sweigard, 32, of Camp Hill, is a coach with the Central Dauphin Wrestling Program and a teacher at Central Dauphin Middle School, where he was once a student, according to public records. He is accused of exchanging nude images with teens and having sex with a high school student. Nude photos of Sweigard on a 16-year-old girl's phone prompted an interview…
Schools
Philly HS Teacher Who 'Catfished' Teen Girls Gets 30 Years In Prison:
Usdoj
A Philadelphia teacher who posed as a student to get teenage girls to send him nudes has been sentenced to 30 years in prison the US Department of Justice announced on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Jeremy Schobel, 33, of Philadelphia, was an English teacher at Harriton High School in Lower Merion Township and the High School of Creative and Performing Arts in Philadelphia when he created the Snapchat and Yubo accounts that he used to "entice young teenage girls, including one who was a student at his school," as stated in the USDOJ release. For over three years Schobel posed as fictional…
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Professor Of Pediatric Radiology Indicted For Child Porn:
Usdoj
A University of Pittsburgh Doctor and Professor Of Pediatric Radiology has been indicted on child pornography charges, according to a release by the US Department Of Justice on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Dr. Ashok Panigrahy, 53, of Pittsburgh, was caught transporting "material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor in interstate commerce, as well as possessed material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor," in Nov. 2022, as stated in the USDOJ release. The material included images of the raping of children under the of 12 and/or prepubescent, according to federal court documents obt…
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Repeat PA Sex Offender Returned To Prison For Child Porn Charges:
Usdoj
A repeat sex offender from Philadelphia has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for possessing child pornography, authorities said. Christopher Daniels, 34, also was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Juan R. Sánchez to 15 years of supervised release for repeated child pornography and related offenses, U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said on Wednesday, Aug. 28. Daniels was charged with those violations in an August 2023 superseding indictment, and in March of this year, a federal jury convicted the defendant of all six counts against him, including receiving child pornography as a s…
Police & Fire
Wyomissing Expert In Bog Turtles Caught With Child Pornography: DA
A 51-year-old man from Berks County has been charged with sexual abuse for possessing child pornography, authorities said. Michael E. Torocco, of Wyomissing, surrendered to detectives on Wednesday, Aug. 21, according to Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams. A search warrant found more than 200 images of child pornography in Torocco's DropBox account, Adams said. As a herpetologist, Torocco is considered a specialist in bog turtles, according to this website. Also an expert in the ecology of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, Torocco has assisted in original research on the timber rattl…
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US Army Researcher From Pennsylvania Sexually Abused 7 Children:
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A US Army researcher from Chester County is accused of sexually abusing seven young children including recording them on the toilet, authorities said. Jason James Cain, 49, of Oxford, has been charged with seven counts of manufacture and attempted manufacture of child pornography, and two counts of possession of child pornography, according to United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero. The charges arise out of Cain’s alleged sexual abuse and exploitation of seven minor children in his care over more than 3½ years, including exposing himself to the children, touching both himself and …
News
PA Man's Spotted In Child Pornography, Authorities Say
A 28-year-old man from Reading has been charged with possession of child pornography after sexually explicit images were found on his cellphone, authorities said. Kristopher W. Tanner also was charged with criminal use of a communication facility, corruption of minors, and indecent assault, according to a joint release from the Reading police and Berks County District Attorney. He was identified by investigators who noticed the unique tattoo visible on his right forearm in some of the videos. Additionally, investigators recognized that the background in these digital videos appeared to…
Police & Fire
Bucks County Man Faces Child Pornography Charges, Police Say
A 27-year-old Warrington man was arrested on child pornography charges last week, according to township police. Derrick A. Carthon is being held on a $250,000 bond, court records show. Authorities received six cyber tips from X.com, formerly known as Twitter, related to accounts associated with Carthon, police said. They searched his home on July 23 and seized multiple electronic devices before taking him into custody, according to officials. Carthon has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Aug 12.
News
Bethlehem Man Paid $24K+ To Filipino Child Sex Traffickers:
Usdoj
A 49-year-old Pennsylvania man has been sentenced for paying and directing "livestreamed sexual abuse of Filipino children," the US Department of Justice announced on Friday night, Aug. 2. Harold "Harry" C. Daleus (also known as Dalaeus), Jr., 49, of Bethlehem, was sentenced to 20 years in prison to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release for the production of child pornography and related offenses, United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero detailed in the release. Daleus sent over $24,000 to the Philippines over several years, "in order to view the live transmiss…
Police & Fire
Ex-Boston Children's Anesthesiologist Traded Child Rape Videos In Messages: Court Docs
Federal investigators said a former anesthesiologist fellow at Boston Children's Hospital traded child pornography on a messaging app to get access to other videos and photos of children as young as infants being sexually abused by adults. Christopher Sheerer, 35, of Boston, is charged with one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, Homeland Security investigators said. Sheerer was previously a cardiac anesthesiology fellow at Johns Hopkins Children's Center and attended Albright University in Reading, Pennsylvania, a…
Police & Fire
Sex Offender Husband, Wife Face Child Pornography Charges: Berks County DA
A convicted sex offender and his Reading wife have been arrested on child pornography charges, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. Dennis Deiter, 46, and Elizabeth Deiter, 34, both "admitted to utilizing their respective cellular telephones to view child pornography," prosecutors wrote in a release on Wednesday, July 24. Detectives began investigating the pair after receiving a complaint from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, authorities said. The investigation led them to the Deiters' South 12th Street home where they e…
Police & Fire
Bucks Man Downloaded 'Over 200' Files Of Child Pornography, Police Say
A 32-year-old Quakertown man faces child pornography charges, according to Warrington police. Andrew Gregory Lewis came under investigation last November when police found that over 200 illegal files were downloaded to his computer, according to authorities. A search warrant was executed at his Quakertown home and an analysis of his devices revealed additional files, police said. Lewis surrendered to authorities on July 3 and his bail was set at $250,000, Warrington police said. He had a preliminary hearing on Monday, July 15, court records show. homeland Security Investi…
News
Child Porn Bust: Burlington Man Distributed Disturbing Images, Prosecutor Says
A 35-year-old Burlington County man has been charged on child pornography charges, authorities announced. Gregory Chesko, of Burlington, became the center of an investigation following a tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children concerning his online activities, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. The investigation found that Chesko had sent multiple images and videos depicting child pornography from his phone using an instant messaging application, Bradshaw said. Child porn was found on his devices during the execution of a search warrant…
Police & Fire
Child Foot Porn Made By Lancaster Babysitter Charged In Multiple Abuse Cases: DA
Photographs found on a former babysitter's computers (following a warranted search of his home) have led Pennsylvania State Police to identify yet another victim he abused, according to a release Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Jan. 23. Eric Dorwart, 54, of the 500 block of Pleasure Road in Manheim Township has been charged for the third time in a year for sexually assaulting children, the DA explained. Originally, Dorwart was matched by DNA to the cold case assault of a boy and girl on West Newport Road, Gordonville, Leacock on April 4…
News
Convicted Child Porn Collector Accused Of Rape In Lebanon City: Police
"Mondays Got Me Like," Samuel James Rhoads's t-shirt reads in his first Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law Sex Offender Registry photo on March 13, 2024 — but Monday really got him on July 8, when police announced he was charged with rape. When police announced the new charges, Rhoads, 20 of Lebanon, was still in the Lebanon County Prison serving a four-month to 11 months and 29 days sentence for felons for child pornography and unlawful contact with a minor/sexual abuse, court records show. Rhoads was charged with Rape, Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse, Statutory…
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Berks Man Had 400+ Files Of Child Pornography On Phone, DA Says
A Sinking Spring man was taken into custody after a police raid turned up hundreds of files of child sexual abuse material, said Berks County prosecutors. Andrew M. Bush was charged with child pornography and related counts, wrote the District Attorney's Office in a release. Authorities said they received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for a “MediaLab/KIK” account associated with Bush. They executed a search warrant at his Beavens Road home and seized his cell phone, according to prosecutors. In an interview with detectives, t…
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New Cumberland 'Disgusting Mama' Posted Child Porn On Twitter/X: Affidavit
A 27-year-old mom was caught with over a dozen images of "prepubescent minors" on her devices, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry's Office release on Friday, June 28, and court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Victoria "Tori" Madlein Carney of Rose Hill Drive, New Cumberland was arrested Wednesday and charged with 19 counts of possessing child pornography and one count of criminal use of a communication facility — all felonies, according to the AG's release. Her arrest comes on the heels of an investigation by the Pennsylvania Office of Att…
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