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Sexual Exploitation

Pennsylvania Child Porn Manufacturer Convicted: AG Pennsylvania Child Porn Manufacturer Convicted: AG
Pennsylvania Child Porn Manufacturer Convicted: 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 …
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 …
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…
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…
11-Year-Old Among Hundreds Of Nationwide Sexploitation Victims Rescued By FBI, Local Agencies 11-Year-Old Among Hundreds Of Nationwide Sexploitation Victims Rescued By FBI, Local Agencies
11-Year-Old Among Hundreds Of Nationwide Sexploitation Victims Rescued By FBI, Local Agencies FBI agents based in New Jersey teamed up with local, county and state authorities to rescue five sexually exploited teenagers who were among hundreds of victims located or identified during a two-week nationwide blitz. The New Jersey joint FBI operation with State Police, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office and police from Newark, Jersey City and Morris Township was part of a nationwide enforcement campaign dubbed “Operation Cross Country.” Across the United States, similar operations the first two weeks in August identified and located a total of 84 minor victims of child sex traffickin…
PA Defense Attorney Pressured Clients Into Sex: AG PA Defense Attorney Pressured Clients Into Sex: AG
PA Defense Attorney Pressured Clients Into Sex: AG A 47-year-old defense attorney in Pennsylvania pressured his clients into sex and either paid them for it or used it as an exchange for payment, authorities said. Corey Kolcharno, a former assistant district attorney in Lackawanna County, is facing four felony counts of promoting prostitution for targeting four women who struggled with addiction, had a history of being sexually abused, and were financially strapped, PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Monday, Aug. 8. “Kolcharno picked these victims because they had limited choices, because he thought they would be easy to silence, and les…
Chester County Man Gets 28 Years In Prison For Sharing 'Homemade' Child Porn Chester County Man Gets 28 Years In Prison For Sharing 'Homemade' Child Porn
Chester County Man Gets 28 Years In Prison For Sharing 'Homemade' Child Porn A Chester County man was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison on Tuesday for recording and distributing "homemade" child pornography online, authorities said. Israel Faber, 34, pleaded guilty to three counts of manufacturing child pornography, one count of distribution of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography in April, according to the U.S. Dept. of Justice. Faber was also sentenced to a lifetime of supervised release. Faber's charges stemmed from an undercover investigation into an online chat group for "homemade" child pornography, where he shared a video …
R. Kelly Convicted Of Child Sex Assaults, Sex Trafficking By Federal Jurors In NYC R. Kelly Convicted Of Child Sex Assaults, Sex Trafficking By Federal Jurors In NYC
R. Kelly Convicted Of Child Sex Assaults, Sex Trafficking By Federal Jurors In NYC R&B singer R. Kelly could spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of running a decades-long sex trafficking ring -- one that included children as victims -- following a high-profile trial full of graphic testimony. The guilty verdict returned by seven male and five female federal jurors in Brooklyn on Monday "forever brands" Robert Sylvester Kelly, 54, as "a predator who used his fame and fortune to prey on the young, the vulnerable and the voiceless for his own sexual gratification," said Jacquelyn Kasulis, the acting US attorney for the Eastern District of New York…
DelCo Man Gets 22 Years For Making Porn Of Ex-GF's 3-Year-Old Daughter DelCo Man Gets 22 Years For Making Porn Of Ex-GF's 3-Year-Old Daughter
DelCo Man Gets 22 Years For Making Porn Of Ex-GF's 3-Year-Old Daughter A Delaware County man was sentenced Wednesday to 22 years behind bars for shooting pornographic images of his ex-girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter, federal authorities said. David Carbonaro, 28, pleaded guilty in November 2019 to the crimes which allegedly occurred in his Upper Darby home shared by ex-girlfriend and co-defendant, Kayla Parker, of Dayton, Ohio, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. Not only did Carbonaro conduct photo shoots of the young girl in "sexualized poses," but he told Parker to sexually abuse the child for his viewing pleasure, …
Feds: Police, FBI Task Force Officer in Pennsylvania Had Sex With Informants, Gave Out Drugs Feds: Police, FBI Task Force Officer in Pennsylvania Had Sex With Informants, Gave Out Drugs
Feds: Police, FBI Task Force Officer in Pennsylvania Had Sex With Informants, Gave Out Drugs A former Carlisle police narcotics detective and FBI Task Force Officer has been found guilty for abusing power, having sex with informants, giving them drugs and lying to government investigators, according to the US Department of Justice. Christopher Collare, 53, of Blythewood, South Carolina (formerly of Carlisle, Pennsylvania) was found guilty by a federal jury on Friday. He used his official position to obtain sex from two women in exchange for agreeing to take action in prosecutions. "The defendant victimized numerous vulnerable women and in the course of doing so, betrayed the trust…