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Pottsville Snapchat Hacker Who Sold Woman's Nudes Gets Short Prison Stay Pottsville Snapchat Hacker Who Sold Woman's Nudes Gets Short Prison Stay
Pottsville Snapchat Hacker Who Sold Woman's Nudes Gets Short Prison Stay A Pottsville man will spend 18 months behind bars for hacking into social media accounts to steal and sell explicit photos of the victims, according to the US Attorney's Office.  Brandon Boyer, 34, will also spend two years on supervised release, prosecutors said.  Investigators said Boyer contacted the victims using an account that appeared to be Snapchat affiliated, then coaxed them to reset their passwords and send him the verification codes that were generated, a technique known as "phishing." Authorities said he stole photos from the private sections of the victims' accounts…
PA Man Wanted For Sexually Abusing 14-Year-Old Victim In NJ: Prosecutor PA Man Wanted For Sexually Abusing 14-Year-Old Victim In NJ: Prosecutor
PA Man Wanted For Sexually Abusing 14-Year-Old Victim In NJ: Prosecutor A 22-year-old man from Pennsylvania is being sought by authorities in New Jersey who they say he engaged in sexual behavior with a teen. Michael Davenport, of Easton, found the victim on Snapchat before the two met up in person, Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said. Davenport, who was 20 at the time, has been charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. Anyone with information as to Davneport’s whereabouts is urged to congaed the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office or Washington Township Police Department at 908-475-6275, or 908-689-1630.
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…
Video Of Toddler Vaping On Snapchat Made By PA Mom, Friend, Police Say Video Of Toddler Vaping On Snapchat Made By PA Mom, Friend, Police Say
Video Of Toddler Vaping On Snapchat Made By PA Mom, Friend, Police Say A former substitute teacher's aide who was convicted of calling threats into an elementary is in hot water again.  Naomi Shayanna Wenger is currently serving five years probation as part of a negotiated plea deal after calling in threats to Martic Elementary School in the Penn Manor School District around 2:19 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23.  Wenger is a 21-year-old mom with a 2-year-old daughter according to public records and social media posts.  She and her 18-year-old friend, Elena Katerine Zaharchuk, made a video of a 2-year-old child being given a vape pen, puttin…
Philly Area Teacher Posed As Teen On Snapchat To Get Nudes From Teens: Feds Philly Area Teacher Posed As Teen On Snapchat To Get Nudes From Teens: Feds
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…
Missing PA Girl Found With 22-Year-Old Sex Offender In Virginia, Police Say Missing PA Girl Found With 22-Year-Old Sex Offender In Virginia, Police Say
Missing PA Girl Found With 22-Year-Old Sex Offender In Virginia, Police Say A missing Pennsylvania girl was found on Tuesday, May 23 in Virginia with an Ohio sex offender, authorities said. Emily High, who disappeared out of Chambersburg, PA on May 15, was unharmed, while Jaret Wright was taken into custody, upon being located in Purceville, VA, Pennsylvania State Police said. Jaret, whose real name is Jaret John Wright, hails from Florida and allegedly met Emily on Instagram, PSP said on Friday, May 19. Originally, Daily Voice was told by the family and friends of the family that the missing Chambersburg girl had disappeared from Scotland Road in Chambe…
'PlugwalkJoe' Admits Unprecedented Twitter Hack That Included Musk, Kardashian, Biden: Feds 'PlugwalkJoe' Admits Unprecedented Twitter Hack That Included Musk, Kardashian, Biden: Feds
'PlugwalkJoe' Admits Unprecedented Twitter Hack That Included Musk, Kardashian, Biden: Feds A 23-year-old British citizen who hacked the Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian and Bill Gates, among others, pleaded guilty in federal court to a host of related charges as part of a deal with the government. Joseph James O'Connor -- also known as "PlugwalkJoe" -- technically faces up to 77 years in prison under federal sentencing guidelines but will likely get somewhere between 10 to 20 years when all is said and done. The Liverpudlian hacker admitted during a plea hearing in federal court in Manhattan on Tuesday, May 9, that he committed one of the largest high-pro…
Allegheny County Controller Employee Sent Nudes To 8th-Grade Boy Through Snapchat: Police Allegheny County Controller Employee Sent Nudes To 8th-Grade Boy Through Snapchat: Police
Allegheny County Controller Employee Sent Nudes To 8th-Grade Boy Through Snapchat: Police A 15-year-old boy was sent more than 25 nude images and videos by an Allegheny County Controller's office employee, police allege in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  While working as an accounting department employee for the Allegheny Controller's office, 25-year-old Cam Zmenkowski, sent "sexually explicit messages and sexual assaults occurred over the past several months," county officials stated in a release on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.  Allegheny County Police detectives and Indiana Township Police served a sealed search warrant at the residence of Zmenkowski, locat…
Pennsylvania Teacher Accused Of Sending Explicit Photos To 15-Year-Old Boy (UPDATE) Pennsylvania Teacher Accused Of Sending Explicit Photos To 15-Year-Old Boy (UPDATE)
Pennsylvania Teacher Accused Of Sending Explicit Photos To 15-Year-Old Boy (Update) An elementary teacher in Berks County is in police custody, after authorities say he sent explicit photos to a 15-year-old boy he had been grooming for years.   Ryan G. Blew, 24, of Sinking Spring, surrendered to county detectives on Wednesday, Nov. 16 after a warrant was issued for his arrest, said Berks District Attorney John T. Adams in a statement.  Blew is listed as a second-grade teacher at Spring Ridge Elementary School in Wyomissing on the Wilson School District website. His employment status as of Wednesday was not immediately clear.  Authorities said they began investigating Ble…
Suburban Philly Student Threatened To 'Shoot Up' School, Police Say Suburban Philly Student Threatened To 'Shoot Up' School, Police Say
Suburban Philly Student Threatened To 'Shoot Up' School, Police Say A Bucks County student is accused of making violent threats on Central Bucks West High School, authorities have announced.  The 15-year-old CB West student was arrested Thursday, Oct. 13 and charged with making terroristic threats, according to the Central Bucks Regional Police Department. His name was not released.  Police officials said the teen pledged to "shoot up" CB West in Snapchat messages sent to another student, and also sent video clips about other school shooting events.  The accused student also shared an "organized plan of the proposed attack," authorities clai…
Coach At PA Christian Youth Center Accused Of Raping Teen, Soliciting Sex, Nudes From Minors Coach At PA Christian Youth Center Accused Of Raping Teen, Soliciting Sex, Nudes From Minors
Coach At PA Christian Youth Center Accused Of Raping Teen, Soliciting Sex, Nudes From Minors A basketball coach at a Christian youth center in Pennsylvania was arrested after he allegedly raped a teenager and solicited sex and nude photos from other minors, authorities said. Ameer Sutton-Best, 31, of Parkesburg, who volunteered at the Parkesburg Point Youth Center this summer, has been charged with rape, sexual abuse of children, corruption of minors, and related offenses, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. An investigation into Sutton-Best began on Aug. 10, when the faith-based center contacted Parkesburg police, accusing him of having "sexual co…
Montco Man Sent Sexual Photo To Bucks Co. Child On Snapchat, Asked For Nudes, Police Say Montco Man Sent Sexual Photo To Bucks Co. Child On Snapchat, Asked For Nudes, Police Say
Montco Man Sent Sexual Photo To Bucks Co. Child On Snapchat, Asked For Nudes, Police Say A 20-year-old man was arrested after sending a sexual photo to a minor on a social media app, and then asking that child to do the same, authorities said. An investigation into River T. Stauch, of Hatboro, began after the underage victim allegedly told Warrington Township police that they received a sexually explicit image from a male Snapchat user. Stauch told the child his age and asked for naked photos, police said. The juvenile apparently said that when he refused, Stauch threatened him. Officers were later able to identify the user as Stauch, they said. Stauch was arrested on T…
Delco Pair Arrested On Child Porn Charges Delco Pair Arrested On Child Porn Charges
Delco Pair Arrested On Child Porn Charges A Delaware County pair was charged with making and uploading videos and photos of child pornography, authorities said. Matteo T. Arriaga, 20, of Ridley Park, was initially charged in January after posting 271 videos of lewd content, including a 23-second video clip recorded on his phone in a Snapchat message thread with a person identified as “Gia," Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said. Following that discovery, investigators seized four Apple iPhones, two laptop computers, a custom PC, and two external hard drives, they said. Further investigation led detectives t…
PA Man On Probation Busted With Child Porn, Authorities Say PA Man On Probation Busted With Child Porn, Authorities Say
PA Man On Probation Busted With Child Porn, Authorities Say A 36-year-old man on probation for promoting child pornography in Maryland two years ago was arrested again on similar offenses in Pennsylvania, authorities said. Eric Albitz, of Upper Pottsgrove, PA, had 37 pictures and videos of child pornography on his cell phone of girls as young as 8 years old, they said. Detectives with the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office found the content during a warranted search of his Snyder Road home in Jan. 2022 after they had linked his IP address to a Snapchat account that had uploaded a video of suspected child abuse in Sept. 2021. The investiga…
YMCA Employee Made Child Porn Shared On Snapchat: PA State Police YMCA Employee Made Child Porn Shared On Snapchat: PA State Police
YMCA Employee Made Child Porn Shared On Snapchat: PA State Police A 21-year-old YCMA employee was found making and uploading  child pornography to Snapchat, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Snapchat reported that a video containing child pornography had been uploaded the company's server to the National Center For Missing And Exploited Children— who contacted Pennsylvania state police computer crimes unit, the release shows. The suspect was identified as Lamont Antonio Lovett Jr., of the 330 block of Lantern Lane in Chambersburg, police say. Child pornography was found during a search of Lovett's home conducted on Tuesday, Mar. 8…
Ex-Kutztown Football Player Pleads Guilty In 'Sextortion' Case: DA Ex-Kutztown Football Player Pleads Guilty In 'Sextortion' Case: DA
Ex-Kutztown Football Player Pleads Guilty In 'Sextortion' Case: DA A former college athlete pleaded guilty on Tuesday, March 1 to sexually extorting and harassing 15 victims, including one Bensalem woman who later died by suicide, authorities said. Ian Pisarchuk, 26, admitted that for four years he used anonymous Snapchat accounts to threaten and torment dozens of women and girls, some as young as 12, into sending him sexually explicit photos and videos, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said. Pisarchuk was arrested on June 8, 2021, after police got a complaint from an alleged victim saying she had gotten messages from an unknown individual …
PA Dad Who Brought Gun To Fistfight Over Snapchat Post Heading To Prison: DA PA Dad Who Brought Gun To Fistfight Over Snapchat Post Heading To Prison: DA
PA Dad Who Brought Gun To Fistfight Over Snapchat Post Heading To Prison: DA A Pennsylvania father has been sentenced to serve up to seven years in prison for his role– of bring a gun to a fistfight, turned shooting– that all started as an argument on Snapchat, authorities announced on Friday. Mark Ivie Sr., 44, of Ephrata, pleaded nolo contendre, meaning he has accepted conviction but is not admitted guilt, to a felony charge of criminal conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and a misdemeanor of simple assault in a negotiated guilty plea, leading to a three-and-a-half to seven-year sentence, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney’s office…
PA Sex Offender On 'Worst Teachers' List Caught Chatting Up Children On Snapchat, Police Say PA Sex Offender On 'Worst Teachers' List Caught Chatting Up Children On Snapchat, Police Say
PA Sex Offender On 'Worst Teachers' List Caught Chatting Up Children On Snapchat, Police Say A former high school teacher and registered sex offender has been caught chatting with children on Snapchat, according to a release by police. Andrew Eberhart, 24, of Lebanon, previously posed online as a woman with the user name "Jordynmatter" on Instagram in an attempt to gather sexually explicit photos of young boys, the Lebanon district attorney stated following a year's long investigation in 2020. Eberhart might be a year older, but apparently is no wiser as an investigation was started in December because he was thought to be back at it again, but this time he was using Snapchat. Leb…
PA High School Football Coach Sent 'I'm Horny' SnapChat To 16-Year-Old Student: Police PA High School Football Coach Sent 'I'm Horny' SnapChat To 16-Year-Old Student: Police
PA High School Football Coach Sent 'I'm Horny' SnapChat To 16-Year-Old Student: Police A central Pennsylvania high school football coach has been charged with corrupting a minor after drunk texting a 16-year-girl, according to a release by police. Hempfield High School football coach, Thomas "Tommy" James Walker, 25, of Marietta sent messages about being "drunk and horny" to the girl on the social media platform SnapChat on Oct. 7 around 10:30 p.m., according to the police. The West Hempfield Township police department began investigating the matter after receiving a complaint from the girl and her parent "that a teacher from Hempfield sent her inappropriate messages," as st…
Teen TikToker Is Outearning Top CEOs By Millions Teen TikToker Is Outearning Top CEOs By Millions
Teen TikToker Is Outearning Top CEOs By Millions A teen social media star from Connecticut is outearning some of the most successful CEOs in the US by millions of dollars, according to new reports by Forbes and the Wall Street Journal. With 133 million TikToker followers, 17-year-old Fairfield County resident Charli D'Amelio, of Norwalk, who started posting to TikTok in 2019 -- has the video-sharing app's largest following, Forbes says. Last year, she brought in $17.5 million. The median pay for chief executives of S&P 500 companies in 2020 was $13.4 million, the WSJ reports. Darren Woods was the highest-earning CEO of 2020, brin…
PA Man Sentenced In July 4th Snapchat Shooting That Injured 4 PA Man Sentenced In July 4th Snapchat Shooting That Injured 4
PA Man Sentenced In July 4th Snapchat Shooting That Injured 4 A 21-year-old Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 24 to 50 years behind bars for a Fourth of July shooting over a fight that began on Snapchat in 2020, authorities announced Thursday. Mark Ivie Jr., of Ephrata, was convicted of five counts of aggravated assault and multiple other charges after opening fire at a group of men with an AR-15 at his family's home on July 5, the Lancaster County DA said. Sentencing Judge Donald Totaro said he was not giving a “volume discount” due to there being multiple victims in the shooting, and ordered consecutive sentences for each victim.  A …
FBI Investigating Threats Toward 15 PA School Districts Made On Snapchat FBI Investigating Threats Toward 15 PA School Districts Made On Snapchat
FBI Investigating Threats Toward 15 PA School Districts Made On Snapchat The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating after fifteen school districts were threatened and thirteen schools have temporarily closed due to threats made on Snapchat, according to school officials. The threats were first made on Snapchat and the echoed on other social media outlets on Monday, Nov. 29, according to school administrators in the Pittsburgh area. Some of the districts affected were McKeesport Area Schools, North Hills School District, Pittsburgh Public Schools, and Propel Charter Schools, as stated in a report by KDKA. We are aware of a threat on a social med…
Former Middle School Principal Heading To Prison For Asking Girls For Nudes Via Snapchat Former Middle School Principal Heading To Prison For Asking Girls For Nudes Via Snapchat
Former Middle School Principal Heading To Prison For Asking Girls For Nudes Via Snapchat An assistant middle school principal has been sentenced for soliciting nude photos of young girls, according to court documents and the Snyder County district attorney's office. Christopher Scott Morrison, 40, of New Bloomfield worked at Selinsgrove, Area School District during which time he used Snapchat to contact four girls ages 11 to 14, the Lewistown Sentinel reported court documents and according to the the release for the DA. He was suspended without pay and later resigned from the school before charges were filed in May 2020, according to the Sentinel's report. Morrison was charge…
LanCo. Man Found Guilty Of Attempted Manslaughter For Shooting Over Snapchat Post, DA Says LanCo. Man Found Guilty Of Attempted Manslaughter For Shooting Over Snapchat Post, DA Says
LanCo. Man Found Guilty Of Attempted Manslaughter For Shooting Over Snapchat Post, DA Says An Ephrata Township man has been convicted of five counts of attempted voluntary manslaughter among other charges in connection with a shooting in July 2020, according to a statement released by the Lancaster County District Attorney's office. Mark Ivie Jr., 21, shot at a group of men with an AR-15 rifle after an altercation at the Ivie’s Ephrata home on Blackberry Lane that began over a Snapchat argument, according to the release. During the trial the jury heard testimony that a former coworker of Ivie Jr. posted a music video on Snapchat, which Ivie Jr. criticized, starting an argument on…
Social Media Threat Not Directed At North Penn School District, Police Say Social Media Threat Not Directed At North Penn School District, Police Say
Social Media Threat Not Directed At North Penn School District, Police Say A threat circulating on social media has no connection to the North Penn School District, authorities said. The apparent threat made on Snapchat originated out of state and was traced back to a school far from Pennsylvania, according to the Towamencin Police Department. "We contacted their police department directly who has an investigation underway and taken precautionary steps to protect their student body," police said in a statement Wednesday. "It appears as though this threat has been passed around for the past two or three days, impacting multiple states and school districts." There…
Gun Threat Prompts Police Presence At Parkland School District Gun Threat Prompts Police Presence At Parkland School District
Gun Threat Prompts Police Presence At Parkland School District Authorities in Lehigh County are investigating a possible threat made at the Parkland School District, reports say. The apparent threat made Monday includes circulating Snapchat posts of a handgun and two men with handguns that read “we are hitting up parkland with the gang and we’re shooting up the whole building," WFMZ reports. Parkland School District Possible Threat: An investigation was initiated after these Snapchat posts were brought to the attention of police. One reads “we are hitting up parkland with the gang and we’re shooting up the whole building.” @69News pic.twitter.com/o…
DA: Bensalem Man Facing Dozens Of Additional Charges In 'Sextortion' Case DA: Bensalem Man Facing Dozens Of Additional Charges In 'Sextortion' Case
DA: Bensalem Man Facing Dozens Of Additional Charges In 'Sextortion' Case A Bensalem man who was charged in June for sexually extorting and harassing six victims now faces 40 additional charges after nine more victims were identified, authorities said. Ian Pisarchuk, 26, was charged Tuesday morning with multiple counts each of child pornography, unlawful contact, corruption of minors, sexual extortion, stalking, terroristic threats, harassment, and cyber harassment of a child, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Pisarchuk has been held at the Bucks County Correctional Facility since failing to post 10 percent of $2,000,000 bail for sexually …
Former PA Firefighter Gets Up To 20 Years In Prison For Sexually Abusing Young Teen Former PA Firefighter Gets Up To 20 Years In Prison For Sexually Abusing Young Teen
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…
US Supreme Court Rules In Favor Pennsylvania Cheerleader In First Amendment Case US Supreme Court Rules In Favor Pennsylvania Cheerleader In First Amendment Case
US Supreme Court Rules In Favor Pennsylvania Cheerleader In First Amendment Case The Supreme Court overturned a lower court's ruling in the case of a cheerleader who took to SnapChat to vent her frustrations for not making the cheer squad. When Brandi Levy, of Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County was 14 she posted on SnapChat after she did not make the school’s junior varsity cheerleading squad by posting, “F——— school f——— softball f——— cheer f——— everything,” in a post over a photo of her and a friend giving the middle finger, as the Daily Voice previously reported. The Supreme Court ruled in her favor in this first amendment case, in an 8 to 1 ruling, with Justice Cl…
Police: Horse-Buggy Fatal Crash In Cumberland County Caused By Snap Chatting Driver On Drugs Police: Horse-Buggy Fatal Crash In Cumberland County Caused By Snap Chatting Driver On Drugs
Police: Horse-Buggy Fatal Crash In Cumberland County Caused By Snap Chatting Driver On Drugs A woman was using SnapChat while high on drugs when she caused a fatal horse-and-buggy accident. Tabitha L. Foultz, 21, of Greencastle, has admitted to using SnapChat and being on drugs while driving the morning she hit a horse-and-buggy killing a 14-year-old, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The crash happened in the 1200 block of Ritner Highway (Route 11) on March 3 around 8:45 a.m. Two children were ejected from the buggy-- including the 14-year-old who died and a 6-year-old who suffered serious injuries. The 14-year-old died at Penn State Hershey Medical Center three days later…
DA: Ex Kutztown Football Player In 'Sextortion' Case Likely Did Same To Woman Before Her Death DA: Ex Kutztown Football Player In 'Sextortion' Case Likely Did Same To Woman Before Her Death
DA: Ex Kutztown Football Player In 'Sextortion' Case Likely Did Same To Woman Before Her Death The arrest of a 25-year-old former athlete in a massive Bucks County Snapchat "sextortion" case has given authorities a better idea of what may have happened in the months before the 2016 disappearance and death of Bensalem's Lindsey Piccone. Ian Pisarchuk was arrested the night of June 8, following a search of his Skyline Drive home on June 8, Bucks County DA Matthew Weintraub and Bensalem police said at a press conference Wednesday. The investigation began when police got a complaint from an alleged victim saying she had gotten messages from an unknown individual on SnapChat, We…