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Convicted Stalker Has Child Porn Stash On Computer, Ephrata Police Say Convicted Stalker Has Child Porn Stash On Computer, Ephrata Police Say
Convicted Stalker Has Child Porn Stash On Computer, Ephrata Police Say An Ephrata man has a stash of child pornography on his home computer, police announced on Monday, March 4.  The police received a tip that led them to investigate Gregory Allen Drake, 64 of 55 West Franklin Street, earlier this year. Child pornography was found on his home computer and he "admitted to detectives that he was in possession of child pornography," as stated in the police release. On February 7, 2024, Drake was charged with three felony counts of Possession of Child Pornography and a felony for Criminal Use of a Communication Facility the police said and court records conf…

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Predator Hunters Get PA Babysitter To Admit Abusing Nonverbal Boy: Affidavit Predator Hunters Get PA Babysitter To Admit Abusing Nonverbal Boy: Affidavit
Babysitter Dominic Barbagallo Caught With 100+ Images: PSP A "self-employed nanny" and babysitter who secretly sexually assaulted his clients' children and had a vast collection of child porn was caught by a group of predator hunters, Pennsylvania State Police detail in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Dominic Barbagallo, 43, of the 700 block of Broad Street in Chambersburg (according to court documents; Gettysburg according to the Adams County District Attorney's Office), was first contacted by a self-proclaimed predator hunter posing as a child in a chat group on Dec. 18, 2023, troopers detailed in the criminal complaint. The hunter …

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Teen's Computer Full Of Hundreds Of Child Porn Images, Police In PA Say Teen's Computer Full Of Hundreds Of Child Porn Images, Police In PA Say
Teen's Computer Full Of Hundreds Of Child Porn Images, Police In PA Say A teenage boy has admitted to having hundreds of child pornography images in his possession, police announced on Monday, Nov. 20.  The unidentified 18-year-old Mount Joy Borough resident has been accused of committing pornography-related crimes when he was 17 years old.  After a lengthy investigation, detectives found "photos and videos stored on multiple devices" in the teen's home, the Mount Joy Borough Police Department stated in the release. When the police questioned him about the photos and videos found in his home, he "admitted to downloading, storing and viewing hundreds …

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Twice Convicted PA Sex Offender Caught With Child Porn On Twitch, Police Say Twice Convicted PA Sex Offender Caught With Child Porn On Twitch, Police Say
Twice Convicted PA Sex Offender Caught With Child Porn On Twitch, Police Say A twice-convicted child sex offender has been found with child porn — again, police say.   Brandon Scott Dasilva, 29, of Ephrata was detected with child pornography on an email account traced to Twitch— a popular live-streaming site typically used for gaming, police announced on June 1, 2023.  Ephrata Borough police linked the Twitch account to the email used by Dasilva after receiving a tip about the email account from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2022.  "Ephrata Police Detectives and the Lancaster County Computer Crimes Task Force ser…

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Google Photos Account With Nude Children Owned By Manheim Man, Police Say Google Photos Account With Nude Children Owned By Manheim Man, Police Say
Google Photos Account With Nude Children Owned By Manheim Man, Police Say A 20-year-old man posted naked photos of children under the age of ten to Google Photos, police say.  Hayden L. Howard of the 1000 block of Eden Road in Lancaster, as arrested after an investigation into CyberTips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children was sent to city police.  The uploads were matched to him through his email and IP addresses, police announced on Thursday, May 25, 2023. "A search warrant was executed at this address—a cell phone, which Hayden L. Howard used was seized during the execution of the search warrant," police said. On the device …

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Nursing Home Resident Shows Child Porn To 14-Year-Old, Manheim Twp. Police Say Nursing Home Resident Shows Child Porn To 14-Year-Old, Manheim Twp. Police Say
Nursing Home Resident Shows Child Porn To 14-Year-Old, Manheim Twp. Police Say A child who befriended an elderly man in a nursing home discovered the resident had a phone full of child pornography, authorities say. The 14-year-old was visiting Conestoga View Nursing Home at 900 East King Street when 74-year-old Kenneth Frazer Kuehne, befriended the young visitor and invited the child to his room in December 2022, Manheim Township police detail in a release on Feb. 15, 2023. The children's parents later learn that he had "shown photographs, to their child, one of the photos was a young boy who was completely nude. Another nurse’s aide who had assisted Kuehne with his c…

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Infant, Toddler Porn Found At Mechanicsburg Man's Home, Police Say Infant, Toddler Porn Found At Mechanicsburg Man's Home, Police Say
Infant, Toddler Porn Found At Mechanicsburg Man's Home, Police Say While investigating "infant, toddler, and pre-pubescent child pornography being distributed on a social media platform," police found that type of porn at a 21-year-old Mechanicsburg man's home.  Connor Waterman of the 2100 block Merrimac Avenue, was found 'in possession of several images and videos depicting child porn," during a warranted search on Feb. 2, 2023, according to a release by Upper Allen Township police.  According to police and court documents, he's been charged with three felonies for  the following: Sexual Abuse of Children (Distribution of Child Porno…

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17-Year-Old Student Secretly Recorded Her Teachers In Lancaster County, Police Say 17-Year-Old Student Secretly Recorded Her Teachers In Lancaster County, Police Say
17-Year-Old Student Secretly Recorded Her Teachers In Lancaster County, Police Say A 17-year-old girl allegedly secretly recorded her teachers, authorities say.  The unnamed student supposedly made the recording of her teachers at Lancaster County Career & Technology Center at 1730 Hans Herr Dr, Willow Street in October. The student has been charged with third-degree felonies for interception, disclosure or use of wire, electronic or oral communications and criminal use of a communication facility, West Lampeter Township police setail in the release.  She was arrested and formally charged on Nov. 15, according to the police release.  Th…

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