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Child Pornography
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100+ 'Images Depicting Child Sexual Abuse' Found On Bucks County Man's Computer, Police Say
A Langhorne man is charged with possessing child pornography and criminal use of a communications facility, according to Lower Southampton police. Authorities said Paul Kerr, 78, came under investigation after they received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in January. Police executed a search warrant at Kerr's home and found over 100 offending images on the devices they seized, the department said. He surrendered to police on Friday, March 22, and was released on $75,000 unsecured bail, court records show. Kerr's preliminary hearing is sch…
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Pennsylvania Child Porn Manufacturer Sentenced: 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 …
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VA Man Who Solicited Explicit Images From Kids Online Charged In PA: Police
A 34-year-old Virginia man is facing charges in Pennsylvania for chatting with juveniles online and soliciting explicit images from them, authorities said. The tips regarding Jesse Abercrombie, of Stafford, came in to the Stafford County Sheriff's Computer Crime Unit in October 2023, Sheriff David Decatur said. "The tips involved a possible Stafford man communicating with juveniles over social media in an attempt to solicit explicit images from them," Decatur said. "These tips continued into January 2024. Through their combined efforts, ICAC and Detective Martin were able to ide…
Police & Fire
Manheim Man Had So Much Child Porn Police Server Couldn't Download It, Affidavit
A 33-year-old man has been charged with eight charges of felony child pornography, police announced on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Justin Michael Lowe of the 100 block of Sunny Slope Lane in Penn Township, Manheim was found "in possession of the child pornography" between Oct. 10, 2023, and Jan. 1, 2024, as the Northern Lancaster County Regional police stated in the release. The pornography was found in a Dropbox uploaded by Lowe in an account with the user name, "Justin Elow," as stated in the affidavit of probable cause. The majority of the videos and photos fou…
Police & Fire
Perkasie Man Caught with Child Pornography In Undercover Investigation, Police Say
A Perkasie Borough resident faces multiple felony charges for allegedly downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM), according to Warrington Township police. Donald Leslie Foster, 57, was released from a Bucks County jail after posting 10 percent of his $100,000 bail, court records show. Investigators said an IP address linked to Foster came up during an undercover CSAM investigation in November. After obtaining a search warrant for his electronics, police found that one of his computers was used to download or attempt to download CSAM more than 80 times between November and …
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PA Man Used Photo Of Son's Former Teacher In Soliciting Sex From 13-Year-Old, Affidavit Shows
Authorities have released chats between undercover officers posing as a 13-year-old girl and a Montgomery County man asking for sexual favors. Thomas Bowes, 39, of Lansdale, became the center of an investigation in October 2023, following a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce, according to the criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice. ** WARNING: The following news story contains disturbing and graphic information that depicts the sexual abuse of small children ** Montgomery County investigators created profiles on the social media app Whisper, and began engaging with…
Police & Fire
Infant Child Porn Among 2K+ Images Found On Manheim Man Also Charged In Cold Case: DA
A search warrant at the home of a man — charged in a cold case of sexual assault of two children — led the Pennsylvania State Police to over two thousand images of child pornography, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, Jan. 23. Eric Dorwart, 54, of the 500 block of Pleasure Road in Manheim Township has been charged for the second time in three months for sexually assaulting children, the DA explained. Dorwart was matched by DNA to the cold case assault of a boy and girl on West Newport Road, Gordonville, Leacock on April 4th, 1997, acc…
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Lebanon Mom Allegedly Recorded Video Of Her 7-Year-Old Girl's Rape, DA Says
The mom who supposedly found a video of her 7-year-old daughter being sexually assaulted is now accused of making the recording herself, the Lebanon County District Attorney explained in a release on Tuesday. In a joint release by Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf and Chief County Detective Jonathan Hess it was announced that the mother of the girl who was allegedly raped by Edward Lee Williams, Ariel Hiestand, has been charged in connection with the abuse. The release stated that when she "became aware of the abuse at the hands of Edward Williams [... she] to…
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Predator Hunters Get Chambersburg Babysitter To Admit Abusing Nonverbal Boy: Affidavit
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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Man Admits To Filming Child Rapes In Multiple Counties, Lancaster DA Says
A man has admitted to raping a child in his care and filming it, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announce on Monday, Jan. 8. On Wednesday, Jan. 3, Arturo Aleman, 47, of the 100 block of Green Street, Lancaster, admitted to raping a child in his care in Lancaster and Berks counties from 2016 through 2022. When the girl was just 14 years old she "disclosed the abuse to Lancaster City Bureau of Police Detective Jessica Higgins, who began her investigation in Oct. 2022," the DA explained. The abuse happened from when the girl was approximately 8 years old…
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Infant Assault Found In 2K+ Images On NJ Man Who Teaches Music In Bucks: DA
More than 2,000 images of child pornography — including sexual assaults of infants — were found on a New Jersey man's phone when police came to interview him at one of the Pennsylvania schools where he works. Christopher Bygott, 47 Mulberry Avenue, Hamilton, NJ was charged and briefly held on Dec. 19 after a 50-day investigation into files uploaded by Bygott's Gmail account on the Pennsbury School District's IP address after the Bucks County District Attorney's Office received CyberTips from Amazon.com Inc. Bygott, a Curriculum Coordinator for …
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PA Man Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Toddler, Tweens Held On $20M Bond: DA
A Pennsylvania resident accused of sexually abusing multiple children and filming the acts is being held on a $20 million bond, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday, Nov. 28. Brian Nathaniel Harris, of Bristol Borough, faces more than 160 criminal charges — most of them felonies — related to sexual assault and child pornography dissemination, according to prosecutors. Harris first came under investigation on Oct. 31 when Bucks detectives received an online tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, authorities said. …
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Mini Golf Manager 'Engaged In Sex Acts' With Teen Co-Worker: PA State Police
A man who had worked with children at schools, church, and a mini golf course has been arrested on charges related to the sexual abuse of children, authorities announced on Tuesday, Nov. 21. David Preston Griffith, 28 of Strasburg Township, has only been under investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police for child sex abuse allegations since Oct. 2023, and although these cases can take years, video evidence and cooperation of the schools and the business where he worked help speed up the investigation. Griffith worked for Lancaster's Phoenix Academy and volunteered with Lampeter-Stras…
Schools
South Jersey School Janitor's Lab Results Show No Communicable Diseases: Prosecutor
Returned lab results show an elementary school janitor accused of contaminating food and utensils with his own bodily fluids at his place of employment show no communicable diseases, authorities in South Jersey said. Giovanni Impellizzeri, 25, of Vineland, was previously charged with aggravated assault, tampering with food and official misconduct for the heinous incidents at the Elizabeth Moore School in the Upper Deerfield School District, where he has worked since 2019, as previously reported by Daily Voice. "Based upon all available test results and clinical criteria, we have d…
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15-Year-Old PA Girl Assaulted, Filmed After 'Pattern Of Grooming Behavior' By Neighbor, DA Says
A 39-year-old man has been convicted on several charges for raping a 15-year-old girl on multiple occasions and filming it, authorities announced on Friday. William Bradford Ross of Newville was 30 years old when he began to pursue his neighbor's 15-year-old daughter in 2015. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ARE DISTURBING** During the two-day trial, "testimony revealed that Ross had moved into the Shippensburg area" after getting close with the neighbors, he "demonstrated a pattern of grooming behaviors, which culminated in him subjecting the 15-year-old child to frequent oral, anal, and v…
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Philadelphia Reporter, NJ Dad Facing Child Porn Charges
A South Jersey man who graduated from the University of Maryland and went on to work in TV journalism in Pennsylvania and Virginia has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities announced. Cleve W. Bryan Jr. was charged Wednesday, Oct. 18 by police in Washington Township, Gloucester County with endangering the welfare of children by possessing child pornography, the department said. Byran, of the Sewell section of Washington, was taken to the Salem County Correctional Facility pending a court appearance. Bryan's X page bio reads: "Journalist, Storyteller, Father, Husband, Beli…
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PA Man Sought On Multiple Child Sex Abuse Charges: Troopers
Pennsylvania State Police are looking for a Northumberland County man wanted on several felony sex abuse charges. David George Glatfelter is charged with felony sexual assault on a person 11 or older, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a person under 16, felony aggravated indecent assault, corruption of minors, child pornography, criminal use of a communications facility, and indecent assault of a person under 16, according to troopers. Police said the alleged offenses occurred at Glatfelter's Coal Township home over the last year. The 34-year-old is though…
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Ex-PA Youth Baseball President Caught Creating Child Porn: AG
A further investigation into the former president of the Waynesboro Youth Baseball League has revealed another sexual assault on a child and secret recordings of both children and adults naked in his home, according to a release by the Pennsylvania Attorney General on Oct. 12. Justin Travis Biser, 44 of Waynesboro, previously was arrested for allegedly committing numerous sex crimes on teenage girls and spilling government secrets, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. In addition to the sexual abuse of three children and an adult, he was also accused of sharing confidenti…
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Berks Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges
A 66-year-old Shillington man faces 10 counts of child pornography possession, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. Mark Fishkin surrendered to county detectives on Thursday morning, Oct. 12, and was arraigned the same day, authorities said. Investigators say they received an NCMEC complaint about a Bing account associated with Fishkin in July. Detectives obtained a warrant on Sept. 20 and seized a laptop and a desktop from Fishkin's Shillington home, they said. A forensic analysis revealed "numerous digital files of child pornography" on both devices…
Schools
'American Cultures' Teacher, PA Dad Admits To Uploading Child Porn To Kik
The former eighth-grade "American Cultures" teacher at Hershey Middle School, Arthur "Art" Neal Titzel has pleaded guilty and been sentenced after being caught uploading videos of child pornography to the social media app Kik, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. The 53-year-old from Camp Hill is "a teacher of American history interested in the many stories that tell us who we are and where we came from," according to one of his many social media accounts. Apparently, social media is what got him in trouble as the Pennsylvania Attorney General's office charged hi…
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Former NJ Fire Chief Sentenced For Downloading 100+ Child Porn Images in PA
A retired New Jersey fire chief was found with 111 images and videos of child pornography downloaded onto his home computer in Plainfield, Pennsylvania, according to the Cumberland County District Attorney. Frank Edward Svitak, 65, was investigated after a cybertip was sent to the police when he initially began downloading the pornography, the DA explains. Judge Jessica Brewbaker has sentenced him to serve two to four years in a Pennsylvania state correctional institution. Once he is released, he will also be required to register with Megan's Law sex offender list, the DA stated…
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New York Sex Offender Caught With Child Porn: Pennsylvania State Police
A 57-year-old sex offender from New York has been caught with child porn in Pennsylvania. James Dale Blankenship was convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl in 1995, according to the New York Sex Offender registry. After serving six months in a Jamestown City jail he was released to serve five years of probation, the NY records show. After moving to Pennsylvania in the early 2000s he was caught failing to register as a sex offender and making related violations a few times, serving time in Pennsylvania prisons, according to court records with the state. &nbs…
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Computer Sex Act With Minor: NY Man Surrenders To Police In MontCo, Authorities Say
A 21-year-old New York man surrendered to authorities in Pennsylvania on charges relating to online sex acts with a minor, police said. Daniel Belizaire, of Flushing, was charged with various counts of capturing a sex act involving a child on a computer, sending photos of sex acts involving a child, child pornography and corruption of minors, police in Lower Moreland said. The juvenile victim was accompanied by a parent when they told police last May that they'd been in communication with Belizaire, authorities said. A warrant for Balizaire's arrest was issued, and he surrendered on Aug. 30…
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Bucks County Woman Who Had Child Porn Charged With 16 Counts Of Child Sex Abuse: Police
A Sellersville woman is charged with more than a dozen felony counts related to child sex abuse, Perkasie police say. Stephanie L. Chubb, 30, was arraigned Thursday, Sept. 7 on charges of child pornography, dissemination, corruption of minors, indecent assault, and related offenses, according to the department and state court records. She was remanded to the Bucks County Prison in lieu of a $500,000 bond, police added. Authorities say they have identified one victim but believe there may be more. Anyone with information is asked to call Perkasie police detectives at …
Police & Fire
Child Porn Arrests: 3 Current, Former Reading Residents Charged
Authorities have announced three child porn-related arrests out of Berks County. Between May and September 2022, the Berks County Detective’s Office received three separate referrals from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) involving Child Pornography file sharing utilizing various internet/web applications, Berks County DA John T. Adams said. Each investigation ultimately linked the defendants to the specific internet/web accounts being utilized to file share in child pornography. Search warrants seized at each defendant's home turned up numerous images and video…
Police & Fire
PA Teen Sexually Abuses Minors, Police Say
A teenage boy is accused of sexually abusing children in Pennsylvania, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. The unidentified 14-year-old Mount Joy boy was arrested following a police investigation that "uncovered multiple offenses by the defendant over the course of two to three months involving several victims," area police stated in a release. He was charged with the following, according to Mount Joy Borough Police: Two Counts of Sexual Abuse of Children-Photograph/Film/Depict on Computer Sex Act. Sexual Abuse of Children-Possession of Child Pornography. Indecent Assau…
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South Jersey Man, 71, Takes Plea Deal After Philly FBI Finds 45,000 Child Porn Files
A 71-year-old South Jersey man admitted collecting child pornography, federal authorities said. FBI agents reported finding more than 45,000 "videos and images of children being sexually abused" on electronic devices seized during a court-approved search of the Collingswood home of Robert Giles in April 2022, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Rather than risk the consequences of a trial, Giles took a deal from the government, pleading guilty this past week in U.S. District Court in Camden to possession of child pornography, Sellinger said. Chief U.S. District Judge Renée Marie Bumb s…
Police & Fire
Child Pornography Charges Filed Against Spring Township Employee
A Spring Township employee is charged with possessing child pornography in Lancaster County, according to state court records. Kenneth McCardell III, 36, of Lancaster, is also charged with criminal use of a communications facility, judicial filings show. "The Township has been advised that its employee (...) has been charged with serious criminal offenses by the Manheim Police Department," said Township Manager John Groller in a statement. McCardell has been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation, Groller said. "Beyond the statement above, the Tow…
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Predator Who Drove 2,700 Miles For Sex With Jersey Shore Girl, 14, Busted When He Returns: Feds
A predator from Louisiana who drove 2,700 miles roundtrip for sex with an underage Jersey Shore girl was captured when he flew back for more, federal authorities said. Spencer William-Wayne Caudle, 34, began grooming the 14-year-old victim through the Whisper app in April, a complaint on file in U.S. District Court in Trenton alleges. Although he expressed concern about ending up on TV's “To Catch a Predator,” Caudle drove to Toms River and “committed sexual acts on the victim” on May 27, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. Caudle left for home later that night, Seliling…
Lifestyle
Award-Winning Drag Queen, LGBTQ+ Advocate Joins Pennsylvania's Sexual Offender Registry
A once popular Drag Queen and beloved LGBT activist is now behind bars for the next 22 to 44 months after pleading guilty to 10 counts of child pornography. A 28-year-old Brice Williams, also known as the drag queen Anastasia Diamond, was caught uploading child pornography to Dropbox, authorities explained at the time of his arrest. Williams was an esteemed LGBT+ advocate who previously worked with Franklin County Coalition for Progress, and United Way of Franklin County, according to social media. The LGBT Center of Central PA awarded Williams a Rising Star Award in 2020, acco…
Police & Fire
PA Man Rapes Pit Bull Multiple Times In Videos Posted On Twitter: Affidavit
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published with an image that was not that of Gavin Thomas Kitchen, but of another person. The image has since been removed. Apologies. A Central Pennsylvania man admitted to performing "sex acts" with a pit bull— and uploading videos of the acts along with child porn onto Twitter, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Pennsylvania State Police began investigating 21-year-old Gavin Thomas Kitchen after receiving a cyber tip submitted by Twitter back in January 2023, according to a release on Thursday, June 22, 2023. When t…
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