Mercersburg, PA
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Death Penalty Sought For PA Dad Accused Of Raping, Killing 2-Year-Old Son: DA Death Penalty Sought For PA Dad Accused Of Raping, Killing 2-Year-Old Son: DA Death Penalty Sought For PA Dad Accused Of Raping, Killing 2-Year-Old Son: DA
Death Penalty Sought For PA Dad Accused Of Raping, Killing 2-Year-Old Son: DA Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a father accused of raping and killing his 2-year-old son, McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer announced on Monday, Nov. 24. Tyler Lee Prescott, 32, is charged with criminal homicide, rape of a child, incest, aggravated indecent assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and related offenses in the death of his toddler son in August, according to the McKean County District Attorney’s Office and newly filed court records. Prescott has been in custody since Aug. 14, when EMS and police were called to a Sherman Stre…

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by Jillian Pikora
Albany, NY
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Albany Man Who Raped 13-Year-Old Girl He Met On Snapchat Gets Years In Prison Albany Man Who Raped 13-Year-Old Girl He Met On Snapchat Gets Years In Prison Albany Man Who Raped 13-Year-Old Girl He Met On Snapchat Gets Years In Prison
Albany Man Who Raped 13-Year-Old Girl He Met On Snapchat Gets Years In Prison An Albany man who confessed to raping a 13-year-old girl he met on Snapchat will spend years behind bars. Joshua Gonzalez, 28, was sentenced to seven years in prison Monday, Nov. 17, in Albany County Court. It followed his guilty pleas to second-degree rape and disseminating indecent material to minors, both felonies. Gonzalez began communicating with the girl on Snapchat in early May, according to prosecutors. Over time, he pressured her into sharing inappropriate content and later arranged to meet her in Mosher Park in Ravena, where he raped her. A family member discovered the teenager w…

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by Michael Mashburn
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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21-Year-Old EHT Cyberstalker Encouraged Self-Harm, Planned Terror Acts: Feds 21-Year-Old EHT Cyberstalker Encouraged Self-Harm, Planned Terror Acts: Feds 21-Year-Old EHT Cyberstalker Encouraged Self-Harm, Planned Terror Acts: Feds
21-Year-Old EHT Cyberstalker Encouraged Self-Harm, Planned Terror Acts: Feds A 21-year-old New Jersey man has been arrested on federal cyberstalking charges tied to a violent extremist network known as “764,” authorities said Friday, Nov. 14. Marek Cherkaoui, of Egg Harbor Township, has a lengthy history of making online comments involving threats and advocating for and supporting violence, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba said. From December 2024 through May 2025, Cherkaoui used the internet to threaten a minor female and told her to cut herself, Habba's office said. On two occasions, the girl cut her arms after being threatened by Cherkao…

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by Cecilia Levine
Littlestown, PA
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Son Starved To 77 Lbs; Adoptive Littlestown Parents Get Months In Prison: DA Son Starved To 77 Lbs; Adoptive Littlestown Parents Get Months In Prison: DA Son Starved To 77 Lbs; Adoptive Littlestown Parents Get Months In Prison: DA
Son Starved To 77 Lbs; Adoptive Littlestown Parents Get Months In Prison: DA A Littlestown-area couple has been sentenced for the horrific abuse of their adopted special-needs son, who weighed just 78 pounds at 14 years old, Adams County District Attorney Brian Sinnett announced this week. Stacey Lynn Myers, 52, was sentenced to 11½ to 23 months in jail, while Todd Douglas Myers, 57, received 5 to 23 months, according to the DA’s office. Both will serve five years of probation after their incarceration at the Adams County Adult Correctional Complex. The pair were convicted by a jury in August on felony endangering the welfare of children and prohibited offensive wea…

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by Jillian Pikora
Somers, NY
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Man Sexually Abused Child Under 13 For Years At Somers Home, Police Say Man Sexually Abused Child Under 13 For Years At Somers Home, Police Say Man Sexually Abused Child Under 13 For Years At Somers Home, Police Say
Man Sexually Abused Child Under 13 For Years At Somers Home, Police Say A Bronx man has been arrested and charged with a felony sex crime after allegedly abusing a child for several years at a private residence in Northern Westchester, police said. Gary Angel Correa Reyes, 45, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 29, and charged with first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child following an investigation, New York State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 31.  Police said the investigation began on Sept. 22, after investigators received information about a past sexual assault involving a child. The investigation determined that Correa Reyes had …

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by Ben Crnic
Hackensack, NJ
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Man, 46, Had Sexual Intercourse With Teen Girl Multiple Times In Garfield, Hackensack: Cops Man, 46, Had Sexual Intercourse With Teen Girl Multiple Times In Garfield, Hackensack: Cops Man, 46, Had Sexual Intercourse With Teen Girl Multiple Times In Garfield, Hackensack: Cops
Man, 46, Had Sexual Intercourse With Teen Girl Multiple Times In Garfield, Hackensack: Cops A 46-year-old Hackensack man has been arrested on accusations he sexually abused a child for months, authorities said. Jorge Mejia allegedly had sexual intercourse with the female victim, between 13 and 16 years old, multiple times from July to October in Hackensack and Garfield, according to a criminal complaint and Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. The prosecutor's office began investigating Mejia after being contacted on Oct. 23 by the Garfield PD. Following an investigation, Mejia was arrested and charged on Friday, Oct. 24 with four counts of second-degree sexual assault and …

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by Cecilia Levine
White Plains, NY
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Fugitive Who Fled To Mexico After Raping Child In Westchester Pleads Guilty: DA Fugitive Who Fled To Mexico After Raping Child In Westchester Pleads Guilty: DA Fugitive Who Fled To Mexico After Raping Child In Westchester Pleads Guilty: DA
Fugitive Who Fled To Mexico After Raping Child In Westchester Pleads Guilty: DA A man who evaded capture for nearly two decades after raping a child in Westchester County has admitted to the crime, prosecutors announced.  On Monday, Sept. 22, 53-year-old Galo Herrera pleaded guilty to first-degree rape, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced on Tuesday, Sept. 23.  Prosecutors said that between December 2006 and January 2007, Herrera forcibly raped a child under the age of 13. Before he could be arrested, he fled the country and hid in Mexico for years. In 2008, Herrera was indicted on multiple charges, including predatory sexual assault …

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by Ben Crnic
National Interest
Elon Musk's Father Accused Of Sexually Abusing His Own Children, New York Times Reports Elon Musk's Father Accused Of Sexually Abusing His Own Children, New York Times Reports Elon Musk's Father Accused Of Sexually Abusing His Own Children, New York Times Reports
Elon Musk's Father Accused Of Sexually Abusing His Own Children, New York Times Reports A New York Times investigation published Tuesday, Sept. 23 alleges that Errol Musk — the 79-year-old father of billionaire Elon Musk — sexually abused five of his children and stepchildren beginning in the early 1990s. Errol Musk, who lives in South Africa, has been named in police and court records as well as family interviews, according to the scathing report. The earliest accusation dates back to 1993, when his then-4-year-old stepdaughter reportedly told relatives he touched her at the family’s home, The Times report says. Other family members later accused him of abusing two daughters a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lebanon, PA
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12-Year-Old Escapes After Year Of Abuse At Hands Of Mom, Boyfriend: Lebanon County DA 12-Year-Old Escapes After Year Of Abuse At Hands Of Mom, Boyfriend: Lebanon County DA 12-Year-Old Escapes After Year Of Abuse At Hands Of Mom, Boyfriend: Lebanon County DA
12-Year-Old Escapes After Year Of Abuse At Hands Of Mom, Boyfriend: Lebanon County DA A 12-year-old girl fled to a friend’s home with bruises, cuts, and a black eye after enduring more than a year of alleged abuse in Cleona, Lebanon County detectives announced on Monday, Sept. 22. The girl told investigators that her mother’s boyfriend, Reagan Thach, repeatedly beat her with objects including a curtain rod, lamp, and phone charger cord, and forced her to write “sets” of phrases for hours, according to the District Attorney’s Office. When dissatisfied with her handwriting, he allegedly assaulted her again. Her mother, Mai Tran, is accused of knowing about the ongoing abuse an…

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by Jillian Pikora
Elkton, MD
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Citizenship Yanked After Maryland Man’s Horrific Child Rape Conviction Exposed: DOJ Citizenship Yanked After Maryland Man’s Horrific Child Rape Conviction Exposed: DOJ Citizenship Yanked After Maryland Man’s Horrific Child Rape Conviction Exposed: DOJ
Citizenship Yanked After Maryland Man’s Horrific Child Rape Conviction Exposed: DOJ A convicted child rapist in Maryland has been stripped of his US citizenship after federal prosecutors revealed he repeatedly raped a girl under 14 and lied to immigration officials to hide his crimes, the Justice Department announced. Jorge Antonio Graciano Lara lost his naturalization status after a federal judge in Maryland granted the Justice Department’s motion to revoke it this week, according to federal officials. The government filed its suit in November 2024, arguing that Graciano Lara should never have been granted citizenship because of his September 2017 conviction for second-de…

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by Zak Failla
Lexington Park, MD
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Second Arrest Made In Abuse, Death Of 11-Year-Old Great Mills Boy, Sheriff Says Second Arrest Made In Abuse, Death Of 11-Year-Old Great Mills Boy, Sheriff Says Second Arrest Made In Abuse, Death Of 11-Year-Old Great Mills Boy, Sheriff Says
Second Arrest Made In Abuse, Death Of 11-Year-Old Great Mills Boy, Sheriff Says A second person has been arrested in connection with the abuse and death of an 11-year-old boy earlier this year in Southern Maryland. Deputies and EMS crews were called to the 22000 block of Castle Pollard Way in Great Mills on May 8 for a report of an 11-year-old not breathing, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Life-saving measures were attempted, but the child was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore later ruled the boy’s death a homicide. Detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division took over the ca…

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by Zak Failla
Boiling Springs-Mount Holly Springs, PA
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7-Year-Old Son Found Tortured, Locked In Trunk Ending Ohio Amber Alert In Pennsylvania: Police 7-Year-Old Son Found Tortured, Locked In Trunk Ending Ohio Amber Alert In Pennsylvania: Police 7-Year-Old Son Found Tortured, Locked In Trunk Ending Ohio Amber Alert In Pennsylvania: Police
7-Year-Old Son Found Tortured, Locked In Trunk Ending Ohio Amber Alert In Pennsylvania: Police A 7-year-old Ohio boy was found tortured and locked in the trunk of a car in Pennsylvania, ending an Amber Alert issued in Brunswick, police announced on Sunday, Sept. 14. The Brunswick Police Department in Medina County issued the Amber Alert late Sunday night for Ty’Juan Baymon, who had last been seen at his home wearing no shirt, unknown bottoms, and a gold chain necklace, according to officials. Investigators said his mother, 32-year-old Tiarika Baymon, was wanted on charges in Ohio after authorities obtained a warrant detailing allegations of abuse, torture, and traumatic injuries. A v…

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by Jillian Pikora