Naugatuck Predator Targets Young Gamers With Vile Demands: Feds Say He Exploited Dozens Of Kids Naugatuck Predator Targets Young Gamers With Vile Demands: Feds Say He Exploited Dozens Of Kids
Naugatuck Predator Targets Young Gamers With Vile Demands: Feds Say He Exploited Dozens Of Kids A 22-year-old Connecticut man is accused of using TikTok and online games like Fortnite to prey on children, including an 8-year-old boy, federal officials announced. Sean Sayer, of Naugatuck, was arrested and charged with several child exploitation crimes after investigators say he exchanged over 1,300 messages with the Oregon boy in just three days, the US Attorney for Connecticut said.  The child had texted Sayer on March 20 asking if Sayer was "@fornight_legends" on TikTok. Officials said Sayer replied yes, and what followed was alarming. Federal agents say Sayer "aggressivel…
Virginia Man Solicited Minor, Caught With Child Porn In Online Sting: Spotsy Sheriff Virginia Man Solicited Minor, Caught With Child Porn In Online Sting: Spotsy Sheriff
Virginia Man Solicited Minor, Caught With Child Porn In Online Sting: Spotsy Sheriff A Virginia man is behind bars after investigators say they found disturbing evidence of online child exploitation during a search of his home. Steven Devan was arrested on June 9, after the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation into an online account used by a man to solicit an underage girls, officials said Friday. Detectives executed a search warrant at Devan’s home in Spotsylvania, where they seized multiple electronic devices containing images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Devan is now facing the following charges, according to the sheriff’s office: 40 coun…
Maryland Man Tried To Meet ‘Child’ For Sex, Arrested In Online Sting: Police Maryland Man Tried To Meet ‘Child’ For Sex, Arrested In Online Sting: Police
Maryland Man Tried To Meet ‘Child’ For Sex, Arrested In Online Sting: Police A Maryland man thought he was meeting a child for sex. He met the cops instead, authorities said. Joshua Andrew Mills, 35, of Hagerstown, was arrested Wednesday, June 11, after allegedly trying to meet a minor for sex during an undercover sting, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office announced. Detectives with the Digital Investigation and Forensics Unit and the Criminal Investigations Unit posed as underage children online.  Officers engaged with adults through social media apps and chat platforms, investigators said. When suspects “attempted to arrange in-person meetings for illega…
Child Predator Targeting Girls From Behind Bars Gets 25 More Years In Virginia: AG Child Predator Targeting Girls From Behind Bars Gets 25 More Years In Virginia: AG
Child Predator Targeting Girls From Behind Bars Gets 25 More Years In Virginia: AG He was already serving time for preying on children — then investigators say he did it again, from inside a Virginia prison. A Middlesex County man has been sentenced to 25 more years behind bars after investigators say he targeted multiple underage girls from inside a Virginia prison, Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Tuesday, June 3. Daniel Ebinger, 28, was convicted of two counts of use of a communications system to solicit a minor.  The new sentence, handed down by a Middlesex County Circuit Court judge, will be served consecutively to the 7-year sentence he received in 202…
DC Educator Asked Girl For Sexual Photos After Meeting At Nearby Groecery Store: FBI DC Educator Asked Girl For Sexual Photos After Meeting At Nearby Groecery Store: FBI
DC Educator Asked Girl For Sexual Photos After Meeting At Nearby Groecery Store: FBI A school employee in DC has been arrested on disturbing child exploitation charges — and the FBI says there may be more victims. District resident Devonne Keith Brown, 56, was arrested on Monday, June 2, by the FBI Washington Field Office’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, federal officials announced. According to officials, Brown allegedly solicited the production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from a young girl in Prince George’s County, after allegedly meeting her in person at a grocery store near her home. Brown was employed at a school in Northeast DC a…
Caught: Man Sent Sexual Messages To Undercover Rockland Officer Posing As 14-Year-Old, DA Says Caught: Man Sent Sexual Messages To Undercover Rockland Officer Posing As 14-Year-Old, DA Says
Caught: Man Sent Sexual Messages To Undercover Rockland Officer Posing As 14-Year-Old, DA Says A Queens man who believed he was communicating with a 14-year-old girl is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly sending sexually explicit messages to an undercover officer in Rockland County, prosecutors announced. Dominic Vitale, 44, also known as “Tatt2Dom,” was arraigned on Friday, May 30, in Rockland County Court on charges stemming from a child exploitation investigation conducted by the District Attorney’s Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce, according to Rockland District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II. Vitale, a resident of Queens, is charged in an 11-count indictment, …
Sex Predator From Hampton Bays Wanted In Georgia Caught Hiding In Long Island: NY State Police Sex Predator From Hampton Bays Wanted In Georgia Caught Hiding In Long Island: NY State Police
Sex Predator From Hampton Bays Wanted In Georgia Caught Hiding In Long Island: NY State Police A fugitive wanted for sex crimes involving a minor in Georgia was arrested on Long Island, New York State Police announced on Friday, May 23. Oswin M. Guillen Padilla, 41, of Hampton Bays, was wanted by Duluth Police for inappropriate communication with a minor, troopers said. The investigation began when the victim’s mother discovered disturbing photos and videos showing explicit conversations and content exchanged between her child and Padilla, police explained. New York State Police Computer Crime Unit located Padilla’s residence in Suffolk County and arrested him on Wednesday, May 22. …
'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing': Eastchester Coach Used Snapchat To Get Nudes From Minors, Feds Say 'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing': Eastchester Coach Used Snapchat To Get Nudes From Minors, Feds Say
'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing': Eastchester Coach Used Snapchat To Get Nudes From Minors, Feds Say A football coach and athletic director at a Westchester County high school faces federal child pornography charges after allegedly using Snapchat and other apps to coerce young victims into sending sexually explicit photos of themselves, prosecutors said.  Eastchester resident Thomas Puccini, age 28, was arrested on Wednesday, May 21, and appeared the same day in White Plains federal court, where he was ordered detained, according to US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton.  Puccini was employed as the Interim Director of Physical Education, Health, and …
Man Tried To Meet With Boy In Suffern For Sex, Was Arrested Instead In Hotel Parking Lot: DA Man Tried To Meet With Boy In Suffern For Sex, Was Arrested Instead In Hotel Parking Lot: DA
Man Tried To Meet With Boy In Suffern For Sex, Was Arrested Instead In Hotel Parking Lot: DA A New Jersey man arrested in an undercover child exploitation operation in the parking lot of a Rockland County hotel has now been formally indicted on charges including attempted rape, prosecutors announced.  Essex County resident Carl Ellis, 55, of Maplewood, NJ, was arraigned Wednesday, May 21, in Rockland County Court on an indictment charging him with several felonies, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, May 22.  According to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II, Ellis engaged in sexually explicit text conversations between Ap…
Inappropriate Photo Of 11-Year-Old Girl Circulated At School: PA State Police Avondale Inappropriate Photo Of 11-Year-Old Girl Circulated At School: PA State Police Avondale
Inappropriate Photo Of 11-Year-Old Girl Circulated At School: PA State Police Avondale An intimate image of an 11-year-old girl was shared among students at a Chester County school, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, May 13. Troopers were called to investigate the inappropriate photo at 9:16 a.m. on Monday, May 6, at Avon Grove Charter School in London Grove Township, according to the release. Multiple students were interviewed after the image began circulating, state police said. The Chester County District Attorney’s Office has been notified and is working with investigators. No further details were released, including how the image was obtained or who may be …
Ridge Teacher Accused Of Requesting Nudes, Engaging In Sex Chats With Kids Charged Again Ridge Teacher Accused Of Requesting Nudes, Engaging In Sex Chats With Kids Charged Again
Ridge Teacher Accused Of Requesting Nudes, Engaging In Sex Chats With Kids Charged Again A Long Island teacher previously accused of posing as a juvenile and engaging in online sexual behavior with pre-teens is facing a fresh round of charges. Ryan McCaffery, 37, of Ridge, was arrested again Monday, May 12, by New York State Police and charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors connected to alleged online activity involving underage victims. McCaffery is accused of using a Snapchat account to engage in highly inappropriate and exploitative conversations with minors under the age of 14 in December 2024, police said. He now faces the following charges in Suffolk County: …
Valley Stream School Lacrosse Coach 'Sextorted' 13-Year-Old Boy, DOJ Says Valley Stream School Lacrosse Coach 'Sextorted' 13-Year-Old Boy, DOJ Says
Valley Stream School Lacrosse Coach 'Sextorted' 13-Year-Old Boy, DOJ Says A New York school lacrosse coach is accused of coercing a teen boy into sending him sexually explicit content using a fake identity online, federal prosecutors said. Joseph Garofalo, of Valley Stream, is charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, according to a federal criminal complaint filed in the Eastern District of New York on Friday, April 18. Garofalo, an assistant lacrosse coach at Valley Stream Central High School, was arrested following a months-long investigation by the FBI’s Long Island Child Exploitation Task Force. According to a criminal complaint, Garofalo posed as someon…