12-Year-Old Girls Targeted For Self Harm, Sexual Images By Brentwood Man, Feds Say
A Long Island college student forced two 12-year-old girls to send him nude pictures, instructed one girl to harm herself with a razor, and attempted to recruit more victims, authorities said.
Jordy Contreras, 21, of Brentwood, was indicted Tuesday, July 28 and held in Nassau County jail, according to Newsday.
Contreras used Snapchat to communicate with his pre-teen victims beginning in December 2025, federal investigators said. He promised to pay one victim, identified only as Jane Doe 1, over Roblox in exchange for nude images, according to charging documents.
Additionally, Contreras ask…
Raid Finds Prepubescent Child Porn At Hackensack Home Of 23-Year-Old From Ecuador: Cops
A Hackensack man has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities said.
A warrant executed at the home of Jonnathan F. Ganan Taza, 23, on Friday, April 10, found that he used the Internet to view, download, possess, distribute, and share items, depicting nude and/or sexually explicit pubescent and prepubescent children, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Ganan Taza was lodged in the Bergen County Jail on charges of first-degree distribution of child pornography and second-degree possession of child pornography. Jail records show that Ganan Taza is an …
Lodi Man, 55, With Prepubescent Child Porn Busted In Cyber Crimes Probe: Prosecutor
A Bergen County man has been arrested and charged with distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material, including footage depicting pre-pubescent children, authorities said.
Paul D. McErlean, 55, of Lodi, was arrested on Friday, March 27, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella.
Members of the Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at McErlean’s residence during the course of an internet child sexual abuse material investigation, authorities said.
The investigation revealed that M…
Former Stalker Who Threatened 17-Year-Old, Shared Video Online Jailed: Englewood PD
A Nutley man was jailed after police in Bergen County say he harassed and threatened a 17-year-old girl over several days.
On Feb. 4, 2026, a 17-year-old female reported to the Englewood Police Department that Joseph Sargenti had been harassing and threatening her, according to Capt. Renee LaRaia. Sargenti, 21, sent repeated harassing and threatening text messages and social media messages between Jan. 31, and Feb. 4, LaRaia said.
Sargenti used a social media platform to disseminate an inappropriate video of the victim, LaRaia added. The victim was granted a Protection Order, acco…
FBI Task Force Takes Down Woodbridge Man After Child Pornography Raid, Police Say
A Woodbridge man is behind bars without bond after a child pornography investigation led federal and local authorities to his front door, officials said.
On Tuesday, Oct. 28, Prince William County detectives, working with the FBI Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, executed a search warrant at a home in the 11800 block of Chelmer Court in Woodbridge as part of an ongoing child pornography investigation, according to police.
Investigators said the suspect, identified as Jackson Quentin Crocker, 54, was detained without incident as officers seized additional evidence from the…
Ex-Tenafly Councilman's Son Arrested Again For Child Porn, Prosecutor Says
A 26-year-old man arrested two years ago on child porn charges alongside his father, a then-councilman in Bergen County, has been arrested again for the same.
Steven K. Grossman, of Tenafly, was arrested Friday, Oct. 17, following a search of his home, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The investigation revealed that Grossman used the internet to view, download, and possess more than 100 digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children, the prosecutor said.
Grossman appeared in court for his 2023 arrest alongside his father, …
Girl Raped Starting At 7 Years Old By Myerstown Man Who Hid In Hospital, DA Says
A Myerstown man is accused of raping a girl over a two-year span, Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf announced on Monday, Sept. 22.
Christopher Barto, 55, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 10, after Pennsylvania State Police investigated a Childline tip that he possessed child pornography, according to the DA’s Office.
Barto confessed to sexually assaulting a girl between the ages of 7 and 9, police said. He was charged with Rape of a Child, Unlawful Contact with Minors, Sexual Assault, Indecent Assault, Corruption of Minors, Endangering the Welfare of Children, and Indecent Exp…
3,800 Files Of Child Porn, Mass Resident Arrested: Hoboken PD
A 25-year-old Massachusetts resident was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography in Hoboken, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 12.
An investigation into Tyler Wright began in August 2024 after receiving a tip that child pornography was found on their computer, Hoboken police said. Wright was living in Massachusetts after moving out of Hoboken, police said.
Detectives discovered more than 3,800 items containing child pornography on Wright’s computer, police said.
Wright surrendered to police on Monday, Sept. 8, police said, and faces charges of endangerin…
No Prison For Berlin Teacher Who Confessed To Having Child Pornography
A former New York teacher dodged prison after confessing to possessing child pornography.
Justin Covell, 32, of Cropseyville, was sentenced to 10 years of probation in Rensselaer County Court on Tuesday, Sept. 9, after pleading guilty to possessing a sexual performance by a child, a felony.
It was not immediately clear if any of the victims depicted in the illicit material were students.
Covell, a former social studies teacher at Berlin Middle-High School, must also register as a sex offender.
A 2011 graduate of the district, Covell previously worked as a student teacher, substitute, and…
PA School Custodian Caught With Thousands Of Child Pornography Images: Police
A Pennsylvania school custodian is accused of possessing thousands of images and videos of child pornography on his personal electronic devices, police announced on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025.
Michael Siar, 55, of Whitehall, was arrested by the Whitehall Police Department and charged with 22 counts of possession of child pornography and 3 counts of criminal use of a communication facility, according to a release.
The case began on April 23, 2025, when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children submitted 13 cyber tips identifying Siar as a possible offender, investigators said. A sear…
