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Lower Paxton, PA
News
Grindr Meetup Ends With Dismemberment Of PA 14-Year-Old: Affidavit
A 14-year-old transgender teenager from Western Pennsylvania met their alleged killer through the dating app Grindr, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice. Dashawn Dale Depree Watkins, 29 of Sharon, is in the Mercer County Prison after bloody clothes and surveillance videos linked him to the brutal dismembering of 14-year-old Pauly Likens, the Pennsylvania State Police explained in a press release and court documents. Likens was reported missing by "his" father (who does not acknowledge his son's transition to become a girl, the police explained in the affida…
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Virginia Pediatric Doctor Busted At Motel With Child He Met On Grindr: Police
A children's doctor in Virginia has been arrested after police found him at a hotel with a teen he met on Grindr, they said. Deepak Dahyabhai Patel, 56, has been charged with one count of felony Solicitation of Sexual Acts with a Minor by Electronic Means and two counts of misdemeanor Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor via Sexual Acts, authorities in Culpeper County said. Trouble began around 4 a.m. Dec. 12, 2023, when Culpeper police officers were called by the parents of a juvenile teen who'd gone missing, authorities said. Police were ultimately led to hotel in the 800 bloc…
Massapequa, NY
Politics
Would-Be Male Staffer Files Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Embattled NY Rep. George Santos
Embattled New York Rep. George Santos is facing more troubling allegations, this time from a would-be congressional aide who’s accusing him of sexual harassment and ethics violations. In a post on Twitter Friday, Feb. 3, Derek Myers said he had filed a police report with the Capitol Police, and a complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics. His tweet includes a copy of the ethics complaint “in light of transparency,” he said. In it, Myers claims the freshman Republican lawmaker representing parts of Nassau County and Queens asked him if he had a profile on Grindr, a popular gay dating…
Hackensack, NJ
News
Street
Justice
: NJ Vigilante Posing As Child Lures Sexual Predators Into Livestreamed Arrests
For nearly a year now a vigilante has been prowling the streets of North Jersey targeting child predators. All are drawn to public meeting places by what appears to be an underage boy or girl. They're in for a surprise, though: It's actually a Hudson County native who calls himself XK. "I'm not here to hurt you," XK tells those who show up, recording every second of the encounter on his GoPro. "I just want to have a civilized conversation with you." Ten minutes or so in, XK asks the target if he likes ice pops. "I like firecracker ice pops. That's my favorite," he tells them. That's th…
Lynn, MA
News
Lawrence Police Officer Gets 10-12 Years For Raping 13-Year-Old Boy In 2018
A Lawrence Police officer has been sentenced to 10-12 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old boy he met through a dating app four years ago, authorities said. Officer Carlos Vieira, age 53, was previously found guilty of two counts aggravated rape of a child and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Vieira met the boy through the social media app GRINDR in the summer of 2018, the Essex County District Attorney's Office reports. The duo eventually met up at Mt. Vernon Park in Lawrence where they got into Vieira's SUV a…
Arlington, VA
News
Predator Sentenced For Using Social Media To Trade Explicit Images For Vapes With VA Teens
Authorities announced that a North Carolina man has been sentenced to time in federal prison after admitting to using social media platforms and traveling over state lines to exploit teenage boys in Virginia. Jonathan Avery Shumate, 54, of Warrensville, N.C. has been sentenced to 151 months in federal prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to one count of coercion and enticement of minors. Prosecutors say that Shumate used both Snapchat and Grindr to contact teenage boys attending Oak Hill Academy in Grayson County, and offered to provide vapes and vaping materials in exchange for t…
Lynn, MA
News
Lawrence Police Officer Found Guilty Of Raping 13-Year-Old Boy In 2018: DA
A Lawrence Police officer has been convicted of raping a 13-year-old boy he met through a dating app four years ago, the Essex County District Attorney's Office reports. Officer Carlos Vieira, age 53, was found guilty of two counts aggravated rape of a child and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 on Tuesday, Oct. 25, the office reports. “I am thankful to the trial team and everyone who assisted with the investigation,” Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said. “This verdict makes clear that no one is above the law and this young man was victimized by someone h…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
'Predator Poachers' Group Busts Suburban Philly Man Meeting 'Teen Boy' For Sex: Report
A Texas-based group aimed at catching online child predators helped police in the Philadelphia suburbs nab a 23-year-old Montgomery County man who thought he was meeting a 13-year-old boy for sex, according to court documents obtained by NorthPennNow. Devon Weiss, of Lansdale, arranged to meet the "child" over an online chat forum and requested sexual acts over text, according to the Central Bucks Regional Police Department. Police launched an investigation in August after the "Predator Poachers" contacted them about Weiss, and explained how they first connected on Grindr, a…
Hackensack, NJ
News
Westchester Delivery Driver Gets Four Years In Prison For Seeking Sex With Bergen 'Girl,' 14
A takeout food delivery driver from Westchester who was arrested when he showed up at a Bergen County home for sex with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl was sentenced Friday to four years in state prison. Jacob Smith, 28, used the name “LaidbackJay” to connect on the online app with what turned out to be an undercover detective posing as an underage girl. Smith ended up becoming one of seven men from New York State taken into custody after travelling to the house being used by local and state authorities in what was known as “Operation Home Alone.” Before showing up, Smith “expressed…
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Former PA Firefighter Gets Up To 20 Years In Prison For Sexually Abusing Young Teen
A former Pennsylvania firefighter was sentenced to 10 to 20 years behind bars for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy he met on an online dating app in 2019, authorities said. Carlton Bell, 29, of Pottstown (Montgomery County), was arrested in January 2020, and pled guilty to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and sexual abuse of children in April 2021, according to the Chester County District Attorney's office. On Dec. 24, 2019, East Coventry police received information that a 14-year-old child created a profile on Grindr, -- one of the largest social networking apps for g…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
Disgraced Ex-Dentist From Morris County Takes Guilty Plea In DEA Meth Raid
A disgraced former dentist who already had a criminal history involving crystal meth admitted having the drug when the DEA raided his Morris County home last year. Frederick Bailey, 61, pleaded guilty via videoconference with a federal judge in Newark to having and conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Federal agents arrested Bailey, of Denville, after finding “methamphetamine and packaging materials throughout the residence” during a January 2020 raid. He already had a criminal history at the time. Local police arrested Bailey in 2016 after…
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
CT Naval Tech Going To Prison For Sexually Assaulting A Minor He Met On Grindr
A Naval technician has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for sexually assaulting a minor child he met on the dating app Grindr. The assault took place at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. Chazzman K. Chung, 29, of Groton, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of sexual abuse of a minor, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Connecticut. On Monday, Aug. 3, Chung was sentenced to 18 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. On Dec. 19, 2018, Chung picked up the 13-year-old victim at his residence and drove to the Naval base. The boy had feigned illness t…
Cortlandt, NY
News
Four Men Accused Of Arranging To Meet Up With 13-Year-Old Boy For Sex In Hudson Valley
Four men were arrested after allegedly arranging to meet up with a 13-year-old boy to have sex through an online website. The arrests were the result of an investigation in Orange County that began when Port Jervis officers stopped to investigate a suspicious vehicle parked in the parking lot of a closed business after hours on Sept. 4, said Port Jervis Chief William Worden. During the stop, officers found Kerry Sauer, 56, of Port Jervis, with a 13-year-old male victim whom he met online using Grindr, Worden said. Grindr is an online dating application geared towa…
Fairfield, CT
News
Sailor Stationed In CT Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Boy
A sailor stationed in Connecticut is facing multiple charges after he was accused of sexually assaulting a boy, police say. Connecticut State Police say the allegations stem from an incident that occurred Dec. 20, 2018, when officers were notified by a Griswold mother that her son had allegedly had sexual relations with a 27-year-old man while the boy was home sick from school. Further investigation revealed that the 27-year-old, identified as Chazzman Chung, an Enlisted Sailor at the Groton Submarine base, admitted to cultivating a relationship with the juvenile victim using a social media…
