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Guatemalan Man Who Kidnapped Cape May Girl To Sexually Assault Her In Georgia Indicted: Feds Guatemalan Man Who Kidnapped Cape May Girl To Sexually Assault Her In Georgia Indicted: Feds
Guatemalan Man Who Kidnapped Cape May Girl To Sexually Assault Her In Georgia Indicted: Feds A Guatemalan man was accused of kidnapping a Cape May County teen and trying to sexually assault her in Georgia, authorities said. Sergio Gomez, 22, was detained on Thursday, July 18, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a news release. He was federally indicted on Wednesday, July 17 for enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, transportation of a minor to engage in sexual activity, and kidnapping. According to the indictment, Gomez, also known as “Abner Abigail Chub-Choc,” used the internet and a cellphone to entice the 14-year-old girl to have sex …
Deer Park Cardiologist Admits Having Thousands Of Images Depicting Child Sex Abuse Deer Park Cardiologist Admits Having Thousands Of Images Depicting Child Sex Abuse
Deer Park Cardiologist Admits Having Thousands Of Images Depicting Child Sex Abuse A Long Island cardiologist and convicted sex offender is facing years in prison for again possessing images depicting child sex abuse. Frank Pollaro, age 55, of Deer Park, pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, July 11. According to prosecutors, in September 2023 the Suffolk County Police Department was tipped off that a user was uploading images of child pornography on the website Freechatnow.com. Investigators eventually identified the user as Pollaro and, together with the FBI, raided his Deer Park home in October …
Men Soliciting Sex From Minors Busted During Undercover Operation: Washington County Sheriff Men Soliciting Sex From Minors Busted During Undercover Operation: Washington County Sheriff
Men Soliciting Sex From Minors Busted During Undercover Operation: Washington County Sheriff Three human trafficking suspects have been taken off the streets following an investigation by the Washington County Sheriff's Office. This week, the agency's Digital Investigations & Forensics Unit arrested three men during an operation focused on Internet-based chats targeting adults who sought out minors for sex, officials say. Investigators used different social media platforms via covert chats and undercover law enforcement officers to chat with and meet up with those adults who solicit sex from children. During the operation, multiple Internet-based contacts and in-pers…
Hartford Man Had Explicit Chat With Girl On Day Before Being Sentenced For Sexual Assault: Feds Hartford Man Had Explicit Chat With Girl On Day Before Being Sentenced For Sexual Assault: Feds
Hartford Man Had Explicit Chat With Girl On Day Before Being Sentenced For Sexual Assault: Feds Following a months-long investigation, a 26-year-old Connecticut man faces federal child pornography charges after having sexually explicit conversations over the internet with a young girl, officials announced.  Hartford resident Marvyn Escobar was arrested on Tuesday, June 25 in connection with an investigation into child pornography, according to Hartford Police Lieutenant Aaron Boisvert.  According to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut, an investigation conducted by Hartford Police and the FBI found that Escobar used the Discord social media platform…
Raid Of Wallington Man's Home Turns Up Prepubescent Child Porn, Prosecutor Says Raid Of Wallington Man's Home Turns Up Prepubescent Child Porn, Prosecutor Says
Raid Of Wallington Man's Home Turns Up Prepubescent Child Porn, Prosecutor Says A 25-year-old Wallington man has been arrested on accusations he had child pornography, police authorities said. A raid of Elvis Daniel Camacho Montilla's home on Lester Street Wednesday, June 19 found that he used the internet to view and download footage depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent children, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Montilla was charged with third-degree possession of child pornography and held in the Bergen County Jail. The investigation was led under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck.
Ex-School Counselor In Albany Admits Filming Sexually Explicit Content Of Child For Years Ex-School Counselor In Albany Admits Filming Sexually Explicit Content Of Child For Years
Ex-School Counselor In Albany Admits Filming Sexually Explicit Content Of Child For Years A former middle school guidance counselor in the region confessed to repeatedly taking sexually explicit photos of a child beginning when the victim was just 9 years old. Albany County resident Kristy Koldis, age 46, of Latham, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child in Albany federal court on Monday, June 3. Koldis, a former counselor at Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School in Albany and professor at Russell Sage College in Troy, admitted that she repeatedly took sexually explicit content depicting the victim’s genitals. The abuse continued until the child was 13. Earli…
19-Year-Old Accused Of Enticing Child To Perform Sex Acts In Dutchess County 19-Year-Old Accused Of Enticing Child To Perform Sex Acts In Dutchess County
19-Year-Old Accused Of Enticing Child To Perform Sex Acts In Dutchess County A 19-year-old man has been charged with allegedly inducing a child under 17 to perform sexual acts in the Hudson Valley. Daniel N. Montesdeoca, age 19, of New York City, was arrested on Thursday, April 11, in connection with a recent investigation into the sexual performance of a child. Montesdeoca was taken into custody after a month-long investigation by the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau.  At this time, he is accused of inducing a child less than 17 years old to perform sexual acts over the Internet, said Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Offi…
Five Men Seeking Sex With Children Arrested In Fairfax County: Police Five Men Seeking Sex With Children Arrested In Fairfax County: Police
Five Men Seeking Sex With Children Arrested In Fairfax County: Police Five men who came to Fairfax County looking for sex with a child they'd met online were greeted by police, who swiftly took them into custody. "The offenders came to Fairfax County with the intention of committing a sex act with the minor, only to discover Child Exploitation Unit (CEXU) detectives and Street Crimes detectives waiting for them," county police said in a release.  The five men ranged in age from 24-53 and were charged with a total of 12 felonies. They are: Steven Morales, 30, of Woodbridge: arrested and charged with Solicitation of a Minor and Attempted Indecent Libert…
'Fitness Guru' With 'Sex Slave Training Program' May Have More Victims In Philly Area: FBI 'Fitness Guru' With 'Sex Slave Training Program' May Have More Victims In Philly Area: FBI
'Fitness Guru' With 'Sex Slave Training Program' May Have More Victims In Philly Area: FBI A California man is facing federal charges out of the FBI's Philadelphia Field Office for a child exploitation scheme, and authorities believe he may have more victims in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. According to the FBI, John Douglas Burch, of Santa Monica, began praying on girls as early as 2014, and has been charged in an indictment with traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct and enticement of a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct and prostitution, United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero and FBI Philadelphia Special Agent in Charge Wayne A. Jacobs said. …
NY Man, 33, Paid For Sex With 12-Year-Old In New Jersey: Police NY Man, 33, Paid For Sex With 12-Year-Old In New Jersey: Police
NY Man, 33, Paid For Sex With 12-Year-Old In New Jersey: Police A 33-year-old New York man was arrested by New Jersey State Police after paying a woman to have sex with her 12-year-old daughter, authorities said. New Jersey State Police began investigating Ulster County resident Alexander Boyd in January after he was soliciting children for sex on the internet, New Paltz Police, where Boyd lives, said. Boyd made plans with a woman to purchase her 12-year-old daughter for sex, police said. Once they settled on a price, Boyd traveled to New Jersey, booked a hotel room, and waited for the woman and her daughter, police said. He was located and taken i…
PREDATOR STING: PA Man Expected Sex With Girl, 12, At NJ Hotel, Homeland Security Says PREDATOR STING: PA Man Expected Sex With Girl, 12, At NJ Hotel, Homeland Security Says
Predator Sting: PA Man Expected Sex With Girl, 12, At NJ Hotel, Homeland Security Says A Pennsylvania man who arranged what he thought was sex with a pre-teen in a New Jersey hotel was instead seized by federal agents when he showed up, authorities said Wednesday. Louis Goldenberg, 41 of Philadelphia, "began interacting on a messaging application with an undercover Homeland Security Investigations agent, who was posing as a middle-aged woman with a 12-year-old niece" last month, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said on Sept. 20. Goldenberg messaged the purported aunt, "continuously expressing interest in having sexual contact," the U.S. att…
Ridgefield Police Officer Who Wore Many Hats During 27 Years On Job Calls It A Career Ridgefield Police Officer Who Wore Many Hats During 27 Years On Job Calls It A Career
Ridgefield Police Officer Who Wore Many Hats During 27 Years On Job Calls It A Career A 27-year-old police veteran in Fairfield County has retired after working as a well-known school resource and patrol officer and receiving numerous citations. Ridgefield Police Officer Luis Caba retired on Friday, Sept. 15 to lots of well wishes from co-workers and the public. Caba started his career with the Ridgefield Police Department in February 1997.  He served in the Patrol Division for 27 years. During his time as an, he wore many hats.  As a school resource officer, Caba was well respected by the students and staff.  He built lasting relationships with the school…
Man Who Used Social Media To Groom Children, Solicit Porn In Virginia Sentenced: Feds Man Who Used Social Media To Groom Children, Solicit Porn In Virginia Sentenced: Feds
Man Who Used Social Media To Groom Children, Solicit Porn In Virginia Sentenced: Feds Federal officials say that a Virginia man will spend decades behind bars for using social media to exploit and solicit minors over the Internet for years. Vincent Sarikey, 35, formerly of Herndon, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a sickening scheme to produce child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) involving young girls from around the world. Prosecutors said that Sarikey enticed a 15-year-old girl to produce illicit materials in 2018, which he then shared with over abusers through Telegram, a messaging app. He later attempted to entice a 12-year-old girl in Argentina to produce CSA…
Grown Man Posing As Teen Online Accused Of Raping 13-Year-Old Girl In Charles County: Sheriff Grown Man Posing As Teen Online Accused Of Raping 13-Year-Old Girl In Charles County: Sheriff
Grown Man Posing As Teen Online Accused Of Raping 13-Year-Old Girl In Charles County: Sheriff Police say that an adult man from Prince George's County who posed as a teenager to seduce a 13-year-old girl he met online has been charged with rape in Charles County. Khordero Christian Hemphill, 25, is in custody on Wednesday, Feb. 22 following an investigation into a reported rape involving a teenager last week in Waldorf. According to investigators, on Wednesday, Feb. 15, the 13-year-old girl reported a rape that had happened days earlier in the 5300 block of Woodgate Lane in Waldorf involving an adult - later identified as Hemphill - she met on the Internet who claimed that purported…
Allegheny County Controller Employee Sent Nudes To 8th-Grade Boy Through Snapchat: Police Allegheny County Controller Employee Sent Nudes To 8th-Grade Boy Through Snapchat: Police
Allegheny County Controller Employee Sent Nudes To 8th-Grade Boy Through Snapchat: Police A 15-year-old boy was sent more than 25 nude images and videos by an Allegheny County Controller's office employee, police allege in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  While working as an accounting department employee for the Allegheny Controller's office, 25-year-old Cam Zmenkowski, sent "sexually explicit messages and sexual assaults occurred over the past several months," county officials stated in a release on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.  Allegheny County Police detectives and Indiana Township Police served a sealed search warrant at the residence of Zmenkowski, locat…
Six Men Charged In Delco Child Sex Sting, DA Says Six Men Charged In Delco Child Sex Sting, DA Says
Six Men Charged In Delco Child Sex Sting, DA Says Six men face criminal charges in Delaware County for soliciting sex from minors on the internet, said District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer in a release.  In a three-day operation that was led by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service with assistance from the FBI, state police, and local authorities, undercover law enforcement officers "assumed the identity of a minor" online, the DA said.  At the sting's end on Dec. 11, six men aged 24 to 56 were taken into custody, officials said:  Joseph P. Fahy, 48, of Media, is accused to trying to meet a 14-year-old male for sex. He w…
Maryland Man Sentenced For Posing As Teen Boy To Entice Minors To Send Photos, Videos: DOJ Maryland Man Sentenced For Posing As Teen Boy To Entice Minors To Send Photos, Videos: DOJ
Maryland Man Sentenced For Posing As Teen Boy To Entice Minors To Send Photos, Videos: DOJ A 37-year-old Maryland man will spend nearly two decades behind bars after being sentenced for posing as a teen boy to entice minors to send sexually illicit photos and videos to him online. Derrell Lamar Hooker Orange - also known simply as “Orange” has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison, followed by 12 years of supervised release for enticement of a minor to produce child pornography and possession of child pornography, the Department of Justice announced. US Attorney Erek Barron said that as part of his plea, Orange admitted to posing as a 16-year-old boy for several months in…
NJ Man Used TikTok To Solicit Sexual Photos From Montco Girls: DA NJ Man Used TikTok To Solicit Sexual Photos From Montco Girls: DA
NJ Man Used TikTok To Solicit Sexual Photos From Montco Girls: DA A 26-year-old New Jersey man was arrested and found with child porn after he used social media to solicit sexually explicit photos from Pennsylvania girls, authorities said. An investigation began on April 20 when the dad of two girls, ages 11 and 12, told the Montgomery County Detective Bureau that his daughters had been solicited to send naked images via TikTok and text messages by a man later identified as Ryan Corcoran, of Andover, NJ, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. The dad claimed he learned of the communications when one of his daughters told him t…
Sterling Man, 31, Faces Multiple Child Porn Charges: Police Sterling Man, 31, Faces Multiple Child Porn Charges: Police
Sterling Man, 31, Faces Multiple Child Porn Charges: Police A 31-year-old Loudoun County man tricked people into sending him nude photos of themselves and then extorted them afterward, authorities said.  A grand jury indicted Shane L. Pearson of Sterling this week following a lengthy investigation, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. According to a report, two people said they sent nude photos of themselves to an unknown person they met on an app. That person was Pearson, who demanded they send more nude photos, money, or sexual favors, or he would put their photos online, the Sheriff's Offices said.  Detectives said some of the vict…
Maryland State Police Issues Warning Of Online Scam Involving The Sexual Extortion Of Minors Maryland State Police Issues Warning Of Online Scam Involving The Sexual Extortion Of Minors
Maryland State Police Issues Warning Of Online Scam Involving The Sexual Extortion Of Minors The rise of sexual predators targeting minors on social media has led Maryland State Police officials to issue a warning to parents. Authorities said that state police investigators have received multiple reports of minors being contacted by other social media users who began conversing with them over messaging services on Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. “Investigators believe online predators may often give the impression they are romantically interested in the minor being targeted, to gain their trust,” they stated. “As the chats progress, the suspect user will request sexually illic…
Maryland HS Volleyball Coach Pretended To Be Teen Boy To Get Explicit Photos Online: Sheriff Maryland HS Volleyball Coach Pretended To Be Teen Boy To Get Explicit Photos Online: Sheriff
Maryland HS Volleyball Coach Pretended To Be Teen Boy To Get Explicit Photos Online: Sheriff A Volleyball coach posing as a high school boy to trick minor girls into sending him explicit photos has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities say.  Evan Thomas Harris Frock, 32, of Taneytown used several Snapchat accounts to send, receive, and solicit explicit photos and videos of underage girls. He was arrested on Monday, May 9, according to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. Frock used the Snapchat usernames of volleygirlhan, volleygirl1025, laxguy2323, and pictures1025 to exchange photos and videos. Frock is employed as a long-term substitute and head Varsity Vo…
GoFundMe For PA Girl Who Died Doing Tik Tok 'Blackout Challenge' Taken Down GoFundMe For PA Girl Who Died Doing Tik Tok 'Blackout Challenge' Taken Down
GoFundMe For PA Girl Who Died Doing Tik Tok 'Blackout Challenge' Taken Down A GoFundMe set up to help with funeral expenses for a Pennsylvania girl who died while participating in a TikTok challenge has been removed. Nylah Anderson, 10, was found unconscious in her Chester bedroom on Dec. 12 after trying the "Blackout Challenge," which encourages participants to hold their breath until they pass out, Daily Voice previously reported. Nylah was rushed to a local hospital where she died. Alyssa Metz-Topodas, a local mom hoping to help the family cope with their "tragic" loss, launched the fundraiser. The page had raised over $7,700 as of 7 p.m. Wednesday. "Unfortun…
Girl, 13, Kidnapped, Raped By Long Island Man, 24, She Met Online, Authorities Say Girl, 13, Kidnapped, Raped By Long Island Man, 24, She Met Online, Authorities Say
Girl, 13, Kidnapped, Raped By Long Island Man, 24, She Met Online, Authorities Say A 13-year-old New Jersey girl was picked up by a 24-year-old Long Island man she met online and taken to a remote area where he sexually assaulted her, authorities said. Floiran Langumas-Montero of Farmingdale traveled to Paterson, NJ  around midnight Friday, Oct. 29 for "the purpose of picking up and taking” the girl to an unidentified location in Prospect Park where he “engaged in sexual intercourse” with her, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Prospect Park Police Chief Ammen Matari said in a joint release Friday. Dec. 3. Langumas-Montero had “met and communicated with …
CT Man Sentenced For Attempting To Engage In Sex With Minor CT Man Sentenced For Attempting To Engage In Sex With Minor
CT Man Sentenced For Attempting To Engage In Sex With Minor A 39-year-old man will spend a decade behind bars after being sentenced for attempting to coerce a teen in Connecticut he sought to have sex with and impregnate, authorities announced. New London County resident William Meier, of Norwich, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 19 to 120 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for attempting to engage in sexual activity with a minor by using sexual media. Acting US Attorney Leonard C. Boyle said that in May 2020, Meier accessed a chatroom dedicated to teens on the Kik social messaging app and began chatting with an undercover …
Bucks Man Tried To Meet FBI Agent Posing As 11-Year-Old Girl For Sex, Authorities Say Bucks Man Tried To Meet FBI Agent Posing As 11-Year-Old Girl For Sex, Authorities Say
Bucks Man Tried To Meet FBI Agent Posing As 11-Year-Old Girl For Sex, Authorities Say A federal jury found a 27-year-old Bucks County man guilty of multiple child exploitation offenses after he tried to meet an undercover FBI agent posing as an 11-year-old girl online for sex, authorities said. Kyle Paine, of Langhorne, was indicted on the charges in January 2020. The charges stem from an investigation in March 2019 when Paine attempted to meet the FBI agent posing as the young girl for sex, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. He also asked the "girl" to send him pornography of herself, Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. …
Bucks County Man Shared Child Porn Via Online Messaging App, DA Says Bucks County Man Shared Child Porn Via Online Messaging App, DA Says
Bucks County Man Shared Child Porn Via Online Messaging App, DA Says A 21-year-old Bucks County man was arrested for sharing child porn over an online messaging app, authorities said. Brendon Vladimir Lauff, of Bristol Township, possessed and shared numerous images and videos of child porn between Jan. 30 and Feb. 15, the Bucks County DA's Office said. An investigation was launched March 16, after authorities received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that a Kik user uploaded several files to the server, the DA's office said. A subpoena was served on the internet service provided and traced to a Bristol Township home whe…
Florida 'Online Predator' Sent Nude Photos To 12-Year-Old Union County Girl, Authorities Say Florida 'Online Predator' Sent Nude Photos To 12-Year-Old Union County Girl, Authorities Say
Florida 'Online Predator' Sent Nude Photos To 12-Year-Old Union County Girl, Authorities Say A 24-year-old Florida man was caught sending "explicit" materials to a 12-year-old girl from Summit who he met online, local police said. Bradley Fisher, of Hudson, FL, met the girl through the Discord social media app, City officials said in a release. Fisher asked the girl for pornographic images and sent ones of himself to her, authorities said. Summit police received evidence launching a year-long investigation by the Pasco County Sheriff's Department Internet Crimes Against Children Unit -- ultimately leading to Fisher's arrest. Fisher was charged with transmission of material harmfu…
Three Fairfield County Juveniles Charged In Online Child Porn Case, Police Say Three Fairfield County Juveniles Charged In Online Child Porn Case, Police Say
Three Fairfield County Juveniles Charged In Online Child Porn Case, Police Say Three Fairfield County juveniles have been arrested for alleged possession of child pornography and for harassment, among other charges. In January of 2021, the Monroe Police Department received a complaint that there was an Instagram account that was posting nude and inappropriate photos of Monroe youths, said  Lieutenant Kevin McKellick of the Monroe PD. In addition, the account holder also posted where each youth lived. The juvenile victim said she, along with others, was being harassed by this anonymous account holder.  "She complained that the accoun…
CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Bergen Man Busted After Civilian Poses As Underage Girl CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Bergen Man Busted After Civilian Poses As Underage Girl
Caught ON Video: Bergen Man Busted After Civilian Poses As Underage Girl A Tenafly man was arrested after a vigilante who publicly exposes child predators lured him to the Bronx for what he thought would be a hook-up with a 14-year-old girl, authorities said. A video posted on YouTube shows the unidentified vigilante confronting Jonathan Soto, 28, in a parked minivan. “What’s your mother gonna say about this?” the man asks during a nearly 15-minute conversation peppered with profanity and sexual descriptions. Authorities obtained search warrants after intensely investigating the authenticity of the "To Catch a Predator"-styled sting, which they said was brought…
State Police Warn Parents Amid Investigation Of Teens Being Sexually Targeted Online State Police Warn Parents Amid Investigation Of Teens Being Sexually Targeted Online
State Police Warn Parents Amid Investigation Of Teens Being Sexually Targeted Online Predators in New York have been utilizing social media to bilk teen victims into sending sexually explicit photos that are then used to blackmail parents, police are cautioning. An alert was issued by New York State Police following multiple cases of teens being targeted by criminals while online, including one incident that led to a teenager committing suicide. Police said that the suspects have been locating teen victims on social media, where they befriend them and gain their trust. Once trust is established, investigators said that the suspects ask for photos or video of the teen, “usua…
New Alert For Scams Issued By Police In Fairfield County New Alert For Scams Issued By Police In Fairfield County
New Alert For Scams Issued By Police In Fairfield County It seems that every day a new scam is hitting the internet, and members of the Fairfield Police Department are offering tips on how to avoid becoming a victim. Many of the scams are common, but people still fall for them, Town of Fairfield Police Chief Robert Kalamaras said. Some common-sense reminders offered by the department include never give out personal or financial information to a person they do not know or whose identity cannot be verified. That includes Social Security numbers or credit card numbers.  Recently, Fairfield Police received a report regarding an elaborate scam t…