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Lansdale, PA
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Children Restrained, Abused By Adults Found In Lansdale Man's Porn: Montco DA Children Restrained, Abused By Adults Found In Lansdale Man's Porn: Montco DA
Children Restrained, Abused By Adults Found In Lansdale Man's Porn: Montco DA A Lansdale man is accused of disseminating and possessing child sexual abuse material following a months-long investigation, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Friday, Aug. 29. William Marquis Martin, 44, was charged with 100 felony counts of disseminating child sexual abuse material, 10 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, and criminal use of a communications facility, according to Steele and court documents. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING IS DISTURBING** The investigation began in December 2024 when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Child…

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by Jillian Pikora
Kutztown, PA
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Philadelphia Software Engineer Admits To Sharing Child Porn On KIK: Berks DA Philadelphia Software Engineer Admits To Sharing Child Porn On KIK: Berks DA
Philadelphia Software Engineer Admits To Sharing Child Porn On KIK: Berks DA A Philadelphia Software engineer is accused of possessing and sharing child sexual abuse material following an investigation in Berks County, the district attorney announced on Tuesday, Aug. 19. The man, 30-year-old, Shawn T. Smick, who goes by "Sage" on social media, was charged with sexual abuse of children for dissemination and possession of child pornography, along with criminal use of a communications facility, according to Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams. Detectives began investigating in April after receiving a complaint from the National Center for Missing and Exploited…

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by Jillian Pikora
Warminster-Southampton, PA
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SEPTA Police Officer Brian Zenszer Of Warminster Sentenced For Sharing Child Porn: DOJ SEPTA Police Officer Brian Zenszer Of Warminster Sentenced For Sharing Child Porn: DOJ
SEPTA Police Officer Brian Zenszer Of Warminster Sentenced For Sharing Child Porn: DOJ A former SEPTA transit police officer has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for possession and distribution of child pornography, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Tuesday, July 29. Brian Zenszer, 44, of Warminster, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Harvey Bartle III to 144 months’ imprisonment, seven years of supervised release, and $32,000 in restitution, according to U.S. Attorney David Metcalf. Zenszer was charged by indictment in December 2024 and pleaded guilty in April to one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child porno…

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by Jillian Pikora
Muhlenberg, PA
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Ex-Muhlenberg Man Busted In Child Porn File Sharing Case: Berks County DA Ex-Muhlenberg Man Busted In Child Porn File Sharing Case: Berks County DA
Ex-Muhlenberg Man Busted In Child Porn File Sharing Case: Berks County DA A Maryland man is accused of uploading child sexual abuse material to KIK Messenger from a home in Pennsylvania, investigators announced on Friday, June 27. Daniel J. Huber, 34, of Abingdon, Maryland, previously of Muhlenberg, Pennsylvania, was arrested after a multi-complaint investigation by the Berks County District Attorney’s Office, according to Chief County Detective Michael J. Gombar. Detectives were first tipped off by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which reported digital files suspected to be child sexual abuse material (CSAM) shared via KIK. Five additiona…

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by Jillian Pikora
Clifton, NJ
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Clifton Man Guilty Of Using Messenger Service To Meet Kids For Sex: Prosecutor Clifton Man Guilty Of Using Messenger Service To Meet Kids For Sex: Prosecutor
Clifton Man Guilty Of Using Messenger Service To Meet Kids For Sex: Prosecutor A 42-year-old Clifton man was convicted on Friday, May 23, after he used a messenger service to make plans to meet children for sex in Morris County, authorities said.  Brian Stewart was convicted of three counts of luring, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, attempted endangering the welfare of a child and four counts of attempted aggravated sexual assault following a three-day trial, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Boonton Township Chief of Police Thomas Cacciabeve said. In March 2024, Brian Stewart engaged…

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by Sam Barron
Brick, NJ
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Brick Man In Federal Prison Sentenced For Sexual Assaults: Prosecutor Brick Man In Federal Prison Sentenced For Sexual Assaults: Prosecutor
Brick Man In Federal Prison Sentenced For Sexual Assaults: Prosecutor A 37-year-old Brick Township man, already in federal prison, was sentenced to seven years in New Jersey State Prison on Monday, May 19, after previously pleading guilty to two counts of sexual assault, authorities said. An investigation into Christopher Budelman began after police received a tip he uploaded images of child sexual abuse material using the Kik Messenger app, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. In September 2022, detectives seized multiple electronic devices, including a desktop computer with a hard drive containing images of child sexual abuse material, Billhimer …

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by Sam Barron
Bayville-Berkeley, NJ
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Berkeley Twp Man Used Kik Messaging App To Send, Receive Child Porn: Prosecutor Berkeley Twp Man Used Kik Messaging App To Send, Receive Child Porn: Prosecutor
Berkeley Twp Man Used Kik Messaging App To Send, Receive Child Porn: Prosecutor A 26-year-old Ocean County man has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities said. Mario Calabrese, of Berkeley Township, was sending and receiving images of child pornography from the internet using a KiK Messenger account, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said following an investigation. An investigation into the accounts found images and videos of child pornography that had been uploaded and sent via Kik by Calabrese, Billhimer said. On Feb. 13, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Squad executed a court-authorized search warrant on Ca…

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by Cecilia Levine
South Windsor, CT
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Child Porn Found At Ex-South Windsor Elementary School Employee's At Home: Police Child Porn Found At Ex-South Windsor Elementary School Employee's At Home: Police
Child Porn Found At Ex-South Windsor Elementary School Employee's At Home: Police A 29-year-old former elementary school paraprofessional in Connecticut has been arrested after police say they found child sexual abuse material at his home.  Eric J. LeClair, of South Windsor, was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 28, after he turned himself in to police following a months-long investigation, authorities said. The investigation began in June after the private messaging app Kik Messenger alerted the Connecticut Center for Digital Investigations about a user suspected of accessing child sexual abuse material. Investigators traced the IP address to LeClair's South Windsor home,…

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by Josh Lanier
Brick, NJ
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Brick Twp. Man Admits To Recording Children's Sex Acts During Video Chats, Prosecutors Say Brick Twp. Man Admits To Recording Children's Sex Acts During Video Chats, Prosecutors Say
Brick Twp. Man Admits To Recording Children's Sex Acts During Video Chats, Prosecutors Say A Brick Township man admitted to recording children performing sexual acts for him in video chats, authorities said. Christopher Budelman, 37, pleaded guilty on Friday, Oct. 4 to two counts of sexual assault, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Prosecutors said they're seeking seven years in state prison for Budelman, along with registering as a sex offender, a ban from contacting the victims, and lifetime parole supervision. The state police's Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force found a person was using the …

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by Chris Spiker
Bristol, PA
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'Child Sexual Abuse Material' On Kik Traced To Bucks County Man, Police Say 'Child Sexual Abuse Material' On Kik Traced To Bucks County Man, Police Say
'Child Sexual Abuse Material' On Kik Traced To Bucks County Man, Police Say A Warrington man is in police custody on child pornography charges, authorities say.  Police said they received a cyber tip in March that a Kik Messenger account "shared, disseminated, and/or uploaded apparent child sexual abuse material" on the platform.  The account was later linked to 51-year-old Christos Rallis, authorities said.  Police obtained an arrest warrant and Rallis surrendered on June 7, Warrington PD said. His bail was set at 10 percent of $250,000 and he has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Aug. 5, according to court records.  The Bucks County Distri…

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by Mac Bullock
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Clifton Man Used Messenger Service To Meet Kids For Sex: Morris County Prosecutor Clifton Man Used Messenger Service To Meet Kids For Sex: Morris County Prosecutor
Clifton Man Used Messenger Service To Meet Kids For Sex: Morris County Prosecutor A 41-year-old Clifton man was arrested and charged after he used a messenger service to make plans to meet children for sex in Morris County, authorities said.  Last month, Brian Stewart engaged in sexual communications with two children on KIK Messenger and made plans to meet up with them in Boontown Township for the purpose of having sexual intercourse, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said. Stewart used the handle "Brian Being Brian" on KIK, authorities said. He was charged with two counts of luring, four counts of attempted aggravate sexual assault, attempted endangerin…

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by Sam Barron
Vernon-Rockville, CT
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Man From Region Nabbed On Child Porn Charges Man From Region Nabbed On Child Porn Charges
Man From Region Nabbed On Child Porn Charges A Massachusetts man has been arrested and charged with possession of child pornography. Worcester County resident Joseph Michael Smith, age 59, of Spencer, was arrested for one count of child pornography on Wednesday, Nov. 10, said the U.S. Attorney's Office. According to the charging documents, a search of Smith’s residence revealed 35 videos depicting child pornography on Smith’s laptop. Smith also admitted ownership of three email addresses associated with usernames that uploaded child pornography to Kik Messenger groups between October 2020 and May 2021, the documents said. The charge…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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DA: Investigators Bust Glenside Man With More Than 300 Photos Of Child Pornography DA: Investigators Bust Glenside Man With More Than 300 Photos Of Child Pornography
DA: Investigators Bust Glenside Man With More Than 300 Photos Of Child Pornography Investigators on Friday announced charges against a Glenside man whom they busted with more than 300 photos, and 70 videos of child pornography. An investigation ensued after the Montgomery County Detective Bureau received tips from Kik Messenger, Twitter, and Facebook via the Delaware County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force alerting them to 11 photos and videos of suspected child pornography on March 29, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Cheltenham Township Police Chief John Frye. As soon as investigators determined the imag…

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by Nicole Acosta
Hackensack, NJ
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South Jersey Man Snared By FBI Admits Producing Videos Of Sex With Pre-Teen Boy South Jersey Man Snared By FBI Admits Producing Videos Of Sex With Pre-Teen Boy
South Jersey Man Snared By FBI Admits Producing Videos Of Sex With Pre-Teen Boy A South Jersey man busted by the FBI admitted Monday that he made and distributed videos and other images of sex with an underage boy. Andrew Nicholas, 24, of Williamstown, was caught after he sent some of the images to an undercover federal agent in a Kik Messenger group in February 2019, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. The photos and videos depict explicit sex involving the boy and a man, with private parts exposed, that apparently were made at his home, according to an FBI complaint on file in federal court in Camden. Nicholas, who accepted a deal rather than go to trial, has and wi…

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by Jerry DeMarco