Registered Sex Offender Threatens Gov. Shapiro From SCI Camp Hill
A registered sex offender serving prison time for rape and multiple assaults on corrections officers is facing new charges after allegedly threatening Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, First Lady Lori Shapiro, and the Governor's Residence from behind bars, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Corey Alan Bennett, 34, an inmate at SCI Camp Hill, is accused of writing two letters addressed to separate county clerks containing threats against the governor, his wife, and the Governor's Residence, according to a release issued Monday, July 27. Prison staff intercepted both letters before they wer…
Suffern Man Who Raped Girl, 11, He Met Through Fortnite Gets Prison Time
A 20-year-old man will spend years in prison for raping a young girl he had brought to his Rockland County home via Uber under the guise of playing a video game, prosecutors announced.
Suffern resident Willmer Loja Aroca, 20, was sentenced on Tuesday, Jan. 13, to 14 years in state prison in Rockland County Court after pleading guilty to first-degree rape, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh announced on Wednesday, Jan. 14.
According to the DA's Office, Loja Aroca met the victim, an 11-year-old girl, while playing the online video game Fortnite. They then con…
14-Year-Old Girl Held, Assaulted For Days By Registered Sex Offender In Broomall Condo: Police
Every parent's nightmare.
A 14-year-old girl just was rescued after being held captive, raped repeatedly, and threatened with death by a sex offender inside a condominium, police announced on Friday, Nov. 21.
Davontae Lawler-Stinney, 38, of Aspen Circle, was taken into custody after officers responded to the 2200 block of Aspen Circle in the Marple Woods Condominium Complex just after 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20, according to the Marple Township Police Department.
The girl had been reported missing after running away from her family’s Philadelphia home on Sunday, Nov. 16. She told detectiv…
Double Murder: Elderly Couple Burned, Stabbed After Letting Stranger Into NYC Home, Cops Say
A manhunt is underway for a parolee with a violent criminal history wanted in the deaths of a couple in their Queens, NY home, authorities said.
Jamel McGriff, 42, is wanted in the killings of Frank Olton, 76, and Maureen Olton, 77, which happened Monday, Sept. 8, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.
Tisch said McGriff went to the Oltons’ home that morning, claiming his cell phone battery was dead and he needed to charge it. Video shows McGriff speaking with Frank Olton before being allowed into the couple’s backyard, Tisch said. The two then walked inside through the back door of the…
Catskill Child Sex Offender Had Explicit Images Of Kids, Including Infants: Police
A convicted child sex offender in the Hudson Valley is facing a new felony charge after being caught with disturbing images of children on his phone, police said.
Matthew Maurer, 38, of Catskill, was re-arrested Tuesday, June 10, following a months-long New York State Police investigation into reported materials depicting child sexual exploitation.
The case began in late January, when Maurer arrived for a mandatory meeting with his parole officer. During the meeting, the parole officer discovered explicit images and videos involving minors on his phone, police said. Some of the material all…
Stepfather Of Missing PA Teen Enci Aubrey Wu Charged With Harassment Of NJ Sex Offender: Update
The stepfather of missing 14-year-old Enci Aubrey Wu, who has been searching for her for over two months, has now been charged with harassment, authorities confirmed.
John F. Gehrmann III, 44, currently of Easton, PA, and originally from Kearny, New Jersey, was charged with three misdemeanor counts of harassment for allegedly targeting a New Jersey sex offender online in connection with Wu’s disappearance, according to Pennsylvania State Police and court documents. However, advocates for Wu’s family say the charges misrepresent the situation and that Gehrmann was acting in an attempt to prot…
