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6 Men Accused After Trying To Pay For Sex With Child In West Haven, FBI Sting: Police 6 Men Accused After Trying To Pay For Sex With Child In West Haven, FBI Sting: Police
6 Men Accused After Trying To Pay For Sex With Child In West Haven, FBI Sting: Police Six Connecticut men were arrested after police say they tried to pay for sex with someone they believed was a child during an undercover FBI child predator sting. West Haven police captured the six men on Friday, July 10, after an investigation led by the FBI's Crimes Against Children Task Force with help from the West Haven and Meriden police departments. Police said undercover FBI agents posing as children spoke with adults who attempted to purchase sex from a fictitious juvenile sex worker. Investigators said the men acknowledged the fictitious juvenile's age and agreed to pay for sex. …
PA Corrections Officer Who Had Sex With Inmates, Ran ID Fraud Scheme Sentenced: AG PA Corrections Officer Who Had Sex With Inmates, Ran ID Fraud Scheme Sentenced: AG
PA Corrections Officer Who Had Sex With Inmates, Ran ID Fraud Scheme Sentenced: AG A former Pennsylvania corrections officer who admitted to having sexual relationships with multiple inmates while running an identity theft scheme from inside a state prison has been sentenced, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Friday, July 10. Kristina Miller, 36, of Kane, was sentenced to 22 to 44 months in state prison after previously pleading guilty to institutional sexual assault, unlawful use of a computer, and conspiracy to commit identity theft, the Attorney General's Office said. As part of her sentence, Miller was ordered to register as a sex offender under SORNA for 15 y…
Man, 20, Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old Child In Montgomery Man, 20, Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old Child In Montgomery
Man, 20, Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old Child In Montgomery A 20-year-old man has been jailed after allegedly raping a 14-year-old child in Orange County, police said.  Wallkill resident Ryan Geoffrey Hablow, 20, was arrested on Tuesday, June 16, the Town of Montgomery Police Department announced on Tuesday, June 23.  According to the department, police began investigating a complaint of an adult man engaging in a sexual act with the young victim. This investigation led to Hablow's arrest.  He was charged with second-degree rape and remanded to the Orange County Jail on a $2,000 cash bail, police said.
Two More Women Accuse Lancaster Massage Therapist Of Sexual Assault During Sessions (UPDATE) Two More Women Accuse Lancaster Massage Therapist Of Sexual Assault During Sessions (UPDATE)
Two More Women Accuse Lancaster Massage Therapist Of Sexual Assault During Sessions (Update) A Lancaster County massage therapist already accused of sexually assaulting three women during massage appointments is now facing additional charges after two more women came forward, according to newly filed court records. Daniel Anthony Campagna, 35, was charged June 15 with two additional counts of indecent assault without consent, court records show. The new case is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Monday, July 14, before Magisterial District Judge Jodie Richardson. The latest charges stem from allegations by two women who contacted investigators after Campagna's arrest became pub…
Teen Escapes Huntington Alley Rape, Climbs Fence To Call 911 As Suspect Searches For Her: DA Teen Escapes Huntington Alley Rape, Climbs Fence To Call 911 As Suspect Searches For Her: DA
Teen Escapes Huntington Alley Rape, Climbs Fence To Call 911 As Suspect Searches For Her: DA A 16-year-old girl escaped an alleged rape, climbed a fence while partially unclothed, and called 911 as the suspect searched for her in New York, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, June 16. Antonio Melendez Reyes, 59, was indicted after the attack on New York Avenue on Saturday, June 6, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. The teen was walking home when Melendez Reyes allegedly approached her and repeatedly asked for her phone number, prosecutors said. After she refused, he allegedly forced her into an alley and sexually assaulted her. The girl escaped during t…
Albany Foot Fetish Website Owner Lured Aspiring Models For Interviews, Then Raped Them: Feds Albany Foot Fetish Website Owner Lured Aspiring Models For Interviews, Then Raped Them: Feds
Albany Foot Fetish Website Owner Lured Aspiring Models For Interviews, Then Raped Them: Feds A New York man behind "FootPadNYC.com" faces federal sex trafficking offenses after prosecutors alleged he lured aspiring models to hotel rooms under the guise of interviewing them for employment — but instead raped them.  Jason Khan, 47, of Albany and New York City, was arrested Monday, June 8, and charged in a three-count federal indictment unsealed in the Southern District of New York, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.  Federal authorities allege Khan operated the website FootPadNYC.com between at least 2019 and 2021. The website adver…
Snapchat Predator Lured Frederick Middle School Girls To Park Before Teen Sex Assault: DA Snapchat Predator Lured Frederick Middle School Girls To Park Before Teen Sex Assault: DA
Snapchat Predator Lured Frederick Middle School Girls To Park Before Teen Sex Assault: DA A 25-year-old man will spend years in prison after preying on young girls he met through social media at a Maryland park, authorities announced. Adam Christopher Jaikaran has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, with all but five years suspended, in connection with the sexual assault of a young student in Frederick County. The investigation into Jaikaran began in November 2023, when a School Resource Officer with the Frederick County Sheriff's Office assigned to a middle school was alerted after a girl disclosed she had been sexually assaulted. Investigators later determined the 13-year-o…
Fugitive Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Abusing Minor Captured By Feds: Charles County Sheriff Fugitive Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Abusing Minor Captured By Feds: Charles County Sheriff
Fugitive Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Abusing Minor Captured By Feds: Charles County Sheriff A 45-year-old man who allegedly sexually abused a minor repeatedly has been apprehended in Maryland, authorities announced on Friday. Riverdale native Jose Mercedes Pineda-Callejas was arrested on Thursday, May 21, in Landover by members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office and federal authorities, officials say. According to investigators, Pineda-Callejas was arrested and charged with multiple sexual offenses involving a minor. Pineda-Callejas was later indicted by a grand jury in Charles County on multiple counts of rape, sexual assault, and other related offenses, and an arrest warran…
Ex-Bethany Youth Worker Pleads Guilty In Child Sexual Assault Case That Sparked Town Fallout Ex-Bethany Youth Worker Pleads Guilty In Child Sexual Assault Case That Sparked Town Fallout
Ex-Bethany Youth Worker Pleads Guilty In Child Sexual Assault Case That Sparked Town Fallout A former Connecticut after-school counselor has admitted to sexually assaulting children in a case that shook the town and led to sharp criticism of local leaders over how they handled the allegations. Anthony Mastrangelo, 26, of Bethany, pleaded guilty to 10 criminal charges nearly two years after his arrest, according to court documents. The plea includes five counts of fourth-degree sexual assault of a victim under age 13 and five counts of risk of injury to a child. Mastrangelo was arrested in June 2024 following what authorities described as a lengthy sexual assault investigation. At …
ICE Pressures Spanberger After Virginia Man Charged With Child Rape, Porn Crimes: Feds ICE Pressures Spanberger After Virginia Man Charged With Child Rape, Porn Crimes: Feds
ICE Pressures Spanberger After Virginia Man Charged With Child Rape, Porn Crimes: Feds Federal immigration officials are publicly pressuring Gov. Abigail Spanberger after a Virginia man accused of raping a child and possessing child pornography was flagged for deportation following his arrest. Authorities in Franklin County say Jorge Enrique Garcia-Rodriguez, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, was arrested on Wednesday, April 2, and charged with forcible intercourse involving a victim younger than 13. Then came more charges. According to the Department of Homeland Security, Garcia-Rodriguez was charged again on Thursday, May 1 with six felony counts of possession of chil…
Little Falls Man Tried Sexually Assaulting Girl In Moonachie Home: Prosecutor Little Falls Man Tried Sexually Assaulting Girl In Moonachie Home: Prosecutor
Little Falls Man Tried Sexually Assaulting Girl In Moonachie Home: Prosecutor A 37-year-old Little Falls man has been arrested after authorities said he tried to sexually assault the same girl in Bergen County whom he had previously sexually assaulted multiple times. On Friday, April 10, Moonachie police contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding an alleged sexual assault involving Marvin A. Nugra Ruiz, Prosecutor Mark Musella said.  A month-long investigation found that Nugra Ruiz tried to sexually assault a girl in a Moonachie home in February, and that he sexually assaulted the same girl between January …
East Hartford Teen Charged With Sexual Assault After State Police Investigation East Hartford Teen Charged With Sexual Assault After State Police Investigation
East Hartford Teen Charged With Sexual Assault After State Police Investigation A Connecticut teenager has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a woman while she was unconscious, authorities said.  Julian Vargas, 18, was arrested earlier this week and charged with sexual assault in the second degree, Connecticut State Police said.  An arrest warrant said a woman told investigators that Vargas had taken advantage of her in July 2025 while she was intoxicated and unconscious, and he was sober.  Someone who knows Vargas claimed he had bragged about having sex with the girl, according to the warrant.  Vargas was released on a $25,000 bon…
Teacher Charged With Attempted Rape Of Child: PA AG Teacher Charged With Attempted Rape Of Child: PA AG
Teacher Charged With Attempted Rape Of Child: PA AG A teacher is accused of attempting to rape a child after allegedly arranging to meet someone who he believed was an 11-year-old boy and the child’s father at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Friday, May 8. Justin L. Pavetto, 37, of Butler County, was arrested this past weekend following an investigation by the Office of Attorney General’s Child Predator Section and the FBI, according to the release. Pavetto was employed as a teacher at New Horizon School, a public special needs school in Beaver County, at the time of his arrest, authorities said. The a…
Bridgeport Man Sentenced After Admitting To Years Of Child Sex Assaults In Ansonia, Seymour Bridgeport Man Sentenced After Admitting To Years Of Child Sex Assaults In Ansonia, Seymour
Bridgeport Man Sentenced After Admitting To Years Of Child Sex Assaults In Ansonia, Seymour A Connecticut man who admitted to repeatedly sexually assaulting a young child in Ansonia and Seymour has been sentenced to prison, prosecutors said. Melvin Dixon, 47, of Bridgeport, was sentenced to 25 years in prison, suspended after 15 years served, followed by 15 years of probation, according to state prosecutors.  Dixon also must remain on Connecticut’s Sex Offender Registry for life. Prosecutors said Dixon pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault in the first degree and two counts of risk of injury to a child.  The crimes happened between 2017 and 2020. Investigato…
Sex Offender Wanted In Texas Nabbed At Capital Region Motel: Police Sex Offender Wanted In Texas Nabbed At Capital Region Motel: Police
Sex Offender Wanted In Texas Nabbed At Capital Region Motel: Police A registered sex offender wanted in Texas has been arrested in the Capital Region, police said Tuesday, April 28. Kevin Herron Jr., 40, was arrested following a domestic disturbance call at a Red Roof Inn in Clifton Park about 20 minutes after midnight on Tuesday, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said. As they investigated, police found Herron was wanted in Waller County, TX, for failing to comply with the requirements of his sex offender registration, authorities said. He was detained and held in Saratoga County jail pending extradition to Waller County, which is northwest of Houston. …
Morrisville Man Accused Of Forcing Sex On Teen, Skipping Court Arrested Morrisville Man Accused Of Forcing Sex On Teen, Skipping Court Arrested
Morrisville Man Accused Of Forcing Sex On Teen, Skipping Court Arrested A Pennsylvania man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl is back in custody after failing to appear in court, authorities said. Kyle Q. McArthur-Beavers, 24, was arrested by Morrisville police on Wednesday, April 23, 2026, in Doylestown after a bench warrant was issued for missing pre-trial motions in his sexual assault case, according to authorities in Bucks County. The charges stem from an incident in Falls Township on Dec. 27, 2023, where McArthur-Beavers is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old girl without her consent, according to the criminal complaint obtained by Daily Vo…
Manheim Doctor Admits To Exploiting 13-Year-Old Girl, Possessing Child Pornography Manheim Doctor Admits To Exploiting 13-Year-Old Girl, Possessing Child Pornography
Manheim Doctor Admits To Exploiting 13-Year-Old Girl, Possessing Child Pornography Warning: The following details may be disturbing to some readers. A former Lancaster County family medicine physician has been sentenced after pleading guilty to sexually exploiting a 13-year-old girl and possessing child pornography, authorities announced. Frank Yang Liu, 34, of Manheim, was sentenced by Judge Merrill Spahn after pleading guilty on Monday, April 21 to multiple felony offenses, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. He received a state prison sentence of three to nine years. Liu was originally charged after an investigation by the FBI’s Child Exploita…
Man Accused Of Sexual Assault Inside Woodbridge Gabe’s Arrested After Days On The Run: Police Man Accused Of Sexual Assault Inside Woodbridge Gabe’s Arrested After Days On The Run: Police
Man Accused Of Sexual Assault Inside Woodbridge Gabe’s Arrested After Days On The Run: Police The man accused of sexually assaulting a woman inside a Virginia Gabe's location is no longer at large. Dumfries native Kendall Jamal Miller, 24, was taken into custody on Monday, April 20, more than two weeks after an alleged assault inside the Woodbridge store on Richmond Highway. The case began the evening of April 3, when a 39-year-old woman was shopping inside Gabe’s and was approached by a man she didn’t know. Police say he touched her inappropriately, then walked away. There was no further contact. He was gone before officers arrived. Investigators later identified Miller and …
Trump's $10B Lawsuit Over Lewd Epstein Birthday Note Tossed By Judge Trump's $10B Lawsuit Over Lewd Epstein Birthday Note Tossed By Judge
Trump's $10B Lawsuit Over Lewd Epstein Birthday Note Tossed By Judge A federal judge has dismissed President Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit over a report of a birthday note that he signed and gave to notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. A federal judge in Miami ruled on Monday, April 13, that Trump failed to show The Wall Street Journal acted with "actual malice" when it published its July 2025 story about the letter with Trump's name for the disgraced New York financier. Trump sued publisher Dow Jones & Co. and parent company News Corp, seeking $10 billion. "The complaint comes nowhere close to this standard," wrote US District J…
White Plains Stairwell Rape: Attack Happened Over Hours At City Center, DA Says (UPDATE) White Plains Stairwell Rape: Attack Happened Over Hours At City Center, DA Says (UPDATE)
White Plains Stairwell Rape: Attack Happened Over Hours At City Center, DA Says (Update) New details have emerged in a disturbing sexual assault case at a Westchester County shopping complex, where prosecutors say a woman was attacked for hours while unconscious.   Xavier Fonseca Overton, 22, of Astoria, Queens, was arraigned Thursday, April 9, on a felony complaint charging him with five counts of first-degree rape and one count of first-degree sexual abuse, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office said on Friday, April 10. As previously reported by Daily Voice, the incident happened late Tuesday, April 7, inside a stairwell at the City Center in White Plain…
Inside The Room: Warrant Reveals New Evidence In Death Of Girl Found On Enfield Bedroom Floor Inside The Room: Warrant Reveals New Evidence In Death Of Girl Found On Enfield Bedroom Floor
Inside The Room: Warrant Reveals New Evidence In Death Of Girl Found On Enfield Bedroom Floor Police are releasing new details in their investigation into the death of a 12-year-old Connecticut girl and her stepfather, who is accused of sexual assault. Enfield police have released a search warrant for the Elm Street home where Eve Rogers was found dead on March 18. Authorities say she was lying on her bedroom floor, with a blanket and naked from the waist down. Her stepfather, 39-year-old Anthony Federline, was arrested on April 2 and charged with first-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor. Investigators said DNA evidence tied him to the girl. No one has been charged…
Incest, Rape Of Child Suspect Captured After Warrant In Chambersburg: Police Incest, Rape Of Child Suspect Captured After Warrant In Chambersburg: Police
Incest, Rape Of Child Suspect Captured After Warrant In Chambersburg: Police A Chambersburg man wanted on a warrant for the rape of a child and related sexual assault charges has been arrested, police announced on Tuesday, April 7. Jairon Nexi Reyes-Perez, 30, was taken into custody following the warrant issued in connection with an incident on the 300 block of West Irva Drive, according to the Chambersburg Police Department. The warrant had been issued on Tuesday, April 1, before his arrest six days later, police said. Court records show Reyes-Perez is charged with rape of a child, statutory sexual assault involving a victim more than 11 years younger, and incest …
Avon Daycare Worker Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Child: Police Avon Daycare Worker Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Child: Police
Avon Daycare Worker Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Child: Police A now-former staff member at a Connecticut child care center has been charged with sexually assaulting a child earlier this week, police said.  Jan Carlos Berrios-Otero, 29, of Avon, was arrested after police were called to BrightPath Avon Early Learning and Child Care Center on Tuesday, March 31, when an administrator raised concerns about their behavior, authorities said.  The staff member told Avon police they believed Berrios-Otero may have had inappropriate contact with one of the children at the facility the day before.  Avon police arrested him on Wednesday, Apri…
Epstein Survivors Sue Trump Administration, Google For Exposing Identities Epstein Survivors Sue Trump Administration, Google For Exposing Identities
Epstein Survivors Sue Trump Administration, Google For Exposing Identities A group of Jeffrey Epstein survivors is accusing the Trump administration and Google of exposing their identities in recently released files tied to the convicted sex offender. The victims filed a class action lawsuit on Thursday, March 27. The complaint accuses the Department of Justice of recklessly releasing documents over the past several months. The suit claims that the DOJ published the private information of about 100 survivors. "The United States, acting through the DOJ, made a deliberate policy choice to prioritize rapid, large-volume disclosure over protection of Epstei…
West Islip Man Raped Middle School Girl In Gas Station Meet-Up: Cops West Islip Man Raped Middle School Girl In Gas Station Meet-Up: Cops
West Islip Man Raped Middle School Girl In Gas Station Meet-Up: Cops A Long Island man raped a 13-year-old girl in his car after meeting her at a gas station, authorities said Thursday, March 26. Michael Liontonia, a 38-year-old West Islip man, met the victim at 5556 Express Drive South on Monday, March 23 in Holtsville after arranging the meeting by phone, the Suffolk County Police Department said. He picked the girl up, drove to a secluded area, sexually assaulted her in his car, then dropped her off at the gas station, according to police. The next day, the girl told her middle school guidance counselor about the assault, cops said. Investigators identif…
Kidnapper Arrested In Hillsborough After Restraining Victim Across Multiple States: Cops Kidnapper Arrested In Hillsborough After Restraining Victim Across Multiple States: Cops
Kidnapper Arrested In Hillsborough After Restraining Victim Across Multiple States: Cops A Florida man is accused of meeting someone he met online in person in Ohio, restraining them with tape, and assaulting them across multiple states before being arrested and then released in New Jersey, authorities said. On Wednesday, March 4, Asad Hasanov, 31, of Wesley Chapel, FL, met the victim in Ohio after the two connected online, according to Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson. Hasanov later the victim with tape and traveled across multiple states, during which he repeatedly sexually assaulted the victim, the prosecutor said. The incident ended on March 5 at a TA Truck…
Harrisburg Symphony Ex-Concertmaster Designated Sexually Violent Predator For Life (UPDATE) Harrisburg Symphony Ex-Concertmaster Designated Sexually Violent Predator For Life (UPDATE)
Harrisburg Symphony Ex-Concertmaster Designated Sexually Violent Predator For Life (Update) Former Harrisburg Symphony concertmaster Odin J. Rathnam was formally classified as a sexually violent predator during a court hearing on Wednesday morning, March 11, 2026, Dauphin County court records show. Dauphin County Judge Scott A. Evans issued an order designating Rathnam a sexually violent predator for the rest of his life following an evaluation by the Sexual Offender’s Assessment Board. Rathnam, 60, is currently serving a 15-to-30-year state prison sentence after pleading no contest and guilty on May 8, 2025, to 28 crimes related to the sexual abuse of a child over an approximatel…
Bill Clinton Testifies About Epstein Ties In Chappaqua Deposition: 'I Did Nothing Wrong' Bill Clinton Testifies About Epstein Ties In Chappaqua Deposition: 'I Did Nothing Wrong'
Bill Clinton Testifies About Epstein Ties In Chappaqua Deposition: 'I Did Nothing Wrong' Former President Bill Clinton testified in front of House investigators about his ties to notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein in a rare congressional deposition. Clinton delivered a sworn opening statement before members of the Republican-led House Oversight Committee in Chappaqua, New York, on Friday, Feb. 27. The 42nd President said that he "saw nothing" and "did nothing wrong" related to the convicted sex offender's crimes, NBC News reported. The closed-door deposition took place one day after his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, testified for abo…
Lancaster Spa Workers Raped At Gunpoint By Dauphin County Man, Shot By Police; Sentenced Lancaster Spa Workers Raped At Gunpoint By Dauphin County Man, Shot By Police; Sentenced
Lancaster Spa Workers Raped At Gunpoint By Dauphin County Man, Shot By Police; Sentenced A Dauphin County man who raped two spa workers at gunpoint before being shot by police as he fled has been sentenced to decades behind bars, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, Feb. 23. Christopher A. Rivera, 38, of Middletown Borough, was sentenced to 60 to 120 years in state prison by Judge Jeffrey Conrad on Friday after a jury found him guilty following a three-day trial in October. The jury convicted Rivera of two counts each of robbery, rape by forcible compulsion, and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse by forcible compulsion, as well as four counts…
'Justice For Evan' Organizer's Exclusive Statement After Charges Against Sgt. Weaver Dismissed 'Justice For Evan' Organizer's Exclusive Statement After Charges Against Sgt. Weaver Dismissed
'Justice For Evan' Organizer's Exclusive Statement After Charges Against Sgt. Weaver Dismissed The organizer behind the “Justice For Evan” campaign says the dismissal of rape and sex servitude charges against Allentown Police Sgt. Evan Weaver confirms what supporters believed from the start. In an exclusive statement sent to Daily Voice on Sunday, Feb. 22, Samuel P. Royer said Weaver’s family is finally able to begin moving forward after more than a year of legal uncertainty. "My family is relieved for the Weaver family that all charges have been dropped following the AG's review," Royer wrote. "From the very beginning, there was never a doubt that Sgt. Weaver was innocent of all the…
Rape, Sex Servitude Case Against Allentown Sgt. Evan Weaver, Jason Krasley Dismissed Rape, Sex Servitude Case Against Allentown Sgt. Evan Weaver, Jason Krasley Dismissed
Rape, Sex Servitude Case Against Allentown Sgt. Evan Weaver, Jason Krasley Dismissed Rape and involuntary sexual servitude charges against Allentown Police Sgt. Evan Weaver and former vice officer Jason Krasley have been dismissed, according to court records obtained by Daily Voice on Sunday, Feb. 22. The Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas docket shows every charge against both men was marked “Nolle Prossed (Case Dismissed)” on Feb. 20 during a pre-trial hearing before Judge Thomas M. Caffrey. The prosecution had previously been transferred to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office in August 2025 after the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office cited a “potential con…