Obscene Photos Sent To Girl, 11: Registered Sex Offender From Lagrangeville Charged, Feds Say Obscene Photos Sent To Girl, 11: Registered Sex Offender From Lagrangeville Charged, Feds Say
Obscene Photos Sent To Girl, 11: Registered Sex Offender From Lagrangeville Charged, Feds Say A 27-year-old New York man is accused of sending an 11-year-old Massachusetts girl sexually explicit pictures while he was already a registered sex offender, federal prosecutors announced.  Dutchess County resident David Fernandes III of Lagrangeville was arrested on Thursday, May 1 on federal charges after allegedly sending obscene photos to a young girl, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Monday, May 5.  According to prosecutors, on Oct. 8, 2024, Fernandes sent the girl a photo of an adult man's hand holding a penis while being a reg…
Bayonne Teen Posed As Girl, Blackmailed Kids To Send Him Porn: Feds Bayonne Teen Posed As Girl, Blackmailed Kids To Send Him Porn: Feds
Bayonne Teen Posed As Girl, Blackmailed Kids To Send Him Porn: Feds A 19-year-old Bayonne resident was arrested and charged on Tuesday, April 22 with inducing children to send him sexually explicit images, authorities said. In October and November 2023, Julian Nova coerced multiple minors to produce child pornography, which he then distributed online, US Attorney Alina Habba said. Nova would pose as a teenage girl and get the victims to send him sexually explicit images, Habba said. Nova then blackmailed the victims into producing additional sexually explicit images, some of which included acts of self-degradation by threatening to distribute the images and…
Ex-Southold Employee 'Dirtydaddy' Shared Child Sex Abuse Images, Cheered On Friend's Child Rape Ex-Southold Employee 'Dirtydaddy' Shared Child Sex Abuse Images, Cheered On Friend's Child Rape
Ex-Southold Employee 'Dirtydaddy' Shared Child Sex Abuse Images, Cheered On Friend's Child Rape A former Boy Scout leader and town employee in New York will spend years in federal prison for possessing and sharing child pornography. Long Island resident Damon Rallis, 50, of Southold, was sentenced to seven years behind bars in Central Islip federal court on Wednesday, April 16, after pleading guilty to possessing child sex abuse materials in April 2023. Rallis, a longtime Southold Town building department employee and scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts, was arrested in February 2021 after an FBI search of his Southold home turned up numerous images and videos of child pornography, prosec…
10 Busted in Western Mass Child Predator Sting After Trying To Meet 14, 15-Year-Olds Online: DA 10 Busted in Western Mass Child Predator Sting After Trying To Meet 14, 15-Year-Olds Online: DA
10 Busted in Western Mass Child Predator Sting After Trying To Meet 14, 15-Year-Olds Online: DA A two-week undercover operation targeting adults accused of attempting to pay for sex with children led to the arrest of multiple men in Western Massachusetts. Law enforcement officers posed as 14- and 15-year-old girls on social media and online platforms. The suspects believed they were speaking with real minors and traveled to prearranged locations in an attempt to exchange money for sex. One of the men arrested was an Auburn police officer.  According to the Berkshire County District Attorney, the following individuals were arrested: Sydney Brodrick, Pittsfield, possession…
Pasadena Sex Offender Who Documented Abuse Images Of Young Children Learns Prison Fate Pasadena Sex Offender Who Documented Abuse Images Of Young Children Learns Prison Fate
Pasadena Sex Offender Who Documented Abuse Images Of Young Children Learns Prison Fate A Maryland man will spend the next 35 years behind bars after sexually abusing two young girls and creating child sexual abuse material with them, federal authorities announced. Gary Hammond Jackson III, 33, of Pasadena, was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison and a lifetime of supervised release for the sexual exploitation of a minor and for committing a felony involving a minor as a registered sex offender, according to the US Attorney's Office. Jackson had previously been convicted of a fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault for sexually abusing a 6-year-old victim in An…
13-Year-Old Receives Nude Selfies Through Dating App: Bensalem Police 13-Year-Old Receives Nude Selfies Through Dating App: Bensalem Police
13-Year-Old Receives Nude Selfies Through Dating App: Bensalem Police A Bensalem man is accused of sending sexually explicit messages and videos to a 13-year-old girl and arranging to meet her for a sexual encounter, police announced on Monday, April 7. Ian Evans, 34, of Shipley Place, Philadelphia, began talking with the girl through a social media and dating app on Monday, March 4, according to Bensalem police. The conversation quickly shifted to text messaging and turned sexual within a day, officers said. Evans sent the girl nude photos of himself, videos of him masturbating, and pornographic materials illustrating what he wanted to do with her, according…
Child Porn Arrest: Man Caught With Videos, Photos In Harriman, Police Say Child Porn Arrest: Man Caught With Videos, Photos In Harriman, Police Say
Child Porn Arrest: Man Caught With Videos, Photos In Harriman, Police Say A 57-year-old man was hit with a felony charge after a search of his Orange County home resulted in the discovery of images and videos containing child pornography, police said.  Philip Kinkel of Harriman was arrested on Tuesday, March 25, following a search of his residence, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, April 1.  Police allege that Kinkel possessed and had access to images and videos consistent with child sexual exploitation. He is now charged with possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child less than 17, a felony.  Following his arrest, Kinkel was pr…
Man Shared Child Sex Abuse Videos From Pennsylvania Home, AG Says Man Shared Child Sex Abuse Videos From Pennsylvania Home, AG Says
Man Shared Child Sex Abuse Videos From Pennsylvania Home, AG Says A Pennsylvania man is facing felony charges after investigators say he was caught sharing child sexual abuse material from his Elk County home. Jason T. Orner, 45, of Saint Marys, was arrested and arraigned on multiple charges after a recent raid on his home on Chestnut Street, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday. Agents from the AG’s Child Predator Section and Saint Marys Police executed a search warrant and seized a laptop and other devices believed to contain illegal videos of children being sexually exploited. “The proactive work of our Child Predator Section uncover…
Point Pleasant Man Tasked With Helping Crime Victims Sent Them Sexually Explicit Texts: AG Point Pleasant Man Tasked With Helping Crime Victims Sent Them Sexually Explicit Texts: AG
Point Pleasant Man Tasked With Helping Crime Victims Sent Them Sexually Explicit Texts: AG A 47-year-old Point Pleasant man was indicted on Thursday, March 20, on charges he sent sexually explicit texts to crime victims he was supposed to help, authorities said. Guilherme Jamarino, then an investigator for New Jersey Victims of Crime Compensation Office sent sexually suggestive and inappropriate communications to six victims between December 2019 and July 2022, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. The VCCO helps violent crime victims recover by providing financial assistance to victims, their families, and victim-service providers, to help alleviate the economic and emotio…
Jersey City Man Attempted to Lure Minor For Sex, Planned to Flee Country: Feds Jersey City Man Attempted to Lure Minor For Sex, Planned to Flee Country: Feds
Jersey City Man Attempted to Lure Minor For Sex, Planned to Flee Country: Feds A 34-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Jan. 29 with trying to entice a minor for criminal sexual conduct, authorities said. In August 2024, Ryan Niksa communicated with a minor in another state through social media app and text messages, Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna said. Niksa and the minor exchanged sexually explicit photos and videos, Khanna said. Niksa expressed his desire to live with the minor, discussed traveling to the minor's home state to be with her, and discussed running away with her to another country where they could evade law enfo…
Commercial Twp. Man Asked Second Girl For Sexual Pics, Videos On Snapchat: Prosecutors Commercial Twp. Man Asked Second Girl For Sexual Pics, Videos On Snapchat: Prosecutors
Commercial Twp. Man Asked Second Girl For Sexual Pics, Videos On Snapchat: Prosecutors A Commercial Township man was facing more charges after he was accused of soliciting sexual pictures and videos from a teen girl in northern Pennsylvania, authorities said. Michael Romig, 29, was additionally charged on Monday, Dec. 23, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said in a news release. He was arrested on Friday, Dec. 13 after facing similar accusations involving a 10-year-old girl in Ohio. A Galeton, PA, mother contacted the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office on Thursday, Dec. 19 to report her 15-year-old daughter had been in "an online rel…
Man Who Posed As Teen, Exploiting Children Sentenced: Lancaster County DA Man Who Posed As Teen, Exploiting Children Sentenced: Lancaster County DA
Man Who Posed As Teen, Exploiting Children Sentenced: Lancaster County DA A Lancaster County man has been sentenced to 2.5 to 10 years in state prison after admitting to sexually exploiting juveniles online and stockpiling an enormous collection of child pornography, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced Friday, Dec. 20. Kenneth Lee Schmidt, 46, of East Earl Township, pleaded guilty to 49 felony charges, including possession and dissemination of child pornography, solicitation of minors, and corruption of minors, prosecutors said. Schmidt’s state sentence will run concurrently with the 35-year federal sentence he is already serving for related…