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…
Child Sexual Predator Arrested After Vigilante Group Points Finger: Bensalem Police
A Bensalem man was arrested after a vigilante group that confronts alleged child predators on camera turned him in to authorities, police said.
Keith Page, 67, of Byberry Road, Bensalem, was the target of a vigilante group called "Predator Poachers," that confronts alleged child predators on camera to promote their social media pages, according to the Bensalem Police Department.
The vigilantes reported their interaction with Page to police on Monday, Nov. 4, police said.
A member of the group posed as an 11-year-old girl on Facebook when Page engaged with this persona via chat, accor…
Former Prison Guard Sentenced For Child Exploitation, Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds
A former prison officer at the Coffeewood Correctional Center in Virginia will spend decades in prison after paying a minor in exchange for multiple sexually explicit images and video, officials say.
Davey Jonathan Sisk, 30, of Culpepper, pleaded guilty over the summer to federal charges in connection to child exploitation and child porn possession, authorities announced.
On Wednesday, Oct. 23, prosecutors announced that Sisk has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.
According to court documents, between June 2023 and February, Sisk used the social media app "Telegram" to coerce another pe…
