Brockton Man Admits To Sexually Exploiting Children
A Brockton man has admitted in a Boston federal court that he coerced three minors to make child sexual abuse material.
Zaire Aquil Lodge, 46, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Jan. 17, to three counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of receipt of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts said.
Lodge was first indicted by a federal grand jury in January 2023, and his sentencing has been set for April 24.
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Long Island Man Sexually Exploited Children, Nabbed In Georgia: Authorities
A Long Island man was arrested nearly 1,000 miles away for exploiting young girls, getting them to send him explicit videos, police said.
On Tuesday, Nov. 28, authorities with the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, located in Georgia, announced the arrest of Michael Merle, age 36, of Miller Place.
Merle’s arrest followed a 14-month investigation alongside Homeland Security Investigations Sexual Exploitation Unit into his alleged manipulation of Cherokee County girls as young as 13.
According to Cherokee County’s Captain Jay Baker, Merle used common social media to convince the girls to s…
