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Somers, NY
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Child Porn Possession: Former Sports Hall Of Famer From Somers Gets Years In Prison Child Porn Possession: Former Sports Hall Of Famer From Somers Gets Years In Prison
Child Porn Possession: Former Sports Hall Of Famer From Somers Gets Years In Prison A retired teacher and former sports announcer who was once inducted into the Westchester Sports Hall of Fame has been sentenced for receiving child pornography.  Somers resident Richard Leaf, age 76, who is well-known in Westchester for announcing Section 1 boys and girls basketball tournaments for more than three decades, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 2 to a decade in prison for receiving child pornography, according to federal US District Court documents.  Earlier Report - Child Porn Possession: Sports Hall Of Famer From Hudson Valley Pleads Guilty According to federal pr…

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by Ben Crnic
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Online Gamer From NJ Urged Teen To Have Sexual Relationship With Relatives, Meet At Park: Cops Online Gamer From NJ Urged Teen To Have Sexual Relationship With Relatives, Meet At Park: Cops
Online Gamer From NJ Urged Teen To Have Sexual Relationship With Relatives, Meet At Park: Cops A Gloucester County man was accused of having sexually explicit conversations online with a teen who he asked to meet at a park near his home, authorities said. Jeremy Slickerman, 33, of West Deptford, was arrested at his home on Friday, March 15, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Tuesday, Mar. 19. Slickerman was charged with third-degree endangering the welfare of a child. The investigation began earlier in March after a referral from Middletown police to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. Investigators said he inappropriately chatted with the 14-y…

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by Chris Spiker
Somers, NY
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Child Porn Possession: Sports Hall Of Famer From Somers Pleads Guilty Child Porn Possession: Sports Hall Of Famer From Somers Pleads Guilty
Child Porn Possession: Sports Hall Of Famer From Somers Pleads Guilty A retired teacher and former sports announcer who was inducted into the Westchester Sports Hall of Fame has admitted to receiving child pornography.  Somers resident Richard Leaf, age 74, who is well-known in Westchester for announcing Section 1 boys and girls basketball tournaments for more than three decades, pleaded guilty to a count of receiving child pornography on Thursday, June 29, according to federal court documents.   Earlier Report - Sports Hall Of Famer Identified As Man Accused Of Possessing Child Porn Videos, Images Leaf, who was inducted into the Hal…

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by Ben Crnic
Frederick, MD
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Skype Tip Leads To Child Porn Charges For Frederick County Man: DOJ Skype Tip Leads To Child Porn Charges For Frederick County Man: DOJ
Skype Tip Leads To Child Porn Charges For Frederick County Man: DOJ A tip from an online video platform to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about child porn led police to bust a Frederick County man who targeted minors for the better part of a decade, federal authorities announced. Walkersville resident Paul Francis Blaisse, 63, is facing a 13-count indictment in Maryland charging him for his role in distributing and receiving images and video depicting the sexual abuse of children, including some pre-pubescent victims. According to court documents, between 2013 and 2019, Blaisse used Internet chat applications to engage in sex…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Northern Westchester Man Accused Of Possessing Child Porn Videos, Images Northern Westchester Man Accused Of Possessing Child Porn Videos, Images
Northern Westchester Man Accused Of Possessing Child Porn Videos, Images Updated story: Sports Hall Of Famer Identified As Man Accused Of Possessing Child Porn Videos, Images A Northern Westchester retired teacher and sports fixture in the area has been accused of receiving and possessing videos and images containing child porn, federal authorities announced. Richard Leaf, age 72, of Somers, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 23, following an investigation by the FBI, said Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. According to the allegations contained in court papers between March 2019 and April 2020, Leaf, who is in the…

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Here's How Long Average NY Single Would Travel To Go On Date During Pandemic COVID-19: Here's How Long Average NY Single Would Travel To Go On Date During Pandemic
Covid-19: Here's How Long Average NY Single Would Travel To Go On Date During Pandemic The average single person in New York would travel 2.1 hours to go on a date amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey conducted by EverydayCarry.com, and half of the singles polled nationwide would avoid dating someone living in an area with a high rate of COVID infections. In early March, Dating.com reported that usage of its site had gone up by 82 percent. Tinder reported that the average length of conversations between potential lovers on their platform had increased by 10 to 30 percent. Dating app Inner Circle saw messages increase by 116 percent. EverydayCarry.com polled 3…

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by Christina Coulter
Worcester, MA
Police & Fire
Sentenced: Deputy Abused Worcester Area Girls He Met Through Minecraft Sentenced: Deputy Abused Worcester Area Girls He Met Through Minecraft
Sentenced: Deputy Abused Worcester Area Girls He Met Through Minecraft A former Texas Deputy Sheriff has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for sexually abusing and stalking two Worcester County girls. Pasquale “Gino” Salas, 26, a former deputy with the Matagorda County Sheriff’s Office in Texas, pleaded guilty in May to sexual exploitation of a minor and cyberstalking, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts. On Tuesday, Sept. 14, Salas was sentenced in Worcester district court to 220 months - about 18 years - in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Salas met his victims through the online video game Minecraft in 2014 when they …

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by Kristin Palpini
Massapequa, NY
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COVID-19: Nassau County Starting Virtual Courts COVID-19: Nassau County Starting Virtual Courts
Covid-19: Nassau County Starting Virtual Courts Long Island courts are doing their part to help reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, by moving all court operations to Skype or in other words, virtual court. Nassau County Administrative Judge for the 10th District Norman St. George announced on Wednesday, April 1, that going forward, all court operations in the county would be done through Skype video conferencing.  “The Courts in Nassau County have implemented many temporary measures to reduce courtroom traffic in order to ensure the well-being of our court employees and our court users," sa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Newburgh, NY
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Man, 24, Gets 30-Year Sentence For Sexually Exploiting Children In Hudson Valley Man, 24, Gets 30-Year Sentence For Sexually Exploiting Children In Hudson Valley
Man, 24, Gets 30-Year Sentence For Sexually Exploiting Children In Hudson Valley A 24-year-old man will spend decades behind bars after admitting to using video games and social media to sexually exploit several children in the Hudson Valley. New Paltz resident Cammron Robinson has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually exploiting four children, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. As part of his guilty plea, Robinson admitted that he engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and produced videos and images capturing that conduct over the course of three years. Robinson admitted that from 2015 through 2017, he used the Playstation 4 gaming console, Skype, Zoom and…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
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Man Sentenced For Paying Connecticut Minor To Engage In Sex On Skype Man Sentenced For Paying Connecticut Minor To Engage In Sex On Skype
Man Sentenced For Paying Connecticut Minor To Engage In Sex On Skype A 43-year-old man is heading to prison after admitting to using technology to solicit and pay a teenager in Connecticut to perform sexual acts for him over the Internet. William Gauvin, of Andover, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography. He admitted to soliciting a 17-year-old boy to engage in sexually explicit conduct over Skype earlier this year. He later paid the teen more than $3,000 using PayPal. The hometown of the teenager has not been released. Between Oc…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
News
Man Admits Paying Minor To Perform Sex Acts Over Skype Man Admits Paying Minor To Perform Sex Acts Over Skype
Man Admits Paying Minor To Perform Sex Acts Over Skype A 43-year-old man is set to spend time behind bars after admitting to using technology to solicit and pay a teenager in Connecticut to perform sexual acts for him over the Internet. William Gauvin, of Andover, Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography for soliciting a 17-year-old boy to engage in sexually explicit conduct over Skype. He later paid the teen more than $3,000 using PayPal. The hometown of the teenager has not been released. Between October 2016 and March last year, Gauvin, using the name “Will Wiggins,” solicited the teenager, John Durham,…

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by Zak Failla