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Former Prison Guard Sentenced For Child Exploitation, Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds Former Prison Guard Sentenced For Child Exploitation, Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds
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…

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Former Prison Guard Admits To Child Exploitation, Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds Former Prison Guard Admits To Child Exploitation, Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds
Former Prison Guard Admits To Child Exploitation, Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds A former prison officer at the Coffeewood Correctional Center in Virginia is facing decades in prison after paying a minor in exchange for multiple sexually explicit images and video, officials say. Davey Jonathan Sisk, 29, pleaded guilty this week to federal charges in connection to child exploitation and child porn possession, authorities announced. According to court documents, between June 2023 and February, Sisk used the social media app "Telegram" to coerce another person to create and send him illicit photos or video of minors. During that time frame, one of the children was 3 and t…

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Previously Convicted Sex Offender In MD Admits To Sharing Prepubescent Child Porn With Agent Previously Convicted Sex Offender In MD Admits To Sharing Prepubescent Child Porn With Agent
Previously Convicted Sex Offender In MD Admits To Sharing Prepubescent Child Porn With Agent A previously convicted sex offender from Maryland admitted in DC District Court on Wednesday to distributing more than 20 videos depicting men sexually abusing toddlers and infants to an undercover officer, federal authorities announced. Harwood resident Raymon Edward Dandridge, 39, who was already serving a sentence out of Anne Arundel County for possession of child porn in 2022, admitted on April 10 to sharing the child sexual abuse materials, and will now face more than another decade in prison. According to court documents, Dandridge - also known as “D4ALL” and “Ray Gozeinu” - communica…

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Former FBI Contractor From Arlington Had Teen Boys Send Nudes, Then Threatened Suicide: Feds Former FBI Contractor From Arlington Had Teen Boys Send Nudes, Then Threatened Suicide: Feds
Former FBI Contractor From Arlington Had Teen Boys Send Nudes, Then Threatened Suicide: Feds A former FBI contractor in Virginia has found himself on the wrong side of the law after allegedly grooming young boys online. Brett Janes, 26, has been charged with sexually exploiting at least a dozen children he contacted through Discord and Snapchat, then threatening suicide if the boys stopped talking to him, federal authorities say. The Arlington resident allegedly would advise the children that he worked for a US intelligence agency before making the threats and then enticing his underage victims to do his illicit bidding. Janes’ alleged victims include a 13-year-old boy he met on a…

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Man Who Engaged In 1,000 Sexual Video Chats With Children, Recorded Some, Sentenced In VA Man Who Engaged In 1,000 Sexual Video Chats With Children, Recorded Some, Sentenced In VA
Man Who Engaged In 1,000 Sexual Video Chats With Children, Recorded Some, Sentenced In VA A 21-year-old man who posed as a teen while engaging in live video calls with upwards of 1,000 minors is heading to prison. Manassas resident Anthony Benton was sentenced on Wednesday to 16 years in prison for the sexual exploitation of children and receipt of child sexual abuse material after preying on young girls online, federal authorities say. Prosecutors say that Benton came to their attention when he purchased child sexual abuse material, including videos of children possibly as young as 5 years old, over the Telegram app. A subsequent search of his home led to grisly results findi…

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Man Who Used Social Media To Groom Children, Solicit Porn In Virginia Sentenced: Feds Man Who Used Social Media To Groom Children, Solicit Porn In Virginia Sentenced: Feds
Man Who Used Social Media To Groom Children, Solicit Porn In Virginia Sentenced: Feds Federal officials say that a Virginia man will spend decades behind bars for using social media to exploit and solicit minors over the Internet for years. Vincent Sarikey, 35, formerly of Herndon, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a sickening scheme to produce child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) involving young girls from around the world. Prosecutors said that Sarikey enticed a 15-year-old girl to produce illicit materials in 2018, which he then shared with over abusers through Telegram, a messaging app. He later attempted to entice a 12-year-old girl in Argentina to produce CSA…

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DC Police Officer Accused Of Lying About Leaks To Proud Boys Leader DC Police Officer Accused Of Lying About Leaks To Proud Boys Leader
DC Police Officer Accused Of Lying About Leaks To Proud Boys Leader A Metropolitan Police Department lieutenant with loose lips was arrested on Friday for allegedly lying about leaking confidential information to the far-right Proud Boy leaders, federal authorities announced. Shane Lamond, 47, of Stafford was indicted on charges that include obstruction of justice and three counts of making false statements on Friday, May 19, in connection to the destruction of a Black Lives Matter banner in December 2020. Lamond worked as the supervisor of the Intelligence Branch of MPD’s Homeland Security Bureau, during which, he and Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio were …

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FBI Seeks Additional Victims Of Social Media Predator Facing Child Porn Charges In VA FBI Seeks Additional Victims Of Social Media Predator Facing Child Porn Charges In VA
FBI Seeks Additional Victims Of Social Media Predator Facing Child Porn Charges In VA Federal officials are attempting to identify additional victims of a Fairfax County man who exploited social media to solicit sexually explicit photos of minors online. Herndon resident Vincent Joseph Sarikey, 34, made his initial court appearance in Virginia last week, where he was charged with the production and attempted production of child sexual abuse material, according to the Department of Justice. It is alleged that Sarikey repeatedly engaged in explicit discussions with two underage victims, each of whom he was able to persuade sexually explicit photos that they then sent to him. …

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