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Virginia Pediatric Doctor Busted At Motel With Child He Met On Grindr: Police Virginia Pediatric Doctor Busted At Motel With Child He Met On Grindr: Police
UVA Doctor Deepak Dahyabhai Patel Arrested A children's doctor in Virginia has been arrested after police found him at a hotel with a teen he met on Grindr, they said. Deepak Dahyabhai Patel, 56, has been charged with one count of felony Solicitation of Sexual Acts with a Minor by Electronic Means and two counts of misdemeanor Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor via Sexual Acts, authorities in Culpeper County said. Trouble began around 4 a.m. Dec. 12, 2023, when Culpeper police officers were called by the parents of a juvenile teen who'd gone missing, authorities said. Police were ultimately led to hotel in the 800 bloc…

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by Cecilia Levine
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STREET JUSTICE: NJ Vigilante Posing As Child Lures Sexual Predators Into Livestreamed Arrests STREET JUSTICE: NJ Vigilante Posing As Child Lures Sexual Predators Into Livestreamed Arrests
Street Justice: NJ Vigilante Posing As Child Lures Sexual Predators Into Livestreamed Arrests For nearly a year now a vigilante has been prowling the streets of North Jersey targeting child predators. All are drawn to public meeting places by what appears to be an underage boy or girl. They're in for a surprise, though: It's actually a Hudson County native who calls himself XK. "I'm not here to hurt you," XK tells those who show up, recording every second of the encounter on his GoPro. "I just want to have a civilized conversation with you." Ten minutes or so in, XK asks the target if he likes ice pops. "I like firecracker ice pops. That's my favorite," he tells them. That's th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Predator Sentenced For Using Social Media To Trade Explicit Images For Vapes With VA Teens Predator Sentenced For Using Social Media To Trade Explicit Images For Vapes With VA Teens
Predator Sentenced For Using Social Media To Trade Explicit Images For Vapes With VA Teens Authorities announced that a North Carolina man has been sentenced to time in federal prison after admitting to using social media platforms and traveling over state lines to exploit teenage boys in Virginia. Jonathan Avery Shumate, 54, of Warrensville, N.C. has been sentenced to 151 months in federal prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to one count of coercion and enticement of minors. Prosecutors say that Shumate used both Snapchat and Grindr to contact teenage boys attending Oak Hill Academy in Grayson County, and offered to provide vapes and vaping materials in exchange for t…

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by Zak Failla