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Predator Lured Kids Online, Had Shocking Stash Inside DMV Home: Sheriff Predator Lured Kids Online, Had Shocking Stash Inside DMV Home: Sheriff
Predator Lured Kids Online, Had Shocking Stash Inside DMV Home: Sheriff An online predator in Maryland who was the subject of a CyberTip is behind bars after investigators raided his home and seized electronic devices, officials confirmed. Travis Peters, 27, of Thurmont, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 6, after a search warrant was executed at a home in the 100 block of Dogwood Avenue, according to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday. What they found stunned detectives.  The investigation was launched after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children generated a CyberTip related to the sexual solicitation of a minor, the sheriff’s…

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Man Who Tried To Hide 600+ Child Porn Files—Then Showed Cops His Phone Learns Prison Fate Man Who Tried To Hide 600+ Child Porn Files—Then Showed Cops His Phone Learns Prison Fate
Man Who Tried To Hide 600+ Child Porn Files—Then Showed Cops His Phone Learns Prison Fate Mark Rice tried to pull a fast one on investigators in Maryland, but he was ultimately busted with hundreds of child porn files, federal authorities say. Now, he will have decades in prison to think about his actions. A CyberTip from Reddit to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in April 2023 led to the Elkton resident's conviction on multiple offenses following a lengthy investigation, officials announced earlier this year. Specifically, Rice pleaded guilty to federal charges of production and distribution of child sexual abuse material. On Thursday, …

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Man Tried To Hide 600+ Child Porn Files—Then Showed Cops His Phone, Feds Say Man Tried To Hide 600+ Child Porn Files—Then Showed Cops His Phone, Feds Say
Man Tried To Hide 600+ Child Porn Files—Then Showed Cops His Phone, Feds Say Mark Rice tried to pull a fast one on investigators in Maryland, but he was ultimately busted with hundreds of child porn files, federal authorities say. A CyberTip from Reddit to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in April 2023 led to the Elkton resident's conviction on multiple offenses following a lengthy investigation, officials announced this week. Specifically, Rice pleaded guilty to federal charges of production and distribution of child sexual abuse material. According to prosecutors, NCMEC received a tip about the transmission of child se…

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by Zak Failla
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Virginia Man Charged With More Than A Dozen Child Exploitation Offenses: Police Virginia Man Charged With More Than A Dozen Child Exploitation Offenses: Police
Virginia Man Charged With More Than A Dozen Child Exploitation Offenses: Police A 31-year-old man from Fairfax County is facing over a dozen serious charges following an investigation into the possession and distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), according to authorities. Danh Nguyen was arrested after detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau Child Exploitation Unit uncovered electronic evidence of CSAM on his devices, police announced on Monday.  The investigation began in late November, when detectives at the Fairfax County Police Department received a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) indicating a suspect w…

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by Zak Failla