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Online Exploitation

Newburgh, NY
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Newburgh Man Who Threatened Child Into Sending Him More Explicit Photos Gets Prison Newburgh Man Who Threatened Child Into Sending Him More Explicit Photos Gets Prison
Newburgh Man Who Threatened Child Into Sending Him More Explicit Photos Gets Prison An Orange County man who admitted to distributing sexually explicit photos of minors and threatening children online to send him more material will spend years behind bars.  Newburgh resident Carsen Mansfield, 24, was sentenced to six years in prison by US District Judge Cathy Seibel after pleading guilty to charges including receipt and distribution of child sexual abuse material and extortionate interstate communications, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Friday, May 1. According to prosecutors, Mansfield used social media platforms, inc…

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by Ben Crnic
Lower Paxton, PA
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Sextortion Of Lower Paxton Girl Leads To Rape By Illinois Man: Affidavit Sextortion Of Lower Paxton Girl Leads To Rape By Illinois Man: Affidavit
Sextortion Of Lower Paxton Girl Leads To Rape By Illinois Man: Affidavit A 21-year-old Illinois man raped a Pennsylvania girl in a parked car after threatening to release explicit videos of her online, according to a Lower Paxton Township police issued on Monday, May 19 and court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Rohan Rai, of Montgomery, Illinois, was arrested on Friday, May 16 and charged with Rape, Unlawful Contact with a Minor, Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse, Statutory Sexual Assault, and other felonies after driving from Illinois to Harrisburg to meet the 15-year-old victim, police say. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING IS DISTURBING** Rai began communicatin…

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by Jillian Pikora
Fredericksburg, VA
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Spotsylvania Woman Arrested On Child Pornography, Aggravated Sexual Battery Charges: Sheriff Spotsylvania Woman Arrested On Child Pornography, Aggravated Sexual Battery Charges: Sheriff
Spotsylvania Woman Arrested On Child Pornography, Aggravated Sexual Battery Charges: Sheriff A Spotsylvania woman is behind bars after investigators linked her to online accounts used to share and store explicit images of child sexual abuse, the sheriff's office announced. On Monday, Nov. 18, deputies from the Child Victim Unit received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding an online account involved in uploading and sharing images of child sexual abuse. NCMEC flagged the account, prompting an investigation by the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office., officials said. After reviewing the evidence, authorities obtained a search warrant f…

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by Zak Failla
Villas-Lower Township, NJ
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Cape May County Man Found With Child Pornography: Prosecutors Cape May County Man Found With Child Pornography: Prosecutors
Cape May County Man Found With Child Pornography: Prosecutors A Cape May County man was arrested after he was found with child pornography, authorities said. Charles Chapman, 31, of Woodbine, is charged with third-degree possession of child pornography, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland announced on Friday, Feb. 2.  The investigation began after an online tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children said that Chapman had pictures of child sexual abuse on his cloud account. Investigators from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, state police, and the county prosecutor's office executed a search warrant at Chapm…

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by Chris Spiker
Frederick, MD
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VA Man Who Traveled To MD For Sex With Teen Busted By Undercover Investigators: Sheriff VA Man Who Traveled To MD For Sex With Teen Busted By Undercover Investigators: Sheriff
VA Man Who Traveled To MD For Sex With Teen Busted By Undercover Investigators: Sheriff A Virginia man looking for some illicit love was instead met by law enforcement after he targeted what he believed to be a teen girl in Maryland, authorities announced. Sheriff’s deputies in Frederick County have apprehended a Leesburg man who was busted attempting to solicit sex from an undercover agent posing as a teenager online. Oleg Tatchin, 48, has been charged by members of the Frederick County’s Sheriff’s Office with 10 counts of sexual solicitation of a minor after he allegedly attempted to exploit a 14-year-old girl through the Internet. In May, a detective from the sheriff’s off…

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by Zak Failla
New Haven, CT
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Drug Dealer, Child Predator: CT Man Who Admitted To Multiple Crimes Gets 20 Years Drug Dealer, Child Predator: CT Man Who Admitted To Multiple Crimes Gets 20 Years
Drug Dealer, Child Predator: CT Man Who Admitted To Multiple Crimes Gets 20 Years A judge sentenced a 40-year-old admitted Connecticut drug dealer who confessed to having a sexual relationship with multiple teenagers to more than two decades behind bars, authorities said. But his legal troubles are far from over.   New Haven County resident Christopher Liscio, of Wallingford, in January pleaded guilty to: Enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone Possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine He was sentenced to 251 months in prison followed by 10 ye…

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by Josh Lanier
Albany, NY
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Man From Region Admits Traveling To Meet 12-Year-Old For Sex Man From Region Admits Traveling To Meet 12-Year-Old For Sex
Man From Region Admits Traveling To Meet 12-Year-Old For Sex Undercover agents busted a man from the region who admitted he tried to meet a 12-year-old for sex. Michael Robbins, age 27, of Schenectady, pleaded guilty to attempted coercion and enticement of a minor in federal court in Albany on Monday, Feb. 13. According to the US Attorney’s Office in the Northern District, Robbins admitted that between February and March 2021, he exchanged sexually explicit messages online with who he believed was a 12-year-old girl. In reality, he was messaging an undercover federal agent. Robbins told investigators he met the presumed minor in an online chat grou…

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by Michael Mashburn
Towson, MD
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Maryland Man Who Posed As Teenage Boy To Sleep With Young Girls Facing Life In Prison Maryland Man Who Posed As Teenage Boy To Sleep With Young Girls Facing Life In Prison
Maryland Man Who Posed As Teenage Boy To Sleep With Young Girls Facing Life In Prison An Easton man who posed as a teenage boy to trick minor girls is facing a maximum life sentence after pleading guilty to illegal sex-related charges, authorities say. Angel Gabriel Arroyo-Angelino “Arroyo," 34, posed as a 16-year-old named "Elias Garcia" to convince minors to send sexually explicit videos and pictures to him over social media from 2017 to 2018, according to the United States Attorney's Office of the District of Maryland.  During this time, Arroyo depicted himself as a teenage boy to manipulate his victims and make romantic overtures, the office reports.  Des…

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by Annie DeVoe
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
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Man Who Showed Up For Sex With 'Girl,' 13, At NJ Motel Sent To Federal Prison Man Who Showed Up For Sex With 'Girl,' 13, At NJ Motel Sent To Federal Prison
Man Who Showed Up For Sex With 'Girl,' 13, At NJ Motel Sent To Federal Prison A Bronx man was sentenced to two years in federal prison for arranging what he thought would be sex with a 13-year-old girl at a New Jersey motel. Eduardo Silva, 44, must serve the entire term because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. U.S. District Judge Renée Marie Bumb also sentenced him to lifetime supervised release during a hearing in federal court in Camden on Thursday, April 28. Silva used a social media app to ask the “minor” whether she was “into older guys,” U.S Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. He then “sent a series of explicit online communications and text mess…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brookfield, CT
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CT 20-Year-Old Arrested On Child Porn Charges Had 'Explicit' Photos, Police Say CT 20-Year-Old Arrested On Child Porn Charges Had 'Explicit' Photos, Police Say
CT 20-Year-Old Arrested On Child Porn Charges Had 'Explicit' Photos, Police Say A Connecticut man has been apprehended on alleged child porn charges after police said he persuaded a teen boy from Arizona to send him "explicit pictures." On Thursday, Sept. 2, police in Hartford County arrested Drew J. McFarland, age 20, of South Windsor after a month-long investigation in which McFarland was found to have met a 15-year-old from Arizona online via an instant messaging app called Discord. According to Sergeant Mark Cleverdon, of the New Windsor Police, McFarland used the app to converse with the victim and convince him to exchange explicit pi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
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South Jerseyans Busted On Child Porn Charges, Prosecutor Says South Jerseyans Busted On Child Porn Charges, Prosecutor Says
South Jerseyans Busted On Child Porn Charges, Prosecutor Says Five men and two juveniles have been arrested on child porn charges, authorities in Burlington County announced. The new defendants join 46 people apprehended for similar crimes as part of an investigation launched by the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office during the COVID-19 pandemic called "Operation Safe Quarantine." The operation targeted individuals engaged in the online exploitation of children, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. However, the charges below were not part of any special operation. Matthew Reiss, 38, of Maple Shade, charged July 16 with Enda…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
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UPDATE: Fundraiser For NJ Man Accused Of Trying To Meet Underage Teen For Sex Deleted UPDATE: Fundraiser For NJ Man Accused Of Trying To Meet Underage Teen For Sex Deleted
Update: Fundraiser For NJ Man Accused Of Trying To Meet Underage Teen For Sex Deleted GoFundMe has deleted a campaign launched by a Hudson County man who authorities said was arrested earlier this month when he tried to meet a 14-year-old child for sex. The page was created Friday by Adamovic, 48, of North Bergen. It hadn't received any donations when Daily Voice published a story about it on Saturday. Soon after, it was removed. Adamovic's social media accounts also disappeared. Adamovic was arrested on Feb. 5 after authorities said he showed up in Bound Brook for sex with what he thought was an underage partner but was actually an undercover detective. Adamovic, a B…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Authorities: Glen Rock Girl Gets Graphic Instagram Image, Police Urge Parents To Monitor Kids Authorities: Glen Rock Girl Gets Graphic Instagram Image, Police Urge Parents To Monitor Kids
Authorities: Glen Rock Girl Gets Graphic Instagram Image, Police Urge Parents To Monitor Kids A young Glen Rock girl got a graphic photo from someone she met on Instagram, but police said they couldn’t pursue the sender because it came from outside the U.S. Instead, officer “advised her parents of the various actions they may take to protect their child from this type of on-line exploitation,” Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The girl’s mother went to police after learning of the exchange, Ackermann said. “Communication is key in protecting children from online exploitation,” the chief said. “One way to keep children safer is to supervise their online activities or limit t…

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by Jerry DeMarco