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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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by Zak Failla
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FBI: Groomed-For-Sex Indiana Girl, 15, Rescued After Paterson Man Pays Uber To Bring Her To NJ FBI: Groomed-For-Sex Indiana Girl, 15, Rescued After Paterson Man Pays Uber To Bring Her To NJ
FBI: Groomed-For-Sex Indiana Girl, 15, Rescued After Paterson Man Pays Uber To Bring Her To NJ A 22-year-old Paterson man showered a 15-year-old Indiana girl he'd met online with money, gifts and compliments before paying an Uber driver to bring her to him for sex, federal authorities said. Arnold Castillo "groomed" the girl, gaining her trust and alienating her from her family and other support systems before convincing her to leave Lawrence, IN, for New Jersey, the U.S. Attorney's Office for Southern Indiana charged. Castillo "paid and arranged for an Uber driver to pick up the minor and transport her across state lines to him," alleges to an FBI complaint on file in U.S. District …

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by Jerry DeMarco