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Creep Who Sought Sex From 'Child' Online In VA Then Fled To Egypt Sentenced: Officials Creep Who Sought Sex From 'Child' Online In VA Then Fled To Egypt Sentenced: Officials
Creep Who Sought Sex From 'Child' Online In VA Then Fled To Egypt Sentenced: Officials A Maryland man was sentenced to 75 years in prison after soliciting sex from someone he thought was a minor online in Virginia before fleeing to Egypt, authorities said. John R. Raff, 42, of Perryville, MD, was arrested in Maryland in 2014 and extradited to Virginia for an ongoing NOVA-DC ICAC Task Force investigation, the Virginia State Police said. Raff had attempted to solicit a Virginia State Police agent whom he believed was a minor, a spokesman for the VSP said. Following his arrest in 2014, Raff posted bond and fled to the Arab Republic of Egypt, police said. The Rockingham Com…

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Virginia Man Convicted Of 75 Counts Of Child Porn Charges Virginia Man Convicted Of 75 Counts Of Child Porn Charges
Virginia Man Convicted Of 75 Counts Of Child Porn Charges A Virginia man has been convicted of nearly 75 counts of child porn charges, authorities said. Rodney Williams, 52, of Harrisonburg, was found in possession of hundreds of child porn files, during an August 2021 investigation, following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), police in Harrisonburg said.  Williams also shared images and videos with others, detectives found. He was subsequently charged with 50 counts of possessing child pornography, one count of distributing child pornography and 24 counts of distributing child pornography 2n…

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