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Internet Crime
Lansdale, PA
News
Children Restrained, Abused By Adults Found In Lansdale Man's Porn: Montco DA
A Lansdale man is accused of disseminating and possessing child sexual abuse material following a months-long investigation, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Friday, Aug. 29. William Marquis Martin, 44, was charged with 100 felony counts of disseminating child sexual abuse material, 10 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, and criminal use of a communications facility, according to Steele and court documents. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING IS DISTURBING** The investigation began in December 2024 when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Child…
Mineola, NY
News
Registered Sex Offender Admits To Exploiting Young Girls On Long Island
A convicted sex offender formally confessed to coercing young girls on Long Island into sending sexually explicit content. Anthony Pangallo, 41, of Rego Park, Queens, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child in Central Islip federal court on Friday, Aug. 22. Pangallo admitted during the hearing that he solicited and received explicit images from four victims, a 12-year-old and three 13-year-old girls, all from Long Island, according to the US Attorney’s Office. While pretending to be a teenager, he lured preteen girls into online “relationships” and then pressured them to share se…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Garfield Man Charged With Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material, Prosecutor Says
A 32-year-old Garfield man was arrested and charged with possessing and distributing child porn depicting pre-pubescent victims, according to authorities. Christopher B. Bentos was taken into custody on Wednesday, July 2 following a search of his home, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said in a press release issued Thursday, July 3. The investigation was led by the Prosecutor’s Cyber Crimes Unit, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, and revealed that Bentos “used the Internet to view, download, possess, distribute, and share items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubes…
Naugatuck, CT
Police & Fire
Naugatuck Predator Targets Young Gamers With Vile Demands: Feds Say He Exploited Dozens Of Kids
A 22-year-old Connecticut man is accused of using TikTok and online games like Fortnite to prey on children, including an 8-year-old boy, federal officials announced. Sean Sayer, of Naugatuck, was arrested and charged with several child exploitation crimes after investigators say he exchanged over 1,300 messages with the Oregon boy in just three days, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. The child had texted Sayer on March 20 asking if Sayer was "@fornight_legends" on TikTok. Officials said Sayer replied yes, and what followed was alarming. Federal agents say Sayer "aggressivel…
Fredericksburg, VA
News
Crypto Crackdown: $225M In Stolen Funds Seized In Global ‘Pig Butchering’ Scam: DOJ
Federal officials seized more than $225 million in stolen cryptocurrency in what they say is the largest-ever seizure of funds linked to a crypto confidence scam in US history. The civil forfeiture complaint, filed in Washington, DC, targets over $225.3 million in crypto assets that investigators say were tied to a complex global fraud operation. According to the Justice Department, scammers used fake cryptocurrency investment platforms to trick hundreds of victims into transferring money into fraudulent accounts. Authorities say the scammers dispersed stolen funds across hundreds of…
Hillsborough, NJ
Police & Fire
Former Rutgers Professor Had 1K Vids Of Child Porn: Feds
A 51-year-old Somerset man, who previously taught at Rutgers University, was arrested and charged with possessing child pornography earlier this month, authorities said. Between September 2021 and November 2021, Elliott Souder, on his home computer, connected to an Internet-based peer-to-peer network and requested three videos depicting child sexual abuse, US Attorney Alina Habba said. A search of Souder’s Somerset residence in March 2022 turned up over 1,000 images and videos of child pornography on his hard drive, including images and videos of prepubescent children, toddlers and infants,…
Cinnaminson, NJ
Police & Fire
Cinnaminson Prep School Grad, College Golfer, Requested Nude Pics From Kids Online: Prosecutor
A 28-year-old New Jersey man who played college golf was arrested and charged on Wednesday, April 23 with possessing child pornography, authorities said. Investigators began looking into Kevin Kramarski, a Moorestown, NJ resident, after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about his online activities, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. The tip included his efforts to purchase child sexual abuse material online and engaging in online chats with juveniles where he requested they send him nude photos, the prosecutor said. Kev…
Chambersburg, PA
Police & Fire
Sextortion Of 30+ Children—Including In Chambersburg—Gets Florida Man 30 Years:
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A Florida man who sextorted children across the globe, including six minors in Central Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, Acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus announced on Thursday, April 24. Alvaro Andres Valarezo Sandoval, 35, an Ecuadorian national most recently residing in Miami, was handed the decades-long sentence by Senior U.S. District Judge Malachy E. Mannion after being convicted on two counts of "Production of Child Pornography", according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Sandoval exploited children in a calculat…
Saratoga Springs, NY
News
'Pig Butchering' Scam Involving Nearly $5M In Losses Hits Capital Region Victim
You may want to think twice before trusting that friendly text from a “wrong number.” The US Secret Service has seized a new web domain linked to a cryptocurrency scam known as “pig butchering,” a confidence crime that has bilked victims out of millions — including nearly $175,000 from one upstate New York resident alone, federal officials said. The term “pig butchering” refers to a methodical con in which scammers “fatten up” their victims by gaining their trust before financially gutting them through fake investment schemes. The announcement came from US Attorney John A. Sarcone II…
Willingboro, NJ
Police & Fire
Willingboro Man, Girlfriend Made Child Porn With 8-Year-Old While In Florida: Feds
A 27-year-old Burlington County man pleaded guilty on Thursday, March 13, to making child pornography with an 8-year-old while visiting Florida, authorities said. Michael Taylor and Alexandra Stevens, both from Willingboro, made child sex abuse material with an 8-year-old and distributed it over the internet while in Central Florida in November 2023, Acting United States Attorney Sara Sweeney said. Stevens, 20, sexually assaulted the girl while Taylor recorded on his phone, NJ.com reported, citing a criminal complaint. Stevens told the girl to not tell police or she'd get in trouble, N…
Chalfont, PA
Police & Fire
Federal Parolee, Sex Offender Busted Downloading Child Porn At New Britain Car Repair Shop: DA
A convicted sex offender and federal parolee from Bucks and Montgomery counties has been arrested on accusations he downloaded child pornography at the auto repair shop where he worked, police paperwork shows. A Bensalem police detective was running an undercover computer program trying to identify devices within the county that were using the BitTorrent Peer2Peer (P2P) file-sharing protocol to download and share child porn, when he connected with a device at 749 Butler Ave., in New Britain on June 20, according to a criminal complaint filed within the Bucks County DA's office. Dozens of fi…
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Photo Of Nude Boy Was Wallpaper On Paterson Man's Phone, Sheriff Says
A 36-year-old Paterson man has been arrested on child pornography charges after detectives found a nude photo of a young boy had been set as the wallpaper of his cellphone, authorities said. An investigation into Darrel Dye began following a tip regarding illegal internet activity, Acting Passaic County Sheriff Gary Giardina said. "Specifically, the information indicated that an Internet user uploaded and kept numerous media files of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in an online photo sharing and cloud service account," Giardina said. Detectives identified Dye — who fills …
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Waldorf Man Targeting Teen Girl Online Arrested For Sexual Solicitation Of Minor: State Police
A Waldorf man who allegedly preyed on minors online for months was busted by an undercover state police investigator and is behind bars in Anne Arundel County. Rafee Al-Mansur, 33, is facing charges after targeting a purported 13-year-old girl in an online chat over the course of several weeks, according to Maryland State Police investigators. In April, members of the Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force launched a probe into the sexual solicitation of a minor over the Internet. The investigation led to Al-Mansur being identified as a suspect, who believed he was…
Brentwood, NY
News
Long Island 'Dance Instructor' Sought Sexual Photos From 10-Year-Old Girls, DA Says
A Long Island man is accused of posing as a dance instructor in order to solicit sexual photos from young girls. Taner Ocal, age 22, of Lindenhurst, was arraigned on 30 criminal counts, including possessing child pornography, in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, July 11. According to prosecutors, Ocal contacted two 10-year-old girls in Texas on Instagram in June 2024 while pretending to be a dance instructor. He allegedly asked them to film themselves dancing and later requested that they send him sexually explicit photos of themselves, prosecutors said. The children blocked his acc…
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Waltham Man Who Offered $200 For Sex With 12-Year-Old Gets 15 Years In Prison: Feds
A 38-year-old Waltham man who reached out to an online ad for sex with a child in an undercover sting will spend the next 15 years behind bars, authorities announced on Thursday, June 20. Misael Fabian Medina was convicted of one count of attempted sex trafficking of a child and one count of attempted coercion and enticement, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Investigators said Medina responded to an online ad offering sex with two young girls in November 2022. In a text exchange with the people he believed were selling the children, Medina offered $200 to have sex wi…
Shelton, CT
Police & Fire
Shelton Man Shares Photo Of Himself Sexually Abusing 2-Year-Old Over Internet, Police Say
A 53-year-old Connecticut man faces charges after investigators discovered that several files containing child pornography had been downloaded from his computer, including one image of him allegedly sexually abusing a young toddler, police said. Fairfield County resident Ross DeLibro of Shelton was taken into custody at his residence on Tuesday, June 11 following a child pornography investigation, Connecticut State Police announced on Wednesday, June 12. According to authorities, the events leading up to DeLibro's arrest began in January 2024, when state police began an inve…
Pittsfield, MA
Police & Fire
New York Man Busted Driving To See Western Mass Child He Met Online: DA
A 62-year-old New York man was arrested on Thursday, May 30, in Berkshire County as he was on his way to meet a teenager he was speaking with online, authorities said. David Stypa was charged with two counts of disseminating obscene material to a minor and attempting to commit a crime, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. He was ordered held on a $100,000 bond. Investigators said Stypa was speaking with the Pittsfield teen — who was younger than 16 — on multiple platforms. Police are still investigating. The district attorney's office did not release any …
Greenwich, CT
News
Greenwich Attorney Admits Possessing Child Porn Depicting Sexual Abuse Of Infants
A 37-year-old attorney from Connecticut faces decades in prison after admitting to accessing and possessing child pornography, including images depicting the sexual abuse of infants. New, updated report - Greenwich Attorney Possessed Child Porn Depicting Sexual Abuse Of Infants: Here's His Sentence Fairfield County resident Christopher Bates, Jr. of Greenwich pleaded guilty to a child exploitation offense on Wednesday, Feb. 7, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut. Earlier Report - Greenwich Man Charged With Child Porn Offenses, Includ…
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Levittown Man Beheads Gov't Employee Dad On YouTube, Arrested In Fort Indiantown Gap: Affidavit
A 32-year-old Levittown man beheaded his dad and posted an approximately 14-minute-long video showing his dad's head on YouTube, authorities announced late Tuesday night. Justin Mohn beheaded his government employee dad, 68-year-old Michael F. Mohn, in a bathroom at his parents' home in the 100 block of Upper Orchard Drive, in Middletown Township, according to area police. Authorities were called to the home when his mom, Denice Mohn, found the bloody body in the first-floor bathroom around 7 p.m. on Jan. 30, the police detailed in the affidavit of probable cause obtained by Da…
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
Ex-Foxborough Special Ed Teacher Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison On Child Porn Charge
A former Foxborough High School teacher was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to trading child sexual abuse material, federal authorities said. Thomas Davis, 43, of Mansfield, was arrested in August 2021 after police raided his home and found sexual images of children as young as 12 years old, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Davis pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and receiving child pornography over the internet in February 2023. Davis served as a special education teacher for three years at Foxborough High until FBI a…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Morris County Man Uploaded Child Porn To Reddit: Prosecutor
A 37-year-old Morris County man was arrested earlier this month for uploading child pornography to a social media platform, authorities announced. Richard Ferrarie-Lofredo, of Dover, uploaded media files depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of minors, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. The investigation began with a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) referencing the files, the prosecutor said alongside Dover Police Chief Jonathan Delaney and Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally. Ferrarie-Lofredo is bel…
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
Sex Offender From Region Nabbed For Failing To Register, Police Say
A sex offender from the region is behind bars after allegedly failing to register under state law. Sullivan County resident Pedro Correa, age 57, of the village of Liberty was charged on Monday, Dec. 11, during a routine check of sex offenders in the area. Village of Liberty Police Chief Steven D'Agata said under the law all individuals designated as sex offenders as a result of a criminal conviction for a sex offense are required to register their physical address and certain internet accounts and identifiers. During the visit by officers to Correa's home, police found he …
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man, 69, Had 1,000 Child Porn Images: Prosecutor
A 69-year-old Ocean County man has been arrested after police say he was found with more than 1,000 child pornography images. Cesar Ortega-Zevallos, 69, of Brick Township, became the center of an investigation following a tip from the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit identified an IP address associated with a Brick Township home as the location from which the individual was uploading the images to the internet. That …
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Stamford Man Nabbed For Large Child Porn Downloads Including 520 Photos, Police Say
A 33-year-old Fairfield County man has been charged with possession of child pornography following a four-month-long investigation after authorities were alerted to his actions. Mehdi Jafri of Stamford was arrested on Friday, Oct. 20 by Stamford Police following the investigation conducted along with the Department of Homeland Security, and Westport Police after the department's investigators who investigate internet crimes against children received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. In August, investigators executed a search warrant at Jafri's apartment seizing num…
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Ramifications Follow Arrests Of Tenafly Council President And Son On Child Porn Charges
Shock waves spread from one corner of Bergen County to another with the arrests of Tenafly Council President Jeffrey D. Grossman and his son on child pornography charges following a raid Thursday at the family home. Jeff Grossman, 65, is a longtime elementary school teacher in Rochelle Park. Steven Grossman, 24, is a substitute teacher in the same district. Both men “used the Internet to view, download and possess items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Their Oct. 11 arrests stem from an investigation …
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Caught Sharing Child Pornography: Prosecutor
A 44-year-old man from South Jersey has been charged with possessing and sharing child pornography, authorities said. Mark Hacker, of Egg Harbor City, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 5, without incident and charged with possession of child sexual abuse materials and distribution of child sexual abuse materials, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. The Internet Crimes Against Children Unit at the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office received a referral of inappropriate images and activity associated with the defendant’s social media accounts, the prosecutor sa…
White Plains, NY
Police & Fire
Man Sends Bomb Threats To Over 150 Schools, Synagogues, Airports In NY, Other States: Feds
A 33-year-old man faces federal charges after sending bomb threats to over 150 school districts, synagogues, airports, hospitals, and malls in several states, including New York and Connecticut, officials announced. Peru resident Eddie Manuel Nunez Santos, age 33, was arrested by Peruvian authorities on Tuesday, Sept. 26 after allegedly placing a string of bomb threats in New York, Connecticut, Arizona, and Alaska in retaliation against teenage girls for them refusing to send him sexually explicit photos, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced. A…
Teaneck, NJ
Police & Fire
Former Bicycle Bandit From Teaneck Charged With Trafficking Child Porn
A 22-year-old security guard from Teaneck was busted on Thursday for trafficking child porn, authorities said. Dashawn D. Hooks already had a record that included a fierce broad-daylight struggle with a female mugging victim in Englewood a few years ago. This time, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said, Cyber Crimes Unit investigators found that Hooks “used the Internet to view, download, possess, distribute, and share items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children.” Hooks was charged with possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material, t…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Caught With 1,000 Child Porn Images, Marijuana Plants: Prosecutor
A 41-year-old Jersey Shore man has been arrested on child pornography charges and for possessing marijuana plants, authorities said. Michael Kozdron, of Little Egg Harbor Township, was charged on Tuesday, June 20 with possession and distribution of child pornography, and several drug offenses, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit identified an IP address associated with a Little Egg Harbor Township residence as a location where an individual was uploading images of child p…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Police Officer Had 100 Child Pornography Images: Prosecutor
A 57-year-old police officer from Brick Township has been charged with possession of child pornography, authorities said. John Kisch was arrested on Tuesday, June 13, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The investigation was the result of a referral from the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The ICAC Task Force received cyber-tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an individual was uploading images of child pornography to the internet, Billhimer said. An investigation by the Ocean County…
Glen Burnie, MD
News
Shamer Sentenced For Sharing, Collecting Child Porn In MD
Officials say that a 21-year-old Pasadena man with peculiar sexual proclivities will spend years behind bars for collecting and discussing child porn depicting toddlers getting sexually abused. Raymond Martin Shamer III was sentenced to 50 months in prison, followed by 45 years of supervised release for the possession and distribution of child pornography over the course of several months while he was still a teenager. Shamer admitted that between July 2019 and late June 2020, he took to the Internet to talk about, distribute, and collect child porn, some of which showed adults sexually abu…
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