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PA Snapchat Hacker Who Sold Woman's Nudes Gets Short Prison Stay PA Snapchat Hacker Who Sold Woman's Nudes Gets Short Prison Stay
PA Snapchat Hacker Who Sold Woman's Nudes Gets Short Prison Stay A Pottsville man will spend 18 months behind bars for hacking into social media accounts to steal and sell explicit photos of the victims, according to the US Attorney's Office.  Brandon Boyer, 34, will also spend two years on supervised release, prosecutors said.  Investigators said Boyer contacted the victims using an account that appeared to be Snapchat affiliated, then coaxed them to reset their passwords and send him the verification codes that were generated, a technique known as "phishing." Authorities said he stole photos from the private sections of the victims' accounts…
Youth Pastor Blackmailed Boys For Nude Sex Acts: Prosecutor Youth Pastor Blackmailed Boys For Nude Sex Acts: Prosecutor
Youth Pastor Blackmailed Boys For Nude Sex Acts: Prosecutor A youth pastor was sentenced to 25 yers in New Jersey State Prison for coaxing boys to send him nude photos and then blackmailing them, authorities said. Sean Higgins, 32, of Palmyra committed the crimes in 2020 while serving as the youth pastor and music leader at Harbor Baptist Church in Hainesport, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. He was also a teacher at the Harbor Baptist Academy, a private K-12 school that is housed in the same facility. Higgins pleaded guilty earlier this year to four counts of child endangerment for each of the four victims. None …
DC Man Admits To Posing As Young Girl To Exploit 10-Year-Old Child: DOJ DC Man Admits To Posing As Young Girl To Exploit 10-Year-Old Child: DOJ
DC Man Admits To Posing As Young Girl To Exploit 10-Year-Old Child: DOJ A man from D.C. pled guilty to the sexual exploitation of a young child, officials said. Christopher Young, 31, pretended to be a young girl and reached out to a 10-year-old in June 2019 to exploit her, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Young blackmailed the young girl as a way to sexually abuse her, and told her that if she did not engage in sexual acts with him, he would send embarrassing pictures of the victim to her family, officials said. Law enforcement discovered pictures of Young's sexual abuse, that he took, on his email account, authorities said. The 10-year-old bravely e…
Man Used Snapchat to 'Blackmail' Massachusetts Teen To Perform Sex Acts With Dog: Feds Man Used Snapchat to 'Blackmail' Massachusetts Teen To Perform Sex Acts With Dog: Feds
Man Used Snapchat to 'Blackmail' Massachusetts Teen To Perform Sex Acts With Dog: Feds Federal authorities arrested a 33-year-old Chicago man after he bullied a 16-year-old Massachusetts girl into sending him nude selfies and videos and to perform a sex act with her dog, prosecutors said.  Ernesto Herrera was arrested and charged with coercion and enticement of a minor, the Department of Justice said on Tuesday, July 26. Authorities also charged Herrera with sexual exploitation of children in June 2021 in an unrelated case, authorities said.  Herrara reportedly first contacted the girl on the social media app Snapchat in June 2020, prosecutors said. He said he …
Sterling Man, 31, Faces Multiple Child Porn Charges: Police Sterling Man, 31, Faces Multiple Child Porn Charges: Police
Sterling Man, 31, Faces Multiple Child Porn Charges: Police A 31-year-old Loudoun County man tricked people into sending him nude photos of themselves and then extorted them afterward, authorities said.  A grand jury indicted Shane L. Pearson of Sterling this week following a lengthy investigation, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. According to a report, two people said they sent nude photos of themselves to an unknown person they met on an app. That person was Pearson, who demanded they send more nude photos, money, or sexual favors, or he would put their photos online, the Sheriff's Offices said.  Detectives said some of the vict…
'SEXTORTION': Bergen County Man Threatened Girl To Send Him Nude Pics, Authorities Charge 'SEXTORTION': Bergen County Man Threatened Girl To Send Him Nude Pics, Authorities Charge
'Sextortion': Bergen County Man Threatened Girl To Send Him Nude Pics, Authorities Charge A 19-year-old Montvale man was arrested and charged with trying to blackmail a younger girl into sending him sexually explicit photos, authorities said. Cristian Lanius told the girl, 17, in February that he "already had other photos of her and would release them to followers of her Instagram page if she did not comply," Montvale Police Chief Joseph Sanfilippo said. An investigation by Detective Sgt. Andrew Fedick led to Lanius's arrest during a motor vehicle stop on Wednesday, March 23, the chief said. Lanius remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Ju…
Ex-Movie Lawyer From MD Sentenced For Raping Woman He Met On 'Sugar Daddy' Website Ex-Movie Lawyer From MD Sentenced For Raping Woman He Met On 'Sugar Daddy' Website
Ex-Movie Lawyer From MD Sentenced For Raping Woman He Met On 'Sugar Daddy' Website The former top lawyer for the Motion Picture Association of America has been sentenced to about a year in prison for sexually abusing and blackmailing a woman he met through a "sugar daddy" dating website, according to Reuters. Steven Fabrizio, 58, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, pleaded guilty on July 30, 2021, to one count each of blackmail and third-degree sexual abuse, according to Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). He was sentenced to a total of 30 months behind bars on Jan. 7 by a Washington DC Superior Court judge. H…
Former Phillipsburg Council Vice President Indicted For Criminal Coercion: Prosecutor Former Phillipsburg Council Vice President Indicted For Criminal Coercion: Prosecutor
Former Phillipsburg Council Vice President Indicted For Criminal Coercion: Prosecutor A former Phillipsburg council vice president recently charged for misusing the 911 system has been indicted for official misconduct and criminal coercion, authorities announced Friday. Frank McVey, 57, is accused of threatening Mayor Todd Tersigni following a “broader investigation into public corruption in Phillipsburg,” Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release. McVey threatened Mayor Tersigni in an attempt to blackmail him and make him unable to conduct his elected duties without getting approval beforehand, according to the prosecutor’s office. McVey also said he wou…
NY Man Accused Of Forcing Fairfield County Teen To Send Nude Photos NY Man Accused Of Forcing Fairfield County Teen To Send Nude Photos
NY Man Accused Of Forcing Fairfield County Teen To Send Nude Photos A New York man has been arrested on a warrant for allegedly forcing a Fairfield County teen into sending him nude photos of herself. Anthony Pangallo, age 37, of Rego Park, in Queens, was arrested on the warrant on Tuesday, May 25, by Westport Police for the incident which took place late last year. According to Westport Police Lieutenant David Wolf, in December, the department's detective bureau received a report of the possible exploitation of a local teenager.  The teen reported that she befriended an individual on social media, said police. This individual, id…
State Police Warn Parents Amid Investigation Of Teens Being Sexually Targeted Online State Police Warn Parents Amid Investigation Of Teens Being Sexually Targeted Online
State Police Warn Parents Amid Investigation Of Teens Being Sexually Targeted Online Predators in New York have been utilizing social media to bilk teen victims into sending sexually explicit photos that are then used to blackmail parents, police are cautioning. An alert was issued by New York State Police following multiple cases of teens being targeted by criminals while online, including one incident that led to a teenager committing suicide. Police said that the suspects have been locating teen victims on social media, where they befriend them and gain their trust. Once trust is established, investigators said that the suspects ask for photos or video of the teen, “usua…
Prosecutor: South Jersey Pastor Blackmailed Youths In 4 States, Demanded Nude Snapchat Photos Prosecutor: South Jersey Pastor Blackmailed Youths In 4 States, Demanded Nude Snapchat Photos
Prosecutor: South Jersey Pastor Blackmailed Youths In 4 States, Demanded Nude Snapchat Photos A 30-year-old pastor from Burlington County is accused of coaxing underage boys to send him nude photos and videos, authorities said. The Baptist youth pastor and music leader of a Hainesport church then used the material to blackmail his victims into performing sexual acts on themselves for his enjoyment, according to Burlington Count Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Sean Higgins, 30, of Temple Boulevard in Palmyra has been charged with a total of 28 crimes he committed while posing as a teenage girl, Coffina said.  Higgins is youth pastor at Harbor Baptist Church, and also serves as a teac…
Reports: Trenton Man Blackmailed Girlfriend's Teen Sister Into Sex For 'Dark Web' Reports: Trenton Man Blackmailed Girlfriend's Teen Sister Into Sex For 'Dark Web'
Reports: Trenton Man Blackmailed Girlfriend's Teen Sister Into Sex For 'Dark Web' A judge ordered a 24-year-old Trenton man held without bail for blackmailing his girlfriend's then-13-year-old sister into having sex with him on camera, according to several reports and police records. Bryan Cruz convinced the girl to have sex with him several times between September 2018 and June 2019, by telling her if she didn't, then a picture of her holding a bag of marijuana would be leaked by the "dark web," the New York Post reports citing a probable cause affidavit. An investigation was launched last month after the teen told police she got a text message in 2018 telling her …