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Lancaster
Police & Fire
New Holland Comcast User Caught On Kik With Child Porn: Police New Holland Comcast User Caught On Kik With Child Porn: Police
New Holland Comcast User Caught On Kik With Child Porn: Police A Lancaster County man was caught uploading child pornography police announced on Monday, Dec. 4.  Michael Edward Fine used his home internet connection to post child pornography onto the app KIK in October, local police found out from the Internet Crimes Against Children through a Cybertip, as explained in the police release. Through an investigation, the New Holland police learned that Fine "upload[ed] multiple videos containing child pornography" using his Comcast IP address, as stated in the release. A search warrant was issued and executed at Fine's home in the 100 block of East …

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by Jillian Pikora
Monmouth
Police & Fire
Brand-New Jackson School Bus Driver From Manalapan Busted With Child Porn: Prosecutor Brand-New Jackson School Bus Driver From Manalapan Busted With Child Porn: Prosecutor
Brand-New Jackson School Bus Driver From Manalapan Busted With Child Porn: Prosecutor A Manalapan man who recently got a job as a school bus driver in Jackson Township was arrested and charged with possessing and sharing child pornography, authorities said. Brian R. McBride, 28, also was charged with child endangerment, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. An investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office High-Tech Bureau and members of the Monmouth County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, initiated by a tip received through the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, revealed tha…

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by Jon Craig
New Rochelle
News
67 Counts Of Sexual Acts Involving Children: 22-Year-Old New Rochelle Man Charged 67 Counts Of Sexual Acts Involving Children: 22-Year-Old New Rochelle Man Charged
67 Counts Of Sexual Acts Involving Children: 22-Year-Old New Rochelle Man Charged A Westchester man has been charged with more than 60 counts of sexual activity involving children, as well as creating and possessing child pornography for several years, officials said. New Rochelle resident Jason Ricketts, age 22, was indicted by a grand jury and arraigned in court on Thursday, July 6 on 67 counts of physical sexual acts involving children, in addition to charges related to his possession and creation of child pornography, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.  According to officials, in addition to his alleged sexual conduct with child…

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by Ben Crnic
Fairfax
Schools
School Employee Arrested For Child Sexual Abuse Material In Fairfax County: Police School Employee Arrested For Child Sexual Abuse Material In Fairfax County: Police
School Employee Arrested For Child Sexual Abuse Material In Fairfax County: Police A Fairfax County Schools employee who worked with children in intramural sports has been busted for alleged possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), authorities announced. Aaron Matthew Betts, 32, of Rose Hill, is being held without bond after being caught following an investigation after the Fairfax County Police Department received a tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children about an illicit video that was uploaded online. Betts has been employed with the school district since September 2021, serving in multiple roles, including working with the intramural…

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by Zak Failla
York
Police & Fire
York County Man Rapes Pit Bull Multiple Times In Videos Posted On Twitter: Affidavit York County Man Rapes Pit Bull Multiple Times In Videos Posted On Twitter: Affidavit
York County Man Rapes Pit Bull Multiple Times In Videos Posted On Twitter: Affidavit Editor’s Note: This story was originally published with an image that was not that of Gavin Thomas Kitchen, but of another person. The image has since been removed. Apologies. A Central Pennsylvania man admitted to performing "sex acts" with a pit bull— and uploading videos of the acts along with child porn onto Twitter, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Pennsylvania State Police began investigating 21-year-old Gavin Thomas Kitchen after receiving a cyber tip submitted by Twitter back in January 2023, according to a release on Thursday, June 22, 2023.  When t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Yorktown
News
Yorktown Repeat Offender Shares Child Porn To Social Media, Gets Years In Prison Yorktown Repeat Offender Shares Child Porn To Social Media, Gets Years In Prison
Yorktown Repeat Offender Shares Child Porn To Social Media, Gets Years In Prison A sex offender from Northern Westchester who was already on probation for another offense will spend years in prison after sharing child pornography on social media.  Yorktown resident Dylan Rodriguez, age 31, was sentenced on Tuesday, March 7 to three to six years in state prison for sharing child pornography online, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  Rodriguez, who was already on probation for another sex offense at the time of his arrest, uploaded a video of an approximately five-year-old female child engaged in sexual conduct to Kik, an onl…

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by Ben Crnic
New Rochelle
News
Victims Come Forward: New Rochelle Man Charged With Sex Offenses Against Children, DA Says Victims Come Forward: New Rochelle Man Charged With Sex Offenses Against Children, DA Says
Victims Come Forward: New Rochelle Man Charged With Sex Offenses Against Children, DA Says In the wake of a Westchester County man being charged with sex offenses against children, officials are asking any of his possible victims to come forward.  The announcement comes after 22-year-old New Rochelle resident Jason Ricketts was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 2, after an investigation prompted by a referral from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah said.  Since his arrest, Ricketts has been charged with the following felony sex offenses involving children:  First-degree course of sexual c…

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by Ben Crnic
Monmouth
Police & Fire
Man Convicted Of Child Porn Charges Had More Than 1,000 Images On His Computers: Prosecutor Man Convicted Of Child Porn Charges Had More Than 1,000 Images On His Computers: Prosecutor
Man Convicted Of Child Porn Charges Had More Than 1,000 Images On His Computers: Prosecutor A Monmouth County man was found guilty of possessing a large cache of child sexual abuse materials in his home, authorities said. Jose Gabe Veras, 34, of Keansburg was convicted of child endangerment for possessing more than 1,000 images of child porn, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. An investigation by the Monmouth County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, initiated by a tip received through the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, revealed that Veras had utilized a cloud storage application to store child sexual…

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by Jon Craig
Dauphin
Schools
Child Porn Investigation Turned Suicide Caused Shelter In Place Order Off Linglestown Road: DA Child Porn Investigation Turned Suicide Caused Shelter In Place Order Off Linglestown Road: DA
Child Porn Investigation Turned Suicide Caused Shelter In Place Order Off Linglestown Road: DA A child porn investigation turned suicide led to school lockdowns and a shelter-in-place order in a neighborhood off Linglestown Road in Susquehanna Township, authorities say. Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division of the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office came to interview a man about child pornography on a cellphone at his home in the 4200 block Beaufort Hunt Drive on Thursday, Jan. 5 around 11 a.m., according to a release by the DA around 3 p.m.   "He confirmed that the telephone at issue was his. After detectives retained his mobile telephone as evidence, pending a …

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by Jillian Pikora
Alexandria
News
Alert Issued For 21-Year-Old Reported Missing A Year Ago In Alexandria Alert Issued For 21-Year-Old Reported Missing A Year Ago In Alexandria
Alert Issued For 21-Year-Old Reported Missing A Year Ago In Alexandria Seen him? The National Center For Missing & Exploited Children is seeking the public's assistance as they hope to track down a young man who has been missing for more than a year in Virginia. An alert was issued for Carlos Carballo-Rivas, who would now be 21 years old, and has not been seen since Nov. 27, 2021, when he went missing out of Alexandria. Officials described Carballo-Rivas as being a Hispanic man who is 5-foot-7, weighing 135 pounds with black hair, and brown eyes.  He was wearing a grey and white beanie, a black Nike jacket with white letters and red trim, a blue ho…

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by Zak Failla
Worcester
Police & Fire
Police Report Recent Sighting Of Fitchburg Teenager Missing For 7 Months Police Report Recent Sighting Of Fitchburg Teenager Missing For 7 Months
Police Report Recent Sighting Of Fitchburg Teenager Missing For 7 Months A missing 17-year-old girl from North Central Massachusetts was reportedly seen in her neighboring town this week, according to local authorities said. Jillian Clark, who has been missing from Fitchburg since May 21, was potentially seen in Ashburnham at Alltown over the past few days, Ashburnham Police said on Facebook. Jillian is described as a White female, standing 5'2," and weighing about 175 pounds, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). She also has brown eyes and hair but could have died it red, the NCMEC said.  Anyone with information on Jil…

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by David Cifarelli
Lancaster
News
Lancaster Man Shared Child Porn In Facebook Group: DA Lancaster Man Shared Child Porn In Facebook Group: DA
Lancaster Man Shared Child Porn In Facebook Group: DA A Lancaster city man who shared child porn on Facebook has been convicted on child porn charges, the Lancaster County district attorney's office announced on Tuesday, Sept. 20.  De Ok Kar, 42, of the 200 block of West King Street, was convicted on seven charges related to disseminating and possessing child pornography during a bench trial on Thursday, Sept. 15, by Lancaster County Judge Jeffrey Conrad, the DA's offices detailed in the release.  Investigators received multiple tips from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children on July 29, 2019, accord…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster
News
Mount Joy Man Caught With Child Porn After Cybertip: Ephrata Police Mount Joy Man Caught With Child Porn After Cybertip: Ephrata Police
Mount Joy Man Caught With Child Porn After Cybertip: Ephrata Police A 33-year-old Mount Joy man was found with child porn after police received a Cybertip, authorities say.  Zachary Kump's home and electronic devices were searched by the Lancaster County Computer Crimes Task Force after police received the Cybertip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children on Aug. 9, according to a release by the Ephrata police on Sept. 13. Investigators found 25 illegal images on electronics owned by Kump. At the time of the tip, Kump was a resident of Ephrata. He was arrested and arraigned on Sept. 12, according to court documents.  He's b…

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by Jillian Pikora
Washington
News
Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old Girl From Boonsboro Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old Girl From Boonsboro
Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old Girl From Boonsboro Seen her? An alert has been issued by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children as authorities attempt to locate a teen reported missing out of Boonsboro who is known to frequent Montgomery County. Washington County resident Skylar Paige, 16, was last seen on Sunday, July 17, according to authorities, when she was wearing a black Flying Aces hoodie, and black sweatpants. Paige was described as being approximately 5-foot-6, weighing 130 pounds with blonde hair and brown eyes. Officials noted that her hair has blue and orange highlights. Anyone with information regar…

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by Zak Failla
Hartford
News
Bristol Man Sentenced For Attempting To Engage In Sex With Minor Bristol Man Sentenced For Attempting To Engage In Sex With Minor
Bristol Man Sentenced For Attempting To Engage In Sex With Minor A Connecticut man will spend more than a decade in prison after he was caught trying to pay to sexually abuse a child. Hartford County resident Robert Sellers, age 62, of Bristol, was sentenced in federal court in Hartford on Friday, May 20, to 13 years behind bars. It came three months after he pleaded guilty to one count of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, and one count of distribution of child pornography, according to the US Attorney’s Office in Connecticut. The FBI began targeting Sellers on the social media app Kik in November 2020 after getting tipped off that he was sh…

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by Michael Mashburn
Capital District
News
Man Accused Of Possessing Child Porn ID'd As Ex-State Employee From Latham Man Accused Of Possessing Child Porn ID'd As Ex-State Employee From Latham
Man Accused Of Possessing Child Porn ID'd As Ex-State Employee From Latham A former New York State employee is facing serious prison time after he was allegedly found with sexually explicit images of children. Albany County resident Scott Weinbloom, age 47, of Latham, was arrested Friday, May 20, on a federal charge of possessing child pornography, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the North District. The illegal images and videos were found on an encrypted thumb drive that was found in his home Wednesday, May 18, prosecutors said. He appeared in federal court in Albany, where a judge ordered him detained while he awaits trial. Weinbloom had worked a…

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by Michael Mashburn
Capital District
News
Latham Man Accused Of Possessing Child Pornography Latham Man Accused Of Possessing Child Pornography
Latham Man Accused Of Possessing Child Pornography A man from the Capital District is facing serious prison time after he was allegedly found with sexually explicit images of children. Latham resident Scott Weinbloom, age 47, was arrested Friday, May 20, on a federal charge of possessing child pornography, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the North District. The illegal images and videos were found on an encrypted thumb drive that was found in his home Wednesday, May 18, prosecutors said. Weinbloom appeared in federal court in Albany, where a judge ordered him detained while he awaits trial. If convicted, he could spend up to 20 …

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by Michael Mashburn
Ulster Sullivan
News
Alert Issued For Hudson Valley Teen Missing More Than A Month Alert Issued For Hudson Valley Teen Missing More Than A Month
Alert Issued For Hudson Valley Teen Missing More Than A Month Seen him?  The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children issued an alert for a missing teenager in the Hudson Valley who has not been seen in more than a month. Javon Jackson, who turns 16 years old on Friday, Sept. 24, has been missing out of New Winsdor in Orange County since Sunday, Aug. 8, prompting multiple law enforcement and missing person agencies to team up in an effort to locate the teen. Jackson was described as being approximately 5-foot-7 weighing 138 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.  Anyone with information regarding Jackson's whereabouts has been …

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by Zak Failla
Dauphin
News
PA Firefighter, Solider, Prison Guard Messaged 11-Year-Old Girls On Kik App, Authorities Say PA Firefighter, Solider, Prison Guard Messaged 11-Year-Old Girls On Kik App, Authorities Say
PA Firefighter, Solider, Prison Guard Messaged 11-Year-Old Girls On Kik App, Authorities Say In the days since a local firefighters arrest, more details have emerged about the circumstance that led to his arrest for child pornography dissemination. Robert Joseph Romberger, 26, of Elizabethville, was arrested on Friday for sharing nine videos of child pornography on March 5, as Daily Voice previously reported. Romberger supposedly sent videos through the Kik messenger app to girls between the ages of 11 and 16, asking to have sex with him or watch them perform sex acts on other men, according to an affidavit of probable cause. Romberger was an active public servant who worked as …

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by Jillian Pikora
Ulster Sullivan
News
FBI Seeking To ID Man In Connection To Sexual Exploitation Investigation FBI Seeking To ID Man In Connection To Sexual Exploitation Investigation
FBI Seeking To ID Man In Connection To Sexual Exploitation Investigation The FBI has released a new surveillance photo of an unknown man who may have information pertaining to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Law enforcement officials are seeking information regarding “John Doe 44” pictured above, who is believed to have critical information pertaining to the identity of a child victim in a sexual exploitation investigation. The video showing the man is believed to have been produced before November 2018. Initial video of the man was first recorded by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in February this year. FBI investigators described th…

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by Zak Failla
Cumberland
News
Kik App, Tips Off State Police Leading To Child Porn Charges For Cumberland County Teen Kik App, Tips Off State Police Leading To Child Porn Charges For Cumberland County Teen
Kik App, Tips Off State Police Leading To Child Porn Charges For Cumberland County Teen A Camp Hill teen has been charged for sending and receiving child pornography through a social media application, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Marko Pezer, 19, was arrested by state police following a search warrant of his 100 South 18th Street home on June 11. The warrant was issued following a report made to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children by the social media platform Kik. Kik told the center that "it was apparent child pornography was sent by a user," according to the PSP report. Pezer has been charged with the following: F2 Child Pornography F3 Ch…

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by Jillian Pikora
Chester
Police & Fire
DA: Chester County Gymnastics Coach Busted With Child Porn Images Dating Back 17 Years DA: Chester County Gymnastics Coach Busted With Child Porn Images Dating Back 17 Years
DA: Chester County Gymnastics Coach Busted With Child Porn Images Dating Back 17 Years A Chester County girls gymnastics coach was arrested on 200 hundred counts of the sexual abuse of children after investigators found child pornography dating back 17 years on his personal computer, authorities announced Thursday. Authorities ignited an investigation on March 11 after county detectives received information from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) that an internet service provider had flagged several email addresses for uploading images of child pornography, according to the Chester County District Attorney's office. …

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by Nicole Acosta
Nassau
News
Seen Her? Long Island Teen Has Been Missing Since December Seen Her? Long Island Teen Has Been Missing Since December
Seen Her? Long Island Teen Has Been Missing Since December Seen her? An alert has been issued by officials attempting to locate a Long Island teenager who has been missing for more than six months. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children released a photo of Hannah Smith, who is now 17, who has been missing out of Stony Brook since December, 2019. According to officials, Simpson was last seen on Wednesday, Dec. 4 last year. She was described as being approximately 5-foot-2, weighing 125 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts has been asked to contact the National Center for Missin…

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by Zak Failla
Newtown
Police & Fire
School Crossing Guard In Fairfield County Nabbed For Child Porn Possession, Police Say School Crossing Guard In Fairfield County Nabbed For Child Porn Possession, Police Say
School Crossing Guard In Fairfield County Nabbed For Child Porn Possession, Police Say A 66-year-old Fairfield County school crossing guard was arrested for alleged possession of child pornography following a lengthy investigation. Daniel Poccia, 66, of Darien, was arrested on Tuesday, April 14, by Darien Police and charged with possession of child pornography, said Darien Police Capt. Jeremiah P. Marron Jr. The investigation of Poccia, who worked as a school crossing guard for the Town of Darien, began in February after an officer assigned to the Tactical Investigation Unit of Southwestern Connecticut received a tip from the National Center for Missing 7 Exploited …

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by Kathy Reakes
Stratford
Police & Fire
School Bus Driver Nabbed With Child Pornography In Stratford, Police Say School Bus Driver Nabbed With Child Pornography In Stratford, Police Say
School Bus Driver Nabbed With Child Pornography In Stratford, Police Say This story has been updated. A Stratford school bus driver has been arrested for possession of child pornography after police received a tip from the Center for Missing & Exploited Children. John Kenneth Stone, 76, of Stratford, was arrested on Thursday, May 23, after the Stratford Police Department Detective Bureau received a child pornography complaint from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in February, said Stratford Police Capt. Frank Eannotti. Detectives conducted an investigation which led to the identification of Stone who is employed as a s…

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by Kathy Reakes
South Passaic
Police & Fire
Passaic Sheriff: Deli Cook With 1,000+ Child Porn Files Secretly Video'd Bathroom Users Passaic Sheriff: Deli Cook With 1,000+ Child Porn Files Secretly Video'd Bathroom Users
Passaic Sheriff: Deli Cook With 1,000+ Child Porn Files Secretly Video'd Bathroom Users A now-former cook at a Haskell deli who's accused of having more than 1,000 child porn files on his computer recorded videos of three different people with a camera hidden in his bathroom, authorities said. Ricardo Antonio Moya-Cruz, 28, of Pompton Lakes became a target following a tip from the National Center For Missing & Exploited Children that he was trafficking videos and photos of child pornography, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Sheriff’s detectives armed with a warrant seized more than 1,000 files in a raid on Moya-Cruz’s home on Wednesday, the sheriff said. “A…

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by Jerry DeMarco