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Child Sexual Abuse Material Found During Investigation: NY State Police Child Sexual Abuse Material Found During Investigation: NY State Police
Child Sexual Abuse Material Found During Investigation: NY State Police A man is accused of possessing and promoting child sexual abuse material following a cyber tip investigation, New York State Police in Latham announced on Wednesday, June 17. Daniel A. Elkins, 36, of Lake George, was arrested on Tuesday, June 9, following an investigation by State Police in Queensbury and the Troop G Computer Crimes Unit, according to a release. The investigation began after a cyber tip was received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), police said. Authorities executed a search warrant at Elkins' residence in Lake George on June 9 with assis…
Shirley Man Busted With Child Porn On Multiple Devices Inside Home: Police Shirley Man Busted With Child Porn On Multiple Devices Inside Home: Police
Shirley Man Busted With Child Porn On Multiple Devices Inside Home: Police A Long Island man was arrested for promoting and possessing child porn, authorities announced Wednesday, April 8. Miguel Lisandro, a 24-year-old Shirley man, was arrested just after 6 a.m. Wednesday following a search of his residence, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Authorities received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and New York’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force about Lisandro and obtained a search warrant for his Shirley residence, police said. Inside, cops found multiple child porn images on Lisandro’s devices, investigators sai…
Jersey City Man Sent Explicit Messages To Child: Prosecutor Jersey City Man Sent Explicit Messages To Child: Prosecutor
Jersey City Man Sent Explicit Messages To Child: Prosecutor A 40-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged with sending explicit messages to a juvenile, authorities announced Tuesday, Dec. 16. An investigation into Stanley Ruiz began after the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received information that he had sent explicit messages and images to a girl through Discord, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. The girl, who lives in another country, identified herself as a child to the defendant multiple times, Mello said. Ruiz is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and lewdness, Mello said.
Man, 27, Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Material In Newburgh After Cybertip: NYSP Man, 27, Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Material In Newburgh After Cybertip: NYSP
Man, 27, Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Material In Newburgh After Cybertip: Nysp An Orange County man has been arrested after a year-long investigation into child sexual abuse material, police announced.  On Wednesday, Sept. 17, troopers arrested 27-year-old Rodolfo Iglesias of Newburgh following a probe launched in August 2024, when authorities received a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to New York State Police. Investigators said a search warrant was executed at Iglesias’ Newburgh residence on Wednesday, leading to his arrest. He is charged with possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child less than 16 years …
Lindenhurst Man Caught Promoting Child Pornography: Police Lindenhurst Man Caught Promoting Child Pornography: Police
Lindenhurst Man Caught Promoting Child Pornography: Police A 67-year-old man was arrested after Suffolk County Police say he was found in possession of and promoting child pornography in Lindenhurst on Friday, Sept. 12. James Davidson was taken into custody following an early morning search at his home on Deauville Parkway around 6:30 a.m., Suffolk County Police announced in a release. The department’s Digital Forensics Unit launched the investigation in July after receiving a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Detectives, assisted by the First Precinct Community Support Unit, executed the warrant and arrested Davidson at the…
Bardonia Man, 28, Sent Sexually Explicit Pics To Undercover Agent He Thought Was Teen Girl: DA Bardonia Man, 28, Sent Sexually Explicit Pics To Undercover Agent He Thought Was Teen Girl: DA
Bardonia Man, 28, Sent Sexually Explicit Pics To Undercover Agent He Thought Was Teen Girl: DA A Rockland County man is accused of sending sexually explicit messages and images to someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl, prosecutors said.  Victor Caligiuri, 28, of Bardonia, was arraigned in Rockland County Court on four counts of first-degree attempted disseminating indecent materials to minors, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on Thursday, Sept. 11.  According to court documents, between June 1 and Aug. 31, 2025, Caligiuri allegedly sent sexually explicit messages, photos, and videos through the mobile app Kik to an undercover investigator w…
Kent Man Used Instagram To Share Child Sexual Abuse Material, Sheriff Says Kent Man Used Instagram To Share Child Sexual Abuse Material, Sheriff Says
Kent Man Used Instagram To Share Child Sexual Abuse Material, Sheriff Says A 68-year-old Putnam County man is facing felony charges following an investigation into the online sharing and possession of child sexual abuse material, authorities announced. On Thursday, Aug. 14, authorities arrested Lawrence Grella, of Kent, after a month-long probe that began on July 9 with a referral from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said on Friday, Aug. 15.  The case involved two CyberTipline reports from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, the Sheriff's Office said. Working with Homeland Security Inv…
Social Media Prank Leaves 9-Year-Old With Severe Burns; 12-Year-Old Charged In Lancaster County Social Media Prank Leaves 9-Year-Old With Severe Burns; 12-Year-Old Charged In Lancaster County
Social Media Prank Leaves 9-Year-Old With Severe Burns; 12-Year-Old Charged In Lancaster County A 12-year-old boy is facing charges after pouring boiling water on his sleeping 9-year-old brother during a social media prank in Lancaster Township, police announced on Thursday, Aug. 7. The incident happened on Tuesday, July 29, when the boy boiled water in a microwave and dumped it on his younger brother while he slept, according to Lancaster Township police. The victim suffered severe burns to his neck and chest and was rushed to the Lehigh Burn Center for treatment, authorities said in a release on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Two days later a 12-year-old was charged with Aggravated Assault and R…
ICE Detains Ocean City Resident During Child Porn Raid, But Family Says He Wasn't Involved ICE Detains Ocean City Resident During Child Porn Raid, But Family Says He Wasn't Involved
ICE Detains Ocean City Resident During Child Porn Raid, But Family Says He Wasn't Involved A man was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a federal raid in New Jersey, even though he was not the subject of the investigation, according to officials and immigrant advocacy groups. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that a search warrant was executed on the 800 block of Asbury Avenue in Ocean City (Cape May County) as part of an ongoing child exploitation investigation on Tuesday, July 29.  Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said the warrant stemmed from a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which identifi…
Border Patrol Agent Busted In Undercover Morris County Child Sex Sting: Prosecutor Border Patrol Agent Busted In Undercover Morris County Child Sex Sting: Prosecutor
Border Patrol Agent Busted In Undercover Morris County Child Sex Sting: Prosecutor A 51-year-old United States Border Patrol Agent was arrested after authorities say he engaged in multiple internet chats with an undercover agent posing as a child in New Jersey. An investigation into Harry Peless, 51, of Newport, MI, began in September 2024, by the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said Friday, July 25. Peless engaged in sexually explicit online conversations with an undercover law enforcement officer, whom he believed to be a 13-year-old female child, Carroll sa…
Child Porn Charges Filed Against Toms River Man After Search: Prosecutor Child Porn Charges Filed Against Toms River Man After Search: Prosecutor
Child Porn Charges Filed Against Toms River Man After Search: Prosecutor A 34-year-old Toms River man was arrested on child pornography charges, authorities announced Thursday, July 24. The investigation around Jeremy Howell began as a referral from the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, which received a cyber-tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an individual was uploading images of child sexual abuse material to the internet, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Squad identified an I…
Wayne Assistant Supermarket Manager Found With Prepubescent Child Porn, Sheriff Says Wayne Assistant Supermarket Manager Found With Prepubescent Child Porn, Sheriff Says
Wayne Assistant Supermarket Manager Found With Prepubescent Child Porn, Sheriff Says A Passaic County man is facing child pornography charges after investigators say he uploaded disturbing images of young children to the internet, authorities said. Ronald P. Casale, 68, of Totowa, an assistant supermarket manager in Wayne, was found with photos that depicted nude children between the ages of 4 and 8 engaged in sexual behavior, according to Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo. Investigators received information that a user had uploaded images of child sexual abuse material into an online image search engine to look for similar content, Adamo said. Detectives traced the…
Man, 29, Caught With Pics Of Child Sexual Abuse In Poughkeepsie, Police Say Man, 29, Caught With Pics Of Child Sexual Abuse In Poughkeepsie, Police Say
Man, 29, Caught With Pics Of Child Sexual Abuse In Poughkeepsie, Police Say A Dutchess County man is facing over a dozen felony charges after police say he was found with child sexual exploitation material. Hamza Maanane, age 29, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Monday, July 7, following a months-long investigation that began in March 2025, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, July 8.  The investigation was launched after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children sent a cyber tip to authorities. The State Police Wappinger Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Troop K Computer Crimes Unit, and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task F…
Dozens Of Child Porn Files Seized During Raid At Thurmont Man's Home: Sheriff Dozens Of Child Porn Files Seized During Raid At Thurmont Man's Home: Sheriff
Dozens Of Child Porn Files Seized During Raid At Thurmont Man's Home: Sheriff A Frederick County man is behind bars after detectives say they uncovered dozens of disturbing files on his devices during a raid in Maryland. Nicholas Stouter, 45, of Thurmont, was arrested on 37 counts of possession of child pornography, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday, May 15. The investigation began in late April, when the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children flagged suspected child sexual abuse material linked to an online account, police said. Detectives with the Frederick County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force tracked th…
Emmitsburg Man Linked To Child Porn Investigation After Tip From National Center: Sheriff Emmitsburg Man Linked To Child Porn Investigation After Tip From National Center: Sheriff
Emmitsburg Man Linked To Child Porn Investigation After Tip From National Center: Sheriff A Maryland man is facing serious charges after detectives say they uncovered disturbing images involving children during a cloud storage investigation. Randall Allen Scobie, 54, of Emmitsburg, was arrested following a search of his Harney Road home led to an unsettling discovery, according to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation began in February, when the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children flagged suspicious material stored in a cloud account linked to Scobie, leading to the Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force followed up on th…
Eight Men Caught In Undercover Loudoun Child Predator Sting: Sheriff Eight Men Caught In Undercover Loudoun Child Predator Sting: Sheriff
Eight Men Caught In Undercover Loudoun Child Predator Sting: Sheriff Eight men have been arrested in a sweeping sting operation in Loudoun County after investigators say they tried to use social media and chat apps to exploit children under the age of 15. The arrests followed an undercover Internet chat operation carried out during the week of April 21, by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and the Northern Virginia–Washington DC Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The men believed they were talking to underage children on various online platforms, according to investigators. “All were seeking to engage in criminal activity with a child,” authorit…
Child Porn: Woman, 32, Accused Of Transmitting Videos, Pics From Southeast Home, Police Say Child Porn: Woman, 32, Accused Of Transmitting Videos, Pics From Southeast Home, Police Say
Child Porn: Woman, 32, Accused Of Transmitting Videos, Pics From Southeast Home, Police Say A 32-year-old woman faces child porn charges after allegedly transmitting explicit videos and pictures over the internet from her Putnam County home, authorities said. Southeast resident Danielle Sawicki, age 32, was arrested following a search of her residence on Tuesday, Feb. 18, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday, March 4.  According to the Sheriff's Office, in July 2024, investigators received a cyber tip from the New York State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force related to explicit materials being transmitted from a Putnam County home. On…
Erma Man Charged After Child Sexual Abuse Materials Found On Multiple Phones: Prosecutor Erma Man Charged After Child Sexual Abuse Materials Found On Multiple Phones: Prosecutor
Erma Man Charged After Child Sexual Abuse Materials Found On Multiple Phones: Prosecutor A 24-year-old man from the Erma section of Lower Township is facing charges after investigators found child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) on multiple phones seized from his home, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Lower Township Police Chief Kevin Lewis announced on Saturday, Dec. 21. Avery Dowe’s arrest stemmed from a National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) tip, which revealed he had downloaded and shared images and videos of CSAM. On December 17, 2024, law enforcement executed a court-authorized search warrant at Dowe’s residence. During the search, a …
Kearny Man Uploaded 1K+ Child Porn Images: Prosecutor Kearny Man Uploaded 1K+ Child Porn Images: Prosecutor
Kearny Man Uploaded 1K+ Child Porn Images: Prosecutor A 43-year-old Kearny man was arrested and charged on Monday, Dec. 16 with possessing child pornography, authorities said.. An investigation into David Bradow began in August after the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received two cyber tips regarding child sex abuse material being stored on online servers, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  The investigation found over 1,000 files of child sex abuse material had been uploaded by Bradlow, Suarez said. Bradow was arrested at his residence and charged with possession of child sex abuse material, Suare…
Rockland County Jail Sergeant Facing 51 Child Exploitation Charges Following Cyber Tip: DA Rockland County Jail Sergeant Facing 51 Child Exploitation Charges Following Cyber Tip: DA
Rockland County Jail Sergeant Facing 51 Child Exploitation Charges Following Cyber Tip: DA A 44-year-old sergeant at the Rockland County Jail is facing over 50 charges of possessing and promoting alleged child sexual abuse material, authorities announced. Daniel Dworkin, a corrections officer sergeant, was arrested Thursday, Nov. 21, following an investigation sparked by a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II. Dworkin is charged with 51 counts each of promoting and possessing a sexual performance by a child. A search of his home and digital devices reportedly uncovered disturbing…
Union City Man Possessed, Uploaded Child Porn: Prosecutor Union City Man Possessed, Uploaded Child Porn: Prosecutor
Union City Man Possessed, Uploaded Child Porn: Prosecutor A 76-year-old Union City man was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Nov. 19, with possessing and uploading child pornography, authorities said. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a tip back in March that child sex abuse material was being uploaded from an electronic device, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. During the course of the investigation, Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office detectives discovered hundreds of child sex abuse materials on Carlos Manzini’s computer. Manzini was charged with endangering the we…
PA Snapchat User Shares Child Porn — AGAIN, DA Says PA Snapchat User Shares Child Porn — AGAIN, DA Says
PA Snapchat User Shares Child Porn — Again, DA Says A Pennsylvania man is accused of using Snapchat to "connect with juveniles to engage the children in sexually explicit communications and to solicit them for sexually explicit images and videos," The Chester County District Attorney’s Office and the Chester County Detectives announced on Wednesday, Oct. 30.  Malcolm Kenyon, 25, of West Chester, has been charged for possessing, collecting, and soliciting sexually explicit images and videos from minors over the internet, the DA detailed in the release.  His preliminary arraignment was held before Magisterial Dist…
Former Cape May Boy Scout Volunteer Who Sexually Assaulted Child Sentenced, Prosecutors Say Former Cape May Boy Scout Volunteer Who Sexually Assaulted Child Sentenced, Prosecutors Say
Former Cape May Boy Scout Volunteer Who Sexually Assaulted Child Sentenced, Prosecutors Say A North Cape May man who was once a Boy Scouts of America volunteer will spend more than two decades in prison for sexually assaulting a child, authorities said. John Gillespie Jr., 37, was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 18 to 25 years in state prison, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said in a news release. Gillespie pleaded guilty on Friday, July 12 to first-degree aggravated sexual assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Investigators executed a search warrant at a home on Town Bank Road on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. The search was promp…
Brick Twp. Man Admits To Recording Children's Sex Acts During Video Chats, Prosecutors Say Brick Twp. Man Admits To Recording Children's Sex Acts During Video Chats, Prosecutors Say
Brick Twp. Man Admits To Recording Children's Sex Acts During Video Chats, Prosecutors Say A Brick Township man admitted to recording children performing sexual acts for him in video chats, authorities said. Christopher Budelman, 37, pleaded guilty on Friday, Oct. 4 to two counts of sexual assault, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Prosecutors said they're seeking seven years in state prison for Budelman, along with registering as a sex offender, a ban from contacting the victims, and lifetime parole supervision. The state police's Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force found a person was using the …
Nyack Man Nabbed In Undercover Online Predator Sting, Rockland DA Says Nyack Man Nabbed In Undercover Online Predator Sting, Rockland DA Says
Nyack Man Nabbed In Undercover Online Predator Sting, Rockland DA Says A man is facing multiple charges after an online predator sting in the region. From Tuesday, April 30, through Sunday, Sept. 1 of this year, Robert Fidler age 66, of Nyack engaged in internet chats and attempted to arrange meetings with what he thought were two teenage girls, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office said. An undercover officer of the DA Office's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force had assumed the personas of 13- and 14-year-old girls. During the conversations, Fidler described how he and the undercover officer would engage in sexual contact whe…
Man Busted With Child Porn Following Local, State Police Probe In Dumfries Man Busted With Child Porn Following Local, State Police Probe In Dumfries
Man Busted With Child Porn Following Local, State Police Probe In Dumfries A months-long investigation into child pornography in Prince William County led to charges for a 53-year-old Virginia man. David Edward Perry, 53, who has been the subject of a probe by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and Virginia State Police since December 2023 was arrested on Tuesday in his Dumfries home, police say. Investigators responded to a home in the 100 block of Dumfries Road in reference to an ongoing investigation into an individual possessing child porn. The Task Force was tipped off late last year, and it was later determined that a computer IP address linked…
New Cumberland 'Disgusting Mama' Posted Child Porn On Twitter/X: Affidavit New Cumberland 'Disgusting Mama' Posted Child Porn On Twitter/X: Affidavit
New Cumberland 'Disgusting Mama' Posted Child Porn On Twitter/X: Affidavit A 27-year-old mom was caught with over a dozen images of "prepubescent minors" on her devices, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry's Office release on Friday, June 28, and court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Victoria "Tori" Madlein Carney of Rose Hill Drive, New Cumberland was arrested Wednesday and charged with 19 counts of possessing child pornography and one count of criminal use of a communication facility — all felonies, according to the AG's release. Her arrest comes on the heels of an investigation by the Pennsylvania Office of Att…
Local NJ Police Sergeant Took Child Porn Images From Investigation For Himself: AG Local NJ Police Sergeant Took Child Porn Images From Investigation For Himself: AG
Local NJ Police Sergeant Took Child Porn Images From Investigation For Himself: AG A local South Jersey police sergeant cherry-picked child porn images for himself from a case that his department was investigating, a grand jury indictment charges. Suspended Vineland Police Officer Christopher Ortiz, 39, of Estell Manor "requested from a subordinate and obtained via email" at least 17 images from a child pornography investigation for unauthorized use, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. All told, investigators found that Ortiz "possessed, viewed, or had under his control at least 100 items depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of children," the attorney …
North Bergen Man Charged With Collecting Child Porn: Prosecutor North Bergen Man Charged With Collecting Child Porn: Prosecutor
North Bergen Man Charged With Collecting Child Porn: Prosecutor A 25-year-old North Bergen man was caught collecting pornographic images of children, authorities said. Nicholas Sanchez, 25, was taken into custody by members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force following an investigation, they said. He's charged with child endangerment through the possession of sex abuse material, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. A tip last December led task force members to an account controlled by the defendant on an online server that Suarez said contained “child sex abuse material.” She didn't say whether …
South Jersey Man Uploaded Child Pornography To Internet: Prosecutors South Jersey Man Uploaded Child Pornography To Internet: Prosecutors
South Jersey Man Uploaded Child Pornography To Internet: Prosecutors An Ocean County man was accused of uploading child pornography online, authorities said. Ricardo Espinoza Gonzalez, 23, of Jackson Township, was charged with possession of child pornography, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced in a news release on Thursday, Feb. 29. The investigation began after a tip from the state police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children told the ICAC task force about someone uploading child pornography to the internet. Investigators with the county prosecutor's of…
Capital Region Man Admits Storing Child Porn On USB Flash Drive Capital Region Man Admits Storing Child Porn On USB Flash Drive
Capital Region Man Admits Storing Child Porn On USB Flash Drive A 40-year-old man from the region could spend decades behind bars for having child pornography. Schenectady County resident Aaron Griesche, of Niskayuna, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography in Albany federal court on Thursday, Jan. 11. According to the US Attorney’s Office in the Northern District, Griesche admitted to storing illicit images of children on a USB flash drive that was found in his home in July 2021. He confessed to purchasing the memory stick online and then transferring videos depicting child sex abuse from the internet to the device. The case was investigated b…