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…
Ex-Muhlenberg Man Busted In Child Porn File Sharing Case: Berks County DA
A Maryland man is accused of uploading child sexual abuse material to KIK Messenger from a home in Pennsylvania, investigators announced on Friday, June 27.
Daniel J. Huber, 34, of Abingdon, Maryland, previously of Muhlenberg, Pennsylvania, was arrested after a multi-complaint investigation by the Berks County District Attorney’s Office, according to Chief County Detective Michael J. Gombar.
Detectives were first tipped off by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which reported digital files suspected to be child sexual abuse material (CSAM) shared via KIK. Five additiona…
Child Porn Crackdown: PA Trio Nabbed In Major Bust, DA Says
Three Berks County men have been arrested and charged in separate child pornography investigations, authorities said Friday, June 20.
The arrests of Christopher Escobar-Ledesma, 29, of Kutztown; Michael W. Leininger, 64, of Laureldale; and Michael E. Ransier, 72, of Exeter Township, follow a trio of tips to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), the Berks County District Attorney’s Office said.
The tips flagged disturbing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) shared online. Investigators traced each case to different web platforms — Google, Bing, an…
