Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Former MPD Officer Who Sexually Abused Teen Girls Nearly 20 YearsAgo Learns Fate In Court: Feds Former MPD Officer Who Sexually Abused Teen Girls Nearly 20 YearsAgo Learns Fate In Court: Feds
Former MPD Officer Who Sexually Abused Teen Girls Nearly 20 YearsAgo Learns Fate In Court: Feds The former Metropolitan Police Department officer whose underage victim came forward after a chance encounter will get prison time after being convicted by a DC Superior Court jury of abusing a teen girl, federal authorities announced. District resident Lucius Kearney, now 52, was convicted of first-degree sexual abuse of a child earlier this year following an incident nearly 20 years ago that later came to light, according to officials. At the time of the assaults, the victim was 15 years old and the former officer was around 33 years old. On Tuesday, officials announced that Kearney has …

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by Zak Failla
Port Jervis, NY
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New Hampton Man Sentenced To Prison For Sexual Abuse Of A Child New Hampton Man Sentenced To Prison For Sexual Abuse Of A Child
New Hampton Man Sentenced To Prison For Sexual Abuse Of A Child A Hudson Valley man was sentenced to years behind bars for sexually abusing a child under the age of 11. According to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler, Justin Babb, age 41, of New Hampton, a hamlet in Wawayanda, was sent to prison for 18 years and 10 years post-release supervision on Wednesday, Dec. 4. An investigation found that Babb, who will also be registered as a sex offender, engaged in anal sex with a child in Orange County. Hoovler thanked the Orange County Child Abuse Investigation Unit for their investigation, which led to Babb's arrest. “It is inconc…

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by Kathy Reakes
Atlantic City, NJ
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Man Caught On Video Raping GF's Daughter, 5, On Christmas Sentenced: Prosecutors Atlantic City Man Caught On Video Raping GF's Daughter, 5, On Christmas Sentenced: Prosecutors
Atlantic City Man Caught On Video Raping GF's Daughter, 5, On Christmas Sentenced: Prosecutors An Atlantic City man will spend a quarter-century in prison for raping his girlfriend's five-year-old daughter on Christmas Day, authorities said. Oscar Gomez Miralda, 43, was sentenced on Monday, Dec. 2 to 25 years in state prison without parole. A jury convicted him on Wednesday, June 26 of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child by sexual conduct. Investigators said Gomez Miralda raped the girl at her home on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Her mother discovered what happened by using a camera phone to record her daughter's bedroo…

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by Chris Spiker
Schenectady, NY
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Dating App Message With Child Porn Leads To Conviction Of Ex-Schenectady Resident Dating App Message With Child Porn Leads To Conviction Of Ex-Schenectady Resident
Dating App Message With Child Porn Leads To Conviction Of Ex-Schenectady Resident A former resident in the region is facing years behind bars after admitting to sending child pornography on a dating app. Tyreik Blackmon, age 30, formerly of Schenectady, pleaded guilty to child sex crimes in Schenectady County Court on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Prosecutors said Blackmon, who also goes by “Elise,” admitted to sending a sexually explicit video and photo of a child to another person via an online dating app in November 2023. Investigators got involved after a good Samaritan contacted law enforcement saying he had met another user of the dating app who, during a conversation about …

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by Michael Mashburn
Mechanicsville, MD
Police & Fire
Complaint Leads To Rape Conviction For Maryland Man Involving Minor: State's Attorney Complaint Leads To Rape Conviction For Maryland Man Involving Minor: State's Attorney
Complaint Leads To Rape Conviction For Maryland Man Involving Minor: State's Attorney A 41-year-old man has been convicted of second-degree rape and sexual abuse of a child in St. Mary's County and now faces decades in prison, authorities announced. Members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office arrested Leonardtown resident Crosby Jay Dawson earlier this year following an investigation into a reported rape involving a juvenile, officials said. This week, the state's attorney's office announced that Dawson was found guilty of two counts of second-degree rape and sexual abuse of a minor. Dawson's January arrest followed an investigation by Child Protective Services and me…

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by Zak Failla
Allentown, PA
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Register Sex Offender Among PA Men Indicted For Conspiracy To Produce Child Pornography: Feds Register Sex Offender Among PA Men Indicted For Conspiracy To Produce Child Pornography: Feds
Register Sex Offender Among PA Men Indicted For Conspiracy To Produce Child Pornography: Feds Two Pennsylvania men — including a registered sex offender — are facing federal charges after allegedly conspiring to produce child pornography and enticing children online, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Kevin Eric Abbott, 39, of Scranton, and Rashaad Khalid Che Taylor, 28, of Milford, were indicted by a federal grand jury for charges that include conspiracy to produce child pornography, online enticement, distribution, and possession of child pornography, according to the release. Taylor also faces an addit…

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by Jillian Pikora
Brick, NJ
Police & Fire
Brick Twp. Man Who Sexually Assaulted Woman He Met On Dating App Sentenced, Prosecutors Say Brick Twp. Man Who Sexually Assaulted Woman He Met On Dating App Sentenced, Prosecutors Say
Brick Twp. Man Who Sexually Assaulted Woman He Met On Dating App Sentenced, Prosecutors Say A Brick Township man will spend several years in prison for luring a woman through a dating app and sexually assaulting her at an Atlantic City hotel, authorities said. Gary Kearns, 56, was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 18 to four years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release on Wednesday, Nov. 20. He pleaded guilty on Monday, Aug. 26 to second-degree sexual assault. Investigators said Kearns met the victim through Facebook Dating in August 2021. He used a fake name to gain her trust and drove her to Atlantic City for a date. Kea…

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by Chris Spiker
Gaithersburg, MD
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Former MoCo Teacher Learns Fate After Years-Old Sexual Abuse Case With Student Comes to Light Former MoCo Teacher Learns Fate After Years-Old Sexual Abuse Case With Student Comes to Light
Former MoCo Teacher Learns Fate After Years-Old Sexual Abuse Case With Student Comes to Light A former middle school teacher in Maryland will have to register as a sex offender for 25 years once she completes her prison term for sexually abusing a student, authorities announced on Tuesday. Melissa Marie Curtis, 31, of Upper Marlboro, was sentenced to 30 years in prison with all suspended but 12 months to serve, followed by five years of supervised probation after pleading guilty in June to three counts of third-degree sex offense in connection to the abuse of a teen. In November 2023, police in Montgomery County launched an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse that ha…

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by Zak Failla
Atlantic City, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Confesses To Raping Sleeping Woman At Atlantic City Bus Terminal, Prosecutors Say Man Confesses To Raping Sleeping Woman At Atlantic City Bus Terminal, Prosecutors Say
Man Confesses To Raping Sleeping Woman At Atlantic City Bus Terminal, Prosecutors Say An Atlantic City man admitted to raping a sleeping woman at the city's bus terminal, authorities said. Eric Williams, 56, pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated sexual assault, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release on Monday, Nov. 18. Williams sexually assaulted the woman at the Atlantic City Bus Terminal on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Investigators said Williams used his penis and fingers to anally rape the victim. The woman was sleeping during the assault, according to prosecutors. Williams was arrested after surveillance video caught him raping her. Pr…

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by Chris Spiker
Bristol, PA
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PA Kids Club Employee Who Showed 'Dark Web' Suicides To Boys He Assaulted Sentenced: DA PA Kids Club Employee Who Showed 'Dark Web' Suicides To Boys He Assaulted Sentenced: DA
PA Kids Club Employee Who Showed 'Dark Web' Suicides To Boys He Assaulted Sentenced: DA A former Neshaminy Kids Club worker was sentenced to 35 to 88 years in state prison for sexually assaulting seven boys and filming some of the abuse, Bucks County authorities announced on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. Gerald William Spoto, 42, of Disk Lane in Bristol Township, pleaded guilty in July to nearly three dozen charges for crimes committed between the late 1990s and 2023. He was also declared a sexually violent predator, requiring lifetime sex offender registration and treatment. These assaults of seven boys included "sleepovers" in New Jersey, Detectives with the Middletown Township Pol…

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by Jillian Pikora
Clarksburg, MD
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Second Trial Seals Fate: Clarksburg Man Convicted Of Sexual Assault At Graduation Party Second Trial Seals Fate: Clarksburg Man Convicted Of Sexual Assault At Graduation Party
Second Trial Seals Fate: Clarksburg Man Convicted Of Sexual Assault At Graduation Party A 27-year-old man who marred the college graduation celebration at a friend's home in Germantown has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman at a second trial, authorities announced on Thursday. Clarksburg resident Nelson Jones was found guilty by a jury of third-degree sex offense this week and will now face up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced next month, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. In May 2021, prosecutors say that the graduation celebration continued into the early morning hours, and a woman at the party went to a bedroom alone to slee…

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by Zak Failla
Walkersville, MD
Police & Fire
Walkersville Predator Preying On Maryland Teens While Out On Bail Learns Prison Fate: Feds Walkersville Predator Preying On Maryland Teens While Out On Bail Learns Prison Fate: Feds
Walkersville Predator Preying On Maryland Teens While Out On Bail Learns Prison Fate: Feds The Maryland man who used multiple phones and online apps to target teens - even while he was out on bail and charges were pending - will spend years in prison for coercing and enticing minors, federal authorities announced. Michael Vance Culpepper, 56, of Walkersville, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after being busted by an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old girl online, and then doubling down after being released by a judge. He had faced life in prison. According to his guilty plea, in April and May 2023, Culpepper used cellphones and online applications to "persuade…

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by Zak Failla