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Scarsdale Man, 20, Admits Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material: DA Scarsdale Man, 20, Admits Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material: DA
Scarsdale Man, 20, Admits Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material: DA A 20-year-old man from Westchester County has admitted to possessing an image depicting child sexual abuse, prosecutors said. Scarsdale resident Bora Secmen, 20, pleaded guilty during a court hearing on Tuesday, June 9, to possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, June 10. According to prosecutors, on July 25, 2025, Secmen had an image depicting the sexual abuse of a child that was captioned with, "You did it... You went lower and lower... There's nowhere else to go from here... Ultimate Pedo."  …
Bridgeport Man Sentenced After Admitting To Years Of Child Sex Assaults In Ansonia, Seymour Bridgeport Man Sentenced After Admitting To Years Of Child Sex Assaults In Ansonia, Seymour
Bridgeport Man Sentenced After Admitting To Years Of Child Sex Assaults In Ansonia, Seymour A Connecticut man who admitted to repeatedly sexually assaulting a young child in Ansonia and Seymour has been sentenced to prison, prosecutors said. Melvin Dixon, 47, of Bridgeport, was sentenced to 25 years in prison, suspended after 15 years served, followed by 15 years of probation, according to state prosecutors.  Dixon also must remain on Connecticut’s Sex Offender Registry for life. Prosecutors said Dixon pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault in the first degree and two counts of risk of injury to a child.  The crimes happened between 2017 and 2020. Investigato…
Man Who Raped Physically Helpless Victim In Cornwall Gets Jail Time: DA Man Who Raped Physically Helpless Victim In Cornwall Gets Jail Time: DA
Man Who Raped Physically Helpless Victim In Cornwall Gets Jail Time: DA A 26-year-old man will spend over a decade in prison for raping a physically helpless victim in Orange County, prosecutors announced.  Newburgh resident Tyler Sebasta, 26, was sentenced on Monday, Feb. 9, to 12.5 years in prison in connection with an incident in November 2024, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.  Prosecutors said the conviction stemmed from an incident in Cornwall on Nov. 11, 2024, when Sebasta engaged in sexual conduct with a person who was "incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless."  In addition to the prison …
PA Sex Offender Kidnaps, Rapes Two 11-Year-Old Girls: DA PA Sex Offender Kidnaps, Rapes Two 11-Year-Old Girls: DA
PA Sex Offender Kidnaps, Rapes Two 11-Year-Old Girls: DA A disturbing attack on two young girls walking ended with a convicted predator dragged back to prison for decades, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, Dec. 8. Horace Battle, 47, was sentenced to 15 to 34 years in state prison after being convicted of rape of a child, kidnapping, and unlawful contact with a minor tied to a February 2025 abduction, prosecutors said. The case began when the two 11-year-old sisters were walking down the street and Battle pulled up in a white SUV, insisting they get in after they declined his offer for a ride, the DA’s Office said. I…
Con Man Claimed MLB Career While Scamming Women, Dodging Sex Offender Registry In Virginia: DOJ Con Man Claimed MLB Career While Scamming Women, Dodging Sex Offender Registry In Virginia: DOJ
Con Man Claimed MLB Career While Scamming Women, Dodging Sex Offender Registry In Virginia: DOJ He said he was going pro in baseball — but what he really went pro in was lying, scamming, and disappearing from the sex offender registry, prosecutors in Virginia say. Now, he's going to prison. A Roanoke man who told women he was a Major League Baseball prospect, forged six-figure checks, used burner phones to impersonate team officials, and failed to register as a sex offender pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this year, federal officials announced. Now, Janike Dunbar Holt — a man who goes by many names — has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison. Holt, 29 — also known as…
Registered Sex Offender Admits To Exploiting Young Girls On Long Island Registered Sex Offender Admits To Exploiting Young Girls On Long Island
Registered Sex Offender Admits To Exploiting Young Girls On Long Island A convicted sex offender formally confessed to coercing young girls on Long Island into sending sexually explicit content. Anthony Pangallo, 41, of Rego Park, Queens, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child in Central Islip federal court on Friday, Aug. 22. Pangallo admitted during the hearing that he solicited and received explicit images from four victims, a 12-year-old and three 13-year-old girls, all from Long Island, according to the US Attorney’s Office. While pretending to be a teenager, he lured preteen girls into online “relationships” and then pressured them to share se…
Man Murdered At NY Hotel Near PA Border Over 'Status On Sex Offender Registry': Police Say Man Murdered At NY Hotel Near PA Border Over 'Status On Sex Offender Registry': Police Say
Man Murdered At NY Hotel Near PA Border Over 'Status On Sex Offender Registry': Police Say A man was found stabbed to death inside a hotel room just miles from Pennsylvania, New York State Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 21. Officers responding to a welfare check discovered the body of Sean M. Dawson, 32, of Alfred, New York, inside his room at the Economy Inn on State Route 244 in Allegany County, approximately 30 minutes from Pennsylvania, around 10:22 a.m., investigators said. He had suffered multiple stab wounds. Detectives determined Dawson had been visited by Briar A. York, 27, of Alfred, two days earlier. During the visit, the two discussed Dawson’s status on the sex of…
Albany Child Predator Used Parents' Friendship To Gain Trust Before Sexually Abusing Kids Albany Child Predator Used Parents' Friendship To Gain Trust Before Sexually Abusing Kids
Albany Child Predator Used Parents' Friendship To Gain Trust Before Sexually Abusing Kids An Albany man formally confessed to gaining his friends’ trust in order to sexually abuse their children for more than a year. Denzell Ritzie pleaded guilty to sexual abuse and related charges in Albany County Court on Friday, Aug. 1. Ritzie admitted to sexually abusing three children whose parents he had occasionally lived with for more than a year, from August 2022 to March 2024, according to the Schenectady County District Attorney’s Office. One of the victims was 9 years old at the time and two older victims were 13. Prosecutors painted a picture of a man who relied on his relations…
Man Sexually Assaults Pregnant Woman, Strangles Her Cat In New Rochelle: Here's His Fate Man Sexually Assaults Pregnant Woman, Strangles Her Cat In New Rochelle: Here's His Fate
Man Sexually Assaults Pregnant Woman, Strangles Her Cat In New Rochelle: Here's His Fate A 20-year-old man will spend years in state prison for violently assaulting a pregnant woman with a metal cane in Westchester after killing her cat, prosecutors said.  New Rochelle resident Joshua Lopez was sentenced to eight years in prison on Thursday, July 18, in Westchester County Court after pleading guilty to attempted criminal sexual act in the first degree, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, July 22.  According to Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace, Lopez sexually assaulted the woman on May 3, 2024, at his home in New Roc…
NJ Sex Offender Committed Lewd Act At Hamilton Mall: Police NJ Sex Offender Committed Lewd Act At Hamilton Mall: Police
NJ Sex Offender Committed Lewd Act At Hamilton Mall: Police A 36-year-old Bridgeton man was arrested and charged after he committed a lewd act while sitting in his vehicle in the parking lot of the Hamilton Mall on Friday, June 20, authorities said. Qushine Tolbert was arrested on Sunday, June 22, Township of Hamilton Police said. He is a Tier 2 moderate-risk registered sex offender, according to New Jersey State Police. A person wrote an anonymous Facebook post on ScanAC claiming Tolbert was masturbating while filming them. The person said they contacted police and began recording Tolbert, getting his license plate information. “I was completely s…
VA Sex Offender Faked MLB Career, Scammed Women In Big League Lie: Feds VA Sex Offender Faked MLB Career, Scammed Women In Big League Lie: Feds
VA Sex Offender Faked MLB Career, Scammed Women In Big League Lie: Feds He said he was going pro in baseball — but what he really went pro in was lying, scamming, and disappearing from the sex offender registry, prosecutors in Virginia say. A Roanoke man who told women he was a Major League Baseball prospect, forged six-figure checks, used burner phones to impersonate team officials, and failed to register as a sex offender has pleaded guilty in federal court as part of an elaborate scheme, federal officials announced. He went by many names while executing his scheme. Janike Dunbar Holt, 29 — also known as “Nike,” “Janike Tagovailoa,” “Keanu Tagovailoa,” and “…
Serial Rapist Who Attacked Three Women At Knifepoint In DMV Learns Prison Fate Serial Rapist Who Attacked Three Women At Knifepoint In DMV Learns Prison Fate
Serial Rapist Who Attacked Three Women At Knifepoint In DMV Learns Prison Fate He stalked them. He attacked them. He threatened them with a knife. And now, Jose Angel Gomez is going away for decades. Gomez, 42, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for a string of violent sexual attacks on three women in Washington, DC, according to federal prosecutors. Gomez, formerly of the District, pleaded guilty in January to one count each of first-degree sexual abuse while armed, first degree sexual abuse, attempted first degree sexual abuse and assault with a dangerous weapon stemming from attacks in July, September, and October 2018, the US Attorney’s Office ann…
Ex-Southold Employee 'Dirtydaddy' Shared Child Sex Abuse Images, Cheered On Friend's Child Rape Ex-Southold Employee 'Dirtydaddy' Shared Child Sex Abuse Images, Cheered On Friend's Child Rape
Ex-Southold Employee 'Dirtydaddy' Shared Child Sex Abuse Images, Cheered On Friend's Child Rape A former Boy Scout leader and town employee in New York will spend years in federal prison for possessing and sharing child pornography. Long Island resident Damon Rallis, 50, of Southold, was sentenced to seven years behind bars in Central Islip federal court on Wednesday, April 16, after pleading guilty to possessing child sex abuse materials in April 2023. Rallis, a longtime Southold Town building department employee and scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts, was arrested in February 2021 after an FBI search of his Southold home turned up numerous images and videos of child pornography, prosec…
Repeat Yorktown Sex Offender Put Away For Decades: Targeted Boy, 15, Feds Say Repeat Yorktown Sex Offender Put Away For Decades: Targeted Boy, 15, Feds Say
Repeat Yorktown Sex Offender Put Away For Decades: Targeted Boy, 15, Feds Say A 50-year-old Westchester man who has served three sentences for sex offenses will spend a much longer time behind bars for sending explicit messages to a 15-year-old boy with whom he also engaged in sexual activity, prosecutors announced.  Jonathan DeLaura, who was previously known to live in Yorktown, was sentenced on Tuesday, April 1 to 485 months in prison, which translates to nearly 40 and a half years, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  According to federal prosecutors, DeLaura sent obscene material to a 15-year-old boy while…
Husband Who Choked Wife Unconscious, Abused Ellenville Children Gets 19 Years In Prison Husband Who Choked Wife Unconscious, Abused Ellenville Children Gets 19 Years In Prison
Husband Who Choked Wife Unconscious, Abused Ellenville Children Gets 19 Years In Prison A Hudson Valley man who subjected his wife and children to horrifying abuse—including beating his wife with household objects—will spend nearly two decades in prison. Dominic Sorbara, 46, of Ellenville, was sentenced to 19 years behind bars in Ulster County Court on Friday, Feb. 14, after a judge found him guilty on a 20-count indictment that included assault, strangulation, and aggravated sexual abuse. Sorbara’s abuse reached a terrifying climax on May 23, 2023, when he brutally assaulted and choked his wife inside their home in Ellenville, where they lived with three of their children, pr…
PA Carnival Boss Who Secretly Preyed On Kids Sentenced: Court Docs PA Carnival Boss Who Secretly Preyed On Kids Sentenced: Court Docs
PA Carnival Boss Who Secretly Preyed On Kids Sentenced: Court Docs A Pennsylvania carnival operator who ran games at local fairs while hiding his dark past as a convicted child predator has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars, court records reveal. Richard Lee Ridley, 54, of Penn Township, pleaded guilty to felony indecent assault of a child under 13 and felony corruption of minors, Cumberland County court documents show. Judge Jessica E. Brewbaker handed Ridley a 10-to-20-year prison term for violating Megan’s Law by failing to report his employment, plus an additional 5-to-10 years for sexually assaulting a young girl between 2018 and 2022, the record…
Attempted Rape, Burglaries By Lancaster Parolee Lead To State Prison Sentence Attempted Rape, Burglaries By Lancaster Parolee Lead To State Prison Sentence
Attempted Rape, Burglaries By Lancaster Parolee Lead To State Prison Sentence A Lancaster man who broke into two homes on the same day, attempting to rape one of the residents, has been sentenced to state prison, the Lancaster District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, Jan. 27. Mohamed Camara, 33, of the 500 block of St. Joseph Street, was sentenced to 6.5 to 15 years in state prison by Judge Thomas Sponaugle after pleading guilty on Friday to burglary, attempted rape, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, and theft by unlawful taking, according to the DA’s office. Camara had recently been released on parole for a prior burglary conviction when he commi…
Selden Father Sentenced To 57 Years For Years Of Horrific Abuse Against His Children Selden Father Sentenced To 57 Years For Years Of Horrific Abuse Against His Children
Selden Father Sentenced To 57 Years For Years Of Horrific Abuse Against His Children A Selden father will spend up to 57 years in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing three of his children over a 13-year period, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Friday, Jan. 10. The 68-year-old man subjected his children to years of unimaginable abuse between 1997 and 2010, prosecutors said. The victims, then just 7 to 13 years old, were too frightened to report the abuse, fearing separation from their siblings. “It is unconscionable that a father would subject his own children to years of such heinous acts of sexual violence,” District Attorney Ti…
Twice-Convicted Sex Offender From Baltimore Gets Life For Exploiting 16 Children: Feds Twice-Convicted Sex Offender From Baltimore Gets Life For Exploiting 16 Children: Feds
Twice-Convicted Sex Offender From Baltimore Gets Life For Exploiting 16 Children: Feds A twice-convicted sex offender in Maryland who sexually abused more than a dozen minors is set to spend the rest of his life in prison, federal authorities announced on Wednesday. Gary Rocky Jones, 43, of Baltimore, was sentenced by a judge to life in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for the sexual exploitation of 16 minors.  According to prosecutors, two times between 2014 and 2015, Jones produced images and videos of a young boy - who was between the ages of 14 and 15 at the time - to engage in sexually explicit conduct. Additionally, as detail…
KIngston Man Headed To Prison For Sex Abuse Of 7-Year-Old KIngston Man Headed To Prison For Sex Abuse Of 7-Year-Old
KIngston Man Headed To Prison For Sex Abuse Of 7-Year-Old A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to prison for his conviction of sexual abuse of a 7-year-old child. Carlos Fernando Pinola Pop, 41, of Kingston, was found guilty of the Sept. 2023 incident and sentenced to four and a half years. In addition, Pinola Pop will have to register with the New York State Sex Offender Registry; he may also be subjected to deportation under federal law, said Ulster County District Attorney Emmanuel C. Nneji. The District Attorney's office said that during the incident, Pinola Pop subjected a child to sexual contact by placing his hands and penis on her …
Middletown Man Who Traded Sexts With 'Teen' For Weeks Sentenced To Prison: DA Middletown Man Who Traded Sexts With 'Teen' For Weeks Sentenced To Prison: DA
Middletown Man Who Traded Sexts With 'Teen' For Weeks Sentenced To Prison: DA A 45-year-old Connecticut man who believed he was texting a 15-year-old to meet up for sex but was speaking with an undercover agent was sentenced to 16 months in prison, state authorities said.  Christopher Smith, 45, of Middletown, who pleaded guilty to one count of criminal attempt to entice a minor by computer in October learned his fate last week, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice said. He must also register as a sex offender for 10 years once he's released.  Smith traded multiple sexual messages for weeks in an attempt to meet up for sex with a teenager in a Merid…
Registered Sex Offender From Camden Who Trafficked Three Children Sentenced, Feds Say Registered Sex Offender From Camden Who Trafficked Three Children Sentenced, Feds Say
Registered Sex Offender From Camden Who Trafficked Three Children Sentenced, Feds Say A Camden man will spend more than 21 years in prison for sex trafficking three children, authorities said. Semaj Gilmore, 35, was sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 5 to 21 years and eight months in federal prison, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a news release. He previously pleaded guilty to three counts of sex trafficking minors. Gilmore has been in custody since April 2021, when authorities discovered a missing Pennsylvania child was being advertised for sexual services on a website frequently used for prostitution. An undercover federal agent contacted …
Man Guilty Of Raping Bridgeport Woman Going For Walk Gets 12 Years In Prison Man Guilty Of Raping Bridgeport Woman Going For Walk Gets 12 Years In Prison
Man Guilty Of Raping Bridgeport Woman Going For Walk Gets 12 Years In Prison A Connecticut man will serve 12 years in prison for a violent attack on a woman walking along a sidewalk in Fairfield County last year, authorities announced. Demetrius Hunter, 41, was sentenced to 17 years in prison, suspended after serving 12, for sexually assaulting a 34-year-old woman in Bridgeport on Aug. 9, 2023, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice said Thursday, Dec. 5. Hunter will also be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, according to Judge Robin Pavia's ruling. During a two-day trial, the victim testified that she was walking along Iranistan…
13-Year-Old Girl Raped By PA Registered Megan’s Law Sex Offender: Affidavit 13-Year-Old Girl Raped By PA Registered Megan’s Law Sex Offender: Affidavit
13-Year-Old Girl Raped By PA Registered Megan’s Law Sex Offender: Affidavit An Ephrata man, already a lifetime Megan’s Law registrant, is facing charges for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl, subjecting her to repeated abuse over the past two years, according to the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department on Wednesday, Nov. 20, and an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice. Michael Christopher Pringle, 60, was arrested after the victim disclosed the assault to her school counselor on Oct. 7. The incident occurred the evening before at a home in Clay Township. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ARE DISTURBING** Allegations From The Affidavit…
Washington Twp. Coach Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Neighborhood Child, Prosecutors Say Washington Twp. Coach Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Neighborhood Child, Prosecutors Say
Washington Twp. Coach Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Neighborhood Child, Prosecutors Say A Washington Township sports coach was found guilty of sexually assaulting a child who was also his neighbor, authorities said. A jury convicted 43-year-old Frank Natanni on Wednesday, Nov. 13, Gloucester County Prosecutor Elizabeth Vogelsong-Parvin said in a news release. Investigators said Natanni was the child's neighbor and coach at the time of the assaults. Natanni's first criminal complaint in 2020 accused him of hugging, kissing, and cuddling the victim, along with sending sexual text messages, NJ Advance Media previously reported. He was then given additional charges, clai…
Alexandria Man Who Repeatedly Sexually Abused, Impregnated Teen Girl Learns Fate In Court Alexandria Man Who Repeatedly Sexually Abused, Impregnated Teen Girl Learns Fate In Court
Alexandria Man Who Repeatedly Sexually Abused, Impregnated Teen Girl Learns Fate In Court An Alexandria man who picked up a teen girl at an area park and sexually assaulted her at a DC park will spend years in prison after getting her pregnant and continuing to abuse her. Francisco Flores-Lopez, 34, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexually abusing a 14-year-old District resident, resulting in her getting pregnant, federal authorities announced. According to court documents, the girl met Flores-Lopez on social media, and the two met up for the first time in June 2022, the same month she was set to turn 14 years old. Flores-Lopez, who was 32 years old at the time, pi…
Farmington Sex Offender Nabbed Fondling Himself In Public; Then He Did It Again: Police Farmington Sex Offender Nabbed Fondling Himself In Public; Then He Did It Again: Police
Farmington Sex Offender Nabbed Fondling Himself In Public; Then He Did It Again: Police A 31-year-old Connecticut registered offender was arrested twice in two days for inappropriately touching himself in public, authorities said. He was already out on bond for prior incidents.  Wojciech Warzynski, 31, of Farmington in Hartford County, was first arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 9, after he reportedly approached two females at the MDC Reservoir while fondling himself inappropriately, authorities said.  Officers had responded to the Farmington reservoir after multiple people called about a man acting suspiciously, officials said.  Warzynski was arrested the next day a…
Newark Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Stepdaughter: Prosecutor Newark Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Stepdaughter: Prosecutor
Newark Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Stepdaughter: Prosecutor A 36-year-old Newark man was convicted on Friday, Sept. 27, of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter over the course of three years, authorities said. The man’s identity is being withheld to protect the privacy of the victim, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II said. The girl, now 16, testified against her stepfather and said the abuse began when she was 11 and continued until she was 14, Stephens said. The sexual assaults occurred in different homes that the family lived in during the time period of the assaults, Stephens said. The defendant committed the assaults while the vict…
Port Jervis Man Who Attempted To Rape Child Sentenced Port Jervis Man Who Attempted To Rape Child Sentenced
Port Jervis Man Who Attempted To Rape Child Sentenced A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the attempted rape of a child under the age of 11. Orange County resident James Pospisil, age 45, of Port Jervis, was also sentenced on Tuesday, Sept. 17, to 15 years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty. He will also have to register as a sex offender, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. At the plea proceedings, Pospisil admitted that between Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, and Tuesday, Jan. 2, he attempted to engage in sexual intercourse with a child under 11 years old. Hoovler thanked the Orang…
21-Year-Old Man Convicted Of Attempted Rape Of 13-Year-Old In Putnam 21-Year-Old Man Convicted Of Attempted Rape Of 13-Year-Old In Putnam
21-Year-Old Man Convicted Of Attempted Rape Of 13-Year-Old In Putnam A 21-year-old Connecticut man who was apprehended after driving to the Hudson Valley for what he thought would be sex with a 13-year-old child has been found guilty, officials announced.  The conviction of Fairfield County resident Francisco Gomez of Norwalk for attempted rape was announced on Wednesday, Aug. 28 by Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy.  According to Tendy's office, Gomez used social media to entice a 13-year-old child from Putnam County to engage in sexual activity with him. These messages were later found by the child's mother and shown to authorities, wh…
Man Sentenced For Raping Teenager In Quakertown Man Sentenced For Raping Teenager In Quakertown
Man Sentenced For Raping Teenager In Quakertown Calling him “despicable,” a Bucks County judge sentenced a Sellersville man to 12 ½ years to 25 years in Pennsylvania State Prison for the rape of a 15-year-old girl in Quakertown, authorities said. Miguel Angel Sanchez, 33, was sentenced on Monday, Aug. 26, according to the Bucks County District Attorney. He entered a no-contest plea on May 20 to numerous counts of rape, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, trafficking in individuals, and related crimes.  In addition to sending him to state prison, Common Pleas Judge Stephen Corr sentenced Sanchez to 5 ye…