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Graphic, Disturbing Texts Detail Old Bridge Man's Sextortion Attempts Of Minors Graphic, Disturbing Texts Detail Old Bridge Man's Sextortion Attempts Of Minors
Graphic, Disturbing Texts Detail Old Bridge Man's Sextortion Attempts Of Minors A girl threatened to commit suicide after she was conned into sending a 38-year-old New Jersey man explicit photos, after he posed as a 17-year-old on Snapchat and threatened to extort her, brand-new transcripts released by the federal government show. Daniel Berwick, of Old Bridge, is facing federal child pornography charges, having previously been charged in Middlesex County earlier this year. The complaint by federal authorities paints a graphic portrait of a man who they say used the photo of an adult content creator to pose as a 17-year-old to catfish a 14-year-old girl into sending hi…
Longtime SEPTA Employee Caught With Condoms After Bensalem Bus Trip To Meet 13-Year-Old: Police Longtime SEPTA Employee Caught With Condoms After Bensalem Bus Trip To Meet 13-Year-Old: Police
Longtime SEPTA Employee Caught With Condoms After Bensalem Bus Trip To Meet 13-Year-Old: Police A longtime SEPTA employee’s bus trip to meet who he thought was a 13-year-old girl ended in his arrest in Bensalem, police announced on Friday, Sept. 12 Eric Karch, 53, of Jenkintown, began chatting with who he believed was a 13-year-old middle school student on a dating app on Saturday, Sept. 6, according to Bensalem Township Police. Karch quickly turned the conversation sexual, telling the girl to sleep naked, photograph herself, and send him pictures, investigators said. He allegedly sent her a photo of his penis and described sex acts he wanted her to perform while calling him “daddy.” …
Ex-Cop In Haverhill Bragged About ‘Officer Sexy’ Nickname Indicted On Child Porn Charge: DOJ Ex-Cop In Haverhill Bragged About ‘Officer Sexy’ Nickname Indicted On Child Porn Charge: DOJ
Ex-Cop In Haverhill Bragged About ‘Officer Sexy’ Nickname Indicted On Child Porn Charge: DOJ Federal prosecutors say a former New Hampshire police officer living in Haverhill has been indicted for receiving child sexual abuse material. John Giarrusso, 49, was indicted on one count of receipt of child pornography. He was arrested in August on the federal charge, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts. Charging documents allege that between Oct. 16 and Oct. 17, 2024, Giarrusso used the messaging app Kik to receive video files that depicted child sexual abuse. Prosecutors say the children in the videos appeared to be between 5 and 11. If convicted, Giarrusso faces …
Point Pleasant Foster Dad Hid Cameras In Children's Bedroom, Uploaded Nude Images Online Point Pleasant Foster Dad Hid Cameras In Children's Bedroom, Uploaded Nude Images Online
Point Pleasant Foster Dad Hid Cameras In Children's Bedroom, Uploaded Nude Images Online A 42-year-old Point Pleasant Borough foster parent was arrested and charged after he uploaded nude images of his foster children to the internet, authorities announced Friday, Aug, 29 An investigation into John Olson began following a cybertip that he was uploading child pornography via the Kik app, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.  On Friday, Aug. 22, detectives and a SWAT team searched Olson's home and seized his electronic devices, Billhimer said. Law enforcement discovered Olson had placed cameras in his children's bedrooms, Billhimer said. A cell phone belonging to…
Snapchat Meetup At Brentwood Public Library Ends With Rape Behind Fire Department: Indictment Snapchat Meetup At Brentwood Public Library Ends With Rape Behind Fire Department: Indictment
Snapchat Meetup At Brentwood Public Library Ends With Rape Behind Fire Department: Indictment A man lured a 16-year-old girl from a public library by Snapchat before allegedly raping her behind a Long Island fire department, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Delon Hughes, 34, of Brooklyn, met the teen at the Brentwood Public Library on June 11, 2025, after using the handle “Josephpatri9300” on Snapchat to connect with her, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said. The two then walked to the Brentwood Fire Department, where Hughes sexually abused her among parked cars, according to investigators. Hughes was arrested in Queens on Aug. 7. A search of his cell…
Special Education Teacher In Hyde Park Sent Nudes To Middle Schoolers Over Discord: Feds Special Education Teacher In Hyde Park Sent Nudes To Middle Schoolers Over Discord: Feds
Special Education Teacher In Hyde Park Sent Nudes To Middle Schoolers Over Discord: Feds A Dutchess County middle school teacher has been arrested on federal charges alleging he used social media to send explicit messages to underage students, prosecutors announced. Daniel Alan Monarchi, 26, of Red Hook, was taken into custody on Friday, Aug. 22, and appeared in White Plains federal court, where he was ordered detained, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Monday, Aug. 25.  Monarchi, who worked as a special education teacher at Haviland Middle School in Hyde Park according to the school's website, is accused of contacting multiple min…
Cochranville Man Tried To Meet 14-Year-Old Girl For Sex: Prosecutor Cochranville Man Tried To Meet 14-Year-Old Girl For Sex: Prosecutor
Cochranville Man Tried To Meet 14-Year-Old Girl For Sex: Prosecutor A 34-year-old Cochranville man was arrested and charged after he arranged to meet with a 14-year-old girl for sex in Camden County, authorities announced  Between June and July, Benjamin Wann was chatting with who he thought was a 14-year-old girl, but it was actually an undercover detective from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crimes Unit, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said. During the conversation, Wann sent sexually explicit photographs of himself, MacAulay said. Wann also requested nude photographs of the 14-year-old girl. Wann at…
Philly Man Transported Minor From Pa. to Atlantic County For Sex: Feds Philly Man Transported Minor From Pa. to Atlantic County For Sex: Feds
Philly Man Transported Minor From Pa. to Atlantic County For Sex: Feds A 30-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested and charged with traveling to New Jersey to have sex with a minor, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 7. In October 2022, Bobbyjean Orak enticed a minor to engage in sexual activity with him, including producing child sexual abuse material, US Attorney Alina Habba said. The victim was between 13 and 16 years of age, Habba said. In July 2024, Orak transported the minor from Pennsylvania to New Jersey to have sex with them, Habba said. The FBI and law enforcement rescued the child a month later in Atlantic County, Habba said. Law enforcement se…
Virginia ‘Reaper’ Who Made Teen Girl Carve His Name Into Her Leg Learns Prison Fate Virginia ‘Reaper’ Who Made Teen Girl Carve His Name Into Her Leg Learns Prison Fate
Virginia ‘Reaper’ Who Made Teen Girl Carve His Name Into Her Leg Learns Prison Fate A 26-year-old Virginia man who was the leader in an online group that cyber stalked and terrorized young girls online will spend years in federal prison, authorities announced. Evan Strauss, of Moneta, who goes by the monikers "Reaper" and Kobe Deonsons" was sentenced on Thursday, Aug. 1 to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to stalking and child pornography offenses last year. The charges stem from a toxic relationship he formed online with a 17-year-old girl from Wyoming, whom he harassed and controlled for months.  The minor—identified in court documents only as Minor A—was t…
Toms River Man Had Child Porn On USB Drive: Prosecutor Toms River Man Had Child Porn On USB Drive: Prosecutor
Toms River Man Had Child Porn On USB Drive: Prosecutor A 39-year-old Toms River man was arrested and charged with possessing child pornography on Thursday, July 31, authorities said. An investigation into Justin Thomas began following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that he was uploading images of child sexual abuse material to the internet, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Squad identified an IP address associated with a Toms River  residence as the location from which Thomas was uploading child pornography to the internet, Billhimer said…
Elkton Man Tried To Hide 600+ Child Porn Files—Showed Cops His Phone — Now He's Going To Prison Elkton Man Tried To Hide 600+ Child Porn Files—Showed Cops His Phone — Now He's Going To Prison
Elkton Man Tried To Hide 600+ Child Porn Files—Showed Cops His Phone — Now He's Going To Prison Mark Rice tried to pull a fast one on investigators in Maryland, but he was ultimately busted with hundreds of child porn files, federal authorities say. Now, he will have decades in prison to think about his actions. A CyberTip from Reddit to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in April 2023 led to the Elkton resident's conviction on multiple offenses following a lengthy investigation, officials announced earlier this year. Specifically, Rice pleaded guilty to federal charges of production and distribution of child sexual abuse material. On Thursday, …
Family Feared Him Missing — He Was Arrested In Child Sex Sting At Bordentown Hotel, AG Says Family Feared Him Missing — He Was Arrested In Child Sex Sting At Bordentown Hotel, AG Says
Family Feared Him Missing — He Was Arrested In Child Sex Sting At Bordentown Hotel, AG Says All Bruce Drelich's family knew on Friday, May 2 was that he'd gone to New Jersey to meet an "online acquaintance" before he disappeared, according to a missing person's post on social media. And then, they learned why. The Philadelphia resident is facing multiple charges, including human trafficking, after authorities say he tried to meet a 12-year-old girl in a Bordentown, NJ hotel for sex. That girl was actually an undercover agent, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said on Tuesday, June 10. So, on May 2, when Drehlich arrived at the hotel, he was taken into custody by authori…
Riverhead Teacher, Coach Lured Underage Girls On Snapchat, Shared Child Porn, DA Says Riverhead Teacher, Coach Lured Underage Girls On Snapchat, Shared Child Porn, DA Says
Riverhead Teacher, Coach Lured Underage Girls On Snapchat, Shared Child Porn, DA Says Charging documents reveal chilling new details in the case of a former Long Island teacher accused of soliciting nude photos from underage girls. Ryan McCaffery, 37, of Ridge, was indicted for promoting a sexual performance by a child and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, June 4. A New York State Police investigation found that McCaffery – a former Riverhead High School teacher and coach – posed as a teenage boy in order to chat with numerous underage girls on Snapchat, according to the Suffolk County DA’s office. He sent images of his exposed genitals and requested nu…
ESPN Star Blasts AI Fakes Targeting Her Fans: 'Enough Is Enough' ESPN Star Blasts AI Fakes Targeting Her Fans: 'Enough Is Enough'
ESPN Star Blasts AI Fakes Targeting Her Fans: 'Enough Is Enough' Even ESPN's Erin Dolan isn’t safe from scammers. ESPN talking head Erin Dolan issued an advisory to her nearly 340,000 Instagram followers this week, cautioning that not everything may be as it seems when it comes to corresponding with her on social media.  The Penn State grad and girlfriend of Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm set the record straight after receiving disconcerting messages from fans about apparent phishing schemes. "Alright. Enough is enough," the ESPN sports betting analyst posted in an Instagram story on Wednesday, May 28.  "I have TikTok, Instagra…
Don't Fall For It: Instagram CEO Says He Almost Became Victim Of Google Phishing Attack Don't Fall For It: Instagram CEO Says He Almost Became Victim Of Google Phishing Attack
Don't Fall For It: Instagram CEO Says He Almost Became Victim Of Google Phishing Attack The tech-savvy head of Instagram says he almost fell for an elaborate scam in which a new phishing attack was posing as Google. Adam Mosseri, the CEO of Instagram and Head of Product for Instagram at Facebook, said in a social media post on Threads that the scammer contacted him by phone, with a quick follow-up email. "They said my Google account was compromised and they sent me an email to confirm my identity," wrote Mosseri, a 42-year-old New York City native who graduated from NYU. "On the phone they asked me to change my password using my Gmail app and to *not* say my new…
New Phishing Email Looks Just Like Google Account Alert: What To Know New Phishing Email Looks Just Like Google Account Alert: What To Know
New Phishing Email Looks Just Like Google Account Alert: What To Know You’d expect a phishing scam to be riddled with typos or strange email addresses.  But one new scheme is anything but sloppy.  In fact, it’s polished enough to fool even tech-savvy users because it uses Google’s own tools and trusted domains to do it. A new phishing email making the rounds appears to come directly from [email protected], the same address used for real Google security alerts. Updated story - Instagram CEO Says He Almost Fell For Sophisticated New Google Scam: What To Watch For The message warns the recipient that a subpoena has been issued to access…
FBI Issues Warning About 'Malicious' AI Scam: What To Know FBI Issues Warning About 'Malicious' AI Scam: What To Know
FBI Issues Warning About 'Malicious' AI Scam: What To Know Scammers are using fraudulent text messages and AI-generated voice messages, according to a new warning from the FBI. Since April 2025, malicious actors have been impersonating senior US officials to target individuals, particularly current and former federal and state government officials and their contacts.  Details The fraudsters are using text messages and AI-generated voice messages, known as smishing and vishing, to establish a false sense of rapport before attempting to access personal accounts. One common tactic involves sending a malicious link disguised as a request to tran…
Sextortion Of Lower Paxton Girl Leads To Rape By Illinois Man: Affidavit Sextortion Of Lower Paxton Girl Leads To Rape By Illinois Man: Affidavit
Sextortion Of Lower Paxton Girl Leads To Rape By Illinois Man: Affidavit A 21-year-old Illinois man raped a Pennsylvania girl in a parked car after threatening to release explicit videos of her online, according to a Lower Paxton Township police issued on Monday, May 19 and court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Rohan Rai, of Montgomery, Illinois, was arrested on Friday, May 16 and charged with Rape, Unlawful Contact with a Minor, Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse, Statutory Sexual Assault, and other felonies after driving from Illinois to Harrisburg to meet the 15-year-old victim, police say. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING IS DISTURBING** Rai began communicatin…
Ex-College Admissions Officer In Mass Tried To Pay 17-Year-Old Prospective Student For Sex: DOJ Ex-College Admissions Officer In Mass Tried To Pay 17-Year-Old Prospective Student For Sex: DOJ
Ex-College Admissions Officer In Mass Tried To Pay 17-Year-Old Prospective Student For Sex: DOJ A former assistant admissions director for Emmanuel College was arrested this week and charged with soliciting a 17-year-old girl for sex for cash when she came to the Boston school for a tour, authorities said.  Jacob Henriques, 29, is charged with attempted sex trafficking of a minor and was fired from his job following the alleged incident last month, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.    Federal investigators said a 17-year-old girl was part of a tour of Emmanuel College on April 25 that Henriques was leading. During the visit, the teen said Henriques texted her…
2 Newburgh Men Coerced Young Victims Into Sending Them Nude Photos, Feds Say 2 Newburgh Men Coerced Young Victims Into Sending Them Nude Photos, Feds Say
2 Newburgh Men Coerced Young Victims Into Sending Them Nude Photos, Feds Say Two men from Orange County face federal charges after allegedly extorting and coercing young victims into sending them sexually explicit photos in separate incidents, prosecutors announced.  Newburgh residents Carsen Mansfield, 23, and Lonnie Youmans, 22, were both arrested on Tuesday, April 29 on child pornography and extortionate interstate communications charges, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced this week. Both men are accused of obtaining sexually explicit pictures of young victims over the Discord communication platform, federal prosecutors …
Bayonne Teen Posed As Girl, Blackmailed Kids To Send Him Porn: Feds Bayonne Teen Posed As Girl, Blackmailed Kids To Send Him Porn: Feds
Bayonne Teen Posed As Girl, Blackmailed Kids To Send Him Porn: Feds A 19-year-old Bayonne resident was arrested and charged on Tuesday, April 22 with inducing children to send him sexually explicit images, authorities said. In October and November 2023, Julian Nova coerced multiple minors to produce child pornography, which he then distributed online, US Attorney Alina Habba said. Nova would pose as a teenage girl and get the victims to send him sexually explicit images, Habba said. Nova then blackmailed the victims into producing additional sexually explicit images, some of which included acts of self-degradation by threatening to distribute the images and…
Trenton Man Uploaded Child Porn: Prosecutor Trenton Man Uploaded Child Porn: Prosecutor
Trenton Man Uploaded Child Porn: Prosecutor A 76-year-old Trenton man was arrested and charged on Thursday, April 10, with uploading child pornography, authorities said. An investigation into Upton Fink began when detectives from the Mercer County's Internet Crimes Against Children Unit received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that he had uploaded child pornography to the internet, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. Fink was arrested after a search warrant was executed on his Arlington Avenue residence, where detectives seized multiple items of evidentiary value, Marbrey said. He fa…
6 Caught In Undercover Child Exploitation Sting In Rockland County, Police Say 6 Caught In Undercover Child Exploitation Sting In Rockland County, Police Say
6 Caught In Undercover Child Exploitation Sting In Rockland County, Police Say An undercover child exploitation investigation led to the arrests of six men from across the Hudson Valley and New Jersey, authorities announced.  The multi-day operation, which was led by the New York State Police in partnership with the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office and the Town of Ramapo Police Department, targeted suspects allegedly involved in online exploitation and trafficking of minors, State Police announced on Wednesday, April 9.  Investigators said they used advanced cyber tactics to pose as minors on internet platforms commonly used for grooming and exploitation. Th…
Bucks County Man Posed As Teen On Roblox To Solicit Nude Photos From Girls: Affidavit Bucks County Man Posed As Teen On Roblox To Solicit Nude Photos From Girls: Affidavit
Bucks County Man Posed As Teen On Roblox To Solicit Nude Photos From Girls: Affidavit A Bucks County man is accused of posing as a teenage boy on gaming and messaging apps to lure underage girls into sending him nude photos, Upper Southampton Township police announced on Tuesday, April 8. Alec James Magill, 31, surrendered to police on Thursday, March 20, after an investigation revealed he used chat applications to solicit and receive sexually explicit images of juvenile females, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Detectives say the FBI first discovered Magill’s activities in November 2024 after a Tennessee mother found her 13-year-old daughter communicati…
Man Travels 2,000 Miles To Assault Minor, Walks Into Police Trap In Fairfax County Man Travels 2,000 Miles To Assault Minor, Walks Into Police Trap In Fairfax County
Man Travels 2,000 Miles To Assault Minor, Walks Into Police Trap In Fairfax County A Utah man who thought he was meeting a minor in Virginia was instead met by undercover detectives in a sting operation targeting online predators, officials announced. Jonathan Craig O’Neil, 39, was arrested on Saturday, March 16 after he traveled to Fairfax County to sexually assault a minor, according to Fairfax County police. O’Neil had been communicating online with individuals he believed to be underage, but, in fact, were detectives from the department’s Child Exploitation Unit who were on the other end, police said.  When he arrived in Virginia, officers were waiting. His arr…
'Callous Predator' Who Sextorted 13-Year-Old Girl Sentenced To Life In Prison 'Callous Predator' Who Sextorted 13-Year-Old Girl Sentenced To Life In Prison
'Callous Predator' Who Sextorted 13-Year-Old Girl Sentenced To Life In Prison A convicted child predator from New York was sentenced to life in prison for posing as a teenager in order to sexually extort a 13-year-old New Jersey girl. Zachary Williams, 37, of New York City, learned his fate in Camden federal court on Tuesday, March 18, following convictions for interstate travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and related charges. After a nearly two-week trial, jurors concluded that Williams met the 13-year-old victim on Snapchat and pretended to be 17 years old. In reality, he was 33 at the time. Williams asked the girl to send him nude photos of …
Don't Fall For This Fake Email Scam, Feds Warn Don't Fall For This Fake Email Scam, Feds Warn
Don't Fall For This Fake Email Scam, Feds Warn A new scam is targeting people with a fake email and officials are urging the public to stay vigilant. The Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has issued the warning about fraudulent emails impersonating the agency.  These emails, which carry the subject line “Claim Benefits!”, falsely claim that recipients must apply for their 2025 Social Security benefits through a provided link. How Scam Works The scam email appears to come from SSA and directs users to a fake website disguised to look like SSA’s official page. However, clicking on the link l…
Delete These Suspicious Texts Immediately, FBI Warns Delete These Suspicious Texts Immediately, FBI Warns
Delete These Suspicious Texts Immediately, FBI Warns The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued an urgent warning about a widespread text message scam designed to steal personal and financial information from unsuspecting victims. Known as “smishing” (SMS phishing), the scam involves fraudulent texts impersonating toll and package delivery services to trick recipients into clicking malicious links or revealing sensitive data. According to cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42, cybercriminals have registered over 10,000 fraudulent domains as part of this operation, targeting at least 11 states and one Canadian province. Key…
Registered Sex Offender Busted With Over 500 Images Of Child Porn In South Windsor: Police Registered Sex Offender Busted With Over 500 Images Of Child Porn In South Windsor: Police
Registered Sex Offender Busted With Over 500 Images Of Child Porn In South Windsor: Police A Connecticut registered sex offender was arrested after police say he enticed a 15-year-old to send him nude photos, which is what he was convicted of doing in 2022.  Drew McFarland, 24, of South Windsor, turned himself in on Friday, Feb. 28, on charges of importing child sex abuse material and possession of child sex abuse material, South Windsor police said.  Police began investigating McFarland in July 2024 after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children linked child sexual abuse material being shared online to his IP address, authorities said.  So…
Princeton Man Uploaded Child Porn: Prosecutor Princeton Man Uploaded Child Porn: Prosecutor
Princeton Man Uploaded Child Porn: Prosecutor A 24-year-old Princeton Borough man was arrested and charged on Friday, Feb. 21 with uploading child pornography, authorities said. Multiple law enforcement agencies conducted a search warrant of Oliver Diaz Pulex's residence on Witherspoon Street, seizing multiple items, Janetta Marbrey said. Detectives were following up on a tip that he had uploaded child pornography to the internet, Marbrey said. Pulex is charged with distribution of child sexual abuse material and possession of child sexual abuse material, police said. 
Child Pornography Found During Raid In Lancaster County: Police Child Pornography Found During Raid In Lancaster County: Police
Child Pornography Found During Raid In Lancaster County: Police An Akron man is behind bars after investigators found child pornography on his electronic devices, West Earl Township police announced on Thursday, Feb. 6. Christopher Hammerstone, 30, was taken into custody following a months-long investigation into child exploitation, according to authorities. Police received a tip that child pornography was being downloaded from the internet, leading detectives to a home in Akron Borough. Officers obtained a court-approved search warrant and raided Hammerstone’s residence on Dec. 10, 2024, with assistance from the Lancaster County Digital Forensic Unit, …