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Bayport-Blue Point, NY
Police & Fire
Child Porn Found On Discord, Snapchat Accounts Tied To Bayport Man: Prosecutors
A Long Island man accused of possessing child porn on popular social media apps has been indicted, authorities said Thursday, April 16. Ryan Yost, 22, used Snapchat and Discord to access child sex abuse material, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Cops began investigating after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in August 2025 about child porn being downloaded via Discord, prosecutors said. Investigators searched Yost’s home in Bayport in January and found multiple images and videos containing child sex abuse material on his devices…
Kennett Square-Landenberg, PA
News
Fire Company Lieutenant, 911 Dispatcher From Landenberg Accused Of Abusing Boy: Feds
A firefighter and 911 dispatcher in Pennsylvania is accused of sexually abusing a child, secretly recording minors, and distributing child sexual abuse material, federal authorities announced. Anton Bilski, 25, of Landenberg (Chester County), Pennsylvania, was charged after a Homeland Security Investigations probe linked him to child pornography shared online and stored in cloud accounts, according to federal court documents. The investigation began in September 2025 when HSI received a tip from a European partner agency about an Instagram user allegedly exchanging child sexual abuse materi…
Allentown, PA
News
‘Call Me Daddy' Creepy Allentown Soccer Coach Raped Girl Before Kidnapping Her To Mexico
Kevin Esterly — the Pennsylvania man who ran off to Mexico with a teenage girl in 2018 — has now been convicted of repeatedly raping the same victim when she was a child, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, March 5. The disturbing allegations first emerged when the victim came forward to police in February 2025, saying Esterly had sexually abused her for years, beginning when she was a child. A jury convicted Esterly, now 53, of rape, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and endangering the welfare of children following a trial that began with jury selection on …
Bayonne, NJ
Police & Fire
Bayonne Man Uploaded Child Porn To Snapchat: Prosecutor
A 28-year-old Bayonne man was arrested and charged with uploading child porn, authorities announced Friday, Jan. 9. In July 2024, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received information that child sex abuse material was being uploaded on a Snapchat account, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. During the course of the investigation, Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office detectives discovered hundreds of child sex abuse materials associated with Anthony Santiago’s online accounts and on his electronic devices, Mello …
Brooklyn Park, MD
News
Brooklyn Park Man Who Posed As Teen To Lure Girls As Young As 13 Into Sex Acts Learns Fate
A 33-year-old Maryland man who targeted teen girls on social media to exchange drugs for sexual images and acts will spend decades in prison, federal authorities announced. Brooklyn Park resident Charles Anthony Forame IV pleaded guilty over the summer to federal child exploitation charges after he preyed on middle and high school students between the ages of 13 and 16. This week, a judge sentenced Forame to 20 years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release for child exploitation charges. According to his guilty plea, Forame posed as a 19-year-old on Snapchat to get his vict…
Barnegat, NJ
Police & Fire
Former NJ Church Youth Director’s Husband Sent Sexually Explicit Photos Online: Barnegat Police
A 22-year-old West Creek man was arrested and charged with sending sexually explicit photos over Snapchat, authorities announced. Aiden Gray, who is married to the former youth director of Bayside Chapel in Barnegat, was found to have been engaging in Snapchat conversations where he shared the images, in addition to images stored on his cellular device, Barnegat police said. Grady was also found to have gained access to an educational database to which he did not have authorization and communicated with a student, police said. In a statement, Bayside Chapel said the situation is not conne…
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
Man Gave Cocaine To CT Child He Met On Snapchat, Sexually Exploited Them, Others: DOJ
A 30-year-old New Jersey man is facing federal charges after investigators say he used Snapchat to exploit a child in Connecticut and gave the victim cocaine. Miguel Francisco Guzman, 30, of Woodbridge, New Jersey, has been indicted with child exploitation and drug distribution offenses, the US Attorney for Connecticut announced on Friday, Sept. 5. Court records show Guzman began messaging a child under the age of 13 in Connecticut on Snapchat in March. He allegedly sent explicit images, solicited sexual photos, and traveled to the state to meet the child for sexual conduct. Investiga…
Flemington-Raritan, NJ
Police & Fire
Child Sent Flemington School Janitor Sexual Images On Snapchat: Prosecutor
A New Jersey man who works as a school custodian is facing child porn and child endangerment charges after authorities say a minor sent him images of her "intimate body parts" over Snapchat. Carlos E. Barraza, 34, of Raritan Township, was arrested Thursday, Sept. 4, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said. The investigation began when the minor reported to the York County Regional Police in Pennsylvania that she sent two images of her intimate body parts to a Snapchat user, the prosecutor said. The IP history for the account showed the user was in Raritan Township, Robes…
Brentwood, NY
News
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…
Hartford, CT
Business
Spotify Adds Direct Messages For Sharing Songs, Podcasts: How It Works
There's a new app where you can "Slide" into someone's DMs like a song by the Goo Goo Dolls or Calvin Harris and Frank Ocean. Spotify is rolling out its new Messages feature, the music streaming giant announced on Tuesday, Aug. 26. The messaging tool will help users share their favorite music, podcasts, and audiobooks without leaving the app. Free and Premium users ages 16 and older will start getting access to Messages throughout late August. The one-on-one conversations will allow friends and family to swap tracks, send texts, and react with emojis. Spotify said its direct mess…
Ventnor-Margate, NJ
Police & Fire
Ventnor Cop Spied On Woman Engaging In Sexual Act While In Custody: Prosecutor
A 24-year-old Ventnor City police officer was arrested and charged on Monday, Aug. 25 with accessing surveillance videos to spy on a woman in a holding cell, authorities said. On Sunday, July 6, an adult woman, B.W., was arrested by officers in Ventnor City, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. While she was in custody, officer Ryan Bonanni used his position as a police officer to access surveillance videos of her while she was in a holding cell in various stages of undress and engaging in a sexual act, authorities said. Bonanni recorded these videos onto his persona…
Chambersburg, PA
Sports
Chambersburg Softball Coach Accused Of Sexual Acts With Player: State Police
A Pennsylvania man and former travel softball coach is accused of having a long-term sexual relationship with a teenage player he coached, Pennsylvania State Police announced in court filings. Toby Phillip Celestino, 37, of Chambersburg, has been charged in Fulton County with two felony counts of sexual assault by a sports official, two felony counts of corruption of minors, and one misdemeanor count of corruption of minors, according to court documents. The charges stem from alleged conduct on Sept. 8, 2020, records show. Celestino was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Devin C. H…
Manassas, VA
Schools
Snapchat Threat To Osbourn Park High School Leads To Teen Arrest In Manassas: Police
A 15-year-old student in Virginia is facing charges after being busted posting a cryptic, violent threat on social media targeting his high school, police say. Last week, officers with the Prince William County Police Department launched an investigation into a possible threat of violence to Osbourn Park High School in Manassas, which was posted on social media on Tuesday, Aug. 12. According to police, it was determined that a teen student at the school posted an image on SnapChat indicating a threat of violence to the school. The image was brought to investigators' attention by another stu…
Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Snapchat Sextortion: Investigation Traces Fake Accounts To Texas Man, Bergen Prosecutor Says
A Texas man accused of creating fake online accounts to extort sexual photos and videos was arrested Thursday, Aug. 14, following a Bergen County investigation, authorities said. Quristafer D. Land, 26, was arrested in Dallas, TX on Thursday, Aug. 14, following a months-long investigation into online sextortion, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives said Land was the user in control of the Snapchat account, extorting the victims and obtaining photos and videos of sexual acts. Investigators also determined that Land “utilized the likeness of another person to create sev…
Pemberton-Browns Mills, NJ
Police & Fire
Pemberton Man Who Worked With Kids Solicited Nude Photos From Young Boys Online: Prosecutor
A 23-year-old Pemberton man was arrested and charged on Friday, Aug. 15, with soliciting nude photos and videos of underage boys he met online, authorities said. Kristopher Trela would engage with underage males on Discord, Instagram and Snapchat, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. He would claim to be an underage female and send explicit pictures and videos, then ask the recipients to send videos of themselves masturbating. The investigation further revealed that Trela had additional conversations with others where he requested child sexual abuse material, wh…
Hartford, CT
News
Instagram Can Share Your Location With New Map: How To Turn It On Or Off
The latest Instagram update lets friends see your real-time location, but only if you choose to share it. Instagram officially rolled out the new location-sharing feature across the US on Wednesday, Aug. 6. The popular photo and video app now allows users to privately share their last active location with certain friends. The update resembles the Snap Map on Snapchat or the iPhone's "Find My" app. Both are popular ways friends use to track each other in real time. Instagram's location feature is off by default and only works if you choose to turn it on. You can pick whi…
Brooklyn Park, MD
News
Brooklyn Park Man Lured Girls As Young As 13 With Weed, Vapes For Sex: Feds
A 33-year-old Maryland man who targeted teen girls on social media to exchange drugs for sexual images and acts is facing decades in prison, federal authorities announced. Brooklyn Park resident Charles Anthony Forame IV pleaded guilty this week to federal child exploitation charges after he preyed on middle and high school students between the ages of 13 and 16. According to his guilty plea, Forame posed as a 19-year-old on Snapchat to get his victims to speak with him, then coerced them into sharing explicit images, and in some instances, sexual acts in person. In exchange, prosecutors s…
Coatesville-Caln, PA
News
Coatesville Dad, Part-Time Police Officer Caught Filming Minors At YMCA: DA
A Coatesville man employed as a part-time police officer is accused of secretly recording minors in bathing suits at a Chester County YMCA, prosecutors announced on Friday, Aug. 1. Mark Mackrell, 52, of Coatesville, was arrested on Thursday, July 31, and charged with Photographing a Sexual Act, Stalking, and Unlawful Contact with Minors after detectives said he was caught filming underage girls at the "YMCA Brandywine, 605 Airport Road location in East Goshen Township, Chester County" on Tuesday, July 22, according to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office and as stated in the affidav…
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Man Robbed Kid At Knifepoint After Snapchat Meet-Up In Norwalk Park: Police
A 34-year-old man allegedly robbed a juvenile at knifepoint after arranging a meeting at a public park in Connecticut, authorities said. Mario Osorio-Lopez, who has no known address, is facing multiple charges: second-degree robbery, second-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit second-degree robbery, and two counts of risk of injury to a minor, according to Norwalk Police. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. on July 12, when a juvenile called police to report being robbed by three men in Veterans Park. The victim told police they had gone to the park to sell several “high-value items” a…
Doylestown, PA
News
Kentucky Man Extradited After Coercing 13-Year-Old Bucks County Girl Into Sex Acts With Men: DA
A Kentucky man has been extradited to Bucks County and arraigned on dozens of charges for allegedly trafficking a 13-year-old girl and arranging sexual encounters with adult men, authorities announced on Wednesday, July 23. Zachary Lee McCauley, 29, of Louisville, was formally arraigned Tuesday evening before Magisterial District Judge Gary Gambardella. His bail was set at $10 million. He is being held at the Bucks County Correctional Facility with a preliminary hearing scheduled for Wednesday, July 31. McCauley is charged with trafficking in individuals, corruption of minors, unlawful cont…
Cherry Hill, NJ
Police & Fire
Cherry Hill Man Busted For Child Porn Had Bomb Making Materials: Prosecutor
Six South Jersey men were arrested and charged with possessing child sex abuse material last month in Camden County, authorities announced Thursday, July 17. Robert Cormier, a 50-year-old Cherry Hill resident, was arrested and charged after he used a Snapchat account and Google account to possess and distribute child sexual abuse material, authorities said. Cormier was taken into custody after briefly barricading himself inside his residence. Cormier, who ran a government contracting business, had firearms, large capacity magazines, bomb making materials and crystal methamphetamine i…
Toms River, NJ
Police & Fire
'Floor It... F— The Cops': New Charges Filed In Crash That Killed Young Couple In Toms River
New charges have been filed, and disturbing new details have emerged in the crash that killed a young couple last March in Toms River, including video of one of the passengers filming and encouraging the teenage driver as he hit 118 mph and ran a red light, authorities said. Carlos Martinez, who was 17 at the time of the crash, was allegedly behind the wheel of a white BMW when he blew through the red light at Route 37 and Route 166 on Friday, March 7, killing Kiley Armstrong, 21, and Evan Fiore, 23, a couple described by their families as "inseparable" and planning to marry. However, new d…
Naugatuck, CT
Police & Fire
Naugatuck Predator Targets Young Gamers With Vile Demands: Feds Say He Exploited Dozens Of Kids
A 22-year-old Connecticut man is accused of using TikTok and online games like Fortnite to prey on children, including an 8-year-old boy, federal officials announced. Sean Sayer, of Naugatuck, was arrested and charged with several child exploitation crimes after investigators say he exchanged over 1,300 messages with the Oregon boy in just three days, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. The child had texted Sayer on March 20 asking if Sayer was "@fornight_legends" on TikTok. Officials said Sayer replied yes, and what followed was alarming. Federal agents say Sayer "aggressivel…
Millville, NJ
Police & Fire
Millville Man Had Sexual Contact With Animal, Possessed Child Porn: Prosecutor
A 32-year-old Millville man was arrested Thursday, June 12 and charged with uploading child porn and engaging in sexual contact with an animal, authorities said. Law enforcement began investigating Robert Dolly after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that a Snapchat user was distributing child sexual abuse material, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. Dolly is charged with endangering the welfare of a child, distributing child sexual abuse material, endangering the welfare of a child by possessing over 1,000 items of sexual abuse …
Bay Shore, NY
News
Bay Shore Man Lured 11-Year-Old Boys Using Snapchat, Raping Them; More Victims Sought: DA
A Bay Shore man lured two 11-year-old boys using Snapchat before raping and abusing them in public bathrooms, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, June 11. Bradley Schioppa, 18, was indicted for three counts of Rape in the First Degree, two counts of Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree, and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. Schioppa allegedly used the handle “paxonhotsg5” to join a Snapchat group chat with Smithtown-area boys in April 2025. Posing as a peer, he later began meeting the children in person, driving …
Bellport-Brookhaven-East Patchogue, NY
News
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…
Fredericksburg, VA
Schools
Virginia High School Coach, Teacher Used Social Media To Prey On Students: Sheriff
A Virginia high school teacher and football coach is behind bars after investigators say he used Snapchat to solicit nude photos from his players and students. Gary Robert “Bobby” Hix, 28, of Remington, was arrested on Monday, June 2, and charged with one felony count of using a communications system to facilitate certain offenses involving children, according to the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office. Hix, who worked as a high school teacher and football coach in Fauquier County, was taken into custody following a criminal investigation involving numerous interviews and a review of electroni…
Manheim, PA
News
Snapchat Distracted Driver Charged In Fatal Hit-And-Run Of Manheim Teen: Court Docs
A Dauphin County woman has been charged in connection with the hit-and-run death of a Manheim teen who was landscaping near a cemetery, police explained an updated release on Tuesday, May 27. Mikayla Victoria Mustard, 24, of the 6600 block of Iru Lane in Lower Paxton Township, is accused of using Snapchat when she fatally struck Curtis Michael Groff, 16, on the 200 block of West Sun Hill Road in Penn Township just after 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2024, according to the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department and court records. Officers were dispatched at 9:31 p.m. and found …
Saratoga Springs, NY
News
Massive Data Breach Exposes 184 Million Accounts: What To Know
A cybersecurity researcher has uncovered a massive trove of compromised login credentials, raising new alarms about the scope and scale of InfoStealer malware campaigns. The exposed Elasticsearch database contained more than 184 million unique usernames and passwords. It was not password-protected or encrypted, and it was publicly accessible when discovered earlier this month. The database included login details tied to popular platforms such as Microsoft, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. It also contained services with potentially greater stakes, including banking portals, health …
Eastchester, NY
News
'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing': Eastchester Coach Used Snapchat To Get Nudes From Minors, Feds Say
A football coach and athletic director at a Westchester County high school faces federal child pornography charges after allegedly using Snapchat and other apps to coerce young victims into sending sexually explicit photos of themselves, prosecutors said. Eastchester resident Thomas Puccini, age 28, was arrested on Wednesday, May 21, and appeared the same day in White Plains federal court, where he was ordered detained, according to US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton. Puccini was employed as the Interim Director of Physical Education, Health, and …
Harrisburg, PA
News
AI Child Porn Among Disturbing Finds On PA Man's Phone: AG
A Pennsylvania man is facing felony charges after investigators found disturbing child sexual abuse materials — including AI-generated files — on his phone, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, May 22. Joseph B. Hazlett, 43, of Blair County, was charged with seven felony offenses following an investigation by the Office of Attorney General’s Child Predator Section, according to the release. Agents launched the case after receiving a tip about lewd materials being shared on SnapChat. They traced the files to Hazlett’s IP address and executed a search warrant last week. On his…
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