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Harford
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Predator Who Preyed On Teen Girl Over Social Media In Frederick County Gets Prison Time Predator Who Preyed On Teen Girl Over Social Media In Frederick County Gets Prison Time
Predator Who Preyed On Teen Girl Over Social Media In Frederick County Gets Prison Time The 43-year-old man who solicited a teen online before raping her in Maryland will spend years behind bars, a judge ordered. Joppa resident Edwin Richard Hunt has been sentenced in Frederick County to 40 years in prison with all but 20 suspended after he preyed on a 13-year-old girl over social media, authorities announced. On Friday, Jan. 20, detectives from the Frederick County Police Department's Major Crime Unit were contacted about a teen girl who was solicited and raped by a white man in his 40s who was later identified as Hunt, officials said. Detectives launched an investigation in…

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by Zak Failla
Ulster Sullivan
Police & Fire
Rape Suspects: 2 Men Apprehended After Separate Investigations In New Paltz Rape Suspects: 2 Men Apprehended After Separate Investigations In New Paltz
Rape Suspects: 2 Men Apprehended After Separate Investigations In New Paltz Two area men have been arrested for alleged rape in two separate incidents. Both men were arrested Thursday, Feb. 16 in Ulster County by the New Paltz Police and charged with first-degree rape. The first incident took place on Saturday, June 18, 2022, when the department received a report of a sexual assault in the village, said the New Paltz Police. Officers were able to locate the victim and arranged for medical assistance. Detectives responded to the scene and after an eight-month investigation presented the case to a grand jury who indicted Michael Mazzuteo, age 41, of Modena in the ca…

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by Kathy Reakes
Harford
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Joppa Man Accused Of Soliciting Teen On Social Media Before Raping Her In Frederick County: PD Joppa Man Accused Of Soliciting Teen On Social Media Before Raping Her In Frederick County: PD
Joppa Man Accused Of Soliciting Teen On Social Media Before Raping Her In Frederick County: PD Police in Frederick County have apprehended a wanted rape suspect from Harford County who allegedly solicited a 13-year-old girl online, authorities announced. Edwin Richard Hunt, 43, of Joppa, is facing multiple rape charges after allegedly targeting a teen girl on social media late last month, according to the Frederick Police Department. On Friday, Jan. 20, detectives from the department's Major Crime Unit were contacted about a ten girl who was solicited and raped by a white man in his 40s who was later identified as Hunt, officials said. Detectives launched an investigation into the a…

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by Zak Failla
Stafford
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Feds Track Video Game System To Rescue VA Teen Taken Cross-Country By Online Predator Feds Track Video Game System To Rescue VA Teen Taken Cross-Country By Online Predator
Feds Track Video Game System To Rescue VA Teen Taken Cross-Country By Online Predator Federal authorities were able to use a video game system to track a Virginia teen that was solicited and targeted by an Arizona man who took a bus across the country to pick her up. Ethan Roberts, 28, of Tolleson, Arizona, pleaded guilty to the production of child sexual abuse material in Virginia following a lengthy investigation into his dealings with a girl who was 14 years old at the time of his discretions. According to prosecutors, Roberts met the Norfolk teen online in January 2022 and engaged in sexually explicit conversations with her for at least seven months, repeatedly badgering…

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by Zak Failla
Bucks
Police & Fire
PA Man Tried To Lure Person Posing As 13-Year-Old Boy Online For Sex, Police Say PA Man Tried To Lure Person Posing As 13-Year-Old Boy Online For Sex, Police Say
PA Man Tried To Lure Person Posing As 13-Year-Old Boy Online For Sex, Police Say A 41-year-old Pennsylvania man was arrested for allegedly trying to solicit sex from a child, authorities said. William "Billy" Francis Vandeventer, of Doylestown, began messaging the person on an online forum, thinking he was communicating with a 13-year-old boy, Central Bucks police said. Vandeventer tried to arrange a meeting with the "boy" at the Center Square Apartments on North Broad Street in Doylestown on Sunday, May 29 after requesting "sexual acts" and sending a selfie, according to police. Instead, Vandeventer was met by police who arrested him without incident. They did not spe…

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by Nicole Acosta
Baltimore
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Double Life Sentence For Man Who Strangled 2 Women In Maryland Double Life Sentence For Man Who Strangled 2 Women In Maryland
Double Life Sentence For Man Who Strangled 2 Women In Maryland A man who killed two Maryland mothers after soliciting sex from them online will serve two life sentences, authorities say. Christopher Tyson pleaded guilty to the fatal strangulation of Denita Barret, 21, and Ashley Lambert, 37, who he attacked after soliciting sex in exchange for money in March of 2021, according to the State Attorney's Office of Baltimore City.  Barrett was pronounced dead on March 21, 2021, after being found unresponsive on the floor of her home. Tyson admitted to putting Barrett in a chokehold after a disagreement, officials report. Lambert was found unresponsive…

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by Annie DeVoe
Hudson
Police & Fire
NJ Man Used Instagram, Snapchat To Solicit Sexual Photos From Several Teen Girls: Police NJ Man Used Instagram, Snapchat To Solicit Sexual Photos From Several Teen Girls: Police
NJ Man Used Instagram, Snapchat To Solicit Sexual Photos From Several Teen Girls: Police A 20-year-old Kearny who used social media to solicit sexually-explicit photos from local residents including several teen girls was arrested and found with child porn, authorities said. An investigation began in June 2020 based on numerous public social media posts alleging several residents had been subjected to harassment or sexually-objectionable behavior by a man later identified as Justin T. Davidson, Police Chief George King said. The investigation uncovered many instances in which Davidson contacted victims through Instagram and Snapchat, and arranged to receive sexually explic…

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by Cecilia Levine
Dauphin
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Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Busted On Child Porn Charges In Undercover Sting Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Busted On Child Porn Charges In Undercover Sting
Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Busted On Child Porn Charges In Undercover Sting The father of a Pennsylvania woman who stole Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's laptop was busted on child porn charges after asking an undercover detective posing as a teenage girl online to film herself using the bathroom, news reports say. Rickey Williams, 55, -- a security guard from Dauphin County -- was communicating with the detective under the belief he was a girl on the Snapchat app, Fox43 says citing the criminal complaint. During the course of this alleged communication, Williams, of Steelton, requested a video of the girl using the bathroom, Local21news reports. …

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by Jillian Pikora
Cumberland
Police & Fire
PA Man Who Asked Boy, 15, For Sex Over Facebook ID'd By Unique Face Tats, Police Say PA Man Who Asked Boy, 15, For Sex Over Facebook ID'd By Unique Face Tats, Police Say
PA Man Who Asked Boy, 15, For Sex Over Facebook ID'd By Unique Face Tats, Police Say A 40-year-old man identified by his unique facial tattoos was arrested for soliciting sex and sexual activities from a 15-year-old boy over Facebook, Pennsylvania State Police said. Bradley Hock, of Carlisle contacted the boy asking if he had any sexual experience with men and then offered to meet up with the teen to receive oral sex in exchange for money. On March 18, police worked with the teen to locate Hock, who was identified in part by his unique face tattoos. Hock is charged with eight felonies: Criminal solicitation with a person less than 16 years of age. Criminal solicita…

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by Jillian Pikora
Newtown
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Ex-CT Teacher Who Posed As Teen Sentenced For Soliciting, Receiving, Distributing Child Porn Ex-CT Teacher Who Posed As Teen Sentenced For Soliciting, Receiving, Distributing Child Porn
Ex-CT Teacher Who Posed As Teen Sentenced For Soliciting, Receiving, Distributing Child Porn An ex-teacher from Connecticut has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for soliciting, receiving, and distributing child pornography. Dylan Koerner, 29, of New Britain, formerly of West Hartford, was sentenced Monday, Jan. 4, said U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut John Durham. In addition to the 70 months in prison, Koerner was also sentenced to three years of supervised release. According to court documents and statements made in court, between July 2019 and October 2019, Koerner used a false identity and posed as a teenager on Kik, an internet mobile application, to solicit…

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by Kathy Reakes