Towson, MD
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Maryland Man Sentenced For Posing As Teen Girl On Social Media To Entice Boys Maryland Man Sentenced For Posing As Teen Girl On Social Media To Entice Boys
Maryland Man Sentenced For Posing As Teen Girl On Social Media To Entice Boys A 25-year-old Maryland man who posed as a teenage girl on social media to exploit underage boys for illicit materials which he then sold for a profit has been sentenced to decades in prison. Baltimore resident Matthew K. Walsh, 25, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, followed by 30 years of supervised release for the sexual exploitation of a minor in order to produce child pornography.  Specifically, federal prosecutors say that Walsh created fictitious online profiles purporting to be a teenage girl to contact and induce underage boys between the ages of 12 and 17 to se…

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by Zak Failla
Vineland, NJ
Police & Fire
International Probe Leads To South Jersey Man's Arrest On Child Pornography Charges: Report International Probe Leads To South Jersey Man's Arrest On Child Pornography Charges: Report
International Probe Leads To South Jersey Man's Arrest On Child Pornography Charges: Report An investigation by Australian Federal Police led to the arrest of a South Jersey man on child porn charges, NJ Advance Media reports. Carlos A. Castro Jr., 37, of Vineland, allegedly shared sexually explicit images of a child on social media, the outlet said. An investigation involving the US Department of Homeland Security showed Castro uploaded photos of the victim to a group chat on instant messaging app Kik, the outlet said. Click here for the complete story by NJ Advance Media. 

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by Jon Craig
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
Quincy Man Traded Child Pornography On Social Media Messaging App: Feds Quincy Man Traded Child Pornography On Social Media Messaging App: Feds
Quincy Man Traded Child Pornography On Social Media Messaging App: Feds A 29-year-old Quincy man pleaded guilty this week to receiving child pornography in a federal court in Boston.  Andre Tilahun admitted to trading child sexual abuse material from his home computer through a Kik messaging chat room, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Federal agents began investigating Tilahun in early 2021, and they arrested him in May that year, authorities said.   Tilahun faces up to 20 years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines when a judge sentences him in January. 

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by Josh Lanier
Bridgeport, CT
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Bridgeport Man Admits To Attempting To Transfer Obscene Materials To Minor Bridgeport Man Admits To Attempting To Transfer Obscene Materials To Minor
Bridgeport Man Admits To Attempting To Transfer Obscene Materials To Minor A 63-year-old Fairfield County man admitted to sending sexual messages, pictures, and videos to an FBI agent posing as a 14-year-old girl. Michael Nastu, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Sept. 22, to one count of attempted transfer of obscene materials to a minor, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. Nastu used the Kik social media application in March of 2021 to initiate a conversation with an FBI Online Covert Employee who was posing as a 14-year-old girl from Connecticut, the US Attorney's Office said. Between March 3…

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by Nicole Valinote
Lynn, MA
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Maine Man Admits He Drove To Georgetown To Have Sex With Child: Feds Maine Man Admits He Drove To Georgetown To Have Sex With Child: Feds
Maine Man Admits He Drove To Georgetown To Have Sex With Child: Feds A 30-year-old Maine man who man pleaded guilty last week to driving to Massachusetts to have sex with a 13-year-old girl could spend the rest of his life in prison, federal authorities said.  Patrick Plummer of Parsonsfield confessed to attempted enticement of a minor, intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a person under 18, and transportation of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston said on Thursday, Sept. 8.  Plummer began speaking with an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old girl in 2020 through various social media apps, federal authorities sa…

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by Josh Lanier
Bristol, PA
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Bucks Man Busted With Child Porn In Sneaky Way: Report Bucks Man Busted With Child Porn In Sneaky Way: Report
Bucks Man Busted With Child Porn In Sneaky Way: Report A 38-year-old Bucks County man was arrested for uploading child porn onto a messaging app and saving it on his devices, LevittownNow reports. William Henry Brown III sent videos of child porn onto his Kik account in June, the outlet says. Local and federal authorities worked with Verizon to trace the user's account to a Bristol Township home where Brown lived. Multiple child porn files were recovered on Brown's cell phone and computer during a July 13 raid, according to the outlet. Click here for more from LevittownNow.

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by Nicole Acosta
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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South Jersey Man Charged With Sharing 1,000 Images Of Child Pornography South Jersey Man Charged With Sharing 1,000 Images Of Child Pornography
South Jersey Man Charged With Sharing 1,000 Images Of Child Pornography A 41-year-old man from South Jersey is charged with sharing more than 1,000 images of child pornography on the internet. Stephen T. Costello, of Absecon, was arrested without incident and was being held in the Atlantic County Justice Facility, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.  The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a referral of inappropriate content distributed on the social media file-sharing application KIK. A subsequent investigation led Atlantic County Prosecutor Detectives to identify Costello and determine he distributed over 1000 videos an…

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by Jon Craig
Lynn, MA
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Ex Lynn Probation Officer Who Sexually Exploited 13-Year-Old Gets 17 Years In Prison: Feds Ex Lynn Probation Officer Who Sexually Exploited 13-Year-Old Gets 17 Years In Prison: Feds
Ex Lynn Probation Officer Who Sexually Exploited 13-Year-Old Gets 17 Years In Prison: Feds A 49-year-old former assistant chief probation officer in Lynn will spend the next 17 years in prison after a federal court found he sent sexually explicit photos and videos to a 13-year-old girl and coerced her to reciprocate, authorities said.  Brian Orlandella of Beverly was convicted of sexual exploitation of a child and sending obscene material to a minor in April, but a judge didn't impose a sentence until Friday, Aug. 5, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts said.  Orlandella's relationship with the girl was uncovered in 2018 when the Texas teenager's mother found pho…

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by Josh Lanier
Hartford, CT
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Ex-Victim Advocate In Connecticut Sentenced For Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material Ex-Victim Advocate In Connecticut Sentenced For Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material
Ex-Victim Advocate In Connecticut Sentenced For Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material A Connecticut man who made his living supporting crime victims is heading to federal prison for further victimizing children who were sexually abused. Hartford County resident Robert Eccleston, age 58, of Canton, was sentenced to nine years behind bars Tuesday, Aug. 2 in federal court in Hartford for distributing images of child sex abuse. It followed his guilty plea in January 2022 to one count of distributing child pornography. Federal prosecutors said Eccleston, a Victim Services Advocate for the Hartford Superior Court, was arrested in December 2020 following an FBI investigation into …

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by Michael Mashburn
Cambridge, MA
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Repeat Arlington Child Porn Peddler, 27, Sent Sex Pics Of Toddlers: Prosecutors Repeat Arlington Child Porn Peddler, 27, Sent Sex Pics Of Toddlers: Prosecutors
Repeat Arlington Child Porn Peddler, 27, Sent Sex Pics Of Toddlers: Prosecutors A 27-year-old Arlington man with multiple convictions of sending and receiving child porn will spend the next decade in prison after he pleaded guilty to the charge in federal court, authorities said.  Mason Lister was arrested in 2020 after police found he had traded sexual images of children as young as toddlers through social media, the Department of Justice said. Authorities raided his home and found a tablet with 85 pictures and videos of child pornography, prosecutors said.  Lister pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography last month, and a judge sentenced him to 10 …

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by Josh Lanier
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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South Jersey Man Allegedly Shared Child Porn On Social Media: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Allegedly Shared Child Porn On Social Media: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Allegedly Shared Child Porn On Social Media: Prosecutor A 21-year-old man from South Jersey is accused of sharing more than 1,000 child pornography images via social media, authorities said.. William K. Edson, of Mays Landing, was arrested on Monday, July 18, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a referral of inappropriate content distributed on the social media messaging and chat application identified as KIK. A subsequent investigation led Atlantic County Prosecutor detectives to identify Edson and determine he distributed more than 1,000 images and videos of child sexu…

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by Jon Craig
Danbury, CT
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Danbury Man Sentenced To 22 Years For Sexual Acts With A Child Danbury Man Sentenced To 22 Years For Sexual Acts With A Child
Danbury Man Sentenced To 22 Years For Sexual Acts With A Child A Fairfield County man who met a 14-year-old girl online and traveled to another state to bring her to his home has been sentenced to 22 years in prison. Wayne Marcell, age 36, of Danbury, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 12, to prison time, plus 10 years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay a $30,000 fine, said Vanessa Roberts Avery, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court: In April 2021, a 14-year-old girl in Georgia met Robert Fyke, of Lubbock, Texas, on an online video/chat platform. Fyke and t…

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by Kathy Reakes