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Succasunna Man Shared Illicit Photos Online, Mount Olive Police Say Succasunna Man Shared Illicit Photos Online, Mount Olive Police Say
Succasunna Man Shared Illicit Photos Online, Mount Olive Police Say A 24-year-old man from Succasunna has been charged with invasion of privacy after police say he shared illicit photos of a victim online. Daniel J. Westergaard was arrested following an investigation by Officer Sean Smith and Detective Corporal Mark Reynolds of the Mount Olive Police Department, the agency announced Friday, Sept. 19. Police said the investigation began on Aug. 8, around 7:08 p.m., when a female victim reported a possible crime at police headquarters. Officers later determined Westergaard had shared the images without consent, according to the release. Westergaard was conta…
Man Secretly Records Children Testifying In Pottstown Sexual Assault Case: DA Man Secretly Records Children Testifying In Pottstown Sexual Assault Case: DA
Man Secretly Records Children Testifying In Pottstown Sexual Assault Case: DA A Pennsylvania man secretly recorded two children testifying in a Montgomery County courtroom during a sexual assault case, prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 25. Dontaue Corey Jackson, 41, of Pottstown, was arrested after investigators discovered he had used his cellphone to record the victims’ testimony during a July 9, habeas corpus hearing for Andrew Lochetto, who is charged with sexually abusing two children, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. Assistant District Attorney Meghan Carney first became aware of the recording during a prison phone call between …
Virginia Man Secretly Filmed Women’s ‘Upskirts’ At Target, Other Stores: Leesburg Police Virginia Man Secretly Filmed Women’s ‘Upskirts’ At Target, Other Stores: Leesburg Police
Virginia Man Secretly Filmed Women’s ‘Upskirts’ At Target, Other Stores: Leesburg Police A Virginia man’s alleged shopping trips weren’t about groceries or electronics — they were about secretly filming women without their consent, police said. A Bedford man is behind bars after police say he went on a disturbing streak of unlawful filming at Target and other stores across Virginia. The trouble started Saturday, June 28, when Leesburg Police got their first call. A shopper at the Target on Edwards Ferry Road said a man was caught filming inside the store without the victim ever knowing, according to investigators.  By the time officers showed up, the man had bolted. Dete…
Man Who Filmed Kids, Other Patients In Bathrooms Of Manhasset Sleep Center May Dodge Prison Man Who Filmed Kids, Other Patients In Bathrooms Of Manhasset Sleep Center May Dodge Prison
Man Who Filmed Kids, Other Patients In Bathrooms Of Manhasset Sleep Center May Dodge Prison A former employee who hid cameras in bathrooms at a Long Island sleep center, recording hundreds of patients – including children – may dodge prison. Sanjai Syamaprasad, 48, pleaded guilty to unlawful surveillance and tampering with physical evidence in Nassau County Court on Tuesday, July 15. He admitted to planting hidden cameras disguised a smoke detectors inside restrooms at the Northwell Health Sleep Disorders Center in Manhasset. Syamaprasad secretly recorded patients and staff between July 2023 and April 2024, downloading the footage to an SD card after each shift, prosecutors sai…
‘Peeping Tom’ Arrest In Montgomery County Uncovers Child Porn, Bestiality: Police ‘Peeping Tom’ Arrest In Montgomery County Uncovers Child Porn, Bestiality: Police
‘Peeping Tom’ Arrest In Montgomery County Uncovers Child Porn, Bestiality: Police What started as an investigation into an alleged Peeping Tom incident in Maryland led to several disturbing discoveries, according to police.  Javier Armando Pastran Morales, 32, of Rockville, is behind bars after allegedly recording a teenage girl inside a department store changing room, prompting a probe that led to a host of charges. In April, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to Urban Outfitters at the Westfield mall when a 15-year-old girl reported that a man had recorded her in a changing room. Javier Armando Pastran Morales Google…
$5.6M Award After PA Midwife Posts Botched Birth Photo Of Baby’s ‘Jellybean Head’ On Instagram $5.6M Award After PA Midwife Posts Botched Birth Photo Of Baby’s ‘Jellybean Head’ On Instagram
$5.6M Award After PA Midwife Posts Botched Birth Photo Of Baby’s ‘Jellybean Head’ On Instagram $5.6 million. That’s what a Philadelphia jury awarded to the parents of a beautiful baby girl left with catastrophic brain damage after a botched birth — and whose photo was posted on Instagram by the midwife who delivered her, labeled with the caption: “Jellybean head.” The baby, Camille Hoffman, is now 6 years old. She is nearly blind, can’t walk without help, and relies on a feeding tube to survive. Camille was born in July 2018 at Albert Einstein Medical Center, where midwife Anne Pitts Londergan allegedly missed two dangerous fetal positioning abnormalities — brow and occiput posterior…
Creep Caught Taking Inappropriate Photos Of 13-Year-Old At Potomac Mills Mall, Police Say Creep Caught Taking Inappropriate Photos Of 13-Year-Old At Potomac Mills Mall, Police Say
Creep Caught Taking Inappropriate Photos Of 13-Year-Old At Potomac Mills Mall, Police Say A man is being sought after he was caught crouching down and taking inappropriate photos of a 13-year-old girl inside a store at Potomac Mills Mall, according to Prince William County Police. Officers responded at 12:32 p.m. on Wednesday, July 2, to Miniso, located inside the mall at 2700 Potomac Mills Circle in Woodbridge, to investigate a report of unlawful filming. Police said the young girl was shopping with her family when an unknown man was seen crouching and snapping photos of her. There was no physical contact between the man and the girl, according to the department. Store securi…
Kids Among Patients Secretly Recorded In Bathrooms At Manhasset Sleep Center, DA Says Kids Among Patients Secretly Recorded In Bathrooms At Manhasset Sleep Center, DA Says
Kids Among Patients Secretly Recorded In Bathrooms At Manhasset Sleep Center, DA Says A former sleep center employee is accused of secretly recording patients—including a child—inside bathrooms at a Long Island medical facility. Sanjai Syamaprasad, 47, was indicted on felony charges including unlawful surveillance and tampering with evidence in Nassau County Court in April. He had his latest court appearance on Thursday, June 12. Syamaprasad is accused of installing a camera disguised as a smoke detector inside bathrooms at the Northwell Health Sleep Disorders Center in Manhasset, according to the Nassau County DA’s office. The recordings took place between July 2023 and A…
Counselor Used Hidden Cameras To Record Women In Bathroom At Quakertown Office: DA Counselor Used Hidden Cameras To Record Women In Bathroom At Quakertown Office: DA
Counselor Used Hidden Cameras To Record Women In Bathroom At Quakertown Office: DA A Bucks County family counselor will stand trial after being accused of secretly recording 21 victims, including minors, in counseling sessions and bathroom visits at his Quakertown office, authorities announced on Wednesday, June 4. Jonathan Elliot Moyer, 55, of Alburtis, waived his preliminary hearing after charges were amended to include additional victims, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. Moyer was charged with: 12 counts of interception of oral communications. 13 counts of invasion of privacy. One count of possession of an instrument of crime Three of the 12 …
Peeping Tom Filmed Woman In Montgomery Mall Fitting Room, Police Say Peeping Tom Filmed Woman In Montgomery Mall Fitting Room, Police Say
Peeping Tom Filmed Woman In Montgomery Mall Fitting Room, Police Say A Maryland man accused of secretly filming a woman in a fitting room at Montgomery Mall has been arrested, Montgomery County Police announced. Javier Armando Pastran Morales, 31, was taken into custody on Thursday, May 15 outside his Rockville home following a monthlong investigation into a Peeping Tom, police said. The arrest follows an incident that happened around 3:10 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, when officers were called to the 7100 block of Democracy Boulevard in Bethesda for a complaint. The investigation revealed that Pastran Morales used his cell phone to allegedly record or photog…
Man Caught Using Recording Device In Women’s Restroom At Norwich Walmart: Cops Man Caught Using Recording Device In Women’s Restroom At Norwich Walmart: Cops
Man Caught Using Recording Device In Women’s Restroom At Norwich Walmart: Cops A man who police say hid a recording device in the women's restroom at a Connecticut Walmart was arrested after he ran from the store when someone called police.  Grayson S. Weir, 21, is accused of hiding the recording device at the retail store at 220 Salem Turnpike in Norwich on Monday, May 12, police said.  A store manager contacted police after confronting him in the women's bathroom.  Weir ran out of the store and sped away in his car before officers arrived, but employees provided a detailed description of the vehicle and suspect, Norwich police said. Detectives t…
Ephrata VFW Commander Secretly Recorded Private Conversation In Post Office, Shared Footage: PD Ephrata VFW Commander Secretly Recorded Private Conversation In Post Office, Shared Footage: PD
Ephrata VFW Commander Secretly Recorded Private Conversation In Post Office, Shared Footage: PD The commander of the Ephrata VFW secretly recorded a woman’s private conversation inside the post’s office—then emailed the footage to another member months later, police say in newly obtained court records. US Air Force Veteran, Daniel Harry Messimer, 59, of Lititz, is charged with felony Interception of Oral Communications. He leads the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post at 141 South State Street, where the recording allegedly took place on July 1, 2024. According to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, May 8, the case began on Jan. 8, 2025, when the victim repor…
Minnesota Mom Who Called Autistic Boy Racial Slur Raises Over $600K After Viral Video Minnesota Mom Who Called Autistic Boy Racial Slur Raises Over $600K After Viral Video
Minnesota Mom Who Called Autistic Boy Racial Slur Raises Over $600K After Viral Video A Minnesota mother who admitted to calling a 5-year-old autistic boy a racial slur in a viral video has raised more than $600,000 in online donations after claiming she feared for her life because of threats and harassment. Shiloh Hendrix identified herself as the woman in the widely circulated video, which was filmed last week at a park in Rochester, Minnesota. In a GiveSendGo fundraising campaign, she said she feared retaliation and sought public support. Hundreds of donors have contributed, helping her raise over half of her $1 million goal. "I am so grateful to all of you who have donat…
Woodbridge Teen Secretly Filmed Girls, Inappropriately Touched Classmate At School: Police Woodbridge Teen Secretly Filmed Girls, Inappropriately Touched Classmate At School: Police
Woodbridge Teen Secretly Filmed Girls, Inappropriately Touched Classmate At School: Police A Virginia high school student is facing serious charges after authorities say he secretly recorded female classmates and inappropriately touched one during the school day. On Tuesday, April 29, a 17-year-old from Woodbridge was arrested after a School Resource Officer’s investigation at C.D. Hylton High School in Prince William County, police announced. The officer was first notified on April 22 that a student had been filming others without their consent inside the school, located on Spriggs Road in Woodbridge. According to the Prince William County Police Department, the probe found tha…
Student Helps Expose Staffer Filming Kids At Virginia Elementary School: Sheriff Student Helps Expose Staffer Filming Kids At Virginia Elementary School: Sheriff
Student Helps Expose Staffer Filming Kids At Virginia Elementary School: Sheriff See something, say something. A courageous student is being praised in Stafford County after stepping up and helping expose a paraprofessional accused of secretly filming kids at an elementary school. On March 18, a student at Conway Elementary School told a teacher that a staff member had been “acting inappropriately” toward another student, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said. That tip sparked a fast-moving investigation by the school’s resource officer and the Special Victims Unit, leading to the arrest of 56-year-old Eric Van Orden of Stafford. Van Orden, a paraprofessional at t…
Burlington City Man Who Secretly Recorded Minor Learns Fate: Prosecutor Burlington City Man Who Secretly Recorded Minor Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Burlington City Man Who Secretly Recorded Minor Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Burlington City man was sentenced to four years in prison last week after he pleaded guilty to secretly recording a minor in a bathroom using a hidden camera, authorities said. Joseph Stevenson previously pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. An investigation into Stevenson began after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children informed authorities of Stevenson's online activities, Bradshaw said. Additional details are being withheld in an effort to protect the identity of the victim, Bradshaw said…
Mount Laurel Cop Hacked Women's Social Media Accounts, Shared Nude Photos: Prosecutor Mount Laurel Cop Hacked Women's Social Media Accounts, Shared Nude Photos: Prosecutor
Mount Laurel Cop Hacked Women's Social Media Accounts, Shared Nude Photos: Prosecutor A 25-year-old Mount Laurel police officer pleaded guilty to hacking multiple women's social media accounts and distributing their nude photos, authorities said. Ayron Taylor, a Moorestown resident faces 12 years in prison when he is sentenced in September, per the terms of a plea agreement, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. A woman contacted Evesham Township police in September 2022, to report her Snapchat and Facebook accounts had been hacked by an unknown person, Bradshaw said. The person then sent nude photos she had taken of herself to her Snapchat contacts, m…
Lititz Man Who Secretly Recorded Women At Fashion Cents In Ephrata ID'd: Police Lititz Man Who Secretly Recorded Women At Fashion Cents In Ephrata ID'd: Police
Lititz Man Who Secretly Recorded Women At Fashion Cents In Ephrata ID'd: Police A Lititz man accused of secretly recording women in the dressing rooms of an Ephrata consignment store has been identified, police announced on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Justin Tyler Stauffer, 19, was arrested after investigators discovered he recorded multiple illicit videos of at least twelve victims without their knowledge or consent at Fashion Cents Consignment, 240 N Reading Rd, according to the Ephrata Police Department. Stauffer used a cellphone to record inside the store’s changing area, police said. A forensic examination of the device determined there were no additional illicit videos…
Red Bank Plumber Sentenced For Taking Upskirt Videos Of 27 Women: Monmouth Prosecutor Red Bank Plumber Sentenced For Taking Upskirt Videos Of 27 Women: Monmouth Prosecutor
Red Bank Plumber Sentenced For Taking Upskirt Videos Of 27 Women: Monmouth Prosecutor A 35-year-old Red Bank resident was sentence to eight years in prison on Friday, Jan. 10 after admitting to filming 27 women without their consent, authorities said. On Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, Christopher Cox entered the ShopRite supermarket in Shrewsbury and began following female shoppers around the store. He used his cell phone like he was recording women from behind before he left the store and drove away in a white Dodge Durango, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. A week later, police pulled Cox over on Newman Springs Road, Santiago said. He initially got…
Losing Candidate, In-Law Spared Prison After Secretly Recording NJ Mayor: Prosecutor Losing Candidate, In-Law Spared Prison After Secretly Recording NJ Mayor: Prosecutor
Losing Candidate, In-Law Spared Prison After Secretly Recording NJ Mayor: Prosecutor Two women were entered into a pretrial intervention program after admitting to discreetly recording the mayor of Readington Township last summer, authorities said. On Monday, July 1, Christina Albrecht, a 45-year-old Flemington woman placed a recording device on the fence at The Rail, a restaurant in Whitehouse Station, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said. Albrecht captured the private, oral communications of Readington Township Mayor Adam Mueller and Deputy Mayor Vincent Panico, Robeson said. Albrecht later retrieved the device and transcribed and shared the recor…
22-Year-Old Man Accused Of Putting Phone Under Woman's Skirt In Yonkers 22-Year-Old Man Accused Of Putting Phone Under Woman's Skirt In Yonkers
22-Year-Old Man Accused Of Putting Phone Under Woman's Skirt In Yonkers A 22-year-old man was hit with a felony charge after allegedly putting his phone under a woman's skirt in Westchester, police said. Yonkers resident Gueovanni Patterson was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 14 in connection with an incident that happened in Yonkers earlier in the month, Yonkers Police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19.  According to the department, on Wednesday, Nov. 6 just before 1:30 p.m., Patterson allegedly walked up behind a young woman and put his cell phone up her skirt. The victim noticed this and tried confronting him, but he then ran off, police said. Passerby the…
Readington GOP Loser Had Help From Loser's Wife Secretly Record Mayor, Deputy Mayor: Officials Readington GOP Loser Had Help From Loser's Wife Secretly Record Mayor, Deputy Mayor: Officials
Readington GOP Loser Had Help From Loser's Wife Secretly Record Mayor, Deputy Mayor: Officials Two women, both with ties to one New Jersey town's local Republican party, have been charged with secretly recording conversations had between their rivals at a local restaurant, officials said. Christina Albrecht, 45, of Flemington, and Jacqueline Hindle, 49, of Whitehouse Station, are both facing charges for secretly recording conversations between Readington Township Mayor Adam Mueller and Deputy Mayor Vincent Panico in July at The Rail at Readington, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said. Albrecht is married to Hindle's running mate, former mayor Ben Smith, who ran agai…
Telford Pizzaiolo Sent Himself Nudes From Victim's Forgotten Phone Before Sex Assault: Cops Telford Pizzaiolo Sent Himself Nudes From Victim's Forgotten Phone Before Sex Assault: Cops
Telford Pizzaiolo Sent Himself Nudes From Victim's Forgotten Phone Before Sex Assault: Cops The 39-year-old owner of a Bucks County pizza shop is accused of sending himself naked photos of a victim and their partner he found on a phone in his shop and then sexually assaulting them when they came back to get it, police said. Nery Leonardo Vasquez-Pascual, who owns Leonardi’s Pizza in Chalfont, had been wanted after police said he sent himself photos from the victim's home that they left in his shop on Aug. 17, Central Bucks Regional PD said. When the victim re-entered the restaurant to retrieve their cell phone, that Vasquez-Pascual handed the victim the cell phone, then physi…
Man Took Video Of Girl In Shower: Guttenberg PD Man Took Video Of Girl In Shower: Guttenberg PD
Man Took Video Of Girl In Shower: Guttenberg PD A 46-year-old Guttenberg man was arrested and charged on Sunday, Oct. 6 with taking a video of his ex-girlfriend's young daughter exiting the shower, authorities said. The girl's mother said she went through her ex-boyfriend's cell phone and found a video of her daughter exiting the shower, completely nude, Guttenberg police said in a release.  Officers were able to confirm that the video was taken without the juvenile’s knowledge and that she was secretly recorded through a crack/hole in the bathroom door, police said.  The man, whose name is being withheld to protect the p…
'Peeping Tom' Admits To Recording Women Illegally, Stealing Data In Columbia: Prosecutors 'Peeping Tom' Admits To Recording Women Illegally, Stealing Data In Columbia: Prosecutors
'Peeping Tom' Admits To Recording Women Illegally, Stealing Data In Columbia: Prosecutors A Peeping Tom who secretly filmed women and stole data from patients' cellphones at his job in Howard County copped to the crime and is facing prison time, according to the state's attorney's office. Owings Mills resident Delano Draine, 43, pleaded guilty this week to eight counts of illegal computer access and four counts related to visual surveillance for incidents involving several women and a young girl, authorities announced. He was initially indicted on 68 charges related to recordings in a dressing room, upskirt videos of women, and illegally accessing private media of patients …
Ex-Meriden Police Dispatcher Busted After Misusing System To Look Up Victim: Cops Ex-Meriden Police Dispatcher Busted After Misusing System To Look Up Victim: Cops
Ex-Meriden Police Dispatcher Busted After Misusing System To Look Up Victim: Cops A former police emergency dispatcher found himself on the other side of the law when he was arrested for misusing equipment to look up information on a victim more than once, authorities say.  Jonathan Miller, age 26, was charged with two counts of third-degree computer crimes and released on an order to appear, Meriden Police said. Miller worked for the Meriden dispatch center from July 2023 until July 2024 when he was fired for a separate matter. Shortly after his dismissal, investigators learned he had told a friend that he'd used the system to look up information on an acquain…
Peeping Tom Took Unauthorized Photos Of Teen In Virginia Gap Outlet Store Dressing Room: Police Peeping Tom Took Unauthorized Photos Of Teen In Virginia Gap Outlet Store Dressing Room: Police
Peeping Tom Took Unauthorized Photos Of Teen In Virginia Gap Outlet Store Dressing Room: Police A Peeping Tom is at large after taking unauthorized photos of a minor inside the dressing room of a Virginia clothing store, police say. An investigation has been launched in Loudoun County after a teenager reported that they were filmed while at the Gap retail store at the Leesburg Premium Outlets on Fort Evans Road. The incident was reported at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13. Police say that the teen customer reported that an unknown person took unauthorized photos of them over the door inside the dressing room. The suspect was able to flee before the victim was able to exi…
Chambersburg Man Sextorted Woman After Snapchat Hacks: USDOJ Chambersburg Man Sextorted Woman After Snapchat Hacks: USDOJ
Chambersburg Man Sextorted Woman After Snapchat Hacks: Usdoj  A 25-year-old Chambersburg man has been sentenced in connection with the hacking of women's Snapchat accounts and subsequent sextorting of them, the US Department of Justice announced on Thursday, Aug. 1.  Reginald "Reggie" Adams was sentenced to 22 months in prison and three years of supervised release by Senior United States District Court Judge Michael Baylson "for hacking into numerous social media accounts and circulating the victims’ private photographs," United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero detailed in the release. Adams had previously pleaded guilty to wir…
Know Him? Man Wanted For Filming Under Woman's Dress At Long Island  Store Know Him? Man Wanted For Filming Under Woman's Dress At Long Island  Store
Know Him? Man Wanted For Filming Under Woman's Dress At Long Island Store Police on Long Island are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly filmed underneath a woman's dress in a store. The incident occurred at the CVS store in Deer Park around 5:18 p.m. on Monday, July 8. According to Suffolk County Police, the man used his phone to record underneath a woman's dress and then fled in a black Dodge Durango. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-8…
Chesco Man Secretly Recorded Victim For Months, Police Say Chesco Man Secretly Recorded Victim For Months, Police Say
Chesco Man Secretly Recorded Victim For Months, Police Say A Lincoln University man is accused of recording someone without their permission over a period of months, according to a release by Kennett Square police on Thursday, July 18.  Thomas Simon, 41, has been charged with a felony for interception of communications and a misdemeanor for invasion of privacy, the police explained in a release.  In January, the victim approached police and said Simon had been secretly recording video of them between October and December 2023, as detailed in the release.  Following an investigation, a warrant for his arrest was issued on July 12, ac…
DMV Stalker Who Sent Pornographic Videos Of Victim To Family, Friends Heads To Fed Pen DMV Stalker Who Sent Pornographic Videos Of Victim To Family, Friends Heads To Fed Pen
DMV Stalker Who Sent Pornographic Videos Of Victim To Family, Friends Heads To Fed Pen A Maryland man who relentlessly stalked his victim and the victim's family, employer, and tenants has been sentenced to prison time, federal officials in Virginia said. Joseph Bourabah, 27, of North Bethesda, MD, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney Jr. to eight years and four months in prison, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber said. In September 2021, Bourabah, using a fake account, began sharing pornographic content of a victim on Facebook and spreading false accusations about the victim, Aber said alongside Brian Dugan, S…