[ad_1] SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. (VVNG.com) — A major two-week operation led by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department resulted in dozens of arrests and warrants targeting child sexual abuse predators, officials announced. Operation Spring Cleaning took place between April 5 and April 19, 2025, and focused on identifying predators who use the internet to...Read More

[ad_1] UNION COUNTY, N.C. — Detectives with the Union County Sheriff’s Office have arrested four individuals accused of attempting to sexually exploit minors online as part of an ongoing operation. The arrests are the result of proactive online investigations conducted by the Special Victims Unit since February, targeting individuals using chat rooms and social media...Read More

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[ad_1] ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A man will spend a year in prison and register as a sex offender for 10 years after pleading guilty to a charge stemming from an undercover operation. Sean Rhea pleaded guilty to child solicitation by electronic communication. A judge sentenced him to a year in prison, two years sex offender...Read More

[ad_1] The man allegedly showed police a nude picture of a 12 or 13-year-old before being arrested. MAGAZINE, Arkansas — The Logan County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) said on Thursday that a member of an Indiana biker group has helped in the arrest of an alleged child predator. A Facebook post from LCSO said that on...Read More

[ad_1] BRANSON, Mo. — Alex Rosen, leader of the vigilante group Predator Poachers, was arrested in Branson after aggressively confronting someone he alleged was a pedophile. The Branson Police Department (BPD) said in a post on Facebook that they were called to a disturbance at the Steak ‘n Shake involving Rosen. They received reports of...Read More

[ad_1] A prominent advocate for child safety in upstate New York has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities announced Wednesday. John Todaro, 49 of Amherst, was charged with promoting a sexual performance by a child and possessing a sexual performance by a child, both felonies, the New York State Police said in a statement....Read More

[ad_1] Jersey Shore, Pa. — A 24-year-old Jersey Shore man was caught by a local vigilante pretending to be a 14-year-old girl online, police say. Bobby Gene George was filmed on Dec. 19 as he was confronted by the man pretending to be a minor outside an apartment in the 1200 block of Allegheny Street....Read More

[ad_1] The top federal prosecutor in Albany on Monday said he was considering a lawsuit that would force telecommunications and social media companies to use algorithms to monitor users’ conversations for sexual predation. Interim U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III said he has been stunned by cases of sexual exploitation of children and pledged to...Read More

[ad_1] Defense cites PTSD in appeal for lower sentence While Kealty faced a maximum penalty of life in prison, under federal sentencing guidelines for someone like him with no criminal record, the range was 10 years behind bars to 11 years and three months, court records show. Knox sought the full 135 months for “grooming”...Read More