A home daycare in Cape Cod has shuttered its doors after local news revealed a fugitive illegal immigrant from Brazil, who was wanted for child rape in his home country, was living there. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE ERO) Boston arrested Andre Tiago Lucas, wanted for the rape of a...Read More
The FBI is warning about a global network of violent criminals preying on teens and adolescents through online platforms like Discord, Roblox and Telegram. Authorities say predators convince their victims to self-harm, create graphic pornography and harm family pets. What is 764? The cybercriminals are part of a group known as “764.” Investigators say that...Read More
The FBI has launched more than 250 investigations into a violent online predator network known as “764,” which federal authorities say is manipulating teenagers into committing acts of self-harm, producing explicit content, and even issuing threats of violence. The group’s tactics, executed through platforms like Discord and Roblox, have triggered alarms across law enforcement agencies...Read More
Two chat and gaming companies are being sued for allegedly facilitating child sexual exploitation and abuse. The suit claims Roblox and Discord allowed online predators to find victims. “Both Roblox and Discord, we allege, were negligent in the services they provided to our client, a 13-year-old boy,” said Anna Marie Murphy, an attorney with Cotchett,...Read More
Aurora police arrested two men who allegedly tried to meet with children for sex this month, including an airline pilot who they say may have underaged victims in Denver, Pennsylvania and Phoenix. Ralph Edward Bledsoe, 68, of Florissant was arrested Tuesday after traveling from Canada to an Aurora hotel where he planned to have sexual...Read More
TORONTO, Canada — A Canadian national was arrested Jan. 5 in Toronto and charged with the creation, possession and distribution of child pornography. The arrest resulted from a joint investigation between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Attaché Office in Toronto, the Toronto Police Service’s Child Exploitation Section and the Barrie...Read More
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – “Enough is enough,” said mother Preshana Reyes at the last Omaha Public Schools board meeting. A recent shooting at Omaha Northwest High School is prompting parents and school officials alike to find a solution to school violence, and one way parents can express concerns is through public comment at the monthly...Read More
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A federal fugitive since 2009, who was listed on a smartphone app created by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), made his initial appearance in federal court Monday after his arrest Wednesday on charges of sexually exploiting children. This fugitive was arrested by the Red Lake Indian Reservation tribal police on...Read More
Florida officials looking into Roblox Florida’s attorney general says too many children are being put in high-risk situations, and he’s demanding answers from Roblox when it comes to safety. FOX 13’s Matthew McClellan reports. The move comes at a time when national concerns are mounting over online safety for minors. On April 13th, a 10-year-old...Read More
A predator posed as a teenage boy and threatened to rape young girls to get sexual images from them. Kevin Wyeth, 39, used an account on a mobile phone to bully the girls, including making threats to locate them and rape them. Wyeth caused the girls to engage in sexual activity in group chat messages....Read More