ANSONIA, Conn. (WFSB) – An Ansonia man has been arrested for owning child sex abuse material. 36-year-old Roger Pratt of Naugatuck was arrested on May 15th. The investigation into Pratt began after he was accused of trying to meet an underage girl he met online. Police say it was actually a group of private citizens...Read More
On May 7, 2025, the Department of Justice announced the results of Operation Restore Justice, a coordinated enforcement effort to identify, track and arrest child sex predators. The operation resulted in the rescue of 115 children and the arrests of 205 child sexual abuse offenders in the nationwide crackdown. The coordinated effort was executed over...Read More
Roger Pratt, 36, was arrested on a warrant for possession of child sex abuse material, Ansonia police said. Police say the arrest followed a disturbing investigation that started when a group of private citizens used social media to communicate with Pratt. These individuals, who track potential child predators online, posed as a child online and...Read More
Body camera video shows Rogers County deputies arresting a man accused of talking sexually online with someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl. They say the man was actually talking with an online predator group, and they went to his house and confronted him on camera. Sheriff Scott Walton says the group did great work,...Read More
WASHINGTON (TNND) — The FBI and Justice Department announced on Wednesday the arrest of 205 alleged child sex predators in the last week in “Operation Restore Justice.” Attorney General Pamela Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel praised the “historic, unprecedented national nationwide operation” during a news conference and thanked the 55 FBI field officers who...Read More
New bipartisan legislation would bar technology companies from collecting reimbursements from law enforcement officials seeking data related to child exploitation. Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Wednesday will introduce the Protecting Children Over Profits Act, Bloomberg Government learned exclusively. The bill would apply to any electronic service where users can exchange messages....Read More
A 21-year-old man from Meopham has been jailed for three years and four months after admitting to a string of offences involving the online grooming and abuse of multiple young girls. Jack Davey was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on Friday, May 9th, 2025, having pleaded guilty to over 30 charges. Jack Davey Photo: Kent...Read More
Teachers are in agreement: Bullying is the biggest safety concern at their schools, and safety measures like security guards and cameras don’t hurt school climate, according to the results of a new survey. But where teachers disagree is whether they should be allowed to carry guns on campus, and whether doing so would make schools...Read More
BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed illegally present Salvadoran national Juan Velasquez from the United States to El Salvador May 15. Velasquez has been convicted of multiple felonies in New York, including rape and sexual abuse of a minor. Velasquez, 45, illegally entered the United States on an unknown date and...Read More
In iOS 18.2, Apple is adding a new feature that resurrects some of the intent behind its halted CSAM scanning plans — this time, without breaking end-to-end encryption or providing government backdoors. Rolling out first in Australia, the company’s expansion of its Communication Safety feature uses on-device machine learning to detect and blur nude content,...Read More
