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Multiple Victims, Sexual Extortion By PA Megan’s Law Violator; More Victims Sought: Police
A Penbrook man used threats, deception, and explicit recordings to sexually exploit multiple victims, authorities in Dauphin County announced on Thursday, April 18.
Skylar Addison Vandevander, 26, was arrested on Wednesday, April 17 in connection with a disturbing pattern of coercive sexual abuse, according to Penbrook police. He faces 40 charges, including:
Felony Rape by Forcible Compulsion.
Felony Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse.
Felony Sexual Extortion.
Felony Failure to Comply with Megan’s Law Requirements.
Additional Felony and Misdemeanor Offenses.
Investigators say Vandevand…
Sexual Blackmail: Man Threatened To Leak Woman's Nudes Unless She Slept With Him, Police Say
A Connecticut man blackmailed a woman into sex by threatening to send her nude photos to her family and coworkers if she didn't sleep with him, authorities said.
Jason Acosta-Williams, age 26, of Norwalk in Fairfield County, is charged with sexual assault in the first degree and coercion, police said.
Officials did not release much information on the arrest or investigation to protect the victim, but Norwalk Police issued a warrant for Acosta-Williams' arrest in August. However, he evaded arrest until Thursday, Oct. 10, when he surrendered himself to authorities.
A j…
Predator Who Preyed On Deaf Victims For Years In DC Sentenced For Sex Abuse Offenses: Feds
A District man will spend years in prison for the sexual abuse of three deaf victims, including a child and minor over the course of nearly a decade, federal authorities announced.
John’Ta Price, 29, was sentenced to 40 months in prison after pleading guilty earlier this summer to multiple charges, including attempted stalking, blackmail, and child sexual abuse.
According to prosecutors, between March 2015 and February 2020, Price stalked his first victim, who was approximately 13 to 18 years old at the time.
Price sent nude videos and pictures on at least 10 different occasions…
DC Man Admits To Posing As Young Girl To Exploit 10-Year-Old Child: DOJ
A man from D.C. pled guilty to the sexual exploitation of a young child, officials said.
Christopher Young, 31, pretended to be a young girl and reached out to a 10-year-old in June 2019 to exploit her, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Young blackmailed the young girl as a way to sexually abuse her, and told her that if she did not engage in sexual acts with him, he would send embarrassing pictures of the victim to her family, officials said.
Law enforcement discovered pictures of Young's sexual abuse, that he took, on his email account, authorities said.
The 10-year-old bravely e…
Sterling Man, 31, Faces Multiple Child Porn Charges: Police
A 31-year-old Loudoun County man tricked people into sending him nude photos of themselves and then extorted them afterward, authorities said.
A grand jury indicted Shane L. Pearson of Sterling this week following a lengthy investigation, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. According to a report, two people said they sent nude photos of themselves to an unknown person they met on an app. That person was Pearson, who demanded they send more nude photos, money, or sexual favors, or he would put their photos online, the Sheriff's Offices said.
Detectives said some of the vict…
NY Man Accused Of Forcing Fairfield County Teen To Send Nude Photos
A New York man has been arrested on a warrant for allegedly forcing a Fairfield County teen into sending him nude photos of herself.
Anthony Pangallo, age 37, of Rego Park, in Queens, was arrested on the warrant on Tuesday, May 25, by Westport Police for the incident which took place late last year.
According to Westport Police Lieutenant David Wolf, in December, the department's detective bureau received a report of the possible exploitation of a local teenager.
The teen reported that she befriended an individual on social media, said police.
This individual, id…
