Online Dating & Sextortion Scams

Former Hancock County Commissioner John Jessup, 56, was sentenced to six to fifteen years in prison on April 25, 2025, after being convicted of attempting to sexually assault his daughter, …

PARAGOULD, Ark. — A $25,000 cash-only bond was set Thursday for Clifford G. Crossfield, a 44-year-old Paragould man arrested in connection with a sexual assault investigation, according to the Paragould …

SAN MARCOS, Texas — A Hays County corrections officer has been arrested after allegations surfaced involving sexual misconduct with an inmate. John Duran, a corrections officer with the Hays County …

ROCHESTER, MN – A 48-year-old Byron man, William Pirkl, was arrested following a multi-week undercover operation targeting the online solicitation of minors, according to a statement from the Rochester Police …

Josh Fitzpatrick, a former meteorologist for WVIR-TV in Charlottesville, is facing serious criminal charges following his arrest in Ohio on a fugitive warrant. Authorities say Fitzpatrick, who left his position …

WORKINGTON, Cumbria — A 37-year-old man from Whitehaven has been sentenced after admitting to possessing indecent images of children, including images of a child as young as three years old. …

MADISON COUNTY, Ala. — A 23-year-old man was arrested Monday by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material, following a tip from a …

A 39-year-old woman was arrested at a luxury Palm Beach hotel after allegedly offering “friends with benefits” services for $4,000. The incident occurred at the Brazilian Court Hotel on Palm …

THORNTON, Colo. — Joshua Lucero, a 28-year-old former youth pastor at Word Alive Church in Thornton, Colorado, has been arrested and charged with multiple felony child sex assault charges, according …

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — On April 11, 2025, Daniel Phillip Coulson, 40, of Huntingtown, Maryland, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the sex abuse of a minor. The …