Online Dating & Sextortion Scams

Ciara Picard, 39, a former teacher at Maloney High School in Meriden, Connecticut, has been arrested and charged with five counts of sexual assault involving a former student, authorities reported …

DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — A Mexican citizen has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for illegally re-entering the United States after deportation, U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona announced. …

PAWNEE COUNTY, Okla. — A registered sex offender is back behind bars just seven weeks after her release from prison. Deputies say Amy Hargrove was taken into custody after she …

UTICA, N.Y. — Joshua Bartlett, 49, a former Mid-State Correctional Facility guard previously implicated in the fatal beating of inmate Messiah Nantwi, has been charged with multiple sex crimes, State …

Uttar Pradesh Police in Ghaziabad arrested three men—Rinku, Ajay, and Shubham—for allegedly blackmailing individuals using a gay dating app. The accused reportedly lured victims into sexual activity, secretly recorded them, …

NEWTON COUNTY — A Newton County jury on Wednesday convicted Ronnie Grier on multiple sex-related charges involving children, marking another significant case during a busy week in county court. Grier …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Darell Davis, 22, of Sacramento, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and ordered to pay over $9,900 in restitution for conspiring to sex traffic an …

sexually assaulting a teenage girl. Richard Santa Ana, 44, received consecutive sentences for three felonies: 198 years for two counts of first-degree felony aggravated sexual assault of a child 20 …

SOUTHERN PINES, NC — A Southern Pines man, Joshua Rayman, 37, has been arrested and is facing multiple charges related to offenses involving minors, according to the Southern Pines Police …

SALT LAKE CITY — An Ohio man has been arrested in Utah on multiple child sex crime charges. Wade S. Christofferson, 72, from Dublin, Ohio, was taken into custody on …