Online Dating & Sextortion Scams

Poughkeepsie, NY — Tyler LeClerc, a 28-year-old former martial arts instructor, was led into a courtroom in handcuffs on Tuesday, facing a 42-count indictment that includes serious charges of sexual …

Ruston, La. (KTVE/KARD) — A 46-year-old Ruston man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of sexually assaulting a juvenile victim. Jason Jones was …

A Bryan man has been jailed for the second time in less than a month on child pornography charges. According to the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office, 34-year-old James Carbajal was …

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KFOX14) — A convicted sex offender has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in a violent robbery and sexual assault that occurred more than …

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Deputies from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested 44-year-old Armando Alvarado following an anonymous tip regarding his location. The arrest occurred on Tuesday, after …

John Chisholm, 28, of West End, was arrested on February 18, 2025, after a joint investigation between the Moore County Sheriff’s Office and the North Carolina SBI Cyber Crimes Unit. …

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. — Jose Puga, 51, of Wonder Lake, was arrested this week in connection with an alleged sex trafficking operation operating in Lake County. Puga has been charged …

HALL COUNTY, Ga. – A Hall County man, previously arrested in December for child pornography, was taken into custody again after further illicit materials were uncovered in a follow-up investigation. …

SAN MARCOS, Texas – Cory Grado, 23, of San Marcos, was sentenced to 17 years in prison after being convicted of sexual assault and invasive visual recording. The sentence was …

Watertown, N.Y. — James William Marquette Jr., 46, of Watertown, was arrested on March 20, 2025, on a felony charge of predatory sexual assault of a child. The charge stems …