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ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — An Escambia County man was sentenced to 27 years for multiple sex crimes involving a minor.

Scott Chappelear entered a plea to the court on 15 counts of Possession of Child Pornography, six counts of Transmission of Harmful Materials to a Minor and one count of Using a Computer to Solicit the Sexual Conduct of a Child. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement started an investigation, which is how Chappelear was arrested.

Chappelear thought he was communicating with a 14-year-old girl, but

By Ryan Haidet

36-year-old Daniel Carlson, a former teacher at Mayfield Middle School and high school track coach, will learn his fate at sentencing today after pleading guilty to multiple sex-related crimes.

Sentencing is set for 9:30 a.m. at the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas with Judge Joan Synenberg presiding.

It was between September of 2019 and June of 2021 that Carlson “used pseudo usernames on social media applications to engage in sexually explicit chats and solicit juvenile victims for sexual materials including photos and videos,” according to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s

By Alexa Mae Asperin

LOS ANGELES – Authorities are investigating after a Los Angeles man was arrested for alleged sex crimes against children.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, 50-year-old Joseph Gatt was arrested on April 6 for an outstanding felony warrant involving contact with a minor for sexual offense.

This came after a residential search warrant was served at Gatt’s home in the area of 3rd Street and La Jolla, where a caller reported Gatt had been engaged in online sexually explicit communication with a minor across state lines.

Authorities believe there

By JAMES GREGOIRE

ASSUMPTION PARISH, La. — A Pierre Part man is in jail after an investigation led to his arrest on a number of sex crimes and drug charges in Assumption Parish according to the Sheriff’s office.

66-year-old James Gregoire was arrested Saturday after a number of complaints to deputies against him for numerous sex crimes upon a juvenile, said Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon.

Sheriff Falcon said after a “complex investigation” detectives found that Gregoire committed the crimes through the use of social media outlets requesting certain pornographic material in exchange for

By: News 12 Staff

A Midwood man has been charged with sexual exploitation of children after allegedly targeting minors via Skype, the NYPD says.

Court documents reveal that 49-year-old Steven Labianca solicited sexually explicit images and video from kids as young as 13 from April 2017 through Feb. 2021. Authorities say he developed a relationship with his victims first, then enticed them to take the photos for his own personal gratification.

If convicted, Labianca faces a minimum of 15 years behind bars.

WINDHAM, Conn. — An Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU) student is facing numerous charges after a child exploitation investigation in Georgia, officials said Friday.

Officials said 22-year-old Victor Pastor was arrested Wednesday at the university’s campus by Georgia law enforcement and ECSU campus police.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit (GBI) was asked by a Georgia sheriff’s office to help in their child exploitation investigation on March 18.

The investigation found that Pastor was reportedly in contact with a child over a social media platform and was later