Tag: Child Exploitation
Toddler & Infant Exploited: Pair Gets Decades
⏱ 3 min read A twisted online connection turned horrifyingly real. Michael J. Machonis, 30, of Bridgewater, New Jersey, and Asia Tamara Billups, 20, of Gloucester, Virginia, are headed to federal prison after exploiting a three-year-old toddler and a four-month-old infant. Billups recorded sexually explicit videos of the children in May and June of 2024,…
Predator Gets 10 Years: L.A. Man Targeted Kids
⏱ 3 min read Eddie Ademir Villalta Hernandez, 37, of Los Angeles, California, will spend the next decade in federal prison after pleading guilty to a sickening scheme. Between November 2022 and April 2024, Hernandez used social media to groom and coerce vulnerable minors, paying them for explicit images and videos. The sentencing came down…
Polar Predator: Antarctic Sex Trafficking
⏱ 3 min read Justin Vancott-Harnish, 29, of St. Cloud, Florida, is accused of exploiting a minor at one of the most isolated places on Earth: the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica. Federal prosecutors allege that between February 28th and March 28th, 2025, Vancott-Harnish, employed as a U.S. Antarctic Program subcontractor, solicited a minor…
Valley Predators Nabbed in Sting
⏱ 3 min read Six men in South Texas are facing serious federal charges after an undercover operation busted them attempting to exploit a minor. The arrests, made this week in the Rio Grande Valley, stemmed from an online sting targeting individuals seeking to meet with a 16-year-old girl. Authorities say the men believed they…
Predator Got 20: MO Man Sexually Abused Teen
⏱ 3 min read Anthony Moore, 49, of Jefferson County, Missouri, is facing two decades behind bars after admitting he preyed on a 13-year-old girl. Moore pleaded guilty Thursday to receiving child pornography in U.S. District Court in St. Louis, confirming a pattern of sexual abuse spanning 2023 and 2024. The abuse began when the…
Annapolis Techie Accused of Paying Teens for Explicit Photos
Shawn Livingston, a 38-year-old former IT professional from Annapolis, Maryland, is facing a federal indictment alleging he preyed on teenage girls across state lines, paying them for sexually explicit images. The feds say Livingston used the ephemeral messaging app Snapchat as his hunting ground, systematically grooming and exploiting at least five victims, all between 15…
Radicalized & Young: Feds Fight Online Extremist Networks Targeting Kids
Nine-year-olds. That’s how young the feds say these predators are starting. A disturbing trend is exploding across the nation: decentralized online networks actively recruiting and radicalizing children into extremist ideologies. Forget shadowy basements – these groups are operating in plain sight, hiding within the digital spaces where kids spend their lives: social media, gaming apps,…
Registered Offender Accused of Targeting Child
Kansas City, MO – Addison Jones, 28, is in federal custody facing charges of attempting to create child pornography and violating his sex offender registration. Jones, already on the registry, allegedly used the internet to target a 10-year-old boy, attempting to solicit explicit material. The FBI investigation revealed online communications where Jones allegedly groomed the…
Ex-Teacher Gets 13 Years for Preying on Young Girls
A former high school teacher, Kostas Fekkas, is headed to federal prison for 13 years after admitting to a predatory scheme targeting two underage girls. Fekkas, who sometimes went by the aliases “Constantine Fekkas” and “C.J. Justice,” pleaded guilty to federal charges of coercing the victims into sending him explicit images and videos, a betrayal…
Ohio Man Gets 20 Years for Sickening Crimes Against Children
Kirtland, OH – Todd Oravecz, 45, will spend the next two decades in federal prison after admitting to a depraved obsession with child pornography. U.S. District Chief Judge Sara Lioi sentenced Oravecz to 240 months today, a penalty reflecting the gravity of his crimes and a troubling history that came to light during the investigation.…
