'Repent': Man Threatened Clergy Over LGBTQ+ Acceptance In Hyde Park, Convicted Of Hate Crime
A jury has convicted a Dutchess County man of a hate crime for targeting a member of his grandparents' clergy with threatening messages and repeated violations of a court order, prosecutors announced.
Jacob Bender, 32, was found guilty on Monday, April 13, of first-degree criminal contempt, as well as second-degree criminal contempt and fourth-degree stalking as a hate crime, following a two-day trial in Dutchess County Court, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office said.
According to prosecutors, the case stemmed from a pattern of behavior directed at a rector of S…
Town Of Clinton Cop Stalked Ex, Tracked Her Car With Device: Prosecutor
A New Jersey police officer has been arrested and charged with stalking and violating a restraining order, authorities said.
Joseph D. Pietraszewski, 29, of Readington Township, a Town of Clinfton officer, was arrested on Friday, April 10, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said.
Pietraszewski was placed on administrative leave on Friday ,March 27 after making concerning comments to a co-worker about an ex-girlfriend, Robeson said.
Investigators later met with the victim, who reported that Pietraszewski appeared at locations where the victim was present on multiple occasions, Robeso…
Boyfriend Abuser: Southampton Man Gets 20 Years For Sexually Abusing, Harming Exes, DA Says
A Western Massachusetts man found guilty of nearly two dozen charges, including rape, sexual battery, kidnapping, strangulation, and stalking, will spend up to 20 years behind bars, authorities announced.
Mathieu J. Tebo, of Southampton, was sentenced on Wednesday, Nov. 20, after a jury found him guilty of 22 violent crimes against former girlfriends, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. He was convicted following a three-week trial last week.
Prosecutors said the attacks happened in Southampton in 2022, Northampton in 2017, and Orange in 2016-2017. Three of his for…
Hicksville Man Harasses, Stalks Pennsylvania Woman For Over 1 Year: Affidavits
A 66-year-old Long Island man faces a felony stalking charge after allegedly harassing a woman in Pennsylvania for more than a year, police announced.
Robert Vincent Amorosino — who currently lives in Hicksville, New York, and is originally from Massapequa Park with a prior residence in Valley Stream, according to public records — was arrested on Monday, Sept. 8, after a string of harassment complaints stretching back to September 2022, according to court documents.
The most recent incident happened at the Prince Street Café at 2 W. Market St., York City, where Amorosino allegedly noticed t…
Man Used 8 Different Phone Numbers To Sexually Extort Victim, Bergen Prosecutor Says
A Massachusetts man is facing charges in Bergen County after he threatened to expose sexually explicit images of a victim in an attempt to force her into a sexual relationship, authorities said, noting he also shared pre-pubescent child porn online.
Robert J. Meserve III, 37, of Plymouth, MA, was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 27, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
In June 2025, the Cyber Crimes Unit received information about alleged sexual extortion, Musella said. An adul…
Trevose Man Travels 1K+ Miles To Stalk 14-Year-Old Influencer, Confronts Dad At Florida Home
A Pennsylvania man with past ties to Trevose, Eagleville, and Norristown traveled more than 1,000 miles to Florida to stalk a 14-year-old social media influencer, confronting her father in the driveway, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 20.
Jarred Easter, 29, was arrested by members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigation Section on Sunday, Aug. 18, after investigators said he showed up at the teen’s Walton County residence.
Easter spent three months sending disturbing emails, nude photos, and obsessive messages to the child’s account connected to her social med…
Sinking Spring Doc Charged In AI Child Porn Case Has Stalking Conviction, License Probation
A Berks County psychologist recently accused of sexually assaulting a patient and making AI-generated child pornography of a 12-year-old had a prior stalking conviction and was placed on professional probation by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology, court, and state records show.
Jeffrey Joseph Leoni, 54, of Sinking Spring, was arrested on July 30, 2025, and charged with Sexual Abuse of Children, Child Pornography, Criminal Use of a Communication Facility, and Indecent Assault, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office.
Authorities say the charges stem from a March 202…
Spotsy Man Stomps Stranger’s Car, Bolts Through Hospital In Wild Police Chase: Sheriff
He stomped on the roof of a car that wasn’t his, tried to break in, then took deputies on a wild ride through a hospital parking lot before ditching his car near I-95, the sheriff said.
Moriano Lardge, 38, of Stafford, was arrested on Wednesday night, Aug. 6, after a chaotic series of events that began around 11 p.m. on Sun Bluff Way, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office.
A caller reported seeing a man “standing on top of a vehicle that did not belong to him, stomping on it, yelling, and attempting to break into it,” the sheriff’s office said on Friday, Aug. 8.
When deputi…
Coatesville Dad, Part-Time Police Officer Caught Filming Minors At YMCA: DA
A Coatesville man employed as a part-time police officer is accused of secretly recording minors in bathing suits at a Chester County YMCA, prosecutors announced on Friday, Aug. 1.
Mark Mackrell, 52, of Coatesville, was arrested on Thursday, July 31, and charged with Photographing a Sexual Act, Stalking, and Unlawful Contact with Minors after detectives said he was caught filming underage girls at the "YMCA Brandywine, 605 Airport Road location in East Goshen Township, Chester County" on Tuesday, July 22, according to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office and as stated in the affidav…
Manchester Man Exposed Himself To 2 Women Hours Apart: Police
Police have arrested a Connecticut man accused of exposing himself to two women just hours apart on Friday.
Nickholas Dizon, 26, of Manchester, was arrested and charged with two counts of breach of peace, two counts of public indecency, stalking, and interfering with police, authorities said.
A woman called Manchester police around 9:30 a.m. to report a man had exposed himself to her at Center Springs Park, made inappropriate comments, and followed her onto Main Street, authorities said. She ran into a nearby business to get help, but Dizon ran away before officers arrived.
Later that day,…
Child Sextortion: Man Sent Bergen County Kid Explicit Pics, Threatened Exposure, Officials Say
A Wisconsin man has been charged with sexually extorting a child under the age of 13 in New Jersey, authorities announced.
Christopher Battin, 34, of Milwaukee, was arrested Tuesday, July 22, by the United States Marshals Service in Wisconsin, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The investigation began on March 7, when North Arlington police contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit. They reported that a child under 13 was being contacted online by a stranger, Musella said.
Detectives quickly suspected the online contact was an adult sexually extortin…
