Brown-skinned invaders preying on our children

https://nypost.com/2020/02/19/mothe...n-charged-with-sexually-abusing-her-daughter/

Mother collapses during hearing for handyman charged with sexually abusing her daughter
By Rachel Green and Andrew Denney
February 19, 2020 | 11:07pm

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Orlando Lopez faces up to life in prison for various charges. FBI


The distraught mother of a girl who was allegedly sexually abused by a Queens handyman collapsed in court Wednesday as the perv was hauled before a federal judge.

“He took the life from my daughter!” the distraught mom of a 12-year-old cried out in Spanish after 54-year-old Orlando Lopez entered his not guilty plea for allegedly abusing more than a dozen kids.

The mom then moved toward the front of the courtroom while Lopez, who wore glasses and tan jail scrubs, was still before Magistrate Judge Vera Scanlon.

But before entering the courtroom well, she collapsed to the floor and began screaming and shaking with sobs.

“Three times she tried to commit suicide!” she said of her daughter.

The mom was one of several alleged victims’ relatives in attendance at the arraignment to confront Lopez, 64, who prosecutors say abused more than a dozen kids over the course of a decade, many from near his home in Jamaica.

Police say they found thousands of disturbing photos and videos of Lopez engaged in sexual acts with one little girl that he produced from 2010 to 2018, starting when she was just 2 years old.

The feds say they also found thousands of images of Lopez sexually abusing other children.

The images show that Lopez distracted his victims with treats like popsicles, ice cream and candy so that he could abuse them and add to his sick photo collection, the feds allege.

In one of the images, a little girl who appears to be 3 years old is holding a popsicle and crying, prosecutors say.

Lopez also attempted to befriend parents with kids to give him easier access to victims, prosecutors allege in court papers.

A source with knowledge of the case said he also allegedly used his role as a neighborhood Mr. Fix-It to gain the trust of families so that he could prey on new underage victims.

He faces up to life behind bars on charges of traveling across state lines with the intent of having sex with a minor under 12, sexual exploitation of a child and possessing child pornography.

Lopez was previously charged in Queens Supreme Court for abusing one little girl — and pleaded guilty there last week to first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child.

He abused the girl for three years, starting when she was just 6 years old, according to a release from Queens DA Melinda Katz at the time.

Queens Criminal Court Judge Suzanne Melendez said that he will receive a 19-year sentence on the state charge when he returns to court on April 24, federal prosecutors said.

An attorney who appeared with Lopez at his federal arraignment did not respond to requests for comment.
 
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2...arnes-and-noble-passaic-county-officials-say/

Officials: Man Arrested For Filming Women In Bathroom Stalls At New Jersey Barnes & Noble
February 24, 2020 at 2:38 pm

CLIFTON, N.J. (CBS/CNN) — A man was arrested last week for allegedly filming two women in the bathroom stalls at a Barnes & Noble store in Clifton, Passaic County. Juan Mejia, 44, faces two counts of invasion of privacy in the third degree, the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release.

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(credit: Passiac County Prosecutor’s Office)


Mejia was also found to be in possession of suspected child pornography and faces charges of endangering the welfare of children in the second degree and the third degree, prosecutors said.

CNN has been unable to determine whether Mejia has an attorney who would comment on his behalf. He’s being held in the Passaic County Jail and is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.

Barnes & Noble called the incident “disturbing” in a statement, adding that employees immediately notified police.

“We thank the police for their quick work, and we will continue to cooperate fully as they investigate,” the statement said. “We take security very seriously and are as vigilant as possible in making our stores safe and inviting for customers.”

‘I’m having trouble forgetting,’ victim says

One of the alleged victims, 18-year-old Madison Delaney, told CNN she was shopping at the Barnes & Noble in Clifton with her mother last Wednesday when she stopped to use the restroom.

She heard a noise in the next stall, Delaney said, which she thought was suspicious because she had just looked under the stalls to make sure she was alone.

When she peeked under the neighboring stall, Delaney said she saw a camera that was quickly jerked away.

“I understood that I needed to act really quickly,” she said, so she called her mother who showed up with two employees. One of the employees banged on the stall door and demanded the man come out.

“He asked if he had done anything wrong,” Delaney said.

Delaney has had trouble sleeping since the incident, she told CNN.

“I don’t know if I expected for it to just kind of fade from my mind, but it’s not,” she said, later adding, “I’m having trouble forgetting every single detail of what happened.”

The teen hopes that speaking out will help her cope with what happened and encourage others to be more aware of their surroundings.

“If I couldn’t protect other people from this kind of thing I would feel a lot more hopeless,” Delaney said.

Her mother, Heather Delaney, posted on Facebook saying she was “so proud of how mature and brave” her daughter had been.
 
https://nypost.com/2020/02/29/woman...abused-at-david-rockefellers-home-as-a-child/

Woman claims she was sexually abused at David Rockefeller’s home as a child
By Kathianne Boniello
February 29, 2020 | 6:22pm

The leafy Westchester estate of the Rockefeller clan holds a dark, painful secret for one woman: it’s where, she claims, the family’s chauffeur sexually abused her as a child.

The daughter of David Rockefeller’s chef was just 7 when driver Luis Oliveira molested her in the living quarters she shared with her mom at Hudson Pines, the sprawling manse in Pocantico Hills, she charges in a Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit seeking unspecified damages from the famed banking family.

The Rockefellers failed to protect her from Oliveira, says the now 39-year-old Pittsburgh resident, identified only as “C.Q.” in court papers.

“An employer who provides housing for a mother and child has a duty to provide a safe place for that employee and her child to live,” the woman insists in court papers filed under New York’s Child Victims Act, which opened a one-year window to revive old sexual abuse claims.

The grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, David Rockefeller helmed Chase Manhattan Bank in the 1970s, lifting it to a global profile. The father of six died in 2017 at age 101, with a reported net worth of approximately $3 billion.

The woman, who is suing David Rockefeller’s estate as well as his five surviving children, “is still haunted by the memories of her abuse and the betrayal she endured,” according to the claim.

The sprawling 11,000-square-foot home, which the family sold in 2018 for $33 million, features 11 bedrooms and 13.5 bathrooms and sits on more than 75 acres.

Oliveira was an undocumented immigrant whom the family allegedly permitted “to have free and unfettered access” to the girl’s living quarters for much of 1988, said the woman, who declined comment on the case.

She also claims she was once abused by Oliveira in the Rockefellers’ Upper East Side apartment, and said the family ignored warnings from other workers about his inappropriate behavior.
 
https://nypost.com/2020/03/07/woman-raped-as-child-by-brooklyn-school-janitor-suing-doe-principal/

Woman raped as child by Brooklyn school janitor suing DOE, principal
By Kathianne Boniello
March 7, 2020 | 3:16pm

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Ambiorix Rodriguez was arrested for rape in 2011. Spencer Burnett


A woman raped dozens of times as a child by a janitor in a Brooklyn middle school basement is suing the educators who kept her abuser on the job.

The woman was just 12-years-old when Ambiorix Rodriguez, then 32, began bringing her to a dingy, locked basement room at the Middle School for Marketing and Legal Studies in East Flatbush and abused her 30 to 40 times between September 2010 and January 2011.

The room, known as “The Pen,” was excluded from security sweeps and went against city Education Department regulations and the school’s own safety plan, the victim claims in court papers.

She’s suing the DOE, Principal Jameela Horton-Ball and custodial boss Salvatore Incontro for giving Rodriguez free reign of “The Pen,” and says the two were “profoundly negligent” for failing to fire the janitor, who had two drug arrests while employed, was caught boozing on school grounds and was warned not to hang around the East Flatbush building after hours in the years before the abuse began, the victim charges in a new legal filing.

Rodriguez was arrested for rape in 2011 after the eighth-grader alerted a school staffer to the relationship, which took place during and after class. He was convicted in 2013 and sentenced to 20 years to life.

The victim sued Rodriguez and the city in January 2018, but the case against the city was tossed due to the statute of limitations. She won a default judgment against the janitor in June.

She’s brought the new legal action in Manhattan Supreme Court under the state’s Child Victim’s Act, which created a one-year window to revive outdated cases.

The victim also listed the last names of seven teachers she claims failed to realize what was going on under their noses, according to the legal complaint.

Rodriguez, who was hired in 1999, had trouble on the job since 2002, when he was suspended for misconduct for two days. He was caught boozing it up at the school in 2004, arrested May 2004 for drug possession but a month later, was back at work. By July 2007, Rodriguez had twice been put on a DOE ineligible list. He completed a drug treatment program in December 2007, when Horton-Ball and Incontro rehired him, the victim claims.

But by 2009, he was still having problems, records show. Incontro warned him to leave the building when his shift was over, instead of hanging around and bringing “unauthorized” people into the school.

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Evidence photos of "The Pen" where Jane Doe was raped by Rodriguez.


The victim, who is also suing the city Education Department, is seeking unspecified damages.

The DOE called the case “tragic” and said it would review the suit.
 
https://nypost.com/2020/03/26/nypd-officer-busted-on-child-porn-charges/

NYPD officer busted on child porn charges
By Olivia Bensimon
March 26, 2020 | 1:26pm | Updated

An NYPD highway officer was busted Thursday in Queens for allegedly texting videos of children — some as young as 6 years old — getting sexually abused by adults, authorities said.

Yavier Julio, 35, of Long Island was indicted by a Queens County grand jury and charged with promoting a sexual performance by a child and possession of sexual performances by a child, police said.

Authorities said Julio used his cellphone to text someone a “video of a child between the ages of 3 and 6 years old engaged in a sex act with an adult” on Nov. 9, 2019.

After executing a search warrant on Nov. 22, authorities say, they found two additional videos of children being sexually abused.

The cop was released on his own recognizance after being arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon.

“The defendant […] is accused of committing a horrible breach of trust by possessing and disseminating a video that is for all intents and purposes images of a crime scene,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a statement.

“This alleged behavior is wholly unacceptable of anyone — especially a member of law enforcement,” she said.

Julio, who joined the NYPD in 2011, was suspended without pay, officials said.

“I commend the professional actions of the NYPD investigators from the Internal Affairs Bureau and the Queens District Attorney’s Office for their work on this case,” NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said in a statement.
 
https://nypost.com/2020/05/19/barnard-college-allowed-teacher-to-assault-student-lawsuit/

Bard College allowed music teacher to assault student, lawsuit alleges
By Ben Feuerherd
May 19, 2020 | 5:37pm | Updated

A Bard College music student was sexually harassed by her percussion instructor — all because the school knowingly allowed him to continue teaching after several other students made similar complaints, a new lawsuit claims.

Drum teacher Carlos Valdez, allegedly groomed the student before she started classes at the school, sending her messages on social media and creating a mentor-mentee relationship, according to the suit.

When she started at the school in 2016, he pushed her to take private lessons with him, offering her a private room in the basement of the school near his office.

At the beginning of each private lesson, Valdez gave her a long hug and eventually began asking her about her personal life — including her boyfriends, the suit states.

He then began massaging her back after saying her posture needed improvement — and urging her to play the drums more loudly so her breasts would bounce while she played, according to the suit.

On one occasion, he grabbed her and forcibly kissed her, the student says in the suit.

The student then switched her academic focus in an effort to get away from Valdez and eventually grew depressed after the teacher allegedly retaliated against her by badmouthing her and downplaying her musical ability to other students.

She eventually filed a Title IX complaint against Valdez at the school, according to the suit. The school fired Valdez after investigating the student’s claim, but she discovered he’d been the subject of two previous complaints prior to her experiences.

The student claims the school president, Leon Botstein, and Dean Michèle Dominy, shoulder the responsibility of Valdez’s actions because they knew he had a history of sexual misconduct, but allowed him to continue teaching.

The student is seeking unspecified damages.

Bard College and Valdez did not immediately return request for comment.
 
https://nypost.com/2020/05/27/creep-groped-9-year-old-girl-and-tried-to-pick-her-up-in-central-park/

Creep groped 9-year-old girl and tried to pick her up in Central Park
By Tina Moore
May 27, 2020 | 11:58am | Updated

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A sketch of the suspect
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A pervert grabbed a 9-year-old girl’s buttocks in Central Park and then tried to pick her up — but she was able to get away, police and sources said Wednesday.

The man, depicted in a sketch released by cops, approached the girl and grabbed her backside over her clothes around 3 p.m. Monday at East Drive and East 75th Street, cops said.

He then tried to pick her up, but she managed to escape, police sources said.

The man is described as about 25 years old, between 5 feet 7 and 5 feet 9, and between 150 and 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweater, black sweatpants and a blue surgical mask.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at NYPDCrimestoppers.com or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
 
https://nypost.com/2020/07/01/pervert-arrested-for-flashing-young-girls-in-brooklyn-cops-say/

Pervert arrested for flashing young girls in Brooklyn, cops say
By Tina Moore
July 1, 2020 | 3:07pm | Updated

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Lucio Pecher Guarcax was arrested for exposing himself to young girls six times in Brooklyn.
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A pervert who allegedly exposed himself to young girls six times in Brooklyn has been arrested, cops said Wednesday.

Lucio Pecher Guarcax, 28, was arrested on Tuesday for the incidents in Sunset Park stretching back to September 2019 in which he allegedly whipped out his penis in front of girls in person or through a window, cops said.

Gaurcax flashed his private parts at 11-year-old and 13-year-old girls who were walking their dog near 7th Avenue and 18th Street at 9:30 a.m. June 24, according to police. The girls walked away from the perv and told their mom. She followed Gaurcax and took multiple photographs, which police released to the public.

Previously, Gaurcax was in front of a home near 22nd Street and 6th Avenue around 8:40 p.m. May 31 when he allegedly stood outside the window and manipulated his exposed private parts while a 40-year-old female and her children were inside, cops said.

The woman called police and the man fled in a white, mid-size SUV.

Gaurcax was charged with nine counts of acting in a manner injurious to a child under 17, three counts of public lewdness and six counts of lewdness, cops said.

He hadn’t been arraigned as of Wednesday afternoon.
 
https://nypost.com/2020/07/03/ny-man-charged-with-raping-teen-9-days-after-prison-release/

NY man charged with raping 14-year-old girl days after his prison release
By Joshua Rhett Miller
July 3, 2020 | 12:00pm | Updated

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Luis Torres
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An upstate New York man raped a 14-year-old girl just nine days after being released from prison, police said.

Luis Torres, 21, was arrested while on parole late last month after the teen victim told investigators he raped her at a Syracuse home in February — just nine days after he was sprung from prison for stabbing a mall employee in 2017, Syracuse.com reports.

Police said in court documents cited by the outlet that Torres, of Syracuse, then had sex with the girl on two other occasions between late February and early April.

Torres, who was taken into custody on June 26, remained held without bail Friday at the Onondaga County Justice Center on charges of second-degree rape, endangering the welfare of a child and violating his parole, online records show.

Torres had been on parole after being convicted of second-degree assault in a December 2017 attack at Destiny USA, a mall where police said he stabbed an employee at Syracuse’s Original Caramel Corn Shoppe after stealing a bag of chips. He was later sentenced to two years in prison, Syracuse.com reports.

After being initially released from custody with conditions in August 2019, Torres later returned to prison in January prior to being set free again on Feb. 20, according to the report.

Torres is due back in court on July 30, online records show. It’s unclear if he’s hired an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
 
https://nypost.com/2020/07/13/nypd-schools-cop-charged-with-molesting-girl/

NYPD schools cop charged with molesting girl
By Craig McCarthy and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
July 13, 2020 | 5:18pm

A 43-year-old NYPD school safety officer who allegedly raped a girl over five years starting when she was 6 was arrested Monday, according to police and sources.

Jean Isidor Jean Baptiste, of Brooklyn, was arrested around 7 a.m. Monday and hit with seven charges, including rape, predatory sexual assault against a child, criminal sexual act, forcible touching, and endangering the welfare of a child, the NYPD said.

The victim, who is now 17 years old, told authorities that the alleged abuse took place between 2008 and 2012 when she was between 5 and 9 years old, sources told The Post.

The Internal Affairs Bureau launched an investigation based on the girl’s report, which culminated with Baptiste’s arrest.

City payroll records show Baptiste earned $59,367 last year and has been on the force since at least 2008.

Baptiste was off duty at the time of his arrest, according to police.

Police did not provide details on the girl’s relationship with her alleged abuser, but sources said they lived in the same household.
 
It should be the Rope for him. If we lived in a sane society, that would be his swift fate.
 
https://nypost.com/2020/08/11/liver...h-raping-12-year-old-girl-in-backseat-of-car/

Livery cab driver charged with raping 12-year-old girl in backseat of car
By Larry Celona, Joe Marino and Kenneth Garger
August 11, 2020 | 11:52pm | Updated

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Alleged rapist Rafael Martinez is walked by detectives out of the Special Victims Unit Precinct at 45 Nevins St. in downtown Brooklyn.
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A livery cab driver was arrested for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl in the backseat of his car in Brooklyn on Monday, police said.

Rafael Martinez, 32, is accused of committing the horrific act as the young victim tried to get to her Bedford-Stuyvesant home from a relative’s house in Fort Greene at about 6 p.m., according to police sources.

Martinez pulled the car over during the roughly 4-mile trip, jumped into the backseat and raped his young passenger, cops said.

The driver then dropped the victim off at her original destination, police said.

The girl was taken to Woodhull Hospital on Monday night and police were called there about 8:45 p.m. for the reported crime, police said.

Police were able to track down Martinez through his Brooklyn-based employer, Evelyn Car Services, sources said.

He was hit with a number of charges, including rape, criminal sex act and sex abuse.

Martinez was fired from his job. Evelyn Car Services did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
 
https://nypost.com/2020/08/13/queens-man-gets-prison-for-sexually-molesting-two-girls/

NYC man gets 2 years in prison for molesting girls at daycare center
By Rebecca Rosenberg
August 13, 2020 | 3:29pm | Updated

A Queens man was sentenced Thursday to two years behind bars for sexually molesting two girls at a daycare center operated by his daughter, officials announced.

Ramon Rodriguez, 77, of South Ozone Park, started abusing a 7-year-old girl in 2010 and a 5-year-old girl in 2019, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office.

“Sadly, this defendant took advantage of his access to his daughter’s childcare business and befriended these vulnerable youngsters for his own depraved desires,” said DA Melinda Katz in a statement.

Rodriguez pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count each of first-degree sexual abuse and second-degree course of sexual conduct against a child as part of a plea deal. He’ll also have to register as a sex offender, authorities said.

According to court papers, Rodriguez abused the 7-year-old from 2010 to 2015 and once told her, “I know you hate me for what I have done to you.”

He molested the 5-year-old on at least one occasion between June and July 2019, officials said.
 
https://nypost.com/2020/08/25/queens-martial-arts-teacher-gets-7-years-for-raping-preteen-da/

NYC martial arts teacher gets 7 years for raping 12-year-old student
By Rebecca Rosenberg
August 25, 2020 | 3:17pm

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Hector Quinchi
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A Queens martial arts teacher was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison for raping a 12-year-old student, officials announced.

Hector Quinchi, 37, pleaded guilty in July to first-degree rape, endangering the welfare of a child and other charges as part of a plea deal.

“This defendant was supposed to teach this youngster how to defend herself, but he was the one from whom she needed protection,” said Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. “He manipulated a child too young to consent to sex.”

The victim took lessons taught by Quinchi at Hugo’s Taekwondo studio in Sunnyside, Queens, authorities said.

During a two-month period starting in August 2019, Quinchi had repeated sexual contact with the victim which escalated to sexual intercourse, according to court papers.

The teacher turned himself in after learning that the young girl had reported the abuse to her parents.
 
https://nypost.com/2020/09/01/bronx-man-accused-of-sexually-abusing-2-girls-likely-more-nypd/

Bronx man accused of sexually abusing 2 girls, likely more: NYPD
By Amanda Woods
September 1, 2020 | 1:41pm | Updated

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Washington Jaramillo
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A perv allegedly sexually abused two young girls in a Bronx building last month — and cops believe he may have other victims.

The two victims, 6 and 10, were playing in the lobby of the building at Grand Concourse and East 167th Street around 7 p.m. Aug. 14 when 62-year-old Washington Jaramillo approached, touched both of them on the buttocks and kissed the younger girl on the lips, authorities said.

He then took off, but was arrested a short time later, according to police.

He was charged with sex abuse, forcible touching and acting in a manner to injure a child.

Now police believe he may have additional victims and released his mugshot.

Anyone with information should call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
 
https://nypost.com/2020/09/04/nyc-homeless-services-cop-busted-in-civilian-child-sex-sting/

NYC Homeless Services cop busted in civilian sting operation targeting alleged pedophiles
By Gabrielle Fonrouge
September 4, 2020 | 10:10am | Updated

A Department of Homeless Services police officer was busted for sexting with a “14-year-old girl” in a civilian sting operation exposing Big Apple pedophiles on YouTube, The Post has learned.

Michael Castro, 24, is now facing an internal investigation at the Department of Social Services, which oversees DHS and has referred the matter to law enforcement, the agency said.

Castro, previously stationed at the Renaissance Shelter, was caught in the crosshairs of the YouTube page “NYCreeps Spotlight” — a modern-day version of “To Catch a Predator” that aims to lure in pedophiles online by posing as teenagers, the page’s creator told The Post.

“I put a fake profile up and I just wait for all these guys to hit my post up and in the beginning, I let them know my age, I let them know I’m 14-years-old. Some agree, some don’t agree, and the ones who agree, those are the ones that I catch,” said the creator, who asked to be referred to as “FM” to protect his identity and his children.

FM uses images from his adult female friends, with their consent, and applies filters to make them appear younger. Once a date is set to meet, he catches the pervs in public, takes video of the encounter and posts it to his YouTube page.

“These men are really disgusting, the things they say to these kids, the pics they send, it’s nasty,” FM, who was almost molested as a child, said.

“They should be getting professional help or castration, whatever works.”

Castro allegedly fell into the trap in mid-August when he came across FM’s profile on the social media app Whisper that depicted a 14-year-old girl named “Julie.”

“Hi Julie… Wanna trade selfies,” Castro allegedly wrote to the teen, according to copies of the chat log reviewed by The Post that have been handed over to investigators.

“Gotta be honest im 14 goin on 15 hope ur cool [with] that,” Julie wrote back.

“Sure… I can use a friend,” the cop allegedly replied.

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Michael Castro
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At first, Castro allegedly wrote she was “too young” and “if you were older I’d totally ask you out” but the conversation soon devolved into questions about what clothes she was wearing, if she was a virgin and if she was OK with him bringing condoms over to her house, the chat log shows.

“You’re a kid with an adult mindset,” Castro allegedly wrote.

“I’d love to see ya naked.”

When Julie told him she had “no experience” with sex, Castro allegedly replied: “I’ll give you some” with a winking emoji and then, “I’ll be gentle.”

The two discussed meeting up to have sex and when Julie said she was “a little nervous but excited,” Castro said, “It’s ok this will be fun” and “nobody will know.”

When contacted by The Post, Castro said his legal counsel advised him “not to speak to anyone concerning this matter at this time” and provided no additional comment.

On Aug. 14, Castro agreed to meet up with Julie near her apartment but found FM on the street corner instead.

“Welcome to the creep show,” FM said to Castro in a video of the encounter.

Following the bust, FM went to the Renaissance Shelter to further expose Castro and told the residents about what happened, leading the cop to get transferred to the Fort Washington Men’s Shelter for “safety reasons,” a law enforcement source told The Post. Castro showed up for work for the first time Thursday, having called in sick every other previously scheduled day since the confrontation with FM, the source said.

FM said he also spoke with Castro’s supervisor on Aug. 17, told him what happened, leading to an internal investigation from the Department of Social Services.

A spokesperson claimed Castro was “immediately transferred” as soon as they caught wind of the incident and said he “no longer has any contact with clients.”

“The actions described are horrifying and will never be tolerated in our City. Ensuring a safe, supportive environment for clients, staff and community alike is our top priority as we help New Yorkers in need get back on their feet –– and we will not stand for any behavior that puts any New Yorker at risk,” the spokesperson said. “Pending the investigation into the matter, we are prepared to take additional prompt disciplinary action.”

However, the source countered that if Castro hadn’t called in sick for work, he definitely would’ve been around clients. When he finally showed up for work on Thursday, Castro was “immediately removed” to DHS’s Brooklyn operations center where there are no interactions with residents, the source said. They added the only reason he was moved is because The Post revealed the discrepancy in DSS’s statement to them in an email. The DSS did not respond to a follow-up request for comment on the allegation.
 
https://nypost.com/2021/01/24/nyc-teacher-traveled-to-florida-to-have-sex-with-teen-cops/

NYC teacher traveled to Florida to have sex with underage teen: cops
By Susan Edelman and Aaron Feis
January 24, 2021 | 4:06pm | Updated

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Zeshaan Naqvi, the New York City teacher who allegedly traveled to Tampa, Florida to have sex with a teen. Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office


A social studies teacher at an all-girls public school in Queens traveled to Florida to have sex with an underage teen girl he’d spent months chatting up online, authorities alleged Sunday.

After cozying up to the teen for months over the internet, Zeshaan Naqvi, who most recently taught at the Young Women’s Leadership School in Jamaica, hopped a flight down to the Sunshine State and allegedly carried out the sick act, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

“It never ceases to amaze us the lengths predators will go to, to get what they want,” said Sheriff Chad Chronister in a statement. “In this case, a middle school history teacher booked a ticket, boarded a plane, and traveled across the country to meet with a minor who he had been chatting with for about three months.”

Naqvi, 31, allegedly picked the teen up at her Tampa home around 1:30 a.m. Saturday and brought her to his hotel room, according to a statement released by Chronister’s office.

A few hours later, Naqvi returned the youth to her home — only to allegedly again pick her up around 1 p.m., authorities said.

They returned to Naqvi’s hotel, where they allegedly engaged in sexual acts, officials said.

Naqvi was ultimately arrested at the hotel around 2 a.m. Sunday, and allegedly admitted to deputies that he knew the victim was underage, authorities said.

Investigators became aware of the alleged attack after the victim’s mother questioned her whereabouts and alerted authorities.

But Chronister said that the incident should be a reminder to parents to be vigilant about who their children meet online.

“This behavior is deeply disturbing and serves as a grim warning to parents to monitor their child’s online activity,” he said.

Naqvi faces seven counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor and traveling to meet a minor after using computer services to solicit certain illegal acts.

It was not immediately clear if Naqvi remained in custody Sunday or had retained a lawyer to speak on his behalf.

He did not respond to an email sent to a publicly-listed address on his school’s web site.

”No! No! Go away!” yelled a woman who answered the door Sunday afternoon at a Queens Village apartment listed in public records as belonging to Naqvi.

The woman slammed the door shut without identifying herself or answering questions.

A spokeswoman for the city Department of Education said that Naqvi — who had no prior disciplinary history since he began working for the agency in 2014 — has been reassigned from his gig at the all-girls school.

“These allegations are extremely disturbing and we have zero tolerance for this behavior,” said Danielle Filson. “The teacher has been immediately reassigned from his current position pending the outcome of the criminal investigation.”
 
https://nypost.com/2021/02/15/nj-ex-teacher-charged-with-sexually-assaulting-10-year-old-student/

Former NJ teacher charged with sexually assaulting 10-year-old student
By Joshua Rhett Miller
February 15, 2021 | 9:59am | Updated

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A former New Jersey elementary school teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl and repeatedly showing her pornography, prosecutors said.

Gustavo Barrientos, 53, of Tinton Falls, is facing first-degree aggravated sexual assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child charges following an investigation into the accusations, Monmouth County prosecutors announced Sunday.

Barrientos allegedly showed the 10-year-old female student porn and sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions while working as an elementary school teacher for Long Branch Public Schools.

It’s unclear where Barrientos, who was arrested Sunday, was working at the time of the alleged assaults, but he was listed as a fourth-grade teacher at George L. Catrambone Elementary School for the 2016-2017 school year, NJ.com reported.

Barrientos was later listed as suspended with pay in September 2018, according to minutes of a school board meeting cited by the outlet.

Prosecutors did not specify when Barrientos’ employment with the district ended.

A spokesman for Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni said Monday he had no additional information to provide in the case.

A message seeking comment from district officials was not immediately returned early Monday.

Barrientos had earned about $66,500 annually, state pension records from late 2019 show. He had been a teacher in New Jersey since 2007, NJ.com reported.

Barrientos was ordered held in custody Thursday pending a detention hearing, prosecutors said. He remained held without bond Monday at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, online records show. It’s unclear if he’s hired an attorney who could speak on his behalf.

If convicted of aggravated sexual assault, he faces life in prison. He could also be sentenced to 10 years if found guilty of endangering the welfare of a child, prosecutors said.

Anyone with additional information about Barrientos is asked to contact Long Branch police at (732) 222-1000 or Monmouth County prosecutors at (732) 431-7160.
 
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2...rl-giving-her-10-to-not-tell-prosecutors-say/

Jose Rodriguez Sentenced To Prison For Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Girl, Giving Her $10 To Not Tell, Prosecutors Say
By CBS3 Staff
March 4, 2021 at 8:29 pm

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS) — Authorities in Atlantic County say 70-year-old Jose Rodriguez has been sentenced to more than 11 years behind bars on charges of child sex abuse. The district attorney charged the Egg Harbor Township man with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl back in 2019.

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He allegedly gave his victim $10 after assaulting her and told her not to tell anyone.

The district attorney says Rodriguez was determined to be a “repetitive and compulsive sexual offender” by psychologists.
 
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2021/04/06/xing-jian-ge-montgomery-county-child-porn-horsham/

Officials: 23-Year-Old Xing Jian Ge Facing More Than 50 Child Pornography Charges In Montgomery County
By CBS3 Staff
April 6, 2021 at 5:18 pm

HORSHAM, Pa. (CBS) — A 23-year-old Montgomery County man is facing child pornography charges. District Attorney Kevin Steele announced Tuesday Xing Jian Ge, of Horsham, is charged with 50 felony counts of possessing child pornography, six counts of distributing child pornography and criminal use of a communication facility.

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Officials were conducting an online investigation to identify individuals possessing and sharing child pornography using a peer-to-peer file-sharing network.

A specific IP address that was sharing child pornography files was located. From Sept. 1 through Sept. 23, 32 image files were downloaded using a direct connection.

A review of the files found they contained photos of children engaged in sexual acts or sexually explicit poses.

Subscriber information for the IP address was traced to Ge’s home in Horsham.

Officials served a search warrant of the residence on Jan. 22 and numerous electronic devices were seized, including a computer tower and hard drive that were found to contain 1,049 video files and 264 image files of child pornography.

More than 100 files showed indecent contact with children, including children under 5 years old being assaulted.

He was arrested and arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Harry Nesbitt.

Bail was set at $100,000 with additional conditions of no nefarious internet usage and no contact with minors. Ge posted bail and has been released.

A preliminary hearing is set for April 15.
 
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