Items written by Riley Crouthamel

• UPDATE: Former Abercrombie & Fitch Executives Indicted for Sex Trafficking

  Date: February 3, 2025

  As we previously reported, on October 22, 2024, an indictment charging former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries and his partners Matthew Smith and James Jacobson was unsealed in the Eastern District of New York, revealing sixteen counts of sex … Read more about UPDATE: Former Abercrombie & Fitch Executives Indicted for Sex Trafficking »

• Mount Joy Man Sentenced to Up to 5 Years for Attempting to Pay for Sex with a Juvenile

  Date: February 3, 2025

  On November 26, Jeffrey McDonald, 39, of York, was sentenced to up to five years in state prison followed by five years of probation for attempting to pay for sex with who he believed to be a 14-year-old girl in … Read more about Mount Joy Man Sentenced to Up to 5 Years for Attempting to Pay for Sex with a Juvenile »

• Monroe County Man Sentenced To Ten Years For Child Exploitation

  Date: January 29, 2025

  On December 17, Kenneth Lesser, 50, of East Stroudsburg, was sentenced to ten years in federal prison and five years of supervised release for attempted online enticement of a minor. . This sentence follows Lesser’s guilty plea on September 25. … Read more about Monroe County Man Sentenced To Ten Years For Child Exploitation »

• Man Arrested After He Allegedly Groomed Minor And Sexually Assaulted Her Inside Store

  Date: January 29, 2025

  On December 17, 2024, Steven Paul Najarian, 53, of Sinking Spring, PA, was arrested after he allegedly groomed and sexually assaulted a minor girl at a store at the Berkshire Mall in Wyomissing. He is charged with the following: two … Read more about Man Arrested After He Allegedly Groomed Minor And Sexually Assaulted Her Inside Store »

• Brodheadsville Man Charged for Sex Crimes Against Children

  Date: January 29, 2025

  On December 20,  Richard Armstrong, 61, of Brodheadsville, was arrested after he allegedly attempted to purchase children for sex through the Kik application and exchanged sexually explicit photos and videos of minor girls online. As a result, Armstrong is charged … Read more about Brodheadsville Man Charged for Sex Crimes Against Children »

• New Jersey Officials Bust Alleged Human Trafficking Rings

  Date: January 22, 2025

  On December 3, New Jersey investigators announced the bust of two alleged human trafficking rings, one in North Jersey and one in South Jersey, along with the indictments of seven people. The two separate trafficking enterprises were located in Cumberland … Read more about New Jersey Officials Bust Alleged Human Trafficking Rings »

• Florida Man Arrested after Traveling to Pennsylvania to Purchase Sex from a Child

  Date: January 19, 2025

  On December 1, James Richards, 53, of Satellite Beach, Florida, was charged with attempted rape of a child, trafficking in persons, and other crimes after traveling to Pennsylvania over the Thanksgiving holiday to sexually abuse a child. Chester County police … Read more about Florida Man Arrested after Traveling to Pennsylvania to Purchase Sex from a Child »

• Two Charged with Sex Trafficking Child from Mississippi to Pennsylvania

  Date: January 8, 2025

  On December 4, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced the arrests of Craig Coins, Jr., 30, and Aubreanna Odendahl, 26, both of Mississippi, after the pair allegedly transported a child from Mississippi to Tioga … Read more about Two Charged with Sex Trafficking Child from Mississippi to Pennsylvania »

• Maryland Man Accused of Paying a Minor for Sex and Sending Sexual Messages to Children in York County

  Date: January 8, 2025

  Last month, Brady Knatz, 26, from Hampstead, Maryland, was arrested and charged with multiple crimes stemming from allegations that he paid for sex with a teenage girl and sent another minor explicit content over Snapchat. As a result, Knatz was … Read more about Maryland Man Accused of Paying a Minor for Sex and Sending Sexual Messages to Children in York County »

• Cumberland County Human Trafficking Stings Result in Arrests of 22+ Sex Buyers

  Date: December 23, 2024

  On November 26, Cumberland County District Attorney Seán M. McCormack announced the arrests of 22 individuals following recent human trafficking stings across the county. The stings were conducted pursuant to Cumberland County’s OPERATION: Closed2Trafficking and Impact Demand. District Attorney McCormack … Read more about Cumberland County Human Trafficking Stings Result in Arrests of 22+ Sex Buyers »