The father of Noah Pozner — the youngest of 26 people killed at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012 — reportedly wore a disguise during a sitdown interview with CBS “60 Minutes” as he continues to be the target of online and in-person harassment. According to CBS, theatrical makeup artists created a disguise for Leonard Pozner …
A Russian YouTuber has been arrested after he allegedly filmed abuse and torture of his 28-year-old girlfriend, who subsequently died. According to reports in the Mirror and the New York Post citing Russian media outlets, Stas Reeflay, 30, forced his pregnant girlfriend Valentina “Valya” Grigoryey out on a balcony at his rented home outside Moscow …
On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning after videos reportedly surfaced on TikTok encouraging the recreational use of Benadryl. In the statement, the FDA said they are aware of reports of teenagers being hospitalized or dying after participating in TikTok’s “Benadryl Challenge.” Officials are reportedly investigating these reports, and are conducting a …
A lawsuit filed Monday accused YouTube of subjecting moderators to traumatic, graphic videos, and failing to provide them with mental health services. In the 29-page lawsuit obtained by CNBC, the plaintiff, only identified as Jane Doe, said she was a former moderator who developed PTSD and depression while working at YouTube. Doe, who worked for …
The suspect reportedly paid $20,000 for the hit on a website that ended up being a scam
Twin brothers who run a popular YouTube account are facing felony charges for two bank robbery pranks they allegedly carried out in California last year, authorities announced Wednesday. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement that Alan and Alex Stokes, 23, are charged with false imprisonment effected by violence, menace, fraud, or deceit …
A Washington state woman was arrested Tuesday after a doorbell camera reportedly caught her sexually abusing two young boys. Yakima police responded to an apartment complex Tuesday afternoon after a resident reported that her doorbell camera filmed a woman performing sexual acts on two boys. The responding officer was directed to the suspect, identified as …
Several social media platforms are cracking down on an online trend called the “George Floyd Challenge” — in which users reenact the Minnesota man’s death at the hands of police. Business Insider reported that Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram have blocked posts using the hashtag #GeorgeFloydChallenge. Posts including the hashtag reportedly showed people kneeling on someone’s …
An unknown caller telephoned an Ohio state representative last weekend — using the spoofed phone number of her father, a state senator — and told her to resign or he would kill her father. Akron police said on Tuesday that Ohio House Minority Leader Emilia Sykes received the call over the weekend threatening her or …
A statewide sting operation in Virginia resulted in the arrests of 30 men who allegedly used the Internet to solicit sex from children. Fairfax County police revealed in a statement that Operation COVID Crackdown targeted predators who used online platforms to engage in sexually-explicit conversations with children — who were actually undercover police officers. Detectives …
A former vice president of finance at a Georgia healthcare company has been charged with sabotaging his company’s shipments of critical medical supplies needed in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic after he was fired earlier this year. Christopher Dobbins, 40, was fired from his job on March 2. According to the US Attorney’s Office …
A Michigan woman learned on Monday that she will spend decades behind bars for filming herself sexually assault a 9-year-old girl and sharing the illicit footage on the Internet. Shannon Moore, 35, will serve 20 to 35 years in prison for abusing the underage victim in March 2019. She sent videos of the abuse to …
