Six arrested in Florida sting targeting online child predators
Six men were arrested in Franklin County during a multi-agency undercover sting targeting online child predators in North Florida.
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Six men were arrested in Franklin County during a multi-agency undercover sting targeting online child predators in North Florida.
The allegations follow the arrest of Christopher Stormont, 50, on July 29, when a 6-year-old student reported being inappropriately touched during a chess class.
Operation Grayskull helped shutter four heavily trafficked dark web sites where violent child sexual abuse materials were traded and housed.
Florida officials saved nine children from a "house of horror." The children allegedly severely abused and were treated like workers and not family.
28-year-old Jorge Tyler Perez is charged with one count of possession of child sexual abuse material and 14 counts of sexual activities involving animals.
Specifically, the man is accused of possession child sexual abuse material and 14 counts of sexual activity with animals.
Miami-Dade prosecutors say the man was caught on camera repeatedly abusing his 6-year-old stepson.
Witnesses in a southwest Miami-Dade neighborhood say they heard the abuse and called 911.
A judge has issued stay-away orders for a married couple facing serious charges involving drug trafficking and child abuse, according to Hialeah police.
A judge has issued stay-away orders for a married couple facing serious charges involving drug trafficking and child abuse, according to Hialeah police.
Andrei Sevastianov is charged with aggravated child abuse with great bodily harm and resisting arrest with violence.
Morgan Rynor reports the judge granted a shelter order on Thursday allowing the girl and her sibling to stay with their mother while her father remains in jail.
Andrei Sevastianov appeared before Judge Mindy Glazer, who found probable cause and ordered him held without bond.
On Wednesday, Andrei Sevastianov appeared before Miami-Dade County Judge Mindy Glazer, who found probable cause for the child abuse charges and ordered him held without bond.
A Russian tourist arrested in Sunny Isles Beach for allegedly abusing his 2-year-old daughter made his first court appearance Wednesday, as authorities provided a deeper account of what they described as "incomprehensible" behavior captured on surveillance video.
Andrei Sevastianov appeared before Miami-Dade County Judge Mindy Glazer, who found probable cause and ordered him held without bond. She issued a no-contact order with the child and granted one-time access to the condo to collect his belongings.
Police said surveillance video shows Andrei Sevastianov physically hitting and abusing his 2-year-old daughter.
Peter D'Oench reports Andrei Sevastianov has been charged with aggravated child abuse with great bodily harm, child abuse and resisting arrest with violence.
Authorities said Zachary Perez, the victim's stepfather, repeatedly struck the 6-year-old boy in the face with a closed fist, placed a dog collar on him.
A Miami-Dade man is facing serious charges after being accused of beating his 6-year-old stepchild last Thursday, putting a dog collar on him and then yanking the minor, according to police.
A Florida man was in Miami-Dade bond court Sunday facing charges of aggravated child abuse with great bodily harm.
On April 15, the woman pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and child abuse.
Luis Cruz, 45, was arrested Wednesday by Miami Police and charged with child abuse with great bodily harm.
Daniela Raymond, 33, is facing child abuse charges in the case.
A Cuban woman who had come to the United States illegally has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison for her part in a human smuggling operation that led to the deaths of 16 people.
Ted Turner built a media empire that included cable channels CNN, TBS and TNT, and he owned the Atlanta Braves for 20 years.
Jahara Malik was sentenced to 17 yers in prison followed by five years of probation in the stabbing death of Yahkeim Lollar in 2024.
As this unseasonable heat returns, officials are urging people to take necessary precautions to avoid heat illnesses and heat exhaustion.
The incident took place in the area of Southwest 62nd Terrace and Southwest 58th Avenue.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
Ted Turner built a media empire that included cable channels CNN, TBS and TNT, and he owned the Atlanta Braves for 20 years.
Jahara Malik was sentenced to 17 yers in prison followed by five years of probation in the stabbing death of Yahkeim Lollar in 2024.
As this unseasonable heat returns, officials are urging people to take necessary precautions to avoid heat illnesses and heat exhaustion.
The incident took place in the area of Southwest 62nd Terrace and Southwest 58th Avenue.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is being questioned Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation related to Jeffrey Epstein.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is being questioned Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation related to Jeffrey Epstein.
The FDA announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry.
The attack came a day after U.S. forces struck an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people.
Iranian vessels fired on U.S. ships guiding vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in the U.S. sinking several small Iranian boats.
The U.S. military says it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people, as the number of recent strikes continues to ramp up.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
The FDA announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
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The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.