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Man Poses As 19-Year-Old Girl On Facebook, Arrested For Soliciting Sex And Child Porn From Teenage Boys
A 42-year-old man has been arrested on 15 counts of electronically soliciting sex from minors and soliciting child pornography after he posed as a 19-year-old girl who attended the University of Virginia and asked teenage boys to send him naked pictures over Facebook. In May, a parent contacted police after finding out her 13-year-old son had been contacted on... Read more » Woman Sues For Over $8K For Facebook Heartbreak
This story is for everyone who wanted their boyfriend to pay for breaking their heart -- literally. A woman is suing a man for $8,386.88 after their relationship on Facebook took a turn for the worse. Facebook is a new territory for relationships. Some of us constantly worry about what our significant others are posting and who that girl was who just Liked their... Read more » 11-Year-Old Girl Creates Hate Group About Teacher On Facebook, School Sends Police To Her Home
An 11-year-old's family got a visit from the police after the grade schooler created a Facebook group criticizing her teacher. The group called "Hate Mrs Frost" was set up after Leah Bagguley believed her teacher Georgina Frost did not stand up for her 6-year-old sister when she was threatened by a fellow 5-year-old student. The group only had 16 members before it... Read more »
13-month-old Drowns in Bathtub While Mother Surfs Web, Updates Facebook
A woman has been charged after her 13-month-old son drowned in 12 inches of water while she was browsing the Internet and updating her Facebook. According to police, 13-month-old Drustian was taking a bath with his 2-year-old brother Dale when he drowned. Their father was asleep on the couch when Danita Torres, their 27-year-old mother, left the bathroom... Read more »
Man Charged For Uploading Nude Photos Of His Friend On Facebook
A 21-year-old man has been charged for posting nude cellphone pictures onto Facebook without the consent of the person in the photo. The kicker? He was already facing charges for streaking. It sounds like this guy needs to quit nudity all together. On June 19, Robert J. Baker was arrested for disorderly conduct when police found him running around naked in the... Read more »
Teenager Assaults Boy With Knife, Arrested After Bragging On Facebook
When will people learn that bragging on Facebook about doing illegal things -- especially where others are harmed -- is a terrible, terrible idea? This 17-year-old apparently missed the memo when police arrested him for second degree assault after he threatened another teenager with a knife then bragged about it on the social network. According to police, the... Read more » Tennessee Titans Receiver Kenny Britt Claims Facebook Profile Was Hacked After ‘F*** You Goddell’ Post
Tennessee Titans receiver Kenny Britt has come under the spotlight after a post appeared on his Facebook Wall in which NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was cursed out along with a claim that the player was retiring from the NFL. A second post appeared retracting that statement shortly afterwards, and Britt later claimed that both status updates were posted after his... Read more » Gang Member Posts Facebook Updates During Hostage Situation, S.W.A.T. Team Takes Him Down
Facebook is a useful tool to stay in contact with loved ones when you live away from home, are on vacation and for some, perhaps even when barricaded in a motel room during a hostage situation. Jason Valdez, a 36-year-old gang member, used Facebook to update his family and friends during a nightlong standoff with the police when he locked himself in a motel room and... Read more » 22-Month-Old Child Hit And Killed By Van While Mother Was Messing Around On Facebook
A 30-year-old women was arrested for suspected child abuse when her 22-month-old daughter was hit by a van and killed while she browsed Facebook. According to police, Karen Pena was held on a $50,000 bond after the May 28 death of her daughter, Laniece Fletcher. The incident occurred when a van that transports disabled kids to a local hospital dropped off a child... Read more » Convicted Murderer, Pedophile Charged With Child Enticement After Chatting With 11-year-Old On Facebook
A man who was convicted for killing a 2-year-old boy in the 1970s was charged on Thursday with attempted child enticement for using Facebook to lure an 11-year-old girl into meeting him. Searl Lee Dunn, who was originally sentenced to 150 years in prison for burning and beating his girlfriend's 2-year-old son to death, was released from prison in 2005 after he... Read more »
