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Richard W. Scherer, 70, who was a teacher for approximately 25 years in Montgomery County Public Schools, was arrested and charged with enticement of a minor and possession of child pornography. According to the Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office of New York, Scherer resigned from his position as an English for Speakers of Other […]

Kevin Bremerman, de 35 años, de Damascus Park Terrace en Damasco, se declaró culpable el 23 de abril de un cargo de posesión de pornografía infantil. El maestro de la escuela secundaria Roberto Clemente había sido acusado de 10 cargos de posesión de pornografía infantil en su teléfono. En el momento de su arresto el […]

Kevin Bremerman, 35, of Damascus Park Terrace in Damascus, pled guilty April 23 to one count of possessing child pornography. The Roberto Clemente Middle School teacher had been charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography on his phone. At the time of his arrest on March 29, Montgomery County Police Department had stressed […]

Kevin Bremerman, 35, of Damascus Park Terrace in Damascus, was arrested and charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography. He is a middle school teacher at Roberto Clemente Middle School in Germantown, but Montgomery County Police Department stressed that these offenses do not involve students. However, MCPD wrote in a news release, “investigators are […]

Montgomery County police has seen a rise in internet crimes against children during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to authorities. The Special Victims Investigations Division – Child Exploitation Unit notes the rise of crimes that include the sending and receiving of child pornography, sexual exploitation of children, and children being blackmailed for money after sending nude […]

A former Quince Orchard High School coach was sentenced Feb. 21 to five years of probation and six days in jail for possession of child pornography.  Dake Williams was an assistant wrestling coach at the school from 2015 to 2018.  While investigating Williams’ home for illegal drugs in the Crown neighborhood of Gaithersburg, authorities seized […]

A 61-year-old Germantown man remains jailed after he was charged in connection with child sex offenses, a Montgomery County police statement said. Miguel Angel De Jesus Navarro, 61, of the 12500 block of Great Park Circle in Germantown, is being held without bail at the Montgomery County Detention Center, according to online court records. The […]

Maryland State Police charged a Hagerstown man Tuesday with several counts of child pornography, a police statement said. He was arrested in Montgomery County. Hugo J. Arce, 40, is being held without bail at the Montgomery County Detention Center, according to online court records. Arce was arrested without incident at a relative’s home, police said. […]

A Gaithersburg man could face a 22-year prison sentence after pleading guilty Wednesday to child pornography and extortion charges, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Zhi Tian Lang, 23, admitted that he threatened to post revealing photos of 11 girls on the Internet if they did not send him sexually explicit photographs […]

A former Quince Orchard High School assistant wrestling coach is facing 10 charges of possession of child pornography. Investigators found that Dake Edward Williams, 28, had more than 1,000 files of child pornography on electronic devices. He was a volunteer coach at Quince Orchard High School from 2015 to 2018. According to his arrest warrant, […]