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A Rockville man, previously convicted of possessing child pornography 17 years ago, is going to prison for 135 months for new child pornography charges, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Timothy Lawrence Day, 59, must pay a $20,000 fine and a $5,000 special assessment, serve 10 years of supervised release, and register […]

A former Navy employee from Silver Spring pleaded guilty Tuesday on child pornography charges, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s office in Baltimore. Spencer Eugene Steckman, 35, faces 25 to 45 years according to the terms of his plea agreement, the statement said. U.S. District Court Judge Paul W. Grimm must still approve […]

Accused Photographed Girls Who Lived With Him A child pornography case in Aspen Hill led to three Montgomery County police searches uncovering dozens of videos. According to court records, 10 videos depicted nude images of three girls who lived with the man who has been charged in the case. The charging documents catalog 10 other […]

A 22-year-old Aspen Hill man has been charged with child pornography offenses, according to a Montgomery County police statement issued Thursday. Henri Josue Guevara-Chicas of the 13300 block of Galvez Street secretly recorded girls while they were in his home, the statement said. In an investigation that started in mid-October 2018, Special Victims Investigations Division […]

Maryland State Police arrested a Clarksburg man Tuesday on child pornography and distribution charges, according to police. Mirantsoa Nirina Rabe, 24, is being held without bail at Montgomery County Detention Center, online court sources say. Rabe faces three counts of distribution of child pornography and five counts of possession of child pornography, a state police […]

A Montgomery County man faces child pornography charges after a Maryland State Police investigation. Charles Victor Kopfstein-Penk, 74, of Bethesda is charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography, a state police statement said. Kopfstein-Penk was arrested at his home without incident and taken to the state police Rockville Barrack for processing. In February […]

A Gaithersburg man was charged Wednesday with distribution and possession of child pornography, a Maryland State Police statement said. The arrest followed a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigation. Andrzej Piwowarski, 43, faces two counts of distribution of child pornography and seven counts of possession of child pornography, according to […]

A 44-year-old Rockville man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for federal child pornography charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reported. Between June 16 and Oct. 9, 2017, Stephen McGrath posed online as a modeling agent, communicating with six girls, between the ages of 12 and 16, according to the U.S. Attorney. McGrath confirmed […]

The Ashburton Elementary School teacher who was charged with 10 counts of child pornography this week has a “hold” on his teacher certification, a state official said. Daemon Alan Dartouzos, 54, of Germantown remains technically active, but the official said that the Maryland State Department of Education would inform any school system trying to hire […]

A physical education teacher at Ashburton Elementary School posted $5,000 bond Wednesday, according to online court records. The teacher, Daemon Alan Dartouzos, 54, of Germantown, faces 10 counts of possessing child pornography, according to the record. In an email sent to Ashburton parents, principal Gregory Mullenholz said Dartouzos has been on leave from the school […]