During last week's interview with NorCo DA Steve Baratta, he warned of a new trend in crime called Nihilistic Violent Extremism (NVE), associated with online networks such as 764. Baratta said his office has encountered several cases involving the online grooming and exploitation of minors. Perpetrators, frequently young males, will manipulate teenage girls into self-harm, sexual exploitation and other disturbing conduct.
He described a recent investigation involving a juvenile male who allegedly persuaded a girl to cut herself, collect her blood, mix it with water and use it to paint a so-called blood wall containing images and slogans.
The girl recorded the activity and transmitted it electronically. The material was intercepted, allowing authorities to identify the juvenile male. Unfortuantely, at the time of the interview, investigators had yet to locate the girl and provide appropriate services.
In December or January, Baratta will begin training local police departments and school districts about this emerging threat, with the help of federal authorities. He wants to educate police, school personnel and children about online grooming, coercion and exploitation.
"Baratta said his office has encountered several cases involving the online grooming and exploitation of minors."
ReplyDeleteWere there any arrests?
Parents flunking Parenting 101
ReplyDeleteproblem today: kids having kids.
ReplyDeleteNietzsche is completely vindicated here.
ReplyDeleteThere is a young woman sitting in State Prison right now for her actions in the community while under the supervision of Children Youth and Families Division that has never been fully explained. Nobody cared to interview her about her obvious grooming by a caseworker that she believed was an UNDERCOVER FBI AGENT.
ReplyDeleteThis caseworker took her away from a foster family for regular after hours meetings at the Bethlehem Library without explanations, secured financing for boxing lessons, and private swimming lessons, not to mention a round trip air fare for her and her family to Puerto Rico. And tuition to a Leadership Academy in Allentown. This caseworker also purchased a vehicle from this girls’s foster father with funds that have not been vetted or approved. The foster family apparently made a complaint about the inappropriate contacts but the girl simply would not cooperate. The caseworker then moved this girl into an apartment within the City of Bethlehem using County funds and resources where she decompensated and assaulted another person. She sits in prison and has never spoken to her relationship with this caseworker. That’s too bad because to skilled and well oriented caseworkers and investigators, this person was victimized. Who knows?
DeleteGood thing Baratta established the child advocacy center he touted. Oh wait. Well, at least victim children cans
ReplyDeletego to a neighboring county through mutual aid agreement. Oh wait.
Bernie off topic for u..the lehigh county juvenile center building is still there. Im told cells and all. Allegedly used to store drugs confiscated until helicopter comes and picks it up....thecreal issue. Why is lehigh joining others in building a new facility that was built around 20 years ago and never used?
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