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Harford County teacher arrested for possession, distribution of child pornography
BALTIMORE -- A Harford County teacher has been arrested and charged with possessing and distributing child pornography. Dominic Lafrancesca worked at the George D. Lisby Elementary School at Hillsdale, where he taught music. He has since been placed on administrative leave, according to Harford County Public Schools.According to police, detectives with the Harford County Child Advocacy Center received a tip about suspicious internet activity related to the downloading of sexually explicit images of children who appeared to be between one and 13 years old.The detectives identified Lafrancesca, 27, of Bel Air, as the suspect. After securing a search and seizure warrant,...
Bel Air Elementary School Teacher Detained on Multiple Counts of Child Pornography Charges
A Bel Air man has been detained by law enforcement following allegations of child pornography possession and distribution. Dominic J. Lafrancesca, 27, faces 11 counts in the wake of a probe spurred by a tip to the Harford County Child Advocacy Center. According to details released by the Harford County Sheriff's Office, Lafrancesca was arrested after detectives received a tip earlier this year about suspicious online activity involving the downloading of explicit images of children.
Harford County music teacher arrested on child pornography charges
BEL AIR, MD—Detectives have arrested a 27-year-old Bel Air man and charged him with 11 counts related to possession and distribution of child pornography. Earlier this year, Detectives with the Harford County Child Advocacy Center received a tip regarding suspicious internet activity, specifically the downloading of multiple sexually explicit images of children that appeared to be between one and 13 years of age.
Detectives Charge Bel Air Man with Child Pornography Crimes
Detectives have arrested a 27-year male from Bel Air, identified as Dominic J. Lafrancesca, and charged him with 11 counts related to possession and distribution of child pornography. Earlier this year, Detectives with the Harford County Child Advocacy Center received a tip regarding suspicious internet activity, specifically the downloading of...
Dominic Lafrancesca Busted For Child Porn In Harford County
Bel Air resident Dominic J. Lafrancesca, 27, was arrested by members of the Harford County Sheriff's Office, authorities announced on Tuesday morning after he was charged with 11 counts related to the possession and distribution of child pornography. According to investigators, earlier this year, detectives with the Harford County Child...
Bodycam video shows bar arrest of migrant accused in murder, rape of Maryland mom Rachel Morin
Newly released body camera footage captured the arrest of the illegal migrant accused of killing Maryland mom Rachel Morin. In footage released by the Tulsa Police Department and obtained by FOX 5, officers encounter Victor Martinez Hernandez at a bar in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His arrest came 10 months into an intense nationwide manhunt. The mother of five, whose children range in age from 8 to 18, was raped before being murdered in August while jogging on the Ma & Pa Trail in Harford County, Maryland. In the footage, officers arrive at a bar where Martinez Hernandez was sitting. After the initial encounter, he complied when taken...
Mad About Mud: Gunpowder Riverkeeper to Sue Developer over Years of Runoff Violations
For more than two years now, the Gunpowder River has turned orange or brown whenever there’s a hard or steady rain. It happened again in mid-July, after back-to-back downpours dumped 1.5 inches on the area over two days. Aerial photos taken afterward show murky water flowing into the river...
Three things: Paula Etting, Bel Air mayor
As a student at The John Carroll School, Paula Etting disdained public office. “I was the class nerd, the girl with brown hair and glasses who always had her homework done,” she said. Who’d have thought the quiet, bookish Etting, valedictorian of the Class of 1977, would wind up as mayor of Harford County’s bustling hub? “I want to have a say in where Bel Air is going,” said the onetime ...
Elementary school music teacher admits to downloading, sharing child porn
BEL AIR, Maryland (WMAR) — A Harford County elementary school music teacher is accused of downloading and distributing images of child pornography. Dominic LaFrancesca has been teaching at George D. Lisby Elementary School since 2022. Earlier in the year The Harford County Sheriff’s Office was tipped off about suspicious...
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