William Mickel was employed by the Boy Scouts of America in Morris County when he trafficked videos and still images of child sex abuse via email, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Mickel had hundreds of files stored on electronic devices in his Lake Hopatcong home, some of which "depicted children who were surreptitiously recorded using bathrooms in the Boy Scout camps where Mickel worked," Sellinger said -------------------- Local authorities originally arrested Mickel before the FBI assumed jurisdiction and gathered evidence that led to an indictment returned by a grand jury in U.S. District Court in Newark.

Phil Drechsler, 61, of Santa Clarita, who worked for NBC4 until he departed in February 2023, shared more than 100 videos, images and other types of files depicting child pornography between August 2020 and June 2021, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. He pleaded guilty in downtown Los Angeles to a single count of distribution of child pornography. Sentencing was set for Oct. 7. A federal grand jury returned an indictment last year on three counts of distribution of child pornography. The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years imprisonment with a possible maximum of up...

William Mickel, 70, of Lake Hopatcong, NJ has pleaded guilty to charges of possessing and sharing child pornography. Officials said he was found with videos that depicted children at the camps where he worked A former worker at several Boy Scout camps throughout New Jersey, has pleaded guilty to charges of possessing and distributing child pornography -- including videos that depicted children at the camps where he worked. According to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, 70-year-old William Mickel, of Lake Hopatcong, NJ, pleaded guilty to charges of distribution and possession of child pornography. According to court documents,...

Former KNBC-TV news producer Phil Dreschler, 60, of Santa Clarita has been charged with distribution of child pornography. A former Los Angeles television news producer was indicted Thursday on federal charges alleging he distributed more than 100 videos and images of child pornography in an online chat room. Phil Drechsler, 60, of Santa Clarita, who worked for KNBC-TV until he departed in February, allegedly shared more than 117 videos, nine images and other types of files depicting child pornography between August 2020 and June 2021, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. A Los Angeles federal grand jury...

A former Los Angeles television news producer was indicted today on federal charges alleging he distributed more than 100 videos and images of child pornography online. Phil Drechsler, 60, of Santa Clarita, who worked for KNBC-TV until he departed in February, allegedly shared more than 117 videos, nine images and other types of files depicting child pornography between August 2020 and June 2021, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said Drechsler was arrested last month in Cincinnati and ordered detained by a magistrate judge. He is currently being brought back to Los Angeles to face charges, officials...