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Ex-NJ Boy Scouts Worker, 70, Admits Trafficking Child Porn, Recording Kids In Bathroom: Feds

Date Shared: April 16th, 2025
Date Released: May 30th, 2024
Source: dailyvoice.com
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.

Former NJ Boy Scouts camp worker pleads to child porn charges

Date Shared: April 16th, 2025
Date Released: March 30th, 2024
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 Gow School administrator facing possession of child pornography charge

Date Shared: December 15th, 2023
Date Released: November 14th, 2023
Source: wkbw.com
Matthew Fisher, Former Gow School administrator, has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession of child pornography and hiding cameras on campus among other admissions.  The school released the following information to families on Friday afternoon: "Dear Gow Community, Unfortunately, I have further disturbing news about the Matt Fisher case. The U.S. Attorney plans to add new and more serious charges regarding production of child pornography. Fisher remains jailed without bail after his detention hearing this morning. We understand from law enforcement that the FBI’s review to date of the items seized from Fisher’s...

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