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Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man arrested for allegedly filming teenager in fitting room at Massachusetts Target
SWANSEA, Mass. (WWLP) – A man was arrested for allegedly filming a teenager in a fitting room at Target in Swansea, Massachusetts. A social media post by the Swansea Police Department on Wednesday showed a photo of an individual at Target who officers were looking to identify in connection with an incident in a fitting room. It was reported on Monday at around 8 p.m. that a 17-year-old girl was being filmed on a cell phone while changing in the dressing room at Target at 579 Grand Army of the Republic Highway. Four men arrested in sting for underage prostitution in Springfield During the investigation, the public helped identify the suspect as 25-year-old John Michael Williams of Swansea. On Wednesday, he was arrested at his home and charged with the following: Photographing Sexual or Intimate Parts of a Child Possession of Child Pornography Disorderly Conduct 'This kind of invasive and disturbing behavior has no place in our community,' Chief Foley said. 'We take incidents like this very seriously and will always work to protect the most vulnerable members of our community. I'm proud of the swift and diligent work of our Detectives, Furtado and Rowland, and Officer Stavens. They acted quickly and conducted a thorough investigation that resulted in the identification and arrest of the suspect.' WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Yahoo
Westport man arrested, facing slew of child rape charges, police say
A Westport man was arrested on Friday for several child rape related charges. Steven Correia, is charged with two counts of rape of a child with force, one count of aggravated rape of a child under 12, one count of aggravated rape of a child over 12, two counts indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, and indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over, according to Westport Police. Authorities say Correia was taken into custody at his Blossom Road residence on a felony arrest warrant with the assistance of the Swansea Police Department. Correia was initially held on $100,000 bail. After his arraignment, he was ordered held with no bail pending a dangerousness hearing scheduled on April 1 at the Fall River Justice Center. Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
