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From The Journal Times.com:

Milana Doné

RACINE — An 18-year-old Sturtevant woman has been arrested following an investigation of a tip about an individual possessing and advertising child sexual abuse material.

Jocelyn Harris was charged with five counts of possession of child pornography by a person under the age of 18.

Earlier this year, an investigator with the Racine County Sheriff's Office Internet Crimes Against Children Unit received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding an individual possessing and advertising child sexual abuse material.

The tip included five videos uploaded through Snapchat and a related Twitter post, all which contained child sexual abuse videos.

The Twitter post contained a link to Telegram, a message and file-sharing platform that allows content to be placed behind a paywall. It is frequently used by offenders attempting to avoid law enforcement, according to RCSO.

Harris was identified as a suspect and investigators executed a search warrant at her residence. She was arrested and investigators seized multiple electronic devices.

According to RCSO, Harris admitted to owning and operating the Snapchat and Twitter accounts during an interview and reportedly claimed the material was simply "popping up" on her accounts.

Harris initially appeared in court July 10, where her cash bond was set at $5,000.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 23.

From: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-courts/article_c1731360-42fb-4b39-82fc-759a7a6b59fc.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

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Racine man accused of possession of bestiality, child pornography

From The Journal Times.com:

Milana Doné

RACINE — A 36-year-old Racine man was charged Thursday in connection to obscene electronic material allegedly found in his possession.

Justin Erhardt faces two counts of possession of bestiality and one count of possession of child pornography.

According to the Racine County Sheriff's Office, an investigator with the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children indicating that a person in the City of Racine had uploaded child sexual abuse material to a Snapchat account.

The account reportedly contained one video depicting child sexual abuse material and two videos depicting bestiality, according to an RCSO news release.

Investigators contacted Erhardt, who reportedly admitted that the Snapchat account belonged to him, and he was taken into custody Tuesday.

During a search of Erhardt's residence on the 400 block of Haven Avenue, RCSO seized several electronic devices.

Erhardt initially appeared in court Thursday and his cash bond was set at $2,500.

He is scheduled to appear at a preliminary hearing July 16.

From: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-courts/article_a77f31e3-a2d7-497b-9cb7-00d04f57a419.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

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Racine man sentenced for possessing child porn

From The Journal Times.com:

Caroline Neal

RACINE — A Racine man was sentenced Friday to 15 years in Wisconsin State Prison for possessing child pornography.

Dimas De Leon, 37, faced 10 counts of possession of child pornography and pleaded not guilty in November 2024.

On May 23, he accepted an offer from the state and pleaded guilty to three counts, while the remaining seven were dismissed but read into the court’s record.

In addition to 15 years in prison, De Leon will serve 15 years of extended supervision.

De Leon also will be required to register as a sex offender and pay a $5,000 surcharge for possessing child pornography.

According to previous Journal Times reporting, the Racine County Sheriff’s Office began investigating after receiving a tip from the state DOJ’s Division of Criminal Investigation.

In September 2023, Snapchat reported the tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children after a user reportedly uploaded an image depicting child pornography.

Investigators reportedly connected the upload to an IP address and email account associated with De Leon, who allegedly was in possession of 44 illegal videos.

From: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-courts/article_d3c0303b-3e2f-4731-9871-bc6d59237af9.html#tracking-source=mp-homepage

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From JSOnline:

Drake Bentley

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A 15-year-old Racine County boy says he was inspired by California's Menendez brothers when he stabbed his mother to death earlier this week, according to prosecutors.

Reed R. Gelinskey was charged Thursday with first-degree intentional homicide by the Racine County District Attorney's Office.

As police arrived at the Caledonia home in 10000 block of White Manor Court at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Gelinskey dropped a knife in front of officers and admitted to killing his mother while asking officers to kill him, according to prosecutors.

Gelinskey's mother is only identified with the initials SG in the complaint.

Gelinskey told a detective during his interview that he came home from school and felt depression and an urge to kill his parents, the complaint says. Gelinskey said he had been taking his brother's anxiety medication for about a month and during the night of the murder he took about nine pills, according to the complaint. The teen said the pills didn't help with anxiety but made him feel high and he enjoys that.

According to the complaint, Gelinskey said he searched the home for a hammer because he was going to kill his father when he came home from work but could not find one large enough. Gelinskey said after dinner, his mother was seated on the couch using her computer and so he started watching a movie.

Gelinskey said he turned on a Netflix documentary about Lyle and Erik Menendez, famed brothers who were convicted of killing their parents at their Beverly Hills home in 1989. Gelinskey said this is when he developed the plan to kill his parents and he said it came to him during the "shotgun scene," which graphically depicts the killing of José and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez.

Gelinskey's mother went upstairs at about 9:50 p.m. and that is when he got up to hide his sleeping medication, according to the complaint. He said after hiding the medication he grabbed a steak knife and put it in his pocket before telling his mother that he couldn't find his medicine.

Gelinskey said he hid a dumbbell bar in the sleeve of his sweatshirt while his mother came down to look for the pills. As his mother's back was turned, Gelinskey hit her twice in the head with the dumbbell, the complaint says. Gelinskey said he thought she would fall over but she did not so he threw her to the ground and grabbed the knife. According to the complaint, Gelinskey said his mother tried to kick him off her several times but eventually he stabbed her three times in the chest and twice in the neck.

Gelinskey said his mother asked him, "Why?" and he replied, "Pain," the complaint says.

After the attack, Gelinskey said he contacted his friend via Snapchat and told her to call the police. He said he sat on the floor until he heard sirens and once those stopped, he went outside to investigate where he was met by police.

"She is dead," Gelinskey said to officers, according to the complaint. "She is dead from what I did," he added.

Gelinskey appeared in court Thursday where bail was set at $1 million. If convicted, he faces a mandatory life sentence.

From: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2025/03/06/wisconsin-boy-inspired-by-menendez-brothers-kills-mother/81808458007/

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Man accused in child porn case pleads not guilty

From The Journal Times.com:

Annie Pulley

RACINE — A 36-year-old man accused of possessing child pornography pleaded not guilty in Racine County Courthouse on Wednesday.

De Leon, who is 36, faces 10 felony charges that each carry a fine up to $100,000, a prison sentence up to 25 years, or both. The court can also impose a $500 surcharge for each image or copy of an image recovered.

According to the criminal complaint, Snapchat sent a report to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on Sept. 11, 2023, after a user reportedly uploaded an image depicting child pornography.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation assigned the tip to the Racine County Sheriff’s Office RCSO investigators reportedly linked the information to De Leon’s address in the 3600 block of Pierce Boulevard.

De Leon is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 6 for status conference.

From: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-courts/not-guilty-plea-child-porn-case/article_df575628-9c8f-11ef-b332-5332865af95b.html#tracking-source=home-top-story