Maryland State Police (MSP) have arrested a Harford County man on child solicitation charges.
Officials said that Fred Packard, 73, of Havre de Grace, Maryland, solicited sex from an undercover trooper who was posing as a child over the Internet in Cecil County.
Packard is charged with one count of sexual solicitation of a minor. He was arrested on February 26, 2021, and taken to the MSP North East Barrack for processing.
According to a preliminary investigation, a trooper with the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit in December was monitoring an online dating application while posing as a 14-year-old male. Packard initiated an online conversation with the goal of soliciting a sexual encounter with the minor, according to police.
NORTH EAST – A man remained jailed on Tuesday after he allegedly solicited sex online from an undercover investigator who was posing as a child in Cecil County, according to
Maryland State Police Arrest Cecil County Man On Child Pornography Charges
February 16, 2021
(ELKTON, MD) – Troopers arrested and charged a Cecil County man early Tuesday morning after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation developed evidence supporting charges of distribution and possession of child pornography.
The suspect is identified as Jacob Rubinstein, 41, of Elkton, Maryland. Rubinstein is charged with seven counts of distribution of child pornography and 12 counts of possession of child pornography. He was transported to the Maryland State Police North East Barrack for processing.
Beginning in September, the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit conducted an investigation into the distribution and possession of child pornography online. The investigation led to the identification of the suspect and his residence in Cecil County. On Tuesday morning, Maryland State Police, assisted by Homeland Security and Investigations,
February 9, 2021
Investigators from the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit raise are working to raise awareness of how parents and children can do more to protect themselves from potential dangers on the Internet.
The warnings come in conjunction with Safer Internet Day, which takes place on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Safer Internet Day is a global rally that aims to raise awareness of emerging online issues as people of all ages surround themselves with a myriad of digital devices.
During this pandemic, there has been a dramatic increase in our nation’s youth online activities. The Computer Crimes Unit is seeing a rise in self-generated sexually explicit material by children. This material is also known as sexting, nudes or child sexual abuse material (child pornography).
Maryland State Police arrested a man Wednesday on charges he solicited sex from an undercover trooper who was posing as a child over the Internet in Anne Arundel County.