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The Kokomo Police Department is investigating a child solicitation case after a 10-year-old boy was allegedly coerced into sending inappropriate videos to people on social media and gaming platforms, including Roblox. That's according to court documents, which also say the suspect used Snapchat to contact him. The Howard County Prosecutor's Office formally charged Dominique Jose Castrejon, of Moreno Valley, California, with one count of child solicitation. It all started when Kokomo Police got a call from the child's grandmother, stating she found her grandson had been sending inappropriate photos and videos in exchange for Robux, which is the currency used on the gaming platform Roblox. Kokomo Police found the videos and photos were sexually explicit in nature, according to court documents. During a forensic interview alongside the Indiana Howard County Department of Child Services, the 10-year-old boy stated he has accounts on multiple platforms including YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch and Zangi, using a fake birthday to get around some of the age restrictions. The boy told officers he had been contacted by strangers to send inappropriate videos on several of the platforms and that he had been both paid in Robux and, at times, threatened. In exchange for

BREATHITT COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Breathitt County Schools is set to receive a $27 million settlement from four social media companies. In 2023, the district filed a lawsuit against Snapchat, Meta, TikTok and YouTube, accusing the companies of creating addictive technologies that hurt student mental health and forced schools to spend more on counseling and other services. The district will receive $27 million from the companies instead of the case going to trial as scheduled next week. Bellwether case avoids trial Breathitt County Schools’ case against Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat was viewed as a bellwether case against the social media giants. According to Bloomberg News, it was set to be the first of more than 1,300 similar lawsuits filed by districts across the U.S. to go to trial. The trial was supposed to start on June 12, but instead, the companies have agreed to pay the district a combined $27 million. Bloomberg reports Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, will pay the most at $9 million. Snapchat and TikTok each agreed to pay $8 million, and YouTube will pay just over $2 million. Lawsuit claims The lawsuit claimed the companies created addictive technologies that hurt student mental health. The

Messaging and visual media app Snapchat has announced the integration of a new artificial intelligence-based functionality for its user base. The tool, called AI Clips, aims to convert static images from the cell phone gallery into short videos in an automated way. The system processes the selected files and delivers complete audiovisual material in a few seconds. The initiative follows the movement in the technology sector to apply machine learning solutions to everyday social networks. With AI Clips, the platform seeks to facilitate content production for people who do not have technical knowledge of professional editing software. The company focuses on reducing the time spent assembling daily publications, eliminating manual cutting and synchronization steps. Visual Analysis Algorithm Funcionamento AI Clips processing occurs through a pattern recognition system integrated into the application code. Quando the user selects a set of photographs, the artificial intelligence performs a scan to identify central elements in each frame. The software maps faces, highlighted objects, background scenes and even facial expressions to understand the context of the material sent. Based on this digital reading, the tool organizes the images into a logical display sequence. The system does not just perform a simple grouping of files, but

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A Key West Police employee was arrested and charged with crimes in the Florida Keys that could lead to 100 years in prison. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s investigation began when agents received a cybertip submitted by Snapchat. FDLE confirmed that at the time 21-year-old Jacob Rookey committed these crimes, he was employed by the Key West Police Department as a 911 telecommunicator, but his brief employment with the Key West PD was terminated. FDLE agents, along with the FDLE Special Operations Team and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, served a search warrant at Rookey’s residence and seized numerous electronic devices for digital forensic analysis. The investigation into Rookey was launched when the Broward County Sheriff’s Office (BSO) received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that Rookeywas possessing, viewing, and transmitting CSAM via Snapchat. BSO identified Rookey by his IP address and determined that jurisdiction belonged to FDLE Florida Keys. That led to the discovery of communications in which Rookey was buying/selling CSAM and animal sexual abuse materials as well as soliciting minors to send him CSAM. In many of the communications, Rookey was posing as an underage girl. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier

A Tasmanian man who pointed a firearm at his partner’s mother and 15-year-old sister and threatened to shoot them has avoided immediate imprisonment. Joel Keith Lomas, 28, was sentenced in the Supreme Court to 14 months’ jail, wholly suspended for two years, after pleading guilty to aggravated assault. The court heard that on October 26, 2024, Lomas’s partner phoned her mother after an argument and asked to be picked up. The woman drove to the home with her 15-year-old daughter. When they pulled up outside, Lomas opened the front door, looked at the car, then went back inside. Seconds later, he reappeared holding a firearm. He pointed it at the pair and said: “If you don’t f–king leave right now I am going to f–king shoot you.” The teenager told her mother to drive away. They went around the corner and called police, but officers were unable to find the firearm and no charges were laid at the time. The case was cracked open by Lomas himself. In May 2025, he sent the teenager a Snapchat message admitting he had sold the gun after “what I done because I never wanted anyone to feel that way again”. She reported the

At Snap, we believe that promoting a safe and supportive environment is essential to helping young people connect, express themselves, and thrive. As we close out Mental Health Awareness Month, we know that supporting our community's emotional and psychological well-being isn't just a 31-day checkbox, it’s a year-round commitment that requires consistent attention and collaborative effort. To help spark conversations that should be taking place throughout the calendar year, we are introducing Digital Wellness Check. This new video blog series will feature conversations with prominent global experts and industry leaders exploring what digital well-being looks like for teens today, and how we can work together to build online spaces where they can truly flourish. Our very first installment brings together Jacqueline Beauchere, Snapchat’s Global Head of Platform Safety, and Dr. Dan Reidenberg , a world-renowned authority on suicide prevention and the Founder and Director of Safe Online Standards at The Mental Health Coalition. Grounding Our Work in Research: The Digital Well-Being Index (DWBI) To help build safer and healthier online environments, we must first understand the authentic, everyday experiences of young people online. For the last five years, Snap has conducted dedicated research to track and measure Generation Z's online

Eric Dean pleaded guilty to two counts of assault in connection with an assault in Warren over a Snapchat message. He was sentenced to 180 days in ...

By Lauren Linder is a passionate, Emmy Award-winning journalist, who joined KDKA in December 2022. She wanted to report in Pittsburgh for a long time and is thrilled to do so at such a historic station as KDKA. Read Full Bio Updated on: May 28, 2026 / 6:37 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh Add CBS News on Google Two of seven defendants who were indicted by a federal grand jury  for orchestrating a scheme to access and sell sexually explicit content from social media pleaded guilty this week to their respective charges. They appeared to be the ringleaders in this scheme that prosecutors said included victims who were minors. Charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, fraud in connection with unlawful computer access, aggravated identity theft, and receipt and possession of child sexual abuse material are the charges the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Western District of Pennsylvania filed in a 16-count indictment against Richard Martz Jr. of Meadville, Dylan Miller of West Mifflin, Christopher Clampitt of North Carolina, Edward Grabb of Jeanette, Michael Yackovich of West Newton, Luke Swinehart of Lock Haven, and Karlin Jones of Beaver Falls. Martz and Miller just acknowledged the crimes they committed, pleading guilty

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