Day: March 20, 2025

Spring has returned, which means that the opening of the two major Coney Island theme parks is right around the corner.

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He was sentenced to 7 years in prison on charges that he posed as a teenager on Snapchat to solicit nudes and sexual videos from children.

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Winston Nguyen, a former “Jeopardy!” champion and private school math teacher in Brooklyn Heights, was sentenced to seven years in prison on Wednesday for soliciting sexually explicit images from teenagers.

Nguyen, 38, of Harlem, pleaded guilty earlier this month to posing as a teenage boy on Snapchat and convincing students aged 13 to 15 to send him lewd photos and videos.

From October 2022 to May 2024, Nguyen used two Snapchat accounts — hunterkristoff and haircutbongos — to contact victims, pretending to be a teenage boy.

Prosecutors said he sent explicit images and videos depicting a teenage boy masturbating and engaged in prolonged sexual conversations with the victims. He then persuaded them to send him pictures and videos of themselves performing sexual acts.

The victims attended various Brooklyn private schools, including Saint Ann’s, Poly Prep Country Day School, Berkeley Carroll School, and Packer Collegiate Institute.

Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Phillip Tisne sentenced Nguyen on March 16 to seven years in prison and 10 years of post-release supervision.

Nguyen, who taught at St. Ann’s School in Brooklyn Heights, pleaded guilty on March 3 to one count of using a child in a sexual performance as a sexually motivated felony and five counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Upon his release, he must register as a sex offender.

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez called Nguyen’s actions a “sickening betrayal of trust” in a statement. “Today’s sentencing holds him accountable for his actions while sparing the young and vulnerable victims from having to relive this emotional abuse in court,” Gonzalez said. “I commend the prosecutors and investigators who brought this defendant to justice and the young survivors who bravely stepped forward.”

Investigators linked the Snapchat accounts to IP addresses associated with Nguyen, including his Harlem residence. Other evidence included digital communications, images, and victim accounts, according to the DA’s office.

Nguyen gained brief fame after winning on the gameshow “Jeopardy!” in July 2014, appearing in two episodes. He was arrested on July 25, 2024 following and investigation by KCDA Detective Investigators, with the assistance of Senior Digital Forensic Analyst Sourov Talukder and Digital Forensic Analyst Richard Rojas, of the District Attorney’s Digital Evidence Lab.

A man was critically wounded in a Brooklyn shooting on Thursday morning and detectives are scrambling to find the suspect responsible.

Law enforcement sources said the incident happened at about 8 a.m. on March 20 near an apartment complex at 327 Wilson Ave. in Bushwick.

Officers from the 83rd Precinct initially responded to the location after receiving a ShotSpotter activation. ShotSpotter is the NYPD’s citywide network of sensors designed to pick up sounds of possible gunfire and initiate a quick response.

Cops did not find a victim at the Wilson Avenue location when they arrived. Moments later, however, they learned that the victim had been taken via private means to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center for treatment.

Law enforcement sources said the victim, a 33-year-old man, arrived at Wyckoff Hospital with gunshot wounds to his head and buttocks. He is currently listed in stable condition.

The 83rd Precinct has seen a surprising number of shootings since the start of 2025. Year-to-date through March 16, according to the most recent CompStat report, the command logged three shootings; there were no shootings tallied at the same point in 2024.

After Thursday morning’s shooting was confirmed, police combed the apartment complex on Wilson Avenue, looking for shell casings and other evidence.

At this time, police do not yet know the circumstances leading up to the shooting or have a description of a suspected shooter. The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding the shooting can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.

SECOND-GRADERS AT SAINT SAVIOUR CATHOLIC ACADEMY received a special visit from Brooklyn Diocesan Bishop Robert Brennan.

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BROOKLYN’S CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS aren’t the only ones looking forward to graduation this spring; so is Bishop Robert Brennan.

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