NJ.COM REPORTED THAT A BERGEN COUNTY MAN WAS SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON TUESDAY AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO RECEIPT AND POSSESSION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIALS. SINCE 2020, 55-YEAR-OLD CHRIS HIPSCHER (HIP-SHER) OF LODI COMMUNICATED WITH A CHILD LIVING OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS. U.S. ATTORNEY ROBERT FRAZER SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT HIPSCHER ENCOURAGED THE CHILD TO SEND IMAGES AND VIDEOS OF HIMSELF ENGAGING IN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT. HE ALSO BEGAN AN ONLINE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHILD’S MOTHER AND CONVINCED HER TO COME TO NEW JERSEY WITH THE CHILD AND THE CHILD’S SIBLING. FRAZER ALLEGED THAT DURING THE VISIT, HIPSCHER SEXUALLY ASSAULTED THE MINOR VICTIM AND TOOK SEXUALLY EXPLICIT PHOTOS OF THE VICTIM AND A SIBLING. ALONG WITH A PRISON TERM, HIPSCHER WAS SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE.
NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY REPORTED THAT MAYOR HECTOR LORA SAID THAT A MAN WAS FOUND DEAD IN A LAKE AT THIRD WARD PARK IN PASSAIC ON TUESDAY MORNING. LORA SAID IN A FACEBOOK VIDEO THAT POLICE RECEIVED A CALL ABOUT A BAG IN HUGHES LAKE SHORTLY BEFORE 11 AM, AND THAT RESPONDING OFFICERS AND PARK ATTENDANTS DISCOVERED A MAN IN THE WATER AFTER. THE MAYOR SAYS THE DECEASED WAS A PASSAIC RESIDENT OVER THE AGE OF 50. HIS IDENTITY WAS NOT RELEASED. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER RESPONDED TO THE SCENE. LORA SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THE INVESTIGATION REMAINS ONGOING, AUTHORITIES DID NOT SUSPECT FOUL PLAY. HE ALSO SAID THAT THE CITY DELAYED RELEASING INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISCOVERY UNTIL THE MAN’S FAMILY HAD BEEN NOTIFIED.
GOOGLE RELEASED IN A BLOG POST TUESDAY THAT STUDENTS USING GOOGLE SOFTWARE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE THE COMPANIES SEARCH ENGINE, UNLESS THEIR SCHOOL SYSTEM ALSO OPTS INTO USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE COMPANY EXPLAINED THAT K-12 SCHOOLS WILL BE ABLE TO INDIVUALLY TURN EACH GOOGLE TOOL ON OR OFF, INCLUDING GOOGLE SEARCH, THE DEFAULT OPTION BEING OFF UNTIL ADMINISTRATORS ALLOW ACCESS TO STUDENTS. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE GOOGLE SEARCH TOOL IS INTEGRATED WITH AI, SCHOOLS THAT OPT OUT OF AI ALSO OPT OUT OF GOOGLE SEARCH. TURNING OFF AI ALL TOGETHER IS NOT POSSIBLE IF SCHOOLS WANT TO CONTINUE TO USE GOGOLE PRODUCTS. BEING ONE OF THE MOST DOMINANT PROVIDER OF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY FOR U.S SCHOOLS, THE COMPANY SAYS 150 MILLION STUDENTS AND TEACHERS USE GOOGLE CLASSROOM AS A PLATFORM, STUDENTS USING SCHOOL PROVIDED CHROMEBOOK COMPUTERS.