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Fake Bieber accused of abusing New Jersey girl online

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

April 18, 2012 - 7:31 am

NEWARK, N.J. -- Authorities in Canada have accused a Justin Bieber impersonator of threatening and sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in New Jersey on a video chat site.

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray says 34-year-old Lee Moir of Toronto, Ontario, posed as the pop star on Facebook. Authorities allege he threatened to harm the girl's family to force her to perform sex acts online. It's unclear if Moir used photos of Bieber on his Facebook page, but authorities say the girl realized it wasn't the singer during the video chat.

He was arrested after an undercover Canadian officer posed as a 14-year-old girl online. Authorities say Moir engaged the officer in sexual conversations and requested a meeting and was arrested.

He's charged in Canada with luring, manufacturing child pornography and extortion.

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By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

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Former NBA star, 5 others charged with running illegal high-stakes poker games

Associated Press

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Fed leaves interest rates unchanged even as Trump demands cuts

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer

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New proposed Vegas airport faces organized opposition

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

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By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Audrey McAvoy The Associated Press

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The dire warnings following the massive quake off Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula evoked memories of catastrophic damage caused by tsunamis over the last quarter-century.

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By McKenna Ross / RJ

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8.8 quake strikes Russia, triggering tsunami warning for Hawaii

The Associated Press

July 29, 2025 - 11:43 pm

One of the world’s strongest earthquakes struck Russia’s Far East, an 8.8-magnitude temblor that caused tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska and prompted a warning for Hawaii.

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Las Vegas mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus, officials say

By Spencer Levering / RJ

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SAUNDERS: Another mass shooting, another butcher’s bogus rationale

By Debra J. Saunders / RJ

July 29, 2025 - 5:03 pm

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