Marietta Georgia chiropractor charged with federal child pornography offenses
Federal agents arrested 37 year old Michael Macaluso on Thursday for allegedly enticing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct and receiving and distributing child pornography.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story.
Authorities believe that Macaluso has been targeting teenage boys online and enticing them to send naked photos of themselves since May 2006. It is also alleged that he threatened to black mail boys if they refused.
Specifically, an affidavit claims that in one instance he pretended to be a young girl and sent pictures of a naked female to a 15 year old boy. It is alleged that he then requested pictures of the boy involved in sexual acts. However, the victim refused, and Macaluso allegedly threatened to post naked photos of the boy online as blackmail. In another instance, Macaluso allegedly threatened to “out” a 15 year old boy to his classmates when the boy attempted to end their online relationship.
In 2006, Macaluso was arrested by Cobb County authorities on three counts of sexual exploitation of children. However, Cobb authorities decided not to try that case. Instead, the case files were passed to the U.S. Attorney’s office which is reported to have a stronger case against Macaluso. A bond hearing is set for next week, and prosecutors have said they will oppose any bond at that hearing.
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