Three people in Florida were arrested Tuesday over an alleged livestreaming business that broadcast the sexual abuse of children for paying viewers.
Walquiria Cassini, a 38-year-old living in the Boca Raton area, and her 42-year-old boyfriend, Ryan Londono, are charged with sexual battery, solicitation and use of a child in a sexual performance, according to arrest warrants obtained by HuffPost.
Walquiria Cassini’s 20-year-old son, Matthew Cassini, is charged with sexual battery of a child under the age of 12.
According to an affidavit, the case centers on the abuse of two boys, ages 14 and 7. The 14-year-old said that his abuse began around age 9, while the 7-year-old said that his abuse began around age 5.
At a hearing Wednesday in Palm Beach County, Judge Donald Hafele said that he was shocked by the allegations in the case, ABC affiliate WPBF reported.
“For the past 25 years, I’ve seen just about everything, so to shock the court’s conscience is frankly a difficult proposition,” Hafele said.
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Authorities first began investigating in November, when Marion County sheriff’s deputies were called to a residence in Ocala, Florida, over a report of the boys’ sexual abuse, according to the affidavit. When deputies arrived, they met the individual who reported the abuse, referred to in the document as the complainant.
The affidavit cited remarks that the boys made to the complainant and investigators, with the children saying that the abuse been occurring for “a while” at a separate residence linked to the suspects and did not want to return there.
One boy said that two of the suspects would pull the children out of their beds to sexually abuse them in front of a laptop.
The 14-year-old said that the last time he had been sexually abused was four or five months prior, and characterized it as a particularly violent incident, according to the affidavit. He told officers that it was the “longest night of my life,” adding…
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