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Hospital worker who wants child rape legalized had trove of baby porn: ‘Absolute worst I’ve ever seen’

Nypost · · 484 words · By Anthony Blair
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Hospital worker who wants child rape legalized had trove of baby porn: ‘Absolute worst I’ve ever seen’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Hospital worker who wants child rape legalized had trove of baby porn: ‘Absolute worst I’ve ever seen’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google A vile hospital worker was found with masses of child porn that hardened cops called the “most disturbing” they had ever seen — and messages showing he thinks child rape should be legalized.

Common ground

Benjamin Naylor, 32, of Deer Park, Ohio, was first ensnared by an online vigilante group, Predator Poachers, who pretended to be a 13-year-old boy, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/us-news/hospital-worker-who-wants-child-rape-legal…

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 100% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 80% confidence
Overstating facts or claims to create a stronger emotional response.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “He was sentenced to 7 to 9½ years in prison.”
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Multiple sources confirm the sentence of 7 to 9.5 years. Note: Other search results for a 'Benjamin Naylor' sentenced to life are for a different individual in Idaho (Benjamin Roy Naylor), not the Ohio hospital worker.
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web search NEUTRAL — A Deer Park man was sentenced Monday to seven to 9.5 years in prison for possessing and disseminating child sex abuse material. Benjamin Naylor, 32, pleaded guilty last month to illegal use of a minor…
https://local12.com/news/local/man-sentenced-possessing-shar…
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web search NEUTRAL — RUPERT – A 56-year-old man who admitted to murdering four people in two counties will spend the rest of his life in prison. Benjamin Roy Naylor was sentenced by District Judge Blaine P. Cannon to four…
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2026/03/burley-man-to-spend-li…
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web search NEUTRAL — Monday, Benjamin Naylor was sentenced to four consecutive and concurrent fixed-life terms in state prison, the Cassia County and Minidoka County Prosecuting Attorney’s Offices announced.
https://localnews8.com/news/2026/03/09/benjamin-naylor-sente…
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Claim 2: “During an online chat, Naylor described his fantasy to 'meet up with a perv dad and his boy for sex,' according to prosecutors.”
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The claim is explicitly stated in one source ('Man who prosecutors say wanted child rape to be legal sentenced'), but no other independent source in the provided evidence confirms this specific quote about the 'perv dad'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse is a Somali pirate. He is the sole survivor of four pirates who hijacked the MV Maersk Alabama in April 2009 and then held Captain Richard Phillips for ransom. On 16 February …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abduwali_Muse
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George Tan Soon-gin was a Hong Kong financial criminal and businessman and who was known for his role and involvement in the Carrian Group and the scandal that led to its collapse.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Tan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Narragansett Runestone, also known as the Quidnessett Rock, is a 2.5 t (2,500 kg) slab of metasandstone in Rhode Island, United States. It is 5 (1.5m) feet high and 7 feet (2.1m) long. The stone i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narragansett_Runestone
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Claim 3: “He pleaded guilty to eight counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor and one count of illegal use of a minor or impaired person in a state of nudity.”
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Two independent sources confirm he pleaded guilty to eight counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor and one count of illegal use of a minor/impaired person in nudity-oriented material.
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web search NEUTRAL — Credit: Ben Naylor/LinkedIn. The former Christ Hospital scheduler pleaded guilty last month to eight counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor and one count of illegally using a m…
https://vt.co/news/us/horrific-contents-phone-hospital-worke…
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web search NEUTRAL — Parker previously pleaded guilty to eight felonies, including three counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material or performance, three counts of pandering sexually oriented matter invo…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-police-officer-sentenced-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lucero initially faced a 30-count indictment, but pleaded guilty to an amended one charging him with eight counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor and two counts of illegal use …
https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/warren-news/newton-fall…
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Claim 4: “Police then busted him — and found harrowing videos and images on his cellphone of kids as young as month-old babies.”
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One source mentions 'horrific contents on phone of hospital worker revealed', but the specific detail about 'babies as young as month-old' is not explicitly corroborated by a second independent source in the provided text.
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web search NEUTRAL — Police forces include both preventive (uniformed) police and detectives. Terminology varies from country to country. Police functions include protecting life and property, enforcing criminal law, crim…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police
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web search NEUTRAL — The Police Force is primarily responsible for the preservation of law and order. The GPF is divided in several specialist police departments. Functions and powers include the protection of life and pr…
https://gambia.gov.gm/gambia-police-force/
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web search NEUTRAL — The Banjul Police Station is at the Police Line on Liberation Avenue. Here are its units, contact telephone numbers, emails, fax, photos, location map & information.
http://accessgambia.com/extra/banjul-police-station.html
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Claim 5: “He will also serve five years of post-release control.”
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Claim 6: “Naylor’s defense attorney claimed that his client was intellectually disabled, legally blind, had never had a significant other, and didn’t understand what he had done was wrong.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the defense attorney's claims about intellectual disability or blindness.
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Claim 7: “Benjamin Naylor, 32, of Deer Park, Ohio, was first ensnared by an online vigilante group, Predator Poachers, who pretended to be a 13-year-old boy”
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Multiple sources confirm Benjamin Naylor was targeted by the vigilante group 'Predator Poachers' using a 13-year-old boy decoy. One source explicitly mentions the decoy was on Reddit before moving to a messaging platform.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Driftless Area, also known as Bluff Country and the Paleozoic Plateau, is a topographic and cultural region in the Midwestern United States that comprises southwestern Wisconsin, southeastern Minn…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Great Black Swamp (or Black Swamp) was a glacially fed wetland in northwest Ohio, northeast Indiana, and southeast Michigan that existed from the end of the Wisconsin glaciation until the late 19t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This chronological list of school gun incidents and mass shootings in the United States before the year 2000 includes any school shootings that occurred at a K-12 public or private school, as well as …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_shootings_in_th…
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Claim 8: “Assistant Prosecutor Elyse Deters during Monday’s sentencing... [said] 'He does not think child rape should be criminalized. In fact, he wants it legalized,'”
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Three independent sources confirm that Assistant Prosecutor Elyse Deters stated Naylor believes child rape should not be criminalized and should be legalized.
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web search NEUTRAL — Benjamin Naylor is placed in handcuffs after being sentenced to 7 to 9½ years in prison on Aug. 10. "He does not think child rape should be criminalized," Assistant Prosecutor Elyse Deters said at Nay…
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/2026/08/10/man-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — Assistant Prosecutor Elyse Deters said at Naylor’s sentencing that the man “does not think child rape should be criminalized,” and instead “wants it legalized,” the Enquirer reported.
https://www.aol.com/articles/man-prosecutors-wanted-child-ra…
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web search NEUTRAL — Assistant Prosecutor Elyse Deters said of Naylor: ‘He does not think child rape should be criminalized. In fact, he wants it legalized.’
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16044331/hospital-wor…
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Claim 9: “Naylor was confronted at the Cincinnati hospital where he worked, confessing during a 40-minute, livestreamed showdown to exchanging child porn.”
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The YouTube source confirms he was confronted at his workplace by the head of 'Predator Poachers', but the specific details about a '40-minute livestreamed showdown' and the confession to exchanging child porn during that specific event are not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the New York Giants' 102nd in the National Football League (NFL), their fifth under general manager Joe Schoen and their first season under head coach John Harbaugh. Harbaugh s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dana T. Merrill (October 15, 1876 – August 3, 1957) was a career officer in the United States Army. A veteran of the Spanish–American War and World War I, Merrill attained the rank of brigadier genera…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden's tenure as the 46th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 2021, and ended on January 20, 2025. Biden, a member of the Democratic Party, had previously se…
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Claim 10: “In addition to his prison sentence, Naylor must undergo treatment and register as a tier two sex offender.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the requirement for treatment or the specific tier of sex offender registration.
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Claim 11: “Naylor told the decoy — 'Age is just a number'”
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Only one specific source regarding the Ohio case mentions Naylor saying 'Age is just a number'. Another source mentions a different man in Hull saying the same phrase, which does not corroborate this specific claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Naylor allegedly messaged their 13-year-old boy decoy on Reddit before moving the conversation to a messaging platform. "He wasn't necessarily illegal with us. He wasn't like, 'Let's meet up and have …
https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/crime/predator-poachers-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Hull man who exchanged highly sexualised messages with a 12-year-old girl and said "age is just a number" got a nasty shock when he suddenly discovered to his horror that she did not even exist and …
https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-new…
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web search NEUTRAL — Benjamin Naylor pleaded guilty after filing a plea agreement in both counties earlier in the month.
https://www.kmvt.com/2025/12/22/benjamin-naylor-pleads-guilt…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.