Four MySpace Profilers Charged in Satanic Hate Crime

Church in New York Vandalized by Satanic Cult Members

(NEW YORK) Four Myspace profilers have been placed under arrest, charged , and arraigned for allegedly committing hate crimes against the Middle Island Baptist church in Yaphank, NY. The individuals, all had profiles up on MySpace depicting Satanic rituals and descriptions of their goings-on.

Police went to the suspects' Myspace profiles and indeed, found all that they were looking for. Details about the vandalism, as well as, grotesque pictures of re-enacted necrophilia, and descriptions of their rituals could all be found on the popular web site.

The four were all of age, all aged 19 or 22. Their names are Danielle Wilbur, John and William Santiorello, and Dan Trassers.

"They are devout satanists," said Det. Robert Reecks of the Suffolk County Hate Crimes Bureau, when addressing the news conference. The charges of aggravated harassment have been brought against them, and in this case it stands as a hate crime, which brings stiffer penalties than had it been only aggravated harassment.

The arraigned suspects have touted themselves as devout satanists on their MySpace pages, as Det. Robert Reecks also described them during the news conference. When authorities asked the four what street they had been on so as to spray paint the Middle Island Baptist church, the four responded that they couldn't recollect where exactly they were, and that they happened across the church in the middle of the night when they were looking for a wooded area to try and seek a spiritualistic place to gather.

However, the alleged culprits spray-painted their MySpace profile names on the church, as well as other satanic symbols and depictions. So when the police started getting all sorts of tips about who may have done such a thing, some callers said to go look on the names of the MySpace profiles that are the same as the spray-painted names that are on the Middle Island Baptist church. This lead to the corroboration by police of the suspects' stories, what names and symbols were found spray-painted onto the church, and what was written about the symbols and incident on their MySpace pages.