Northern Westchester Man Sentenced For Sex Trafficking Underage Girls In NY, CT Northern Westchester Man Sentenced For Sex Trafficking Underage Girls In NY, CT
Northern Westchester Man Sentenced For Sex Trafficking Underage Girls In NY, CT A Northern Westchester man will spend close to decades in prison for sex trafficking of minors in New York and Connecticut and production of child pornography. Victor Gonzalez, 41, of Millwood was sentenced to 19 1/2 years in prison in White Plains Federal Court on Friday, May 3 after pleading guilty on Jan. 24. In addition to the prison term, Gonzalez was sentenced to 10 years of supervised release and restitution in an amount to be determined by the court at a later date. "Victor Gonzalez admitted to the reprehensible crimes of trafficking underage girls for his commercia…
Area Man Faces Three New Felony Charges In Child Porn Case Area Man Faces Three New Felony Charges In Child Porn Case
Area Man Faces Three New Felony Charges In Child Porn Case Additional charges, including three felonies, have been filed against a 34-year-old area man who was arrested in a child pornography case in March. On Monday, April 22, a grand jury issued a criminal indictment charging Nicholas J. Terilli of Pine Plains with the following new charges: Two counts of use of a child in a sexual performance, a Class C felony. Two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, a Class D felony.  Two counts of possession of a sexual performance by a child, a Class E felony. Endangering the welfare of a child, a Class A misdemeanor.  On March 1, Terill…
Feds Charge Tri-State Area Tour Company Founder With Trafficking Child Porn Feds Charge Tri-State Area Tour Company Founder With Trafficking Child Porn
Feds Charge Tri-State Area Tour Company Founder With Trafficking Child Porn The North Jersey founder of a nature tour company operating from the Jersey Shore north to Poughkeepsie and southern Connecticut was arrested by federal Homeland Security agents on charges of trafficking child porn. Vaughn Tiedeman, 46, of Living Adventure Tours, was ordered held without bail by a federal judge in Newark Monday afternoon on a charge of distributing child pornography. Between July 2018 and January 2019, Tiedeman, of West Milford, “distributed at least 50 videos and 100 images depicting the sexual abuse of children via the BitTorrent peer-to-peer network,” U.S. Attorney Craig…
Area Man Behind Bars After Being Charged With Possession Of Child Porn Area Man Behind Bars After Being Charged With Possession Of Child Porn
Area Man Behind Bars After Being Charged With Possession Of Child Porn A 60-year-old man is behind bars after state police say he was found to be in possession of child pornography. An investigation by the Rhinebeck Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the State Police Troop K Computer Crimes Unit, and the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office determined Poughkeepsie resident Kevin M. Werner possessed multiple images containing what he knew or believed to be child pornography. On Monday, March 11, State Police from the Rhinebeck barracks arrested Werner and charged him with three counts of possession of a sexual performance by a child, a Class E felony.…
Former Teacher Sentenced In Wappingers Child Porn Case Former Teacher Sentenced In Wappingers Child Porn Case
Former Teacher Sentenced In Wappingers Child Porn Case A former Dutchess County teacher who pleaded guilty to possessing child porn has been sentenced to 10 years of probation and six months of electronic monitoring.Steven L. Schwartz, 54, was sentenced Thursday, March 7, by Dutchess County Court Judge Peter Forman, said Dutchess County Senior Assistant District Attorney Lindsey Richard.  Schwartz, an ex-Wappingers elementary school teacher will also have to register as a sex offender for the next 20 years. He was arrested after an investigation by New York State Police found several photographs on his cellphone of child pornogra…
Man Charged With Possession Of Child Porn, Weapons Man Charged With Possession Of Child Porn, Weapons
Man Charged With Possession Of Child Porn, Weapons A 32-year-old man is behind bars after state police say he was in possession of child pornography as well as two weapons. An investigation by the Wappinger Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Troop K Computer Crimes Unit led to the obtainment of a search warrant granted by the Dutchess County Supreme Court.  The search warrant resulted in the seizure of child pornography in the possession of Wappinger resident Jared McLain, according to state police. Illegal metal knuckles and a baton were also found at the residence, police said. On Wednesday, March 6. State Police from th…
Domestic Incident Leads To Arrest Of Area Man For Child Porn Domestic Incident Leads To Arrest Of Area Man For Child Porn
Domestic Incident Leads To Arrest Of Area Man For Child Porn A response to a domestic dispute led to the arrest of a 34-year-old man on child porn charges. During the investigation of the domestic incident on Main Street in the town of Pine Plains on Feb. 25, child pornography was discovered, state police said. Further investigation by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Child Advocacy Center of Dutchess County, and the Dutchess County District Attorney’s office led to the seizure of multiple storage devices containing child pornography. On Friday, March 1, troopers from the Rhinebeck barracks arrested Nicholas J. Terilli o…
Tip By Computer Repair Service Leads To Child Porn Arrest Of Carmel Man Tip By Computer Repair Service Leads To Child Porn Arrest Of Carmel Man
Tip By Computer Repair Service Leads To Child Porn Arrest Of Carmel Man A tip by a computer repair business led to the arrest of a 52-year-old man for possession of child pornography. New York State Police from the Cortlandt barracks arrested Mark K. Treulieb of Carmel on Tuesday, Feb. 26 on three counts of possession of a sexual performance by a child, all Class E felonies. Troopers received the tip of possible child pornography from Treulieb’s computer repair service, state police said. An investigation by both Investigators and the Troop K Computer Crimes Unit after the execution of a search warrant granted by the town of Carmel Court led to the discovery of…
Northern Westchester Man Admits To Sending Indecent Material To Officer Posing As Teen Northern Westchester Man Admits To Sending Indecent Material To Officer Posing As Teen
Northern Westchester Man Admits To Sending Indecent Material To Officer Posing As Teen A 26-year-old man from Northern Westchester has admitted to sending child pornography and a weapons charge and will face time in prison after being busted by an undercover police officer posing as a teenager. Christopher Alessandro of Croton-on-Hudson pleaded guilty to attempted disseminating indecent material to minors and attempted criminal possession of a firearm, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced this week. On May 7, 2018, New York State Police, with an assist from Virginia State Police and the District Attorney’s Office High Technology Crime Bureau&nb…
Registered Level 3 Sex Offender Busted With Child Porn Reports Move In Brewster Registered Level 3 Sex Offender Busted With Child Porn Reports Move In Brewster
Registered Level 3 Sex Offender Busted With Child Porn Reports Move In Brewster A registered sex offender convicted of possessing child pornography involving children under the age of 11 has reported a move in Putnam County. The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert this week to Putnam residents regarding the residency of 51-year-old Alex Amoroso, who has moved to a residence on Sodom Road in Brewster Members of the Putnam County Sheriff’s office, armed with a search warrant, conducted a search of the Putnam Valley home of Alex Amoroso and seized multiple electronic devices on April 19 last year. The investigators continued the investigat…
Ex-Area Teacher Admits To Child Porn Charge Ex-Area Teacher Admits To Child Porn Charge
Ex-Area Teacher Admits To Child Porn Charge A former elementary school teacher in the area who resigned amid child pornography charges has admitted to the crime. Steven Schwartz, 54, was indicted in May on seven counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child Dutchess County.  This week, Schwartz pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a sexual performance by a child and is expected to be sentenced to 10 years probation and may receive jail time when he is sentenced on Feb. 5. Schwartz had initially pleaded not guilty to the charges. The Poughkeepsie resident had been a teacher in the Wappingers School District for sever…
Area Man Charged With Rape Of Child After Mother Informs Police Area Man Charged With Rape Of Child After Mother Informs Police
Area Man Charged With Rape Of Child After Mother Informs Police A 25-year-old area man has been charged with the rape of a minor after the mother of the victim became aware of the abuse in Putnam County. Marco Jacinto-Mendez of Southeast was arrested Tuesday for two counts of rape and promotion of a sexual performance by a child, all felonies, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. Troopers were alerted to the sexual assault by the mother of the victim that became aware an older man was having a relationship with her child, Hicks said. An investigation discovered Jacinto-Mendez had unlawful sexual contact with the child over a time period wh…