Northern Westchester Youth Sports Photographer Admits To Possessing Child Porn Northern Westchester Youth Sports Photographer Admits To Possessing Child Porn
Northern Westchester Youth Sports Photographer Admits To Possessing Child Porn A 27-year-old Northern Westchester man who worked as a youth sports photographer has admitted to possession of child pornography. Emil Kaufman of Yorktown Heights pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography in district court in Springfield, Massachusetts on Wednesday, Aug. 29.  Kaufman was arrested in Great Barrington, Mass., on June 26, 2013 after an investigation into a peer-to-peer file-sharing network, which Kaufman used to download and share child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts.  A subsequent examination of Kaufman’s MacBook Pr…
Camp Counselor In Westchester Accused Of Child Porn Possession Camp Counselor In Westchester Accused Of Child Porn Possession
Camp Counselor In Westchester Accused Of Child Porn Possession A 20-year-old camp counselor from a Westchester Jewish community center is facing charges for possessing alleged child pornography. Benjamin Bojemski, who works at the Shames Jewish Community Center in Tarrytown, was arrested last week and charged in the Town of Greenburgh Court with possession and distribution of child pornography, officials announced on Friday. Bojemski was a counselor at the River Friends Cay Day Camp. He is also facing additional charges in Sleepy Hollow and Croton-on-Hudson. Since his arrest, officials in the Shames Jewish Community have stated that they do their due …
Man Caught With Digital Files Containing Sex Acts By Children, Police Say Man Caught With Digital Files Containing Sex Acts By Children, Police Say
Man Caught With Digital Files Containing Sex Acts By Children, Police Say A 63-year-old area man is facing charges following an investigation into child pornography that was found on his electronic devices, police said. An investigation led by the New York State Police Computer Crimes Unit in Troop K into Rhinebeck resident Michael Billone found that he was found in possession of digital files containing sexual performances by children. Police said that investigators secured a search warrant, which led to Billone’s arrest late last month.  Billone was arrested on June 22 and charged with a felony count of possessing a sexual performance by a child. He was releas…
Village Board Of Ethics Chair In Westchester Faces Child Porn Charge Village Board Of Ethics Chair In Westchester Faces Child Porn Charge
Village Board Of Ethics Chair In Westchester Faces Child Porn Charge The chairman of the Village of Mamaroneck Board of Ethics has been busted with alleged child pornography. Mamaroneck Charles Mitchell, 51, has been arrested on charges related to child pornography, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced on Friday afternoon, following a months-long investigation. According to the felony complaint, on July 2, Mitchell was in possession of a video on his computer of a girl between the ages of 10 and 12 masturbating. Mitchell went on to make the video available to share with others on a computer network. The arrest comes followin…
CT College Student Admits To Enticing Boys For Online Sex CT College Student Admits To Enticing Boys For Online Sex
CT College Student Admits To Enticing Boys For Online Sex A 24-year-old man attending college in Connecticut has admitted to enticing four boys to engage in sexual activities over the Internet. Travis McCoy has waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty in Hartford District Court this week to one count of enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. From August 2015 through March last year, while attending college and living in New London, McCoy admitted to using Internet-based video chatting services such as Kik and Google Hangouts, as well as Internet-based gaming systems that included Xbox Live, to entice the minors.  Each of hi…
Level 3 Sex Offender Caught With Child Porn Again, Westchester DA Says Level 3 Sex Offender Caught With Child Porn Again, Westchester DA Says
Level 3 Sex Offender Caught With Child Porn Again, Westchester DA Says A registered Level 3 sex offender convicted of possessing child pornography and posing online as an underage female, is facing new charges after being busted with more obscene materials involving minors and failing to register email addresses. Yonkers resident Jorge Delmoral, 32, is facing a series of new charges after he allegedly failed to register a pair of email addresses with the State of New York, which is required by the Sex Offender Registry Act following his previous conviction in 2014, which led to an investigation. Delmoral pleaded guilty in Westchester Supreme Court on Oct. 7, 2…
Two Hudson Valley Men Charged In National Crackdown On Online Child Porn Two Hudson Valley Men Charged In National Crackdown On Online Child Porn
Two Hudson Valley Men Charged In National Crackdown On Online Child Porn Two Hudson Valley men were among nearly 2,500 charged throughout the country as part of Operation “Broken Heart,” which targeted online child sex offenders. The Department of Justice announced the arrest of more than 2,300 suspected online child sex offenders during a three-month, nationwide, operation conducted by Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task forces. The task forces identified 195 offenders who either produced child pornography or committed child sexual abuse, and 383 children who suffered recent, ongoing, or historical sexual abuse or production of child pornography. Among…
Hudson Valley Teacher Indicted On Child Porn Charges Resigns Hudson Valley Teacher Indicted On Child Porn Charges Resigns
Hudson Valley Teacher Indicted On Child Porn Charges Resigns The area elementary school teacher who was indicted by a grand jury on child pornography charges has resigned. Steven Schwartz, 54, was indicted last month on seven counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child, according to the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office, though the official charge will not be unsealed until Thursday, June 14, officials noted. The Poughkeepsie resident was arrested in May following an investigation of an incident between Schwartz and a student at Fishkill Plains Elementary School, according to state police. He is due to be arraigned in Dutchess Count…
Hudson Valley Elementary School Teacher Indicted On Child Porn Charges Hudson Valley Elementary School Teacher Indicted On Child Porn Charges
Hudson Valley Elementary School Teacher Indicted On Child Porn Charges A longtime Wappingers second-grade teacher, who was arrested by the New York State Police on child pornography charges in February, has been indicted by a grand jury, according to the Dutchess County District Attorney's office. Steven L. Schwartz, 54, was indicted this month by the grand jury, but the official charges will not be unsealed until he appears for arraignment on June 14 in Dutchess County Court, the DA's Office said. Schwartz was arrested following an investigation of an incident that took place between Schwartz and a student at Fishkill Plains Elementary School, said Trooper AJ…
17-Year-Old Found With Child Porn In Hudson Valley Faces Felony Charge 17-Year-Old Found With Child Porn In Hudson Valley Faces Felony Charge
17-Year-Old Found With Child Porn In Hudson Valley Faces Felony Charge A 17-year-old boy is facing a felony charge after police said they found him to be in possession of child pornography at his home in the Hudson Valley. Members of the New York State Police Computer Crimes Unit and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation from the Wappinger barracks, executed a search warrant at a residence in the town of Fishkill on Thursday, May 24 where James Park was found to have the child porn, state police from the Wappinger barracks said. Park was charged with possessing a sexual performance by a child, a Class E felony. Park was arraigned at the Town of Fishkill Court,…
Tip Leads To Arrest Of Danbury Man For Possession Of Child Porn Tip Leads To Arrest Of Danbury Man For Possession Of Child Porn
Tip Leads To Arrest Of Danbury Man For Possession Of Child Porn A 48-year-old man was arrested for possession of child pornography after the Danbury Police Department received a tip, according to the Danbury Police Department. Steven Randi of Danbury turned himself into the Danbury Police Department after learning there was a warrant for his arrest, said Det. Lt. Mark Williams. In August of last year, Danbury police received information that Randi was in possession of child pornography. After an investigation by the Special Victims Unit, an arrest warrant was issued by Danbury Superior Court, Williams said. He was charged with possession of child porno…
Teacher From Westchester Faces Child Porn Charge Teacher From Westchester Faces Child Porn Charge
Teacher From Westchester Faces Child Porn Charge A man from Westchester who works as a special education teacher in the Bronx has been arraigned on child pornography charges alleging that he had images of girls under the age of 10 on his computer, according to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. Tyler Davidson, 37, was arraigned in New Rochelle City Court this week after investigators executed a search warrant at his home, seizing his computer, which allegedly had the photos of the minors. Davidson was charged with one count of obscene sexual performance by a child and one count of possessing an obscene performance by a chi…