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Online Tip Leads To Child Porn Arrest Of Long Island Man
A Long Island man has been accused of possessing child porn.
The New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation began the probe based on a cyber tip generated by the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program.
On Thursday, Aug. 15, a search warrant was executed, and Guenther Mayrhofer, age 71, of Mastic Beach, was apprehended and charged.
State Police seized items from the suspect's residence, including cell phones, tablets, laptops, hard drives, and other media storage devices, such as SD cards and USB drives. (See the image above.)
Mayrhofer was processed a…
Long Island Man, 30, Nabbed On Child Porn Charges, Police Say
A man on Long Island has been found to be in possession of child pornography, authorities announced.
Dylan Mulvihill, age 30, was arrested on Wednesday, May 29, New York State Police announced.
A cyber tip generated by the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) led state investigators to obtain a search warrant against Mulvihill, who lives in Mastic.
After seizing Mulvihill’s computers, cell phones, USB, hard drives, and more, he was arrested and charged with the following:
Possession of a sexual performance by a child, three counts;
Promoting a sexual performance by a child, three…
Long Island Pastor Exploited Kids At Church, Possessed Child Porn: Usao
A pastor from a Long Island church has been indicted on charges including coercion of children after he allegedly told an undercover agent his “sweet spot” for molesting local kids was between the ages of 11 and 15.
Twenty-eight-year-old Jose Saez, Jr., who worked as a pastor at a Brentwood church, was arraigned on Wednesday, Dec. 6 for his alleged crimes, including possession of child pornography, the United States Attorney’s Office announced.
Saez, who himself is the father of three minor children, was nabbed after conversations with an undercover agent in August 2023, the USAO’s Easter…
'Special Kind Of Evil': Child Sex Trafficker Who Recruited NY Victims Gets 40 Years In Prison
A convicted sex trafficker will spend decades in prison for forcing underage girls into prostitution.
New York resident Christopher Thomas, age 40, of Colonie in Albany County, was sentenced to 40 years behind bars Monday, Oct. 30, in Albany federal court.
According to prosecutors, Thomas coerced numerous vulnerable children and young women, some as young as 16, to engage in sex work for his financial benefit between 2018 and 2020.
His crimes spanned New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont.
In March 2023, following a 5-day trial, jurors convicted Thomas of 16 counts, including s…
'Significant' Amount Of Child Porn Found On Long Island Man's Devices, Police Say
A Long Island man has been arrested after authorities say he was found to be in possession of a large amount of child pornography.
On Monday, Sept. 11, 70-year-old Ridge resident Dominick Umbrino was arrested on multiple child pornography charges, New York State Police announced.
The arrest came after Umbrino was investigated by multiple agencies, including the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), Computer Crimes Unit (CCU), and more.
Together, the units uncovered and seized multiple electronic devices.
Between the computer, hard drives, and his cell phone, po…
Long Island Man Sentenced For Producing, Possessing Child Pornography For Decades
A former racehorse trainer from Long Island will likely spend the remainder of his life behind bars for sexually exploiting a child and possessing child pornography, officials announced.
Daniel Mullan, aged 83, of Elmont, was sentenced to 30 years behind bars, which is the maximum sentence based on the criminal statutes in place at the time of Mullan’s offenses, according to the US Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York.
Earlier Report: Ex-Elmont Racehorse Trainer Produced, Appeared In Child Porn For Decades, Authorities Say
According to court filings, Mullan was convicted of pos…
Melville Man Sentenced After Months-Long Investigation Into Child Pornography, Coercion Crimes
A Long Island man was sentenced after a months-long investigation into child pornography and coercion crimes.
Bradley Garyn, age 29, of Melville, was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 21, to an indeterminate prison term of five to 15 years, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced.
“This defendant exploited numerous young and impressionable teenagers in order to satisfy his own prurient and repugnant desires,” Tierney said. “The actions by this defendant will not be tolerated in Suffolk County, and the term of imprisonment he will serve for these crimes, as well as the o…
Registered Sex Offender Busted With Child Porn In Suffolk County, Police Say
A registered sex offender on Long Island is facing new charges after being busted with child pornography during a routine check by probation officers, police said.
In Suffolk County, Mastic Beach resident Keith Schoelermann, age 29, a Level 2 sex offender, was arrested on Thursday, May 19 at his home after being busted during a search of his cellphone.
According to police, probation officers located an unregistered cellphone during the routine check, which contained child pornography, violating his probation.
Probation officers and Suffolk County Police Computer Crimes Unit detectives, al…
Former Hudson Valley Resident, Age 24, Sentenced For Child Porn
A 24-year-old has been sentenced for possessing and receiving child porn, federal authorities announced.
Long Island resident Jacob Delaney, age 24, of Holtsville, was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for receiving and possessing child pornography, announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York Carla B. Freedman and Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the FBI on Thursday, May 12.
As part of his guilty plea, Delaney admitted that between about September 2018 and December 12, 2019, as a resident of Ulster County, in the to…
