Long Island Man Charged After Child Porn Found On Desktop Computer, Police Say Long Island Man Charged After Child Porn Found On Desktop Computer, Police Say
Long Island Man Charged After Child Porn Found On Desktop Computer, Police Say A Long Island man has been charged with possession of child pornography. After receiving a tip from the New York State Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Suffolk County Police Computer Crimes Unit launched an investigation into Brian Anderson, 67, of West Babylon. The search warrant was executed by Computer Crimes Unit detectives, as well as Canine Section and First Precinct officers, at his West Babylon home at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24.  He was then was taken into custody after child po…
Area Man Accused Of Driving 900-Plus Miles To Have Sex With 15-Year-Old Area Man Accused Of Driving 900-Plus Miles To Have Sex With 15-Year-Old
Area Man Accused Of Driving 900-Plus Miles To Have Sex With 15-Year-Old A 30-year-old Hudson Valley man has been accused of driving more than 900 miles to engage in sex with a teenager. Putnam County resident Andrew W. Wiese, of Patterson, was arrested by police just before 1 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29 in Crystal Lake, Illinois. Crystal Lake is about 50 miles northwest of Chicago and about 910 miles away from Patterson -- a car drive of about 15 hours. The arrest came after an officer-initiated suspicious persons investigation in the area of Sands Road and Smithana Road, in which it was learned Wiese drove from New York to meet the 15-year-old female resid…
Pastor Accused Of Exchanging Sexually Explicit Messages With Westchester Boy Pastor Accused Of Exchanging Sexually Explicit Messages With Westchester Boy
Pastor Accused Of Exchanging Sexually Explicit Messages With Westchester Boy A pastor from Queens has been arrested and charged with receiving pornographic images of a 15-year-old boy in Westchester and engaging in sexually explicit text communications. Francis Hughes, 65, was arrested Wednesday, July 29, Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced. According to the complaint filed today in White Plains federal court: On Feb. 16, 2020, Hughes communicated by text messages with the te…
Man, 64, Charged With Traveling Abroad From NY For Sex Acts With 13-Year-Old Man, 64, Charged With Traveling Abroad From NY For Sex Acts With 13-Year-Old
Man, 64, Charged With Traveling Abroad From NY For Sex Acts With 13-Year-Old A 64-year-old man has been accused of traveling abroad from New York to engage in sex acts with a minor. Following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the indictment filed with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York accuses Long Island resident Thomas Blaha, of Garden City, with going to the Philippines with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, sexual exploitation of a child, distribution of child pornography and possession of child pornography. "The defendant allegedly traveled halfway across the globe to sexually exploit a mino…
Three Long Island Residents Face Child Porn Charges Three Long Island Residents Face Child Porn Charges
Three Long Island Residents Face Child Porn Charges Three Long Island residents are among four people facing federal charges for possessing and producing child pornography. Taylor Pick, of Calverton, Jonathan Beretta, of Centereach, and Maureen Serra, of Lake Ronkonkoma, were taken into custody by law enforcement for their roles in allegedly coercing minors to engage in sexually explicit conduct.  A fourth suspect, Benjamin Downs, of Massachusetts, was also charged. According to the indictment, the four coerced four minors to engage in sexually explicit conduct to produce and distribute videos and pictures between January last year thr…
Queens Man Indicted On Sexual Exploitation, Child Pornography Charges Queens Man Indicted On Sexual Exploitation, Child Pornography Charges
Queens Man Indicted On Sexual Exploitation, Child Pornography Charges A Queens man who allegedly documented his sexual abuse of more than a dozen children and infants over the course of a decade has been arrested and charged on sexual exploitation and child pornography charges. Orlando Lopez, 54, was arraigned on a 12-count indictment in Brooklyn federal court charging him with traveling across a state line with the intent to commit aggravated sexual abuse of a child, sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child pornography.  It is alleged that between May 2010 and June 2018, Lopez produced thousands of explicit photos and videos of a female ch…
Former Long Island High School Teacher Sentenced For Transporting Child Porn Former Long Island High School Teacher Sentenced For Transporting Child Porn
Former Long Island High School Teacher Sentenced For Transporting Child Porn A former high school teacher on Long Island will spend time behind bars and register as a sex offender after being sentenced for transporting child porn. Joseph Zanco, 45, who taught at Massapequa High School, was sentenced to five years in prison in Central Islip federal court for transporting child pornography in interstate and foreign commerce.  As part of his sentence, Zanco will also serve seven years of supervised release following his prison stint, at which point he will have to register as a sex offender. Zanco also cannot have unsupervised contact with minors. U.S. Attorney …
New York DEA Investigator Tried To Entice 14-Year-Old Boy To Have Sex, Feds Say New York DEA Investigator Tried To Entice 14-Year-Old Boy To Have Sex, Feds Say
New York DEA Investigator Tried To Entice 14-Year-Old Boy To Have Sex, Feds Say A former Drug Enforcement Administration investigator is facing charges for allegedly attempting to use child pornography to entice a minor to have sex with him. Frederick Scheinin, 29, of Sunnyside, Queens, was arrested and charged with one count of attempted production of child pornography, and one count of attempted enticement of a minor after attempting to lure his alleged victim with child porn. It is alleged that between October last year and January, Scheinin attempted to produce child pornography and entice a minor to have sex.  Scheinin was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 16 a…
Long Island School Bus Driver Sexually Abused 6-Year-Old, Found With Child Porn, Police Say Long Island School Bus Driver Sexually Abused 6-Year-Old, Found With Child Porn, Police Say
Long Island School Bus Driver Sexually Abused 6-Year-Old, Found With Child Porn, Police Say An investigation has led to the arrest of a Long Island school bus driver for sexual abuse and possession of child pornography. The investigation into Charles Titone III, 46, of Huntington Station, was launched by the Suffolk County Police Computer Crimes Unit, Special Victims Section and officers from the Second Precinct Crime Section following a tip from the New York State Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Investigators executed a search warrant at Titone’s home, on Wednesday morning, Dec. 3 and arrested Titone for havi…
Massage Therapist Charged With Possessing Child Porn Massage Therapist Charged With Possessing Child Porn
Massage Therapist Charged With Possessing Child Porn A massage therapist was taken into custody by ICE Homeland Security agents on Long Island for allegedly purchasing thousands of child pornography files from an IP address linked to a Hudson Valley non-profit, officials said. Gary Pamperien, 65, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 13, in Hicksville following allegations that he was in possession of child porn between at least August 2017 and 2018, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced. Pamperien allegedly made his purchases from an IP address associated with a nonprofit educational retreat center in Dutchess County. It is alleged that Pa…
NY, CT Residents Among Hundreds Charged In Takedown Of Largest Darknet Child Porn Website NY, CT Residents Among Hundreds Charged In Takedown Of Largest Darknet Child Porn Website
NY, CT Residents Among Hundreds Charged In Takedown Of Largest Darknet Child Porn Website Men from Connecticut and New York are among those charged in the takedown of the largest Darknet child pornography website. Jong Woo Son, 23, a South Korean national, was indicted this week for his operation of Welcome To Video, the largest child exploitation market by volume of content, officials said. Son has also been charged and convicted in South Korea and is currently in custody serving his sentence in South Korea.   An additional 337 site users residing in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jers…
Queens Middle School Teacher Charged With Possessing Child Porn Queens Middle School Teacher Charged With Possessing Child Porn
Queens Middle School Teacher Charged With Possessing Child Porn A middle school teacher in Queens allegedly used mobile payment services to pay for child pornography, United States Attorney Richard Donoghue announced. Eric Paulino, 30, a middle school teacher at IS 93 in Ridgewood, admitted to using Venmo to download and trade child pornography on his phone, Donoghue said. He pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn federal court and was released after posting a $250,000 bond. Donoghue said that Paulino provided investigating FBI agents with his iPhone, and a password for the device. A search of the phone found “numerous images and videos of children engaged in s…