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Renee Hoberman, age 36, of Plainview, was arraigned on charges of distributing child pornography in Central Islip federal court on Wednesday, Oct. 23.
Prosecutors said Hoberman used social media messaging apps to upload videos depicting one or more minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct between June and October 2024.
Several videos depicted infants aged six months to one year being physically restrained and raped by an adult male, as the infants cried and screamed.
As recently as Wednesday, Oct. 16, Hoberman uploaded child pornography and discussed with others child sexual molestation, prosecutors said.
While posing as a man, Hoberman claimed to have multiple children and said “he” would have anal sex with the children and would punish them by getting naked, stripping the children naked, and spanking them while the other children watched, investigators said.
Hoberman invited another user to visit “his” family in Plainview to spank the children and described sexually abusing “his” children and their friends, prosecutors said.
Investigators also uncovered two videos that Hoberman allegedly sent depicting sexual abuse of her purported children.
“Renee Hoberman worked in a trusted position as a therapist with children, making the allegations against her for the possession and distribution of incredibly dark and depraved child sexual abuse materials even more disturbing,” said William Walker, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York.
Hoberman has been a licensed clinical social worker since December 2020, state records show. Federal prosecutors said she worked as a therapist with an organization based in Melville, serving children ages infant through 17.
Most recently, she worked as an assistant counselor at South Oaks Hospital in Amityville, according to her LinkedIn page.
US Attorney Breon Peace said the investigation is ongoing. He urged anyone with information to contact HSI at 1-877-4-HSI-TIP or via HSI’s website.
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