Bethpage Sex Offender Hit With 18 Charges After Cellphone Discovery At Probation Meeting: Cops
A registered sex offender on Long Island was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 6 on numerous child pornography charges, police said.
Steven Klauer, 26, of Bethpage, was cuffed following an investigation that stemmed from a regularly scheduled meeting with the Nassau County Probation Office, the county police department said.
Klauer met with probation officers on Tuesday, July 7 to fulfill his requirements as a level one sex offender in the state, Nassau County police said. At that meeting, investigators found a cellphone they believed Klauer to be using for “sexual purposes,” according to authorities.…
Berlin Paramedic Learns Fate For Having 1K Child Porn Images: Prosecutor
A 31-year-old Berlin man was sentenced to five years in prison after previously pleading guilty to possessing child porn, authorities announced Tuesday, Oct. 6.
On Wednesday, Aug. 6, a cyber tip led detectives to a Discord account run by Jeremy Algarin, a paramedic, used to possess and distribute child porn, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said.
Detectives ultimately located more than 1,000 images and videos of CSAM on various electronic devices, MacAulay said.
At the time of his arrest, Algarin was employed as a paramedic and emergency medical technician, MacAulay s…
Child Porn, Long Gun Found In Ex-Felon’s Nassau Home: Police
A Capital Region man was found in possession of child porn and an illegal gun following a search Thursday, Oct. 1, police said.
Scott Hammond, 38, of Nassau, was not allowed to own the weapon because he has a previous felony conviction, New York State Police said Monday, Oct. 5.
Troopers began investigating Hammond for child porn back in 2024, eventually leading to a search of his home on Thursday, authorities said. During that search, investigators also found a loaded long gun, according to state police.
Hammond was pulled over in a traffic stop that same day on State Route 66 in Nassau, …
12-Year-Old Girls Targeted For Self Harm, Sexual Images By Brentwood Man, Feds Say
A Long Island college student forced two 12-year-old girls to send him nude pictures, instructed one girl to harm herself with a razor, and attempted to recruit more victims, authorities said.
Jordy Contreras, 21, of Brentwood, was indicted Tuesday, July 28 and held in Nassau County jail, according to Newsday.
Contreras used Snapchat to communicate with his pre-teen victims beginning in December 2025, federal investigators said. He promised to pay one victim, identified only as Jane Doe 1, over Roblox in exchange for nude images, according to charging documents.
Additionally, Contreras ask…
Raid Finds Prepubescent Child Porn At Hackensack Home Of 23-Year-Old From Ecuador: Cops
A Hackensack man has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities said.
A warrant executed at the home of Jonnathan F. Ganan Taza, 23, on Friday, April 10, found that he used the Internet to view, download, possess, distribute, and share items, depicting nude and/or sexually explicit pubescent and prepubescent children, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Ganan Taza was lodged in the Bergen County Jail on charges of first-degree distribution of child pornography and second-degree possession of child pornography. Jail records show that Ganan Taza is an …
Lodi Man, 55, With Prepubescent Child Porn Busted In Cyber Crimes Probe: Prosecutor
A Bergen County man has been arrested and charged with distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material, including footage depicting pre-pubescent children, authorities said.
Paul D. McErlean, 55, of Lodi, was arrested on Friday, March 27, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella.
Members of the Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at McErlean’s residence during the course of an internet child sexual abuse material investigation, authorities said.
The investigation revealed that M…
Former Stalker Who Threatened 17-Year-Old, Shared Video Online Jailed: Englewood PD
A Nutley man was jailed after police in Bergen County say he harassed and threatened a 17-year-old girl over several days.
On Feb. 4, 2026, a 17-year-old female reported to the Englewood Police Department that Joseph Sargenti had been harassing and threatening her, according to Capt. Renee LaRaia. Sargenti, 21, sent repeated harassing and threatening text messages and social media messages between Jan. 31, and Feb. 4, LaRaia said.
Sargenti used a social media platform to disseminate an inappropriate video of the victim, LaRaia added. The victim was granted a Protection Order, acco…
FBI Task Force Takes Down Woodbridge Man After Child Pornography Raid, Police Say
A Woodbridge man is behind bars without bond after a child pornography investigation led federal and local authorities to his front door, officials said.
On Tuesday, Oct. 28, Prince William County detectives, working with the FBI Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, executed a search warrant at a home in the 11800 block of Chelmer Court in Woodbridge as part of an ongoing child pornography investigation, according to police.
Investigators said the suspect, identified as Jackson Quentin Crocker, 54, was detained without incident as officers seized additional evidence from the…
Ex-Tenafly Councilman's Son Arrested Again For Child Porn, Prosecutor Says
A 26-year-old man arrested two years ago on child porn charges alongside his father, a then-councilman in Bergen County, has been arrested again for the same.
Steven K. Grossman, of Tenafly, was arrested Friday, Oct. 17, following a search of his home, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The investigation revealed that Grossman used the internet to view, download, and possess more than 100 digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children, the prosecutor said.
Grossman appeared in court for his 2023 arrest alongside his father, …
Girl Raped Starting At 7 Years Old By Myerstown Man Who Hid In Hospital, DA Says
A Myerstown man is accused of raping a girl over a two-year span, Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf announced on Monday, Sept. 22.
Christopher Barto, 55, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 10, after Pennsylvania State Police investigated a Childline tip that he possessed child pornography, according to the DA’s Office.
Barto confessed to sexually assaulting a girl between the ages of 7 and 9, police said. He was charged with Rape of a Child, Unlawful Contact with Minors, Sexual Assault, Indecent Assault, Corruption of Minors, Endangering the Welfare of Children, and Indecent Exp…
