MOUNT MORRIS – A local resident was arrested by the Mount Morris Police Department on Wednesday for allegedly possessing child pornography while on probation for another sex offense. According to a press release by the Mount Morris Police Department, Calvin Patrick, 33, was arrested for Possession of a Sexual Performance by a Child, an E felony. Mount Morris Police received credible information that Patrick, a level 1 sex offender at … [Read more...]
Caledonia Boy Scout Leader Arrested for Child Porn
CALEDONIA – An Assistant Scout Leader to a Boy Scout Troop in Caledonia has been arrested for promoting and possessing child pornography. According to news partner 13WHAM, Daniel Fisher, 25, has been charged with Promoting a Sexual Performance by a Child, a D felony, and Possessing a Sexual Performance by a Child, an E felony. Livingston County Sheriff's Office Investigators told 13WHAM that they encourage parents to speak openly with their … [Read more...]
Geneseo Man Arrested for Child Porn on Phone
GENESEO – A local resident was arrested for allegedly possessing child pornography as the result of a joint investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff's Office and the Geneseo Police Department. According to a press release from Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Paul Baker, 33, was charged with Possessing an Obscene Sexual Performance by a Child, an E felony, for having multiple child pornography photographs stored on his cell phone. According … [Read more...]
Avon Sex Offender Re-Arrested for SORA Violation After Federal Prison
AVON – The Livingston County Sheriff's Office has determined that a local man who was just released from federal prison for possession of child porn failed to update NYS Sex Offender Registry information, and has charged him with a new felony. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Luis Matos, 38, was arrested for Failure to Register and Verify, a class E Felony, because he allegedly moved into Livingston … [Read more...]
Further Charges Anticipated for Avon Child Porn Suspect
AVON – State Police say that they anticipate more severe charges against Matthew Bennett, who awaits court proceedings at the Livingston County Jail. State Police Investigator Chris Burns said that State Police have seized all computer equipment belonging to Bennett, 42, of Avon, and are conducting a thorough ongoing investigation. "We have seized all of his computer equipment and are taking a look at it which obviously takes awhile," said … [Read more...]
State Police Arrest Man on Child Porn Charges
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A man is being held at the Livingston County Jail on charges related to child pornography. Matthew Bennett, 42, was arrested by State Police on June 3 for Possessing a Sexual Performance by a Child, an E felony. The allegations are that Bennett possessed at least one performance of a sexual act by a child under the age of 16. A hefty bond of 25,000 was set for Bennett. Continue to follow the GeneseeSun.com as more … [Read more...]
Avon Man ‘Minimum Risk ‘ After Federal Time for 183 Counts of Child Porn
Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. LIVINGSTON COUNTY – An Avon man who has just been released from a nearly 5-year federal prison sentence for possessing 183 images of child pornography was found to be of minimal risk to re-offend by a Risk-Assessment-Instrument (RAI) and was made a level 1 sex offender in county court Thursday morning. Judge Dennis Cohen asked Luis Matos, 37, who … [Read more...]
Rochester 911 Dispatcher Arrested for Child Porn
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. NYLON – An employee for the City of Rochester's 911 Center was arrested Tuesday morning by the FBI for child pornography-related charges. According to news partner 13WHAM, Jason Cortese, 33, was arrested while on duty at the 911 Center for allegedly attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual … [Read more...]
Child Porn gets Mount Morris Sex Offender Federal Sentence
MOUNT MORRIS – A level 3, or maximum risk sex offender from Mount Morris has been sentenced on a federal sex conviction as a result of due process following a national-scale investigation involving the Livingston County Sheriff's Office, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office in California, and U.S. Attorney's Office discovered that he was possessing, receiving, and distributing child pornography with his computer. According to a press release … [Read more...]
Steuben County Man Says he Made Child Porn with 2 Victims
NYLON – A Steuben County resident has pled guilty to Child Pornography charges after forcing two children under age 12 to perform sexual acts on camera, and saving the images to his computer, between 2008 and 2013. According to the office of US Attorney William Hochul Jr., Ryan Lander, 28, of the Town of Dansville in Steuben County, admitted to forcing two victims, who were both minors under the age of twelve, to "engage in sexually explicit … [Read more...]