Crime & Safety
Suffolk School Custodian Exposed Himself On Social Media: Police
The custodian was working at an elementary school at night when he posted a video soliciting sex, police say.
DIX HILLS, NY — A Dix Hills elementary school custodian was arrested Wednesday after he posted a video soliciting sex and exposing himself on social media, Suffolk police said.
Thomas Winberry, 34, of West Islip, live-streamed video of himself soliciting sex and exposing himself while working as a custodian at Otsego Elementary School, at 55 Otsego Ave., Dix Hills, at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, police said.
Winberry was arrested and charged with public lewdness after an investigation, Special Victims Section detectives said. He was issued a desk appearance ticket and is scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip at a later date.
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Detectives asked anyone with information to call the Special Victim’s Section at 631-852-6531.
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