Croton-on-Hudson Man Sent Porn To '14-Year-Old Girl'

CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NY — A local 26-year-old who thought he was sending indecent materialto a 14-year-old girl in Virginia has pleaded guilty to child pornography and weapons charges, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced.

Christopher Alessandro of Croton-on-Hudson pleaded guilty Feb. 8. Westchester County Court Judge Susan Cacace accepted the plea.

Alessandro will be sentenced for:

• Attempted Disseminating Indecent Material to Minors in the First Degree, a class E felony
• Attempted Criminal Possession of a Firearm, a class A misdemeanor.

In April 2018, the Virginia State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit contacted the New York State Police regarding an unknown man in New York sending indecent material to a Special Agent posing as a 14-year-old girl. After a month-long investigation, investigators in Cortlandt and the Troop K Computer Crimes Unit identified Alessandro.

New York State Police in conjunction with the Virginia State Police and the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office High Technology Crime Bureau arrested Alessandro on May 7 on the indecent material charge and in June on the gun charge.

The case was adjourned to March 26, 2019, for sentencing.

Assistant District Attorneys Michael Delohery, Bureau Chief, High Technology Crime Bureau, is prosecuting the case.

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Cortlandt Man Sent Indecent Materials To Agent: Police