Man Sexually Abused Teen, Possessed Child Porn: Police

NESCONSET, NY – A 19-year-old Long Island man was arrested Thursday for sexually abusing a teenager and possessing child pornography, police said.

According to Suffolk Police, following an investigation into child pornography, Computer Crimes Unit detectives and members of the New York State Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force executed a search warrant at the Nesconset home of James Sheahan.

During the search of the home, located at 84 Sheppard Lane, child pornography was recovered and detectives discovered, in an unrelated case, that Sheahan had sexually abused a teenage boy, police said.

Sheahan was arrested at 7 a.m. and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, second degree sex abuse and possession of a sexual performance by a child, a felony.

Sheahan is a part-time employee at a hockey equipment store located in Suffolk County, police said. He was arraigned in First District Court in Central Islip Thursday and is being held on $20,000 bail or $45,000 bond.

Due to the sensitive nature of the ongoing investigation, details surrounding the alleged abuse of the teen will not be released, police said. Parents who have information related to this case or have concern for their children are asked to call the Computer Crimes Unit at 631-852-6279.

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