Man Used Church to Trade Child Porn: Police

Editor’s Note: This article was published earlier this week and we bring it back in case you missed it.

John B. Wu of Nanuet, NY handled computer services for a nearby church, but while he was helping them with technology he was helping himself to their internet access.

Now he faces a felony charge of Promoting an Obscene Sexual Performance by a Child.

Wu was arrested June 17 following a six month investigation by Rockland County’s Computer Crime Task Force. The Task Force, which is part of the Sheriff’s Office, monitors the Internet with respect to child exploitation and online trading of child pornography.

The Task Force began investigating after learning someone was downloading and trading child pornography using a server located at the Parish Offices of the Germonds Presbyterian Church in New City.

A search warrant was executed at the Parish Offices on April 21 which resulted in the seizure of computers and related equipment. Wu, who provided computer services to the Church, was arrested following a forensic examination of the evidence seized at the Parish Offices. The staff at the Germonds Presbyterian Church cooperated in the investigation.

Wu was arraigned by Clarkstown Town Justice Ascher. The Clarkstown Police Department Detective Bureau assisted in the investigation.