West Islip Man Found In Possession of Child Pornography: PD

West Islip NY

29 March, 2022

2:21 PM

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WEST ISLIP, NY — A West Islip man was arrested and charged on Monday, after an investigation found him in possession of child pornography, Suffolk County Police said. Nicholas Pedagno, 73, was charged with possessing a sexual performance by a child, a felony, police said. Upon examination of his portable electronic device, investigators found several accounts during which Pedagno identified himself as a younger person in various chat applications, police said. The accounts and identifications included: · Tumblr: [email protected] · Chat-Avenue: BUTTERFLY3615 and FUN666 · Wickr: BUTTERFLY3615 · Tik Tok: LISABUTTERFLY2 · Twitter: LOVE361569 · Instagram: LISASMITH9687 · Telegram: BUTTERFLY3615 Pedagno is scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on April 15. Detectives are asking anyone with information or who believes they may be a victim of Pedagno to contact the computer crimes unit at 631-852-6279.