New York Child Sexual Abuse Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Michael St. Denny </h2> <center>
Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2252. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Michael St. Denny, age 37, of Lisbon, New York, admitted to distributing child pornography to other individuals b... More...
$ (08-10-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> State of New York v. Juan Valoy </h2> </center>
New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Juan Valoy, age 47, stole approximately $25,000 from three victims through an apartment rental scam. From March to Jul... More...
$ (07-16-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kyle Brown </h2> </center>
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged wtih sexual abuse of a ward for engaging in sexual acts with an inmate he was responsible for guarding. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Between in or about 2024 and on or about July 1, 2026, Kyle Brown, age 2... More...
$ (07-16-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Leon Wilson </h2> </center>
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with deprivation of right under color of law in violation of 18 U.S.C. 242, and use of a firearm during a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(1)(A)(i), 924(c)(1)(A)(ii), 924(c)(l)(A)(iii) and 3551. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" targ... More...
$ (07-02-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jianquing Li, a/k/a "JQ" </h2> </center>
New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with securities fraud. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> “Jianqing Li allegedly turned confidential information into more than $350,000 in illegal trading profits,” said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton. “Insider ... More...
$ (06-09-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> Kim Sue Brown v. State of New York </h2> </center>
Albany, New York, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking to recover damages for having been repeated raped while incarcerated. Reported by Kent Morlan Kim Sue Brown sued the State of New York seeking damages under the Asult Survivors Act seeking damages for alleged rape and sexual assault inflicted upon her while she was incarcerated at Albion Correctional Facility betwee... More...
$ (05-21-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Cornelius Shannon and Arturo Hernandez </h2> </center>
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with with violating the TAKE IT DOWN Act. Reported by Kent Morlan Cornelius Shannon and Arturo Hernandez with violations of the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which was enacted one year ago and prohibits the nonconsensual publication of AI-generated digital forgeries (deepfake) pornography. Shannon and Hernandez allegedly post... More...
$ (05-22-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jose Francisco Cardoso Tehovnik </h2> </center>
Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with engaging in activities relating to material containing child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251A.... More...
$ (04-01-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Renata Supina-Saltus </h2> <center>
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Renata Supina-Saltus, an employee of the Republic Croatia ran a long-running fraud scheme in which she fabricated invoices to embezzle approximately $750,000. “Renata Supina-Saltus held a position of trust as member of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Croatia to the United Nations,”... More...
$ (04-01-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Nicole Daedone </h2> <center>
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to fore labor. Nicole Daedone, the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of OneTaste, Inc. (OneTaste), a sexual wellness education company founded in San Francisco, California, was accused of engaing in a conspiracy to force labor. “This case exposed a decade-long scheme in which the defend... More...
$ (03-31-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Maximiliano Davila Perez </h2> </center>
New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participating in a cocaine-importation conspiracy and a related weapons offense. Maximiliano Davila Perez, the former director of olivia’s chief anti-narcotics law enforcement agency, Fuerza Especial de Lucha Contra el Narcotráfico (“FELCN”) and was extradited to the United States from Bolivia in Decembe... More...
$ (03-20-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Solomon Lichtenstein </h2> </center>
White Plains, New York, criminal defense lawyer Steve Yurowitz represented the Defendant charged with securities fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud investors in two investment vehicles he managed and promoted. Solomon Lichtenstein, age solicited and received millions of dollars from friends, relatives, and members of his community on the back of false statements and misrepresenta... More...
$ (03-12-2026 - NY)State of New York v. Daniel Richter
Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate domestic violence and making threats. Between December 24, 2023, and March 27, 2024, Daniel Richter, 47, of Middle Island, NY, sent hundreds of threatening and sexual emails via the internet to Victim 1’s personal email address. He threatened not only Victim 1, but members of her family as well. For ... More...
$ (03-02-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Sherry Xue Li
Central Islip, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to defraud the United States. Sherry Xue Li was accused of money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the United States by obstructing the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) administration of campaign finance laws. Li orchestrated a nearly ... More...
$ (03-02-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Matthew Halstead
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Trafficking of a Child and Sex Trafficking. Matthew Halstead, age 32, was accused of sex trafficking and sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy. “Sex trafficking evolves with technology, and traffickers increasingly rely on social media and anonymous messaging applications,” said District Attorney ... More...
$ (03-02-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Derek Hasselbrink, a/k/a "Derek Spear"
New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercion or enticement of a female minor and creating sex explict dekpictions of minor from import to the US Dercl Hasselbrink, a/k/a “Derek Spear." a convicted sex offender, engaged in sexually explicit message conversations with a 15-year-old girl (“Victim-1”), and traveled to meet Victim-1 near her home ... More...
$ (02-22-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Renee Hoberman, a/k/a “Rina”
Central Islip, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt and distribution of child pornography and possession of child pornography. Renee Hoberman, age 38, of Plainview, New York, used encrypted social media messaging applications to upload, receive, and trade digital videos and images depicting minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, including seve... More...
$ (02-22-2026 - NY)State of New York v. Terrence Rogers, a.k.a. "Aura"
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking of a child. Terrence Rogers, a.k.a., Aura, 35, of Bushwick, Brooklyn, was accused of ex trafficking of a child for recruiting multiple victims, including three teenage girls, ages 15 to 17, to engage in sexual conduct for money. The District Attorney said that, according to the investigation, b... More...
$ (02-11-2026 - NY)State of New York v. Devante Brown
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with repeatedly sexually abusing four young girls when they were between the ages of 5 and 9 years old. "The conduct alleged in this case shocks the conscious. Innocent children were entrusted to a teacher's care to safely learn and grow, but instead this defendant allegedly shuttered that trust in the worst way," Broo... More...
$ (02-11-2026 - NY)State of New York v. Ernesto Cabrera
Albany County, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of robbery, attempted robbery, two counts of menacing, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, endangering the welfare of a child, and petit larceny. On September 12, 2025, Ernesto Cabrera, 25-year-old, broke into a car parked on Clinton Avenue. He took several items from the car when he w... More...
$ (02-11-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Braden John Karony
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and interstate commerce money laundering. Braden John Karony, the Chief Executive Officer of SafeMoon US LLC, a digital asset company registered in Utah (SafeMoon) lied to investors from all walks of life—including military veterans and h... More...
$ (02-11-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Tony Rodriguez
Rochester, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercion or enticement of a minor. Tony Rodriguez, 40, of Rochester, New York, engaged in graphic sexual conversations online with a person he believed to be an 11-year-old girl. Rodriguez was actually communicating with a member of the community group “Predator Poachers.” In addition to online conversations,... More...
$ (02-02-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Andrew Edick
Syracuse, New York, criminal defense lawyer Danielle Neroni represents the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child, transportation of achild pornography, and possession of child pornography by a registered sex offender. Andrew Edick, age 39, admitted that in in the summer of 2022, he filmed the genitalia of a female child born in 2013 and knowingly transported the video between ... More...
$ (02-02-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Steven LaBianca
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer Nora Hirozawa represented the Defendant charged with coercion or enticement of a minor and possession of child pornography. In 2017, Steven LaBianca, age 53, communicated online with a 15-year-old girl who resided in Cyprus (Jane Doe 2). LaBianca induced Jane Doe 2 to send him photographs and videos of herself nude and engaging in sexual activities,... More...
$ (02-02-2026 - NY)State of New York v. Winston Nguyen
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with using a child in a sexual performance and five misdemeanors. Saint Ann's school teacher Winston Nguyen was accused for soliciting nude photographs of his students, sharing the photographs with others and engaging in “a revenge porn blast with dozens of explicit pictures” of them to his own students.... More...
$ (12-31-2025 - NY)State of New York v. Jerona Smith
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charge with elder abuse and fraud. Jerona Smith promised to deliver quality care as a home health aide. Instead, she used her access to steal their hard-earned money.... More...
$ (01-21-2026 - NY)<H2> United States of America v. Brayden Storey
Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercion, enticement, and sexual exploitation of children. According to the indictment and a previously filed complaint, in June 2024, the West Seneca Police Department received a report from a minor victim of an incident involving an individual that she met online in September 2022, when she was 13 years-old and ... More...
$ (01-08-2026 - ny)<H2> State of New York v. Rasi Vendryes
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendant charged kidnapping, assaulting and sexually abusing a woman. Rasi Vendryes, 48, of Queens, has been arraigned on an indictment for allegedly kidnapping, assaulting and sexually abusing a 25-year-old woman in an East New York area commonly known as the “Penn Track,” a stretch of roadway along Pennsylvania Avenue near Malta S... More...
$ (01-12-2026 - NY)<H2> United States of America v. David McMurray
Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with access with intent to view child pornography. David McMurray, age 42, of Utica, New York, who was previously convicted in federal court for distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison and a term of 20 years of post-release supervision. As alleged, on S... More...
$ (12-12-2025 - NY)<H2> United States of America v. Thomas J. Meehan
Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of child pornography. Thomas J. Meehan, age 36, of Valatie, New York, who is alleged to have been selling child sexual abuse material (CSAM) depicting victims less than 13 years old over the internet for at least two years. Numerous images and videos of CSAM were also found on the defendant’s cell pho... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - NY)<H2> United States of America v. Edward Gene Smith
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with six counts of activities relating to material constituting child porno. Edward Gene Smith was charged with drugging a female victim (“Victim-1”) with the intent to rape her, sex trafficking another female victim (“Victim-2”), enticing Victim-2 to travel to engage in unlawful sexual activity, receipt ... More...
$ (12-23-2025 - NY)<H2> State of New York v. Nicole Boodhai
Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant, Nicole Boodhai, 28, charged with murder and endangering the welfare of a child. Officer responding to a 911 call found Charlie Ramraykha, in the bath room of the Defendant's apartment.... More...
$ (12-29-2025 - NY)<H2> United States of America v. Anthony Burris
Buffalo, New York,criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of enticing travel to engage in sexual activity, was sentenced to serve 90 months in prison. Between January and March 11, 2021, Anthony Burris, 35, of Ellicottville, NY, coerced Victim 1, a woman suffering from drug addiction, to perform commercial sex acts. He did so by threatening the use of physica... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - NY)<H2> United States of America v. Michael Fegley, Jr.
Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with travel with intent to engage in unlawful sexual conduct and transportation of child pornography. Michael Fegley, Jr., age 31, of Tampa, Florida, admitted that he traveled from Florida to the Northern District of New York intending to engage in unlawful sexual conduct with a purported 13-year-old child. He also a... More...
$ (12-17-2025 - NY)<H2> United States of America v. Jonte McCall
Syracuse, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Ponte McCall admitted that on December 23, 2021, he was convicted of the New York State offense of Possession of a Sexual Performance by a Child Less Than 16 Years Old and was placed on probation. He further admitted that in February 2024, while still on probation, he possessed... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - ny)<H2> United States of America v. Billon McLeod
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child, attempted sexual exploitation of a child, and coercion and enticement of minors. “The defendant is a serial predator whose playbook of using social media to meet vulnerable minor girls, and then groom and exploit them for his own sexual gratification, is a parent’s nightmare,... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - NY)<H2> State of New Hampshire v. Custer Reed, III
Ossipee, New Hampshire, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony aggravated sexual assault involving a juvenile female. Custer Reed III, 38, of Rumney, was taken into custody on charges of felony aggravated sexual assault involving a juvenile female.... More...
$ (08-06-2025 - NY)<H2> United States of America v. Kurt Dobler
Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Kurt Dobler, 31, of Syracuse, New York, admitted that he was convicted in February 2023 in Fulton County Court of possessing a sexual performance by a child and was sentenced to 10 years’ probation. While on probation for that crime, in May 2025 he knowingly possessed thousands o... More...
$ (12-12-2025 - NY)<H2> Perl Felberbaum v. Yaakov Felberaum
White Plains, New York, family law lawyers represented the parties in a Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act dispute. AI Overview The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) and its successor, the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), are state laws that determine which state's court has the authority to make or modify child custody decisions when a famil... More...
$ (12-03-2025 - NY)State of New York v. Christopher Baldner
Kingston, New York criminal defense lawyer represented former New York trooper charged with murder, manslaughter and other crimes.<br> <br> Christopher Baldner, age 52, was accused of causing the death of a 11-year-old girl who was a passenger in an SUV in a high-speed chase that resulting in a crash.<br> <br> On December 2, 2020, Baldner stopped a Dodge Journey driven by Tristin Goods for speedin... More...
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