Parole Officer From Nassau Indicted For Possession Of Child Pornography: US Atty.

FREEPORT, NY — A New York State parole officer from Freeport has been indicted for possession of child pornography, a spokesperson for the US. Attorney of the Eastern District said.

Colin Kowlessar was indicted on Wednesday. He was initially arrested on a complaint in February, spokesperson John Marzulli said.

Kowlessar, 53, is free on a $250,000 bond. He is scheduled to be arraigned next week at Brooklyn Federal Court, prosecutors said.

As disclosed in the bail hearing, Kowlessar has a side job as a licensed psychotherapist. According to his description on Psychology Today's website, Kowlessar is a "Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York State with over 10 years of working experience."

According to the complaint, on or about Feb. 27, Kowlessar landed at Kennedy Airport from Guyana. A border search was conducted and officers identified child sexual abuse on his cell phone, the U.S. Attorney's office said. A Department of Homeland Security agent said at least Kowlessar's cellphone contained at least three videos of child sexual abuse, the complaint alleged.

At the bail hearing, Kowlessar is referred to as a probation officer, but Marzulli said he is a parole officer assigned to New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.

Kowlessar is represented by attorney Richard Lang.