Crime & Safety
Bardonia Man Accused Of Trying To Send Explicit Sexual Material To Minor: DA
The materials were actually sent to an undercover investigator posing as a 14-year-old, according to the district attorney's office.
ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — A Bardonia resident is facing charges that he tried to send sexually explicit materials to a 14-year-old girl.
The “girl” was actually an undercover investigator, according to the Rockland County District Attorney’s office.
Victor Caligiuri, 28, of Bardonia, has been charged with four counts of first-degree attempted dissemination of indecent materials to minors. He was arraigned in Rockland County Court, the district attorney’s office announced Thursday.
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Prosecutors claim Caligiuri sent “sexually explicit” messages, photos and videos via the Kik messaging app to the investigator, who was posing as a 14-year-old girl, between June 1 and Aug. 31.
The undercover investigation was a joint effort between the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office, the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and Homeland Security Investigations.
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The Clarkstown Police Department assisted in apprehending Caligiuri.
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