11 Charged in Rockland Online Child Porn Investigation

Eleven Rocklanders - 10 adults and one juvenile - have been charged in an online child pornography investigation, according to Rockland law enforcement officials.

The Rockland County Sheriff's Department and the Rockland District Attorney's Office said the arrests follow an investigation that included local police agencies along with U.S. Immigration and Customes Enforcement, Homeland Security, the U.S. Secret Service, the state Crimes Against Children Task Force and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Chilren.

The Rockland County Sheriff's Department said that with the assistance of the Stony Point Police Department and the Town of Ramapo Police Department, 11 search warrants were conducted over the past three months in Rockland, leading to evidence collection and the subsequent 11 arrests.

The charges include: Promoting an Obscene Sexual Performance By A Child (D Felony); Possessing an Obscene Sexual Performance By A Child (E Felony).

Arrested were:

Donald Carpenter, Stony Point

Silvio Mazzella, Stony Point

Jon Koenigheit, Suffern

Michael Schranz, Suffern

Wesley Didrichsen, Suffern

Neil Tesher, Spring Valley

Jacob Filous, Suffern

Damian Champagne, Suffern

Mitchell Newman, Suffern

Linton Wright II, Spring Valley

And, a juvenile.