Ex-High School Teacher Pleads Guilty After Posing as Teen on Snapchat, Asking Minors for …

A former New York teacher faces prison time after prosecutors said he posed as a teenager on Snapchat to solicit nude photos from underage girls and shared child sexual abuse material online. Ryan McCaffery pleaded guilty on Monday, September 21, to two counts of disseminating indecent material to minors as a sexually motivated felony, as well as one misdemeanor count of endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. McCaffery, 38, previously taught social studies at Riverhead High School, located on Long Island, where he also coached the junior varsity boys soccer team. He resigned from his position in February 2025, shortly before being arrested in May 2025. “As a teacher, this defendant had a responsibility to safeguard children, not exploit them.” District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said in a Tuesday, September 22, news release. “He has now admitted to soliciting and distributing child sexual abuse material and will be held accountable for his actions.” Long Island Assistant Lacrosse Coach Sexually Exploited 30 Teen Boys Using Social Media Apps McCaffery’s defense attorney, Elena Fast, declined to comment when reached by Us. The investigation into McCaffery began after the National Center for Missing and Exploited
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