Registered Sex Offender Sent Obscene Photos, Messages To Children: DOJ – Patch

Skip to main content Southeast-Brewster, NY New Milford, CT Peekskill-Cortlandt, NY Yorktown-Somers, NY Danbury, CT Brookfield, CT Ossining-Croton-On-Hudson, NY Ridgefield, CT New City, NY Bethel, CT New York Top National News See All Communities LAGRANGEVILLE, NY — A Hudson Valley sex offender used communications and social media apps for nefarious and disturbing purposes, according to federal officials. Jay Clayton, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James Crowley, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Boston Field Division of the FBI, announced that 27-year-old David Fernandes III, of Lagrangeville, was arrested on Thursday, and presented in White Plains federal court and detained on Friday. He was charged with sending obscenity to a minor while being a registered sex offender. The charge of sending obscene material to a minor carries up to 10 years in prison, and committing the offense while being required to register as a sex offender carries a mandatory consecutive sentence of 10 years in prison. Find out what’s happening in Mid Hudson Valleyfor free with the latest updates from Patch. “Allegedly, David Fernandes III, a registered sex offender, was not deterred by his previous involvement with the criminal justice system,” Clayton said.
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