Cortlandt man arrested for sending indecent material to an officer posing as a teen

Cortlandt, New York – On May 7, 2018, the New York State Police in conjunction with the Virginia State Police and the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office High Technology Crime Bureau arrested Christopher M. Alessandro, age 25, of the Town of Cortlandt, for Attempted Disseminating of Indecent Material to Minors in the 1st degree, a class E felony.

In April 2018, the Northern Virginia-Washington D.C. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force contacted the New York State Police from the Cortlandt barracks regarding an unknown male in New York sending indecent material to a Special Agent posing as a 14-year-old girl. After an approximately month-long investigation, investigators in Cortlandt and the Troop K Computer Crimes Unit were able to identify, and subsequently arrest Alessandro.

Alessandro was arraigned before the Town of Cortlandt Court and remanded to the Westchester County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bail or $100,000 bond. Alessandro is next scheduled to appear before the Town of Cortlandt Court June 4, 2018.