State Police say a comprehensive year-long child exploitation investigation recently wrapped up with the arrest of a Cayuga County man on multiple felony counts.
On March 20, 2024, the New York State Police in Auburn received a Cyber Tipline from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children reporting the possession of child abuse material. On May 29, a search warrant was executed at the home of Gregory Flynn on Juniper Hill Road in the town of Sterling. As a part of the ongoing child exploitation investigation, numerous devices were seized for forensic examination by the Troop E Computer Crimes Unit (CCU).
Following analysis, investigators determined that Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) was present on multiple seized devices belonging to the 38-year-old Flynn. Throughout the course of the investigation, the New York State Police in Auburn received additional Cyber tips from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children reporting the possession of child abuse material since the search warrant was executed in May 2024.
The case was subsequently presented to a Cayuga County Grand Jury on February 5, which resulted in Flynn’s indictment on the following charges:
- 19 counts Promoting a Sexual Performance by a Child (D Felony)
- Four counts of Possessing a Sexual Performance by a Child (E Felony)
Last Friday, Flynn was arrested and transported to SP Auburn for processing. He was taken to Cayuga County Jail and is being held pending arraignment.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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