A teacher at Amherst School in Erie County is facing felony child exploitation charges out of Fairfax, Virginia.
According to New York State Police, Geoffrey Testa, of Amherst, was arrested Friday and taken to the Erie County Holding Center on the warrant and was extradition. State Police say they are working with the School Administration with this incident. No other details were released.
The mission of the ICAC Task Force is to identify individuals online who are attempting to lure children to meet for sex or those disseminating child sexual abuse material. The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program (ICAC program) helps state and local law enforcement agencies develop an effective response to technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and Internet crimes against children.
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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