Commack man sentenced in child porn case

November 30, 2009
By ANN GIVENS

A 23-year-old Commack man was sentenced to 21/3 to 7 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to having sexually explicit DVDs featuring children as young as 3.

Richard Sineno pleaded guilty in September to two counts of possession of a sexual performance by a child, the top counts against him.

Nassau prosecutors said Sineno was arrested on Oct. 19, 2007, after his roommate at the New York Institute of Technology inadvertently discovered child porn on two DVDs in the Glen Cove apartment they shared at the time.

The roommate went to Glen Cove police who contacted the DA's office and obtained a search warrant for Sineno's apartment, prosecutors said.

Investigators recovered 53 sexually explicit photos and 10 sexually explicit videos in Sineno's apartment, prosecutors said.

"This defendant was especially sophisticated in his ability to encrypt and conceal his online activity from state and federal law enforcement, which makes him especially dangerous to our community," said Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice in a statement.

By By ANN GIVENS
Posted Monday, November 30, 2009

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