By Dan Murphy
In another disturbing case of a trusted member of our community caught doing the wrong thing, last week, a Port Chester man was arraigned in Port Chester Village Court on charges of child pornography. John Telesca, 38, was arrested at his home by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office Investigators High Technology Crime Squad.
He has been charged with promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child and possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child, bot felonies. Telesca is a patrol officer with the New York Police Department in the Bronx, where he has worked for six years.
The felony complaint alleges that Telesca was found to have at least 60 images of nude children, ranging from 8 to 13 years of age, on his digital devices and shared through email. He was released on $5,000 bail. His next court appearance is scheduled Sept. 12.
The case is being prosecuted by the Investigations Division Cybercrime Bureau. Sophia Mason, NYPD deputy commissioner of public information, said Telesca has been suspended without pay.
Telesca graduated from Port Chester High School and served in the Navy from 2000 to 2006. His father, John Telesca Sr., is the former acting police chief in Port Chester.
