Giuseppi Micciari, 2014 Yorktown High School Grad, also tried to hack into Teenage Student’s Snapchat
Social Media photo of Giuseppi Micciari
SDNY US Attorney Damian Williams announced the arrest of Giuseppi Micciari, 27, of Yorktown Heights, on charges of distributing, receiving, and possessing child pornography. Micciari was presented on Nov. 3 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew E. Krause in White Plains federal court.
According to US Attorney Williams:
A review of MICCIARI’s phone revealed the existence of numerous videos and images containing child sexual abuse material.
MICCIARI’s phone revealed the use of Telegram, an internet and cloud-based instant messaging service that permits its users to exchange messages, share media and files, and hold private and group voice or video calls. Among the communications contained in the Telegram app were communications revealing a request by MICCIARI’s phone for an “account hack” of an individual’s Snapchat account, as well as communications in which another individual asked, “what age teen content you have,” and MICCIARI’s phone replied, “there one big Mega 10-17.”
A U.S. passport application submitted in connection with the issuance of a U.S. passport for GIUSEPPI MICCIARI identified MICCIARI’s occupation as “teacher.”
MICCIARI, 27, of Yorktown, New York, is charged with one count of receipt and distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. Both counts carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
According to the complaint filed in White Plains Federal Court,
A Homeland Security agent, acting undercover on a site called Telegram, found buyers and sellers of videos of children under the age of 12. The trail eventually led to a Paypal account, bank account and phone number of Micciari.
“Based on information provided to me by an investigator with Bank of America (“Investigator-I”), I am aware that the owner of the Visa card ending in 6297 is “Giuseppe Micciari” at Address- I. Investigator- I also advised that “Giuseppe Micciari” received regular deposits from a local school district (“District- I”) up until May 2023,” writes the HSI agent.
On August 9, 2023, Micciari arrived at JFK Airport on a flight from Italy, where Customs agents seized his devices. After a Judge signed a warrant to look in the devices, 32 images and videos of underage children were found engaging in sexual conduct with an adult, and Micciari’s Telegram account was also found with messages back and forth to purchase same content.
In those messages, Micciari attempted to buy the Snapchat password of a minor girl who was attending “School District-1”, so that he could hack into the account.
According to the Yorktown School District, Micciari worked as a teaching assistant at Brookside Elementary School and then Yorktown High School from 2019-2023. Micciari was also set to coach Yorktown High school’s JV football team this year but resigned in August.
High school sports websites and Micciari’s professional media account show that he was a coach for the Yorktown Athletic League from 2011-2014, and that he played on the Yorktown HS Football team, until his graduation in 2014.
The Yorktown School District and Superintendent Dr. Ron Hattar confirmed in a letter to parents Micciari no longer works for the school district.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “Giuseppi Micciari’s alleged conduct is vile and disturbing, especially given that, as a teacher, Micciari was entrusted with the care of children. Investigating and prosecuting those who sexually exploit children remains of paramount importance to this Office, and we will do everything in our power to protect the children of our community.”
HSI Special Agent in Charge Ivan J. Arvelo said: “Giuseppi Micciari was entrusted with our most vulnerable segment of society – our children. His alleged depraved acts betrayed that trust. Not only is Micciari accused of collecting and sharing of these heinous acts, but also attempting to hack into a student’s social media. HSI New York and our law enforcement partners will continue to work tirelessly to ensure predators seeking to exploit children face just consequences for their actions.”
We publish Micciari’s photo for parents and students who may have had interactions with Micciari, and for the one student who Micciari tried to hack.
