Brett Marrapese, Child Pornography Distribution, New York 2024

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A former Rochester firefighter has been sentenced to prison on child pornography charges. On June 13, 2023, Brett Marrapese, 32, of Irondequoit, NY, was convicted of distribution and receipt of child pornography.

According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle P. Rossi, Marrapese used a cell phone, laptop computer, an email account, and multiple social media and internet chat applications to produce, receive, distribute, and possess child pornography. Between January 2016, and June 13, 2023, Marrapese received more than 600 images of child pornography that he obtained from others via the internet. He also posed as a teenage boy causing minors to produce and send to him sexually explicit images of themselves.

Some of the images that Marrapese distributed and received depicted violence against and sexual abuse of children, infants, and toddlers. Marrapese’s actions are a clear example of the devastating consequences of child exploitation.

The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Irondequoit Police Department, under the direction of Chief Scott Peters, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew Miraglia.

On June 13, 2024, Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford sentenced Marrapese to 210 months in prison. This is a significant sentence for a crime that has long-lasting and devastating effects on its victims.

The case against Marrapese serves as a reminder of the importance of protecting our children from exploitation. Grimy Times will continue to follow this story and provide updates as more information becomes available.

Mandatory Facts: Defendant – Brett Marrapese, Crime – Distribution and Receipt of Child Pornography, City – Rochester, State – New York, Date – June 13, 2023, Sentence – 210 months in prison.

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