BUFFALO, N.Y. – Steven Gasiorek, a former substitute teacher and coach, has pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor.
The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years, a maximum penalty of 40 years, and a $250,000 fine.
Gasiorek, 36, of Cheektowaga, NY, worked as a substitute teacher and athletic coach at John F. Kennedy Middle and High Schools in Cheektowaga, NY, between March 2014, and April 16, 2019.
During that time, Gasiorek pretended to be a teenage girl living in California and used a fictitious Instagram account in the name of LEXIGURL1015 to communicate with numerous minor males and receive child pornography from them.
The victims lived in Cheektowaga, Lancaster, Virginia, Texas, and Florida, and 29 have been positively identified. In total, Gasiorek possessed over 600 images and videos of child pornography.
The plea is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Cheektowaga Police Department, the West Seneca Police Department, and the Fauquier County, Virginia, Sheriff’s Office.
Sentencing is scheduled for July 27, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. before Judge Williams M. Skretny.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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