Latham police arrest Guilderland man on child sexual exploitation charges

LATHAM — State Police arrested Gregory C. Puzio, 40, of Guilderland, on June 21 following an investigation into alleged child sexual exploitation.

According to police, Puzio was charged with use of a child in a sexual performance, a class C felony, and possessing a sexual performance by a child, a class E felony.

The investigation began after a cyber tip was received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Authorities say the case was investigated by State Police in Latham, with assistance from the Troop G Computer Crimes Unit, the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Puzio is accused of possessing images consistent with child sexual exploitation and using a child in a sexual performance.

He was transported to the State Police barracks in Latham, where he was processed.

Puzio was arraigned at Guilderland Town Court and remanded to the Albany County Correctional Facility in lieu of $20,000 cash, $40,000 bond, or $50,000 partially secured bond.