MAMARONECK — Three village residents have been arrested and charged within the past week with offenses related to the possession and promotion of child sexual abuse material.
Brent Mick, 30, a social studies teacher at the Collegiate Institute for Math & Science in the Bronx, was arraigned Tuesday in Mamaroneck Village Court.
Bail was set at $5,000 cash.
He has been administratively reassigned by his employer pending further investigation.
William Persampieri, 32, a custodian for the Rye Neck school district, was arraigned Thursday in Mamaroneck Village Court.
Bail was set at $1,500 cash, over the objection of the District Attorney.
He was placed on administrative leave by his employer pending further investigation.
Francisco Hernandez, 41, was arraigned Friday in Mamaroneck Village Court.
Bail was set at $50,000 cash, against the District Attorney’s request for remand.
Each defendant was charged with one count each of Promoting an Obscene Sexual Performance by a Child and Possessing a Sexual Performance by a Child, both felonies.
The investigation of the Mamaroneck incidents was conducted by investigators from the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office and detectives from the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department.
The cases are being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Michael Delchery.
