Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - A federal grand jury has indicted a teacher on child porn possession charges.
Federal prosecutors say Anthony Giambrone, 40, of Kenmore, New York faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison if convicted.
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According to Federal prosecutors, Giambrone, currently a teacher with Erie 1 BOCES working at Maryvale Intermediate School, possessed images of child pornography on two separate laptop computers in April 2020. The images included prepubescent minors.
Giambrone made an initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer and was released on conditions.
The indictment is the result of an investigation by the F.B.I. under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew Miraglia and the Town of Tonawanda Police Department, under the direction of Chief James Stauffiger.