A 63-year-old Bellmore man was arrested and charged with possession of child porn after federal agents raided his house Wednesday morning.
Alfonso Marino, a former New York City substitute teacher, was arrested by agents of the Department of Homeland Security. He was found with various pornographic images featuring minors as young as 7 years old, according to ABC.
The Long Island Press reports:
One of the images, according to court documents, depicts a 10-12 year old female child performing oral sex on an adult males. Another shows an older man having sex with a minor.
Court documents sent to multiple outlets stated that Marino "had been collecting child pornography for about 10 years and that he had not touched anyone."
Marino's neighbors told ABC that he has lived in the same house for more than 30 years.
The Long Island Press confirmed that "Marino worked as a substitute teacher at Flushing High School for four days between May and June of last year."
Agents also found two unlicensed handguns in Marino's home, according to multiple reports.
Marino was scheduled to be arraigned at federal court in Central Islip on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Long Island Press.
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