Posted on: May 02, 2025 04:45 PM

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Cyber tip leads to arrest in chemung county child abuse material case

The New York State Police announce the arrest of Hayden D. Denkenberger, age 19, of Elmira, NY, following a comprehensive child exploitation investigation conducted by SP Horseheads Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Troop E Computer Crimes Unit, and Troop E Forensic Investigation Unit.

On April 11, 2024, the New York State Police in Horseheads received a Cyber Tipline from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children reporting the possession of child abuse material.

On May 3, 2024, a search warrant was executed on Pennsylvania Avenue in the town of Southport as a part of an ongoing child exploitation investigation; numerous devices were seized for forensic examination by the Troop E Computer Crimes Unit (CCU).

From NYSP