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1230: Christopher Terranova

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Christopher Terranova

Christopher Terranova was a New York Police Department. He was arrested in May and was suspended with pay in September. He then retired. He was ordered held without bail in December until a January hearing. He is accused of using coercion to pressure children to send him explicit pictures of themselves. For example, one of his alleged victims is a fifteen-year-old boy who was a victim in a robbery. Terranova is said to have used the police database to get the boy’s cellphone number, texted a nude picture of himself, and demanded one of the boy.

Another boy was a family friend. He sent pics, demanded pics, then persuaded the boy to meet him, drove him to a wooded area, and raped him, according to the indictment. The search of his home revealed there may be many more victims including one he may have approached while the child was in a hospital with a mental health crisis. He was not charged with that case or with the several other cases included to argue against bail.

UPDATE: Terranova has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after being convicted “for sexually exploiting, attempting to sexually exploit, and enticing and coercing three 15-year-old boys and a 12-year-old boy.” (DOJ)

INDICTMENT Cr. No. (T. 18, U.S.C., §§ 2251(e), 2253(a), 2253(b), 2422(b), 2428(a) and 3551 ^ T.21,U.S.C.,§ 853(p)) EMR:LHE/RAS F. #2023R00527 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK X UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - against - CHRISTOPHER TERRANOVA, Defendant. - - X THE GRAND JURY CHARGES: COUNTS ONE THROUGH THREE (Attempted Sexual Exploitation of Children) 1. In or about and between the dates set forth below, all dates being approximate and inclusive, within the Eastern District of New York and elsewhere, the defendant CHRISTOPHER TERRANOVA, did knowingly and intentionally attempt to employ, use, persuade, induce, entice and coerce one or more minors whose identities are known to the Grand Jury, to wit: COUNT ONE TWO THREE MINOR John Doe 1 John Doe 2 John Doe 3 APPROXIMATE DATEfS) February 2022 to October 2022 September 2022 to April 2023 March 2023 to May 2023 to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing one or more visual depictions of such conduct, knowing and having reason to know that such visual depictions would be transported and transmitted using one or more means and facilities of interstate and foreign FILED IN CLERK’S OFFICE US DISTRICT COURT E.D.N.Y. * DECEMBER 13, 2023 * BROOKLYN OFFICE 23-CR-516 Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Marutollo Case 1:23-cr-00516-KAM Document 1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 1 of 6 PageID #: 1 commerce and which would be in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce, which visual depictions were produced and transmitted using materials that had been mailed, shipped and transported in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce by any means, including by computer, and which visual depictions were actually transported and transmitted using one or more means and facilities of interstate and foreign commerce and in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce. With respect to John Doe 3, the defendant further abused a position of public or private trust, to wit: his position as a police officer, in a manner that significantly facilitated the commission or concealment of the offense set forth in Count Three. (Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2251 (e) and 3551 ^ seq.J COUNT FOUR (Coercion and Enticement of a Minor) 2. On or about May 21, 2022, within the Eastern District of New York and elsewhere, the defendant CHRISTOPHER TERRANOVA, using one or more facilities and means of interstate and foreign commerce, to wit: a mobile telephone, the Internet and mobile Internet applications, did knowingly and intentionally persuade, induce, entice and coerce an individual who had not yet attained the age of 18, to wit: John Doe 1, to engage in sexual activity for which a person can be charged with one or more criminal offenses, to wit: criminal sexual act in the first degree, in violation of New York Penal Law Section 130.40(2). (Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2422(b) and 3551 ^ seq.) CRIMINAL FORFEITURE ALLEGATION AS TO COUNTS ONE THROUGH THREE 3. The United States hereby gives notice to the defendant, that, upon his conviction of any of the offenses charged in Counts One through Three, the government will seek forfeiture in accordance with Title 18, United States Code, Section 2253(a), which requires Case 1:23-cr-00516-KAM Document 1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 2 of 6 PageID #: 2 the forfeiture of: (a) any visual depiction described in Sections 2251, 2251 A, 2252, 2252A, 2252B or 2260 of Title 18 of the United States Code, or any book, magazine, periodical, film, videotape or other matter which contains any such visual depiction, which was produced, transported, mailed, shipped or received in violation of such sections; (b) any property, real or personal, constituting, or traceable to, gross profits or other proceeds obtained from such offenses; and (c) any property, real or personal, used or intended to be used to commit or to promote the commission of such offenses or any property traceable to such property, including but not limited to one Apple iPhone with serial number F7TC96LT6D seized from the defendant in Staten Island, New York on or about May 23, 2023. 4. If any of the above-described forfeitable property, as a result of any act or omission of the defendant: (a) cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence; (b) has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third party; (c) has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the court; (d) has been substantially diminished in value; or (e) has been commingled with other property which cannot be divided without difficulty; Case 1:23-cr-00516-KAM Document 1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 3 of 6 PageID #: 3 it is the intent of the United States, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p), as incorporated by Title 18, United States Code, Section 2253(b), to seek forfeiture of any other property of the defendant up to the value of the forfeitable property described in this forfeiture allegation. (Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2253(a) and 2253(b); Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p)) CRIMINAL FORFEITURE ALLEGATION AS TO COUNT FOUR 5. The United States hereby gives notice to the defendant that, upon his conviction of the offense charged in Count Four, the government will seek forfeiture in accordance with Title 18, United States Code, Section 2428(a), which requires the forfeiture of (a) any property, real or personal, that was used or intended to be used to commit or to facilitate the commission of such offense; and (b) any property, real or personal, constituting, or derived from, proceeds obtained directly or indirectly as a result of such offense, including but not limited to one Apple iPhone with serial number F7TC96LT6D seized from the defendant in Staten Island, New York on or about May 23, 2023. 6. If any of the above-described forfeitable property, as a result of any act or omission of the defendant: (a) cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence; (b) has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third party; (c) has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the court; (d) has been substantially diminished in value; or (e) has been commingled with other property which cannot be divided without difficulty; Case 1:23-cr-00516-KAM Document 1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 4 of 6 PageID #: 4 it is the intent of the United States, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p), to seek forfeiture of any other property of the defendant up to the value of the forfeitable property described in this forfeiture allegation. (Title 18, United States Code, Section 2428(a); Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p)) A TRUE BILL BREON PEACE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOREPERSON Case 1:23-cr-00516-KAM Document 1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 5 of 6 PageID #: 5 F.«: 2023R00527 FORMDBD-34 NO. lUN. 83 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN Disirict of NEW YORK. CRIMINAL DIVISION THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VS. CHRISTOPHER TERRANOVA, Defendant. INDICTMENT (T. 18, U.S.C., 2251(e), 2253(a), 2253(b), 2422(b), 2428(a), and 3551 etsea-;T.21, U.S.C., $ 853(p)) FileJ in opea^ouri ny^ounibis th/ ^c»--j _ day, of L A.D. 20, Clerk Bail, $ Lauren Elbert and Rachel Shanles, Assistant U.S. Attorney (718) 254-6140 Case 1:23-cr-00516-KAM Document 1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 6 of 6 PageID #: 6 INFORMATION SHEET UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 1. Title of Case: United States v. Christopher Terranova 2. Related Magistrate Docket Number(s): 3. Arrest Date: NA 4. Nature of offense(s): 13 Felony □ Misdemeanor 5. Related Cases - Title and Docket No(s). (Pursuant to Rule 50.3.2 of the Local E.D.N.Y. Division of Business Rules): 6. Projected Length of Trial: Less than 6 weeks 3 More than 6 weeks □ 7. County in which crime was allegedly committed: Richmond (Pursuant to Rule 50.1(d) of the Local E.D.N.Y. Division of Business Rules) 8. Was any aspect of the investigation, inquiry and prosecution giving rise to the case pending or initiated before March 10, 2012.' □ Yes 3 No 9. Has this indictment/information been ordered sealed? 3 Yes □ No 10. Have arrest warrants been ordered? 3 Yes □ No 11. Is there a capital count included in the indictment? □ Yes 3 No BREON PEACE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By; /Z . -e ^ Rachel A. Shanies Lauren H. Elbert Assistant U.S. Attorney (718)254-6140 Judge Brodie will not accept cases that were initiated before March 10, 2012. Rev. 10/04/12 FILED IN CLERK’S OFFICE US DISTRICT COURT E.D.N.Y. * DECEMBER 13, 2023 * BROOKLYN OFFICE 23-CR-516 Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Marutollo Case 1:23-cr-00516-KAM Document 1-1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 1 of 1 PageID #: 7
INDICTMENT Cr. No. (T. 18, U.S.C., §§ 2251(e), 2253(a), 2253(b), 2422(b), 2428(a) and 3551 ^ T.21,U.S.C.,§ 853(p)) EMR:LHE/RAS F. #2023R00527 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK X UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - against - CHRISTOPHER TERRANOVA, Defendant. - - X THE GRAND JURY CHARGES: COUNTS ONE THROUGH THREE (Attempted Sexual Exploitation of Children) 1. In or about and between the dates set forth below, all dates being approximate and inclusive, within the Eastern District of New York and elsewhere, the defendant CHRISTOPHER TERRANOVA, did knowingly and intentionally attempt to employ, use, persuade, induce, entice and coerce one or more minors whose identities are known to the Grand Jury, to wit: COUNT ONE TWO THREE MINOR John Doe 1 John Doe 2 John Doe 3 APPROXIMATE DATEfS) February 2022 to October 2022 September 2022 to April 2023 March 2023 to May 2023 to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing one or more visual depictions of such conduct, knowing and having reason to know that such visual depictions would be transported and transmitted using one or more means and facilities of interstate and foreign FILED IN CLERK’S OFFICE US DISTRICT COURT E.D.N.Y. * DECEMBER 13, 2023 * BROOKLYN OFFICE 23-CR-516 Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Marutollo Case 1:23-cr-00516-KAM Document 1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 1 of 6 PageID #: 1 commerce and which would be in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce, which visual depictions were produced and transmitted using materials that had been mailed, shipped and transported in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce by any means, including by computer, and which visual depictions were actually transported and transmitted using one or more means and facilities of interstate and foreign commerce and in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce. With respect to John Doe 3, the defendant further abused a position of public or private trust, to wit: his position as a police officer, in a manner that significantly facilitated the commission or concealment of the offense set forth in Count Three. (Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2251 (e) and 3551 ^ seq.J COUNT FOUR (Coercion and Enticement of a Minor) 2. On or about May 21, 2022, within the Eastern District of New York and elsewhere, the defendant CHRISTOPHER TERRANOVA, using one or more facilities and means of interstate and foreign commerce, to wit: a mobile telephone, the Internet and mobile Internet applications, did knowingly and intentionally persuade, induce, entice and coerce an individual who had not yet attained the age of 18, to wit: John Doe 1, to engage in sexual activity for which a person can be charged with one or more criminal offenses, to wit: criminal sexual act in the first degree, in violation of New York Penal Law Section 130.40(2). (Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2422(b) and 3551 ^ seq.) CRIMINAL FORFEITURE ALLEGATION AS TO COUNTS ONE THROUGH THREE 3. The United States hereby gives notice to the defendant, that, upon his conviction of any of the offenses charged in Counts One through Three, the government will seek forfeiture in accordance with Title 18, United States Code, Section 2253(a), which requires Case 1:23-cr-00516-KAM Document 1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 2 of 6 PageID #: 2 the forfeiture of: (a) any visual depiction described in Sections 2251, 2251 A, 2252, 2252A, 2252B or 2260 of Title 18 of the United States Code, or any book, magazine, periodical, film, videotape or other matter which contains any such visual depiction, which was produced, transported, mailed, shipped or received in violation of such sections; (b) any property, real or personal, constituting, or traceable to, gross profits or other proceeds obtained from such offenses; and (c) any property, real or personal, used or intended to be used to commit or to promote the commission of such offenses or any property traceable to such property, including but not limited to one Apple iPhone with serial number F7TC96LT6D seized from the defendant in Staten Island, New York on or about May 23, 2023. 4. If any of the above-described forfeitable property, as a result of any act or omission of the defendant: (a) cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence; (b) has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third party; (c) has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the court; (d) has been substantially diminished in value; or (e) has been commingled with other property which cannot be divided without difficulty; Case 1:23-cr-00516-KAM Document 1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 3 of 6 PageID #: 3 it is the intent of the United States, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p), as incorporated by Title 18, United States Code, Section 2253(b), to seek forfeiture of any other property of the defendant up to the value of the forfeitable property described in this forfeiture allegation. (Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2253(a) and 2253(b); Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p)) CRIMINAL FORFEITURE ALLEGATION AS TO COUNT FOUR 5. The United States hereby gives notice to the defendant that, upon his conviction of the offense charged in Count Four, the government will seek forfeiture in accordance with Title 18, United States Code, Section 2428(a), which requires the forfeiture of (a) any property, real or personal, that was used or intended to be used to commit or to facilitate the commission of such offense; and (b) any property, real or personal, constituting, or derived from, proceeds obtained directly or indirectly as a result of such offense, including but not limited to one Apple iPhone with serial number F7TC96LT6D seized from the defendant in Staten Island, New York on or about May 23, 2023. 6. If any of the above-described forfeitable property, as a result of any act or omission of the defendant: (a) cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence; (b) has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third party; (c) has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the court; (d) has been substantially diminished in value; or (e) has been commingled with other property which cannot be divided without difficulty; Case 1:23-cr-00516-KAM Document 1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 4 of 6 PageID #: 4 it is the intent of the United States, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p), to seek forfeiture of any other property of the defendant up to the value of the forfeitable property described in this forfeiture allegation. (Title 18, United States Code, Section 2428(a); Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p)) A TRUE BILL BREON PEACE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOREPERSON Case 1:23-cr-00516-KAM Document 1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 5 of 6 PageID #: 5 F.«: 2023R00527 FORMDBD-34 NO. lUN. 83 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN Disirict of NEW YORK. CRIMINAL DIVISION THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VS. CHRISTOPHER TERRANOVA, Defendant. INDICTMENT (T. 18, U.S.C., 2251(e), 2253(a), 2253(b), 2422(b), 2428(a), and 3551 etsea-;T.21, U.S.C., $ 853(p)) FileJ in opea^ouri ny^ounibis th/ ^c»--j _ day, of L A.D. 20, Clerk Bail, $ Lauren Elbert and Rachel Shanles, Assistant U.S. Attorney (718) 254-6140 Case 1:23-cr-00516-KAM Document 1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 6 of 6 PageID #: 6 INFORMATION SHEET UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 1. Title of Case: United States v. Christopher Terranova 2. Related Magistrate Docket Number(s): 3. Arrest Date: NA 4. Nature of offense(s): 13 Felony □ Misdemeanor 5. Related Cases - Title and Docket No(s). (Pursuant to Rule 50.3.2 of the Local E.D.N.Y. Division of Business Rules): 6. Projected Length of Trial: Less than 6 weeks 3 More than 6 weeks □ 7. County in which crime was allegedly committed: Richmond (Pursuant to Rule 50.1(d) of the Local E.D.N.Y. Division of Business Rules) 8. Was any aspect of the investigation, inquiry and prosecution giving rise to the case pending or initiated before March 10, 2012.' □ Yes 3 No 9. Has this indictment/information been ordered sealed? 3 Yes □ No 10. Have arrest warrants been ordered? 3 Yes □ No 11. Is there a capital count included in the indictment? □ Yes 3 No BREON PEACE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By; /Z . -e ^ Rachel A. Shanies Lauren H. Elbert Assistant U.S. Attorney (718)254-6140 Judge Brodie will not accept cases that were initiated before March 10, 2012. Rev. 10/04/12 FILED IN CLERK’S OFFICE US DISTRICT COURT E.D.N.Y. * DECEMBER 13, 2023 * BROOKLYN OFFICE 23-CR-516 Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Marutollo Case 1:23-cr-00516-KAM Document 1-1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 1 of 1 PageID #: 7
INDICTMENT Cr. No. (T. 18, U.S.C., §§ 2251(e), 2253(a), 2253(b), 2422(b), 2428(a) and 3551 ^ T.21,U.S.C.,§ 853(p)) EMR:LHE/RAS F. #2023R00527 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK X UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - against - CHRISTOPHER TERRANOVA, Defendant. - - X THE GRAND JURY CHARGES: COUNTS ONE THROUGH THREE (Attempted Sexual Exploitation of Children) 1. In or about and between the dates set forth below, all dates being approximate and inclusive, within the Eastern District of New York and elsewhere, the defendant CHRISTOPHER TERRANOVA, did knowingly and intentionally attempt to employ, use, persuade, induce, entice and coerce one or more minors whose identities are known to the Grand Jury, to wit: COUNT ONE TWO THREE MINOR John Doe 1 John Doe 2 John Doe 3 APPROXIMATE DATEfS) February 2022 to October 2022 September 2022 to April 2023 March 2023 to May 2023 to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing one or more visual depictions of such conduct, knowing and having reason to know that such visual depictions would be transported and transmitted using one or more means and facilities of interstate and foreign FILED IN CLERK’S OFFICE US DISTRICT COURT E.D.N.Y. * DECEMBER 13, 2023 * BROOKLYN OFFICE 23-CR-516 Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Marutollo Case 1:23-cr-00516-KAM Document 1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 1 of 6 PageID #: 1 commerce and which would be in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce, which visual depictions were produced and transmitted using materials that had been mailed, shipped and transported in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce by any means, including by computer, and which visual depictions were actually transported and transmitted using one or more means and facilities of interstate and foreign commerce and in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce. With respect to John Doe 3, the defendant further abused a position of public or private trust, to wit: his position as a police officer, in a manner that significantly facilitated the commission or concealment of the offense set forth in Count Three. (Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2251 (e) and 3551 ^ seq.J COUNT FOUR (Coercion and Enticement of a Minor) 2. On or about May 21, 2022, within the Eastern District of New York and elsewhere, the defendant CHRISTOPHER TERRANOVA, using one or more facilities and means of interstate and foreign commerce, to wit: a mobile telephone, the Internet and mobile Internet applications, did knowingly and intentionally persuade, induce, entice and coerce an individual who had not yet attained the age of 18, to wit: John Doe 1, to engage in sexual activity for which a person can be charged with one or more criminal offenses, to wit: criminal sexual act in the first degree, in violation of New York Penal Law Section 130.40(2). (Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2422(b) and 3551 ^ seq.) CRIMINAL FORFEITURE ALLEGATION AS TO COUNTS ONE THROUGH THREE 3. The United States hereby gives notice to the defendant, that, upon his conviction of any of the offenses charged in Counts One through Three, the government will seek forfeiture in accordance with Title 18, United States Code, Section 2253(a), which requires Case 1:23-cr-00516-KAM Document 1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 2 of 6 PageID #: 2 the forfeiture of: (a) any visual depiction described in Sections 2251, 2251 A, 2252, 2252A, 2252B or 2260 of Title 18 of the United States Code, or any book, magazine, periodical, film, videotape or other matter which contains any such visual depiction, which was produced, transported, mailed, shipped or received in violation of such sections; (b) any property, real or personal, constituting, or traceable to, gross profits or other proceeds obtained from such offenses; and (c) any property, real or personal, used or intended to be used to commit or to promote the commission of such offenses or any property traceable to such property, including but not limited to one Apple iPhone with serial number F7TC96LT6D seized from the defendant in Staten Island, New York on or about May 23, 2023. 4. If any of the above-described forfeitable property, as a result of any act or omission of the defendant: (a) cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence; (b) has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third party; (c) has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the court; (d) has been substantially diminished in value; or (e) has been commingled with other property which cannot be divided without difficulty; Case 1:23-cr-00516-KAM Document 1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 3 of 6 PageID #: 3 it is the intent of the United States, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p), as incorporated by Title 18, United States Code, Section 2253(b), to seek forfeiture of any other property of the defendant up to the value of the forfeitable property described in this forfeiture allegation. (Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2253(a) and 2253(b); Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p)) CRIMINAL FORFEITURE ALLEGATION AS TO COUNT FOUR 5. The United States hereby gives notice to the defendant that, upon his conviction of the offense charged in Count Four, the government will seek forfeiture in accordance with Title 18, United States Code, Section 2428(a), which requires the forfeiture of (a) any property, real or personal, that was used or intended to be used to commit or to facilitate the commission of such offense; and (b) any property, real or personal, constituting, or derived from, proceeds obtained directly or indirectly as a result of such offense, including but not limited to one Apple iPhone with serial number F7TC96LT6D seized from the defendant in Staten Island, New York on or about May 23, 2023. 6. If any of the above-described forfeitable property, as a result of any act or omission of the defendant: (a) cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence; (b) has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third party; (c) has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the court; (d) has been substantially diminished in value; or (e) has been commingled with other property which cannot be divided without difficulty; Case 1:23-cr-00516-KAM Document 1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 4 of 6 PageID #: 4 it is the intent of the United States, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p), to seek forfeiture of any other property of the defendant up to the value of the forfeitable property described in this forfeiture allegation. (Title 18, United States Code, Section 2428(a); Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p)) A TRUE BILL BREON PEACE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOREPERSON Case 1:23-cr-00516-KAM Document 1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 5 of 6 PageID #: 5 F.«: 2023R00527 FORMDBD-34 NO. lUN. 83 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN Disirict of NEW YORK. CRIMINAL DIVISION THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VS. CHRISTOPHER TERRANOVA, Defendant. INDICTMENT (T. 18, U.S.C., 2251(e), 2253(a), 2253(b), 2422(b), 2428(a), and 3551 etsea-;T.21, U.S.C., $ 853(p)) FileJ in opea^ouri ny^ounibis th/ ^c»--j _ day, of L A.D. 20, Clerk Bail, $ Lauren Elbert and Rachel Shanles, Assistant U.S. Attorney (718) 254-6140 Case 1:23-cr-00516-KAM Document 1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 6 of 6 PageID #: 6 INFORMATION SHEET UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 1. Title of Case: United States v. Christopher Terranova 2. Related Magistrate Docket Number(s): 3. Arrest Date: NA 4. Nature of offense(s): 13 Felony □ Misdemeanor 5. Related Cases - Title and Docket No(s). (Pursuant to Rule 50.3.2 of the Local E.D.N.Y. Division of Business Rules): 6. Projected Length of Trial: Less than 6 weeks 3 More than 6 weeks □ 7. County in which crime was allegedly committed: Richmond (Pursuant to Rule 50.1(d) of the Local E.D.N.Y. Division of Business Rules) 8. Was any aspect of the investigation, inquiry and prosecution giving rise to the case pending or initiated before March 10, 2012.' □ Yes 3 No 9. Has this indictment/information been ordered sealed? 3 Yes □ No 10. Have arrest warrants been ordered? 3 Yes □ No 11. Is there a capital count included in the indictment? □ Yes 3 No BREON PEACE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By; /Z . -e ^ Rachel A. Shanies Lauren H. Elbert Assistant U.S. Attorney (718)254-6140 Judge Brodie will not accept cases that were initiated before March 10, 2012. Rev. 10/04/12 FILED IN CLERK’S OFFICE US DISTRICT COURT E.D.N.Y. * DECEMBER 13, 2023 * BROOKLYN OFFICE 23-CR-516 Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Marutollo Case 1:23-cr-00516-KAM Document 1-1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 1 of 1 PageID #: 7
it is the intent of the United States, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p), to seek forfeiture of any other property of the defendant up to the value of the forfeitable property described in this forfeiture allegation. (Title 18, United States Code, Section 2428(a); Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p)) A TRUE BILL BREON PEACE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
it is the intent of the United States, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p), to seek forfeiture of any other property of the defendant up to the value of the forfeitable property described in this forfeiture allegation. (Title 18, United States Code, Section 2428(a); Title 21, United States Code, Section 853(p)) A TRUE BILL BREON PEACE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
INFORMATION SHEET UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 1. Title of Case: United States v. Christopher Terranova 2. Related Magistrate Docket Number(s): 3. Arrest Date: NA 4. Nature of offense(s): 13 Felony □ Misdemeanor 5. Related Cases - Title and Docket No(s). (Pursuant to Rule 50.3.2 of the Local E.D.N.Y. Division of Business Rules): 6. Projected Length of Trial: Less than 6 weeks 3 More than 6 weeks □ 7. County in which crime was allegedly committed: Richmond (Pursuant to Rule 50.1(d) of the Local E.D.N.Y. Division of Business Rules) 8. Was any aspect of the investigation, inquiry and prosecution giving rise to the case pending or initiated before March 10, 2012.' □ Yes 3 No 9. Has this indictment/information been ordered sealed? 3 Yes □ No 10. Have arrest warrants been ordered? 3 Yes □ No 11. Is there a capital count included in the indictment? □ Yes 3 No BREON PEACE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By; /Z . -e ^ Rachel A. Shanies Lauren H. Elbert Assistant U.S. Attorney (718)254-6140
INFORMATION SHEET UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 1. Title of Case: United States v. Christopher Terranova 2. Related Magistrate Docket Number(s): 3. Arrest Date: NA 4. Nature of offense(s): 13 Felony □ Misdemeanor 5. Related Cases - Title and Docket No(s). (Pursuant to Rule 50.3.2 of the Local E.D.N.Y. Division of Business Rules): 6. Projected Length of Trial: Less than 6 weeks 3 More than 6 weeks □ 7. County in which crime was allegedly committed: Richmond (Pursuant to Rule 50.1(d) of the Local E.D.N.Y. Division of Business Rules) 8. Was any aspect of the investigation, inquiry and prosecution giving rise to the case pending or initiated before March 10, 2012.' □ Yes 3 No 9. Has this indictment/information been ordered sealed? 3 Yes □ No 10. Have arrest warrants been ordered? 3 Yes □ No 11. Is there a capital count included in the indictment? □ Yes 3 No BREON PEACE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By; /Z . -e ^ Rachel A. Shanies Lauren H. Elbert Assistant U.S. Attorney (718)254-6140
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856: Billy James Hargis

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Billy James Hargis was an evangelist. He founded the Christian Crusade. He argued that conservatism is Christianity and Christianity is conservatism. He founded the American Christian College in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was an promoter of the Black welfare-state stereotype. He thinks Black people rioted because they were treated too well. He was a red-baiting, theocratic preacher who actively collaborated with the Klan and the John Birch Society. He was integral to the creation of the Radical Right not only through his political extremism, but also through the multi-pronged money-making empire of church, publishing, college, etc. and through his use of direct mail marketing. Richard Viguerie learned from him. It’s perfectly fine to blame Hargis for spam.

As president of American Christian College, he used his power to have sex with college students. Although they were the age of consent, (one was sixteen) they were not in a position to refuse the college president. His position of authority made this statutory rape.

Among the more outlandish events is the story of two students who got married. Hargis performed the ceremony. On their honeymoon, they learned Hargis had coerced sex with both of them.

In 1976, Time Magazine did a story about five people coming forward, four of them, men, to talk about how he preyed on them when they were in college. He was forced to resign and the college soon closed. Even though he was an anti-gay preacher, he justified his actions by citing the relationship between David and Jonathan. He also threatened to embargo them for life, ruining their prospects if they talked.

It is his power, his threats to make sure they were excluded from church events and school, that made these relationships predatory. This is sexual assault as it was extortion, not consensual.

The Rise and Fall of preacher Billy James Hargis The Dispatch Moline, Illinois · Thursday, April 01, 1976
The Dispatch
Moline, Illinois · Thursday, April 01, 1976
Trustees Seek Donations Admit Hargis Scandal Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite Apr 12, 1976, Page 2
Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite
Apr 12, 1976, Page 2

848: Dave Estenson

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Dave Estenson was the Republican nominee for State Senate District 31 in Wisconsin, he lost in a close race. The incumbent Jeff Smith received 50.4% while Estenson received 49.5%. Republicans had hoped to gerrymander District 31 to take out Smith, but perhaps reports of Dave Estenson’s sexual misconduct while he was in law enforcement tarnished his appeal.

There were several allegations of extortion sex from women by saying he would not charge them with underage drinking if they had sex with him, for example.

While he claims that he was never prosecuted, there is a history of “accepting his resignation” in response to investigations and audits.

Voice of the People 09/30/22 - Leader-Telegram (Eau Claire, WI) - September 29, 2022 - page 1 September 29, 2022 | Leader-Telegram (Eau Claire, WI) | Staff Writer Representatives must be trustworthy We should consider electing our representatives like we hire our babysitters and car mechanics. We need to feel confident that they are trained. We need to trust them to do the job we are paying them to do. Would you hire a mechanic that people said stole items from cars? Would you hire a babysitter that your friend fired because she invited her boyfriend over without permission? Maybe these are just accusations. Maybe it was a long time ago. Maybe there weren't any criminal charges pressed. But why chance it? Especially when you have a choice between a babysitter with good references or a car mechanic that does a good job and is reasonably priced. The people of western Wisconsin have a decision to make in November. There are two politicians on the ballot with a sketchy past (and present). Multiple people accused Dave Estenson of misconduct when he worked for the Osseo Police Department. The Department of Justice investigated. He wasn't charged with a crime. But think of how many police officers you know that never had been investigated by the DOJ for misconduct; it should be most. Derrick Van Orden is still serving probation for bringing a loaded gun through security at an airport. He paid the $300 fine and was put on probation until December 27, 2022. He even had to take a gun safety course. You would think they taught that in SEAL training. What if he violates his probation prior or just after the election? I'm not going to mention what party they belong to. That shouldn't matter. We should vote for the best candidate who we can trust will uphold the law. Sara Thielen Eau Claire Restoration advised for neighborhood The article on Sept. 22 on the Redevelopment Authority's plans for the North River Fronts Neighborhood was disturbing. As council member Emily Berge pointed out, there is an acute need in the community for low- and middle-income housing. Much of the housing of this sort that does exist is in North River Fronts. Eau Claire's model of relying heavily on tax incremental financing for redevelopment necessitates construction of higher assessed properties with, correspondingly, higher rents. One of the consequences of this practice can be seen at 206 Graham Avenue, which until a few years ago was the site of a large, older, but viable, apartment building with moderate rents. There are a variety of housing programs that the city should make more of an effort to get developers to use that can assist them in building housing that is needed in the community. Federal and state tax credits for designated historic structures (especially generous in Wisconsin), for example, have not been used in Eau Claire, except for at the Biscuit Factory. North River Fronts is an older neighborhood with a mix of commercial and residential buildings presently in uneven condition. It does include, however, two houses individually listed on the local and national registers of historic places. Eau Claire has a poor record, frankly, of preserving such structures, and now is an opportunity to change that pattern. Restoration rather than destruction is the best course for North River Fronts. Robert Gough Eau Claire Proliferation of referendums ill-advised There will be 81 school district referenda during the November general election (according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction), which equates to nearly 60 school districts across the state. The Eau Claire school district is a prime example of piling debt upon more debt. The taxpayers in the district are still paying millions of dollars from the past 2016 referendum. These school district boards across the state have many legitimate reasons, and the common theme is they don't get enough support from the state. Are our elected officials across this state aware of this situation? Of course they are. Not long ago they had a Blue Ribbon Commission on School Funding. One of the recommendations from the final report was twothirds funding of education by the state. Did it happen? No. For years I have communicated with my elected officials that the referendum, itself, is unfair. While all eligible voters in a school district can vote on a referendum, it's the property taxpayers that get the tab. You would think with inflation at a 40-year high and the costs of everything rising there would be some discretion. My demographic, retired seniors living on fixed incomes, are feeling the crunch and our demographic gets larger every year. My only conclusion is that there is a decay of the moral and ethical compasses of the people we send to Madison. It's more about partisan political combat than serving the constituents back home. Terry Nichols Colfax A chance to turn our country around In closing remarks during the final presidential debate in 1980, Ronald Reagan famously asked the American people: "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" If a similar question was asked today — Are you better off now than you were two years ago? — what would be your answer? I don't know about you, but I am hard pressed to find a single economic or societal measure that tells me that I am better off now. In 2020 voters foolishly delivered total control of the executive and legislative branches of federal government to some mush-minded MAWA (Make America Weak Again) Democrats and we've been reeling ever since. Recent polling offers a pretty clear picture of what "we the people" think as we rapidly approach the midterm elections. When asked about the direction our nation has taken, an AP-NORC survey found that 85% of U.S. adults think we're headed in the "wrong" direction, 14% said the "right" direction and the other 1% were apparently too stoned to understand the question. There's an old adage attributed to Albert Einstein that says, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result." Let's not do that. If we want our beloved nation headed back in the right direction, we'll need a new cast of characters in Washington — at least enough in the legislative branch to constrain President Joe Biden and the ultra-lefties that have puppetized him until a truly competent individual can be placed in the White House. Nov. 8 is our first chance to begin turning this country around. If you are part of the 85%, don't you dare miss this opportunity to have your voice heard. David Hanvelt Eau Claire Copyright (c) 2022 Leader-Telegram
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554: Chad Michael Salsman

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Chad Michael Salsman was elected as District Attorney. He was an active volunteer at his church. A Republican, he had been a defense attorney. In 2019, he forced some of his clients to trade sex for legal representation. He was charged with sexual assault, indecent assault, witness intimidation, obstruction of justice, and promoting prostitution.

Of course, he said it was a partisan attack by the Democratic Attoney General Joel Shapiro who is now Governor.

He pleaded guilty to promoting prostitution and obstruction of justice in a plea deal. He got 1.5 years which is about 3 months per rape.

SA drops vicious lies defense, pleads guilty in sex case Public Opinion Chambersburg, Pennsylvania · Saturday, May 08, 2021

231: Al Harrison

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Al Harrison was the Gulf County Florida sheriff. He used this position as sheriff to force imprisoned women to have sex with him. That is rape. One of the women whom he raped six times also alleged he threatened her with a gun. US. Marshals took him into custody, charged with the federal crimes. He was charged with ten misdemeanor counts of violating their civil rights. Prosecutors said the charges are misdemeanors because federal law requires serious bodily injury for a civil rights violation to be a felony. Why is rape not considered a serious bodily injury?

A county sheriff’s department employee killed herself, leaving behind a letter detailing how he forced her to perform oral sex every week. He threatened her husband’s job. Her body was found in a ditch. She said his semen would be all over his office. It was. Harrison said he never had sex there so he wondered how that could happen. He also alleged it was a political investigation by a Democratic administration of a popular Republican sheriff.

He was convicted of seven misdemeanor violations of their civil rights. He was sentenced to 51 months because the sentences were consecutive rather than concurrent.

Tampa Bay Times
9 Feb 1995

230: Robert Bentley

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Robert Bentley was the governor of Alabama when a scandal broke about him having an affair with a married woman. While hypocritical and not nice, it is not necessarily predatory, since they were consenting adults. Except she worked for him so the relationship becomes problematic and not one of equals. In addition, he bullied his other staff who were privy to the affair as they carried on in his office. He also threatened his now ex-wife’s staff when he sent text messages to his lover that linked to his wife’s iPad to ensure she did not find out. Adding to his problems he illegally used public funds to carry on the affair and used campaign funds for personal use.

He also fired the head of state law enforcement who warned him that using state resources to facilitate his affair is illegal and he could get into trouble. He ordered state police to aid him in covering up the affair and to threaten those who knew of it, particularly his wife’s chief of staff.

He fought to keep his position, but he resigned after an investigative report was released and the legislature was moving to impeach him. He also pled guilty in a plea deal that allowed him to avoid jail time.

The Anniston Star
27 Mar 2016
Montgomery Advertiser
08 April 2016

161: Joe McCarthy

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Joe McCarthy not only promoted the infamous Red Scare that led to purges in the State Department and Hollywood, he also began the Lavender Scare that did the same thing to homosexuals. Now, the anti-gay employment policies did not originate with him and some revisionist historians use that to argue that blaming him for the Lavender Scare is a smear. They are wrong. Joe McCarthy promoted the Lavender Scare and there is a transcript of him that proves them wrong.

The Whittier News
14 Mar 1950
Alabama Journal
14 Mar 1950

160: Styles Bridges

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Styles Bridges was the U. S. Senator from New Hampshire back in the bad old days when homosexuality was a crime. He was an ally of Sen. Joe McCarthy who was behind the infamous Red Scare and Lavender Scare. The Lavender Scare is what Bridges employed in driving Sen. Lester Hunt to suicide.

In 1953, DC cops arrested Democratic Senator Lester Hunt’s son in the park across the White House on a moral charge – for being gay and looking for a hookup. The cops charged him with a misdemeanor and told his dad to help him straighten up. Sen. Lester Hunt was a Wyoming Democrat (back when Democrats could win in Wyoming.) Hunt openly challenged McCarthy and even introduced a bill allowing people to sue members of Congress for slander. So his son’s arrest was perfect material for extortion.

And so Bridges got together with Idaho Senator Welker and the two threatened to expose Hunt’s son if Hunt did not resign. The Dems had a 1 vote majority and Hunt’s replacement would be replaced by a Republican governor, giving Republicans the majority. Hunt told them no, so they followed through, pressuring the prosecutor to take the case to trial. They got Republican-aligned newspapers to write about Hunt’s homosexual son.

Hunt was broken and he announced he would not seek reelection. Then he killed himself and was replaced by a Republican, as Hunt and Welker planned. In 2016, a citizen’s jury convicted Bridges of blackmail.

Boston Globe
23 Dec 2012

Detroit Free Press
June 22. 1954