Westchester Man Accused Of Sexually Exploiting Child

TUCKAHOE, NY — A Westchester County man, acting as a tutor, was accused of sexually exploiting a 7-year-old and taking child pornography across state lines.

Audrey Strauss, the acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said Thursday that John Mueser, 69, of Tuckahoe, was arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor and transporting child pornography from Fairfield County, Connecticut, to Westchester County.

"John Meuser allegedly used his position of trust as a tutor to engage in unspeakable acts with a 7-year-old child," Strauss said.

"Alleged conduct such as Meuser's can inflict long-lasting negative effects on victims which no child should ever endure," she said. "Meuser now faces federal charges and substantial prison time for his craven conduct, as alleged."

According to prosecutors, on May 1, 2019, Mueser induced a 7-year-old, whom he was tutoring, to engage in sexually explicit conduct, used his iPhone to record the activity and then took the images from Fairfield County in Connecticut to Westchester.

On October 1, 2019, Mueser took child pornography that was on his iPhone from Westchester to Fairfield, Connecticut, authorities said.

He was charged around March 19 in Connecticut with possession of child pornography, risk of injury to a minor, fourth-degree sexual assault and voyeurism.

The federal charges Mueser faces are one count of sexual exploitation, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison and a maximum sentence of 30 years, and one count of transportation of child pornography, which carries a mandatory minimum of five years and a maximum of 20.

Strauss's office said there may be more victims. If you have information to report, contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324).

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