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LI therapist shared sexually explicit videos of toddlers: Feds

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – A Plainview social worker has been arrested on charges of distributing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Breon Peace announced.

Renee Hoberman was arraigned Wednesday afternoon in federal court in Central Islip, prosecutors said.

“As alleged, Hoberman distributed vile and disturbing child pornography,
including videos showing small children being held and raped. Furthermore, while posing as a
The man, Hoberman, a therapist who cares for children, claimed to have fathered a child
“Distributing pornography and providing opportunities for others to sexually abuse children,” Peace said.

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As set forth in the Complaint, between June 2024 and October 2024, Hoberman
allegedly used social media messaging apps to upload digital videos depicting one or more of them
Minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, including several videos of infants as young as six months old
A 1-year-old boy is physically bound and raped by an adult man, Peace said.

According to public records and as alleged in the complaint, Hoberman works as
He is a therapist at an organization based in Melville and cares for children up to age 17, prosecutors in the Eastern District said.

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Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said, “The Nassau County Police Department's hard-working and diligent investigators will continue to work tirelessly to protect the innocent, and we will never stop fighting to prosecute those who victimize children.” to bring to court.”

Anyone with information about sexual exploitation by Hoberman is asked to contact Homeland Security Investigations SI at (866) 347-2423 or through HSI's website:


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