Woman charged with distributing child pornography in Connecticut

Federal officials have charged a New York woman with child abuse.

Sasha May, formerly known as Owen May, 23, of Pelham, New York, has been charged with distribution of child pornography, according to a press release from Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

May appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Maria E. Garcia in New Haven this week and was released on $100,000 bail to house arrest with electronic monitoring,” officials said.

Between December 2023 and May 2024, officials said, May had online conversations with an undercover police investigator on the messaging platforms Kik and Whisper. “In these conversations, May (allegedly) described in detail her sexual interest in children and distributed child pornography,” officials said.

If convicted, May faces a minimum of five years and a maximum of twenty years in a federal prison.

The investigation is being conducted by the FBI's Child Exploitation Task Force, the Greenwich Police Department, and the Pelham (NY) Police Department. The task force includes federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.

To report cases of child exploitation, go to cybertipline.com.

Originally published: August 28, 2024 at 6:00 am