“Online Predator Sting” in New York: Hudson Valley man arrested

A suspected “online predator” has been arrested in the Hudson Valley.

Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced that a Lower Hudson Valley man has been arrested following an “undercover online predatory operation.”

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Robert Fidler, 66, of Nyack, New York, was arrested on two counts of attempted distribution of indecent material to a minor in the first degree and two counts of attempted endangering the welfare of a child.

Filder was arrested following an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children operation by the Rockland County District Attorney's Office.

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“This arrest is a stark reminder that there are individuals who use the Internet to specifically exploit innocent children in our community. This is a warning to every sex offender: If you exploit children in Rockland County, we will find you and you will face the full legal consequences,” said District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II.

The officers acted like a 13-year-old and a 14-year-old and had Internet chats with Filder, officials say.

Filder allegedly “attempted to arrange meetings” with the undercover agent because he was under the impression he was speaking to a teenage girl.

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“During the conversations, the defendant described how he and the undercover detective had sexual contact when they met,” the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.

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