Albany man arrested for alleged child sexual exploitation

ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — An Albany man was arrested Tuesday after authorities said he promoted and possessed images related to child sexual exploitation.

Phillip J. Campaner, 42, was reportedly arrested by the New York State Police at Latham, with assistance from the Troop G Computer Crimes Unit, the Internet Crimes Against Children task force and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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According to a news release, Campaner’s arrest followed an investigation that stemmed from a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Authorities said they executed a search warrant at his Albany home on Tuesday but did not provide information about what they found.

Campaner was reportedly arrested and charged with promoting a sexual performance by a child and possessing a sexual performance by a child – both felonies. He was arraigned in Albany City Court and remanded to the Albany County Jail in lieu of $20,000 bail.