U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Human Trafficking Unit arrested a 23-year-old U.S. citizen arriving from the Dominican Republic. 

During an inspection of the man's baggage and electronic devices, agents discovered a hidden folder containing approximately 14,000 images and videos. Preliminary review indicated multiple videos and images depicting adults engaged in sexual acts with prepubescent children, prepubescent and pubescent children engaged in sexual acts, and pubescent and age-indeterminate individuals engaged in sexual acts. 

The traveler, who at the time of arrest was an active member of the Fire Department of the City of New York and employed as an EMT, displayed FDNY credentials to CBP officers during the inspection.

On June 1, the defendant, who wasn't named in the announcement, appeared in Queens Supreme Criminal Court and was arraigned on New York state sexual offense charges.