Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeremy Murray, who is
handling the case, stated according to the indictment, in November 2016, the
Ayer and Shirley, Massachusetts Police Departments received reports that
approximately fifteen 6th grade females attending the Ayer/Shirley Middle School
had received unsolicited messages of a sexual nature from a male only known as
“George” on the social media application Instagram. According to
incident reports obtained from both the Ayer and Shirley Police Departments
“George” attempted to solicit sexually explicit images from the minor victims.
To some of the minor females, “George” at first alleged to be a lesbian minor
female, and sent topless images of a minor female to the victims before sending
graphic photos of a male to the minor females. Investigators traced the
Instagram account of “George” to the defendant. Subsequently, the New York
State Police (NYSP) received all of the case materials from the Ayer/Shirley,
Massachusetts investigation.
On April 17, 2018 Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
Buffalo received an investigative lead from the Harris County, Georgia
Sheriff's Office, which identified two 12-year-oldfemales from Harris County,
GA, who reported receiving unsolicited pictures and videos of a naked adult
male from two Instagram users. Both Instagram accounts were traced to Guay.
On June 5, 2018, the NYSP and HSI Buffalo executed a state
search warrant at the defendant’s North Street residence in Olean.
Investigators seized 26 items of electronic evidence seized, including two
cellular telephones, which contained multiple sexually explicit images. In
total, 154 image files and five video files containing suspected child
pornography were located on the seized devices. The investigation also
determined that Guay sent sexual messages a minor female in Cape Town, South
Africa.
The defendant was arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge H.
Kenneth Schroder.
The indictment is the result of an investigation by Homeland
Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Kevin
Kelly.
