SCOTIA MAN PLEADS GUITY TO ATTEMPTED COERCION AND ENTICEMENT OF A MINOR AND POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

On October 19, 2026, Zachary Long, age 27, of Scotia, New York, pled guilty before United States District Judge Mae A. D'Agostino to attempted online coercion and enticement of a minor and possession of child pornography.

First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), made the announcement.

During his plea,Longadmitted that between August 22 and September 27, 2023, he exchanged text messages with someone he believed to be the uncle of a 10-year-old boy. In these mes...