Man arrested on child exploitation charge in Albany

ALBANY, NY — A construction superintendent turned himself in to authorities after allegedly downloading child sexual exploitation videos from a device he was supposed to report to police.

Hernando Lamela, 53, of White Plains, New York, was arrested April 17 on a charge of possessing a sexual performance by a child, a class E felony.

On Nov. 10, 2025, a contractor found a media storage device at a government building on Swan Street in Albany…

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