SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A grand jury indicted a sex offender near Syracuse on 48 counts involving sex crimes against children.
Investigators said a search of Ryan Pontello’s smartphone uncovered videos from 2022 showing him abusing two young girls, ages 3 and 4.
Pontello was also accused of using Facebook Messenger last year to pressure a child’s aunt into sending nude photos of a toddler “still in diapers,” officials said…