(Marcy, NY – May 22, 2013) Major Rodney W. Campbell of the New York State Police and Chief Deputy Dean Obernesser of the Oneida County Child Advocacy Center, announce the arrest of 20-year- old Brian M. Gurtowski, of 219 West Smith St. in Herkimer for one count of first-degree Disseminating Indecent Material to a Child, a class “D” felony and one count of Possessing a Sexual Performance of a Child, a class “E” felony.
It is alleged that Gurtowski used the internet site Facebook and cell phone text messaging to engage in sexual communication with a 14 year old female. He was arraigned in the Town of Marcy and remanded to the Oneida County Jail on $7,500 cash/bond.
The investigation was conducted by State Police Investigator Todd Grant , who is currently assigned to the Oneida County Child Advocacy Center. The Oneida County Child Advocacy Center is a multi-agency, multi-disciplinary team that fights child abuse by providing a wide range of services for child victims, while also aggressively pursuing the offenders of these crimes.