Will Cleveland

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A New York state corrections officer is accused of possessing child pornography, according to state police.

Samuel N. Ferrara, 46, of Seneca Falls, Seneca County, is charged with one count of promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child, a felony.

Ferrara was arraigned in Seneca Falls Town Court and remanded to the Seneca County Jail in lieu of $1,000 cash bail or $2,000 bond.

According to state police, Ferrara "possessed and shared lewd images of children using his personal computer and the internet."

Ferrara works as a state corrections officer at the Willard Drug Treatment Campus in Ovid, Seneca County. Troopers said his status as a corrections officer is unknown right now.

The investigation is ongoing and more charges could be pending.

State police were assisted in the investigation by the Seneca Falls Police Department and the National Center For Missing and Exploited Children.

WCLEVELAND@Gannett.com

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