FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A 29-year-old previously convicted and sentenced for selling illegally fully automatic rifles is facing new charges. John Petteys Jr., formerly of Greenwich, was arraigned on a ten-count indictment that includes child sex abuse and child pornography charges.
According to the indictment, Petteys sexually abused a 12-year-old girl. He was arraigned on the following charges:
- Predatory sexual assault against a child
- Criminal sex act involving a child less than 13 years old
- Four counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child
- Use of a child in a sexual performance
- Promoting a sexual performance by a child
- Several related misdemeanor charges
The New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations, the State Police Computer Crimes, and the Major Crimes Division investigated the case.
