2nd sex crime means prison for Deyoe
LEWIS — A former AuSable Valley Central School Board member is headed to prison following two sex-crime convictions within 10 years.
Anthony Deyoe, 38, of AuSable Forks was sentenced recently in Essex County Court to three to six years in state prison for promoting a sexual performance by a child younger than 17, a felony.
Deyoe sent pornographic images in January 2017 to a person who was ultimately arrested by the Norwalk Police Department in Connecticut, New York State Police Troop B Public Information Officer Trooper Jennifer Fleishman said.
State police later searched Deyoe’s residence for additional evidence of computer-related data and equipment and charged him with promoting an obscene performance by a child and disseminating indecent material, she said.
The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force assisted with the investigation.
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Past offense
Deyoe was sentenced in 2008 to six months in jail and 10 years of probation for having sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl. He pleaded guilty in that case to third-degree criminal sexual act, a felony.
Deyoe was serving on school board when the abuse occurred in 2007. He resigned in October of that year.
In that case, the victim’s mother read a statement from her daughter at that sentencing saying that Deyoe manipulated her and weaseled his way into their family. He had organized projects for the Make-a-Wish Foundation and had offered to help the girl develop talents in singing, music and art. The mother later learned that he had molested her daughter.
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State prison
Deyoe is currently being held in Essex County Jail, awaiting transport to state prison.
The judge also ordered him to pay $1,425 in fees and surcharges.
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Find help
If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual assault, there is free and confidential assistance available. Call Sexual Assault Services of Planned Parenthood of the North Country New York at 1-877-212-2323.