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Nassau County Detective Charged in Federal Sting Over Attempted Coercion of Minor for Live Broadcast

He remains jailed in Brooklyn pending transfer to Albany federal court for arraignment.

Overview

  • Prosecutors say Robert Sacco, 38, engaged in encrypted chats with an undercover agent posing as a father beginning in October 2025.
  • Authorities allege he joined a planned video call on Friday intending to watch the sexual abuse of a purported 10-year-old and suggested postponing when told the child would not appear.
  • The criminal complaint states he tried to obtain children's underwear to send to the agent and discussed the child in graphic sexual detail.
  • Federal filings say he described ejaculating on pictures of the undercover officer's purported daughter.
  • Nassau County suspended him without pay, and officials say the charge carries a potential sentence of up to 25 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if he is convicted.