4 NABBED IN INTERNET CHILD SEX STING

PFMLIT General, GOOD POLICING CATCHES SEX OFFENDERS AND OTHERS, INTERNET OFFENDER CASES, LONG ISLAND NEWS, NEW YORK

Newsday/Joseph Mallia

The Suffolk Police computer crimes unit has charged four Long Island men with using Internetchat rooms to seek a sexual relationship with someone they thought was a 13 year old girl, but whoin fact was a detective. Thomas J. Fitzpatrick, 27, of One Georgia Road, Amity Harbor, was chargedwith attempted rape and attempted dissemination of indecent materials to a minor. David M. Murillo,20, of 114 Glenway Lane, Syosset, a student at Dowling College, has a criminal record. He pleadedguilty to harassment after a 6 year old girl complained about his conduct while he was a counselorat the Thomas School of Horsemanship in Melville last summer. James J. Marciano, 39, of 2739 RemsenStreet, Baldwin, was charged with attempted criminal sex act. Michael A. Anello, 25, of 54 GardenCourt, Ronkonkoma, was charged with attempted rape. Each was also charged with attempteddissemination of indecent material to a minor.

(New York)