Teen Arrested for Illegally Accessing and Downloading School District Records
Sachem, NY - November 22nd, 2013 - Suffolk County Police today arrested a Holbrook teen for illegally downloading and accessing the Sachem school district’s computer system.
In August 2013, officials at the Sachem school district discovered someone had accessed the district’s computer system illegally. District officials contacted the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office which then notified the Suffolk County Police Computer Crimes Section, which began an investigation.
It was determined that Matthew Calicchio, 17, posted information from the Sachem school district’s records to www.1Apps.com and www.Sachemunspun.com. Calicchio accessed the records during 2012 and 2013.
Computer Crimes detectives charged Calicchio with Computer Trespass. Calicchio, who was a Sachem North student at the beginning of the 2013-14 school year, will be held at the Fifth Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on November 23.
The investigation is continuing. Police are asking anyone with knowledge of this incident to contact Computer Crimes at 631-852-6572.
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Incident: Teen Arrested for Illegally Accessing and Downloading School District Records
Location: Fifth Precinct, 125 Waverly Ave., Patchogue
Date: Friday, November 22, 2013