Saratoga County Man Facing Federal Charges
A Saratoga County man has been charged with possession, receipt and distribution of child pornography.
Conner Buskey, 20, of Saratoga Springs was arrested by federal authorities on Aug. 22 after an investigation by the Saratoga County Sherriff’s Office and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Homeland Security Investigations (HIS) found multiple images and videos of child pornography on his phone.
Federal authorities were first tipped off to the incident after Snapchat reported that a video of child pornography had been sent across its network. In March the tip was passed along to the New York Internet Crimes against Children Task Force with the IP address of the sender being traced to Saratoga Springs, according to the criminal complaint.
That same month, Buskey was arrested by the Sherriff’s Office for rape and sexual abuse of a then 12-year-old girl. The girl reported the incident to her school leading to Buskey’s arrest. At the time of the arrest, Buskey’s phone was seized — leading to the charges, according to a statement by the Department of Justice.
On March 11, 2025 Buskey was arraigned in the Town of Greenfield and posted bail. While an order of protection was placed on Buskey ordering him not to contact the victim, New York State Child Protective Services has received credible information that he violated the order at least once, according to the complaint.
“Conner Buskey is accused of abhorrent crimes against an innocent child, and would be roaming free if not for the federal charges brought last week,” Erin Keegan, Special Agent in Charge of the HSI Buffalo Field Office, said in a statement “I applaud our HSI Albany personnel, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office, and the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York for ensuring the wellbeing of the public, including and especially victims and vulnerable communities, remains the priority above all else.”
A search warrant of Buskey’s phone found multiple images and videos of child pornography and a later search warrant for his snapchat account found a video which matched the one from the original Snapchat tip. The same warrant also found chat logs where Buskey allegedly sent the video to a minor.
If convicted, Buskey could face up to 20 years in Federal prison for each of the charges and a maximum fine of $250,000. Once out of prison, Buskey would be required to register as sex offender and have a period of supervised release of five years to life.