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Staten Island NYPD Officer Arrested for Having Child Porn, Prosecutors Say

By Nicholas Rizzi | November 26, 2014 2:03pm
 Peter McLaughlin, 41, an NYPD officer for the 120th Precinct, was arrested by Homeland Security investigators for possession of child pornography, prosecutors said.
Peter McLaughlin, 41, an NYPD officer for the 120th Precinct, was arrested by Homeland Security investigators for possession of child pornography, prosecutors said.
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WILLOWBROOK — A Staten Island police officer was arrested last week by Homeland Security after more than 100 child pornography movies were found on his computer, prosecutors said.

Peter McLaughlin, 41, a nine-year veteran of the NYPD's 120th Precinct, was arrested last Friday by Homeland Security investigators for having the videos on the computer in his Willowbrook home, according to the NYPD and court documents.

He has been suspended without pay by the NYPD, a spokesman said.

McLaughlin pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on Friday in Staten Island Criminal Court, a spokesman for the district attorney's office said.

He was released without bail and is due back in court on Jan. 21, 2015.

Other notable arrests on Staten Island include:

► A man fractured the skull of another man during a bar fight earlier this month, prosecutors said. The victim then went missing for four days.

Erik Gaudioso, 23, punched Philip Caruso, 22, in the face inside Danny Boy's bar at 1815 Victory Blvd. on Nov. 9 at 3:16 a.m., court papers read. 

Caruso had a fractured skull, bleeding to the brain and a brain injury from the punch, court papers read.

After the punch, Caruso was seen leaving his house on Nov. 10 and was reported missing, police said. He returned home four days later.

Gaudioso was arrested on Friday and charged with assault at his arraignment on Tuesday, a spokesman for the district attorney said.

His bail was set at $1,500 and he's due back in court on Jan. 21, 2015.