Durham man charged with possession of child pornography

DURHAM―A Durham man is behind bars on charges related to child sexual exploitation.

David S. Wood, 51, is charged with promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child less than 17 and possession or accessing an obscene sexual performance by a child less than 16, both felonies.

Wood’s June 2 arrest follows an investigation by the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) in Catskill, in collaboration with the Troop F Computer Crimes Unit.

According to State Police, a CyberTip was received in September 2024 from the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The information led investigators to obtain and execute a search warrant for Wood and his electronic devices.

“The investigation determined that Wood was in possession of, and promoted, images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children, including children as young as three years old,” State Police reported.

Wood was arraigned in Cairo Town Court and remanded to the Greene County Jail in lieu of $100,000 cash, $200,000 bond, or a $300,000 partially secured bond.