Cyber Tip Leads to Arrest of Red Hook Man on Multiple Child Exploitation Charges

On June 9th, 2025, the Rhinebeck Bureau of Criminal Investigation, with assistance from the Troop K Computer Crimes Unit, the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, arrested Norman A. Lopez Lorenzo, 36, of Red Hook, NY, on numerous counts of Possession of an Obscene Sexual Performance by a Child, Obscenity in the Third Degree, and Tampering with Physical Evidence.

Lopez Lorenzo is accused of possessing images consistent with child sexual exploitation and attempting to destroy evidence while State Police investigators were actively conducting an investigation at his residence. His arrest followed an investigation initiated by a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).

Lopez Lorenzo was transported to SP Rhinebeck for processing and arraigned at the Red Hook Town Court, where he was released under the supervision of the Dutchess County Probation Department.