CNY Central published June 23, 2026: Court documents reveal disturbing images of child porn on school board VP's iPhone. A criminal complaint revealed the disturbing findings on a phone belonging to the Cazenovia Board of Education Vice President.
Travis J. Longo, 46, is facing charges related to child pornography after investigators found child sex abuse material, or CSAM, on his orange iPhone 17 Pro Max. Those images were recovered on June 18. He is also facing four counts of endangering the welfare of a child after the New York State Police found he "engaged in a pattern of sexually explicit communications with a child under the age of 12."
NewsChannel 9 WSYR Syracuse published June 23, 2026: Video from former Cazenovia school board VP concerned parents months before child porn arrest. A petition is calling for Cazenovia Central School District school board members to resign, with district parents saying they feel their prior concerns about the former vice president, Travis Longo, were ignored.
CNY Central published June 24, 2026: Caz school board VP resigns, stay jailed without bail amid child sex crime accusations.
CNY Central
written by Matthew Benninger
Monday June 22, 2026
Graphic warning: Some readers may find the details in this article disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. -- A criminal complaint revealed the disturbing findings on a phone belonging to the Cazenovia Board of Education Vice President.
Travis J. Longo, 46, is facing charges related to child pornography after investigators found child sex abuse material, or CSAM, on his orange iPhone 17 Pro Max. Those images were recovered on June 18. He is also facing four counts of endangering the welfare of a child after the New York State Police found he "engaged in a pattern of sexually explicit communications with a child under the age of 12."
The criminal complaint, filed in a federal court, revealed that a special agent with the Department of Homeland Security, trained by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, uncovered one photo and three videos of CSAM.
The complaint stated that, in the photo, the child is between 5 and 7 years old. The three videos depict infants. Their faces are seen or partially seen in the image and the videos.
The complaint also noted that investigators found "chats" on Longo's iPhone where he expressed sexual interests in children, including with a male child he knew. Those messages were allegedly sent to other people.
Longo was elected to the Cazenovia School Board of Education in 2024. Upon his arrest on June 18, the rest of the board unanimously voted for Longo to resign. Longo was given a deadline to step down from his position until noon on Monday. The status of his position is unclear as of Monday afternoon.
If Longo did not resign, the board said it would move to pursue New York State Education Law proceedings to have him removed. The board itself cannot remove Longo because his position on the Board of Education is elected
A Cazenovia School Board Meeting scheduled for 5 p.m. ended quickly, with many parents frustrated. The other members of the school board were present briefly before going behind closed doors.
As a result, the parents held their own public hearing to discuss Longo and the allegations against him. One parent demanded that the school do background checks. Another parent, who presented themselves as a former board member, tried to explain the procedure for replacing members of the board who step down or are removed.
The parents' meeting ended just before 6 p.m. A Madison County Sheriff's Deputy, who was there to keep order, thanked the families for remaining calm.
In addition to his position as Vice President of the Cazenovia School Board, Longo was also the founder of Cazenovia Pride. The organization cancelled its festival for this year at the Lorenzo State Historic Site and dissolved as an organization in response to the allegations against Longo.
If convicted, Longo could serve 20 years in prison. He would also have to register as a sex offender.
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