FBI Seeks Victims in Child Exploitation Case Linked to Former Dutchess County Teacher

Red Hook, New York — Teenage girls were allegedly targeted and coerced into producing child sexual abuse material by a former Dutchess County teacher, prompting the FBI to seek additional victims and witnesses in an ongoing federal investigation.

The FBI’s New York Division, Hudson Valley Resident Agency, confirmed it is actively identifying victims connected to Daniel Monarchi, 26, of Red Hook, who was arrested in August 2025 and charged under federal child exploitation statutes by the ...