Joseph Garofalo, of Valley Stream, pleaded not guilty last month to the charge of sexual exploitation of children. The school district's superintendent referred to Garofalo as a former lacrosse ...

The crimes allegedly committed by Valley Stream High School assistant boys coach Joseph Garofalo, 20, were so sickening that federal Judge James Wicks denied him bail at a hearing last month ...

Joseph Garofalo, 20, an assistant lacrosse coach at Valley Stream High School, was denied bail after he allegedly “sextorted” at least 30 boys, including a 13-year-old.

Joseph Garofalo allegedly used Snapchat to sexually exploit and blackmail at least 30 boys, including one 13-year-old. Garofalo was arrested in April 2025 and remains in custody.

Joseph Garofalo, of Valley Stream, is charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, according to a federal criminal complaint filed in the Eastern District of New York on Friday, April 18.

Joseph Garofalo — who worked as an assistant lacrosse coach at Valley Stream Central High School on Long Island, N.Y. — allegedly solicited child sex abuse images from male minors, ...