Joseph Garofalo has been denied bail on the basis that he is a danger to the community, court papers said.

Long Island high-school lacrosse coach Joseph Garofalo “sextorted” at least 30 boys, including a 13-year-old, authorities say.

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, a 20-year-old assistant lacrosse coach at Valley Stream, was denied bail after he allegedly “sextorted” a 13-year-old.

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, 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, and later ...