Ex-NYPD Cop Charged With Child Sex Offenses Over Explicit Messages With Minors

The former NYPD officer allegedly used his position to gain access to a boy who had been the victim of a crime.

An NYPD officer stands guard outside the New York Police Department in Times Square in New York City on Oct. 5, 2021. Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images

A former New York Police Department (NYPD) officer was charged with engaging in “sexually explicit conversations” with underage boys and attempting to exploit them, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

The former NYPD officer identified as Christopher Terranova, 34, was arrested on Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York.