Criminal Complaint and Affidavit — United States v. Dylan T. Taylor, No. 1:26-mj-00054

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A Criminal Complaint with a supporting affidavit, Document 1 in Case 1:26-mj-00054-DJS, filed 03/09/26, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, against Dylan T. Taylor. The complaint lists Receipt of Child Pornography under 18 U.S.C. 2252A(a)(2)(A) for the date(s) of November 1, 2025 through about December 14, 2025 in the county of Warren. In the affidavit, HSI Special Agent Mark Cecilione describes an investigation that began when a relative of a minor identified as Jane Doe #1 reviewed the minor's smartphone, followed by a search warrant executed at the defendant's apartment. The affidavit includes a request to seal the papers and states probable cause under Title 18, United States Code, Section 2252A(a)(2)(A).

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. AO 91 (Rey, 11/11) Criminal Complaint

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

for the
Northern District of New York

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )
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DYLAN T. TAYLOR ) Case No. |'.Zlomy 54
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CRIMINAL COMPLAINT

I, the complainant in this case, state that the following is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
On or about the date(s) of November 1, 2025 through about December 14, 2025 in the county of Warren in the
Northern District of New York the defendant violated:

Code Section Offense Description
18 U.S.C. 2252A(a)(2)(A) Receipt of Child Pornography

This criminal complaint is based on these facts:
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Continued on the attached sheet. .

Complainant’s signature
HSI Special Agent Mark Cecilione

Printed name and title

Attested to by the affiant in accordance with Rule 4.1 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

City and State: Albany, New York anie wart, NT. S. Magistrate Judge

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

Affidavit in Support of Criminal Complaint

I, Mark Cecilione, being first duly sworn, hereby depose and state as follows:

Introduction and Agent Background

I am a Special Agent with the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS),
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). I have been employed by DHS for approximately
twenty-two (22) years. I have been employed as a Special Agent for HSI since December,
2019, graduating from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Criminal (FLETC)
Investigator Training Program in November, 2020 and the HSI Special Agent Training
Program in February, 2021. Prior to this position, I was employed as an HSI Intelligence
Research Specialist for approximately two and a half (2.5) years, graduating from the
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Basic Intelligence Training program in the Fall of
2017. Prior to this position I was employed as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Officer for almost fourteen (14) years, graduating from the CBP Officer Academy in
March, 2004.

As a HSI Special Agent, I am authorized to seek and execute federal arrest and search
warrants for Title 18 criminal offenses, including offenses related to the sexual exploitation
of minors, specifically those involving the transportation, possession, distribution and
receipt of child pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2251,
2252, and 2252A. During both basic training and subsequent training, I received instruction
on conducting online child pornography investigations and on determining whether files
constitute child pornography. I have also been the affiant for and participated in the

execution of federal search warrants involving child pornography and child exploitation.
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3. Ihave experience in conducting child exploitation and child pornography investigations. I
have obtained search warrants in such investigations. I submit this affidavit in support of a
criminal complaint and arrest warrant charging Dylan T. TAYLOR with Receipt of Child
Pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2)(A). Because this affidavit is being
submitted for the limited purpose of securing a criminal complaint and arrest warrant, it
does not set forth everything I know about this investigation.

Probable Cause
Background on Dylan T. TAYLOR

4, Dylan T. TAYLOR is a 30-year old male who has resided for the past several months in
an apartment in Glens Falls, New York. The investigation has developed information that
TAYLOR uses (i) an Apple iPhone 15 bearing telephone number (xxx) xxx-5082 and
Apple ID dylanxxx321@icloud.com; and (ii) the Snapchat social media account
“dylaaantaylor”. |

_ Background on Jane Doe #1

5. Jane Doe #1 is a 15-year old female who resides in Mississippi. Jane Doe #1 is known to

use and possess a smartphone and an account on Snapchat.
Genesis of the Investigation

6. On or about December 14, 2025, Jane Doe #1’s grandmother decided to inspect / review
Jane Doe #1’s smartphone out of concern that Jane Doe #1 may have been communicating
with at least one adult male.

7. During the grandmother’s review of Jane Doe #1’s smartphone, the grandmother found a
communication between Jane Doe #1 and a male individual whom she believed to be in

his late 20’s. Jane Doe #1’s grandmother believed that the male was the same individual
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with whom her granddaughter had been communicating approximately two years prior
(when Jane Doe #1 was about 13 years of age).

8. Jane Doe #1’s grandmother knew that about two years prior, Jane Doe #1’s parent had
spoken with the same male over the telephone and told him that Jane Doe #1 was a then-
13 year old girl.

Jane Doe #1’s Grandmother Visits With the George County, Mississippi Sheriff's Office

9. On or about December 15, 2025, Jane Doe #1’s grandmother visited the George County,
Mississippi Sheriff's Office to report her concerns that Jane Doe #1 was likely
communicating electronically with a male who was significantly older than Jane Doe #1,
and that the communications might be improper or unlawful. Jane Doe #1°s grandmother
brought with her Jane Doe #1’s smartphone and gave law enforcement consent to search
the smartphone.

The George County, Mississippi Sheriff's Office Interview of Jane Doe #1

10. On or about December 16, 2025, Deputies from the George County, Mississippi Sheriff's
Office interviewed Jane Doe #1. During the interview Jane Doe #1 said a variety of things,
to include, in sum and substance:

a. That her “relationship” with Dylan Taylor began when she was thirteen, and that
they first met on Discord;!

b. That when she was thirteen, her mother found about her relationship with Dylan
Taylor, and that her mother made efforts to end the relationship;

c. That her relationship with Dylan Taylor re-started a few months prior;

' Discord is described as “a free, popular communication app used for voice, video, and text chat, allowing people to
connect in real-time through organized, topic-based communities called "servers". Originally designed for gamers, it
is now a widely used platform for friends, creators, and communities to hang out, share media, and interact,
available on desktop, mobile, and consoles.”
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d. That Dylan Taylor was well aware of her age;
e. That Dylon Taylor would ask Jane Doe #1 to send him nude images of her; and
f. That she and Dylan Taylor regularly communicated electronically to include
telephone calls, text messages, and through social media.
Investigative Efforts to Further Identify Dylan T. TAYLOR |
11. Through various investigative efforts and reviews of a database, Deputies with the George
County, Mississippi Sheriff's Office learned that the telephone number with whom Jane
Doe #1 had been communicating in 2025 (telephone number (xxx) xxx-5082) belonged to
Dylan T. TAYLOR.
The Forensic Review of Jane Doe #1's Smartphone
12. In or about late December, 2025 / early January, 2026, Deputies with the George County,
Mississippi Sheriff's Office extracted data from Jane Doe #1’s smartphone. This data was
subsequently transmitted to the Glens Falls, New York Police Department for further
investigation.
13. Investigators with the Glens Falls Police Department tasked with examining the data from
Jane Doe #1’s smartphone identified the following evidence:
a. That Dylan T. TAYLOR’s telephone number ending 5082 was in the smartphone’s
contacts;
b. That there were over 18,000 contacts / communications moving between the
smartphone and Dylan T. TAYLOR’s telephone number ending 5082;
c. That of the 18,000+ contacts / communications referenced above,
i. There were 1,989 telephone calls (1,263 received and 726 dialed);

ii. There were 16,946 text messages (8,199 incoming and 8,747 outgoing)
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d. That there were mentions of numerous nude images of Jane Doe #1 in text message
communications between the smartphone and Dylan T. TAYLOR’s telephone
number ending 5082; and

e. That there were text messages from Jane Doe #1 in which she expressed her
concern to Dylan T. TAYLOR that he not share her nude images with others in an

effort to embarrass her.

The March 4, 2026 Execution of a Search Warrant at Dylan T. TAYLOR’s Glens Falls
Apartment

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On March 3, 2026, Glens Falls Police Department Detective Sergeant Miguel Chico
applied for a search warrant to search Dylan T. TAYLOR, his Glens Falls apartment, and
any electronic devices found therein.

On March 3, 2026, the Honorable Robert A. Smith, Warren County Court Judge, signed
the requested search warrant and authorized investigators to search for, and seize, evidence
of violations of New York State Penal Law, to include violations of Section 263.16 —
(Possession of a Sexual Performance by a Child).

On March 4, 2024, law enforcement agents and investigators with the Glens Falls Police
Department and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed the above-referenced
search warrant. Agents and investigators seized a variety of electronic devices, to include
an Apple iPhone 15 bearing telephone number (xxx) xxx-5082 and Apple ID

dylanxxx321@icloud.com, seized from TAYLOR’s person.

The Forensic Review of Dylan T. TAYLOR's Apple iPhone 15 Smartphone

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Agents with HSI, to include your affiant, continue to review the data contained within
Dylan T. TAYLOR’s Apple iPhone 15 smartphone bearing telephone number (xxx) xxx-

5082 and Apple ID dylanxxx321@icloud.com. Although the review of the data continues,
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agents have preliminarily identified the following evidence found on TAYLOR’s
smartphone:

a. A contact in the phone for Jane Doe #1’s telephone number, with the contact being
identified as “My Girl”;

b. Multiple text messages / chats occurring in 2025 between TAYLOR and Jane Doe
#1 in which he urged and directed her to take pictures of her vagina, and to send
those images to him;

c. Multiple still image electronic files containing what, in my training and experience,
depict child pornography, to include:? |

i. File dbeb2246afa29970d0f7c0a3balbe8e9.jpg, which is a still image of
Jane Doe #1 standing naked in front of a mirror holding a phone. The image
depicts Jane Doe #1 lifting up her shirt, exposing her bare breasts. Jane Doe
#1 is also naked from the waist down and exposing her vagina to the camera.
Metadata indicates that TAYLOR received this image on November 15,
2025;

ii. File 71¢16bac2e9ba779d71 1976279ac7a76.jpg, which is a still image sent
on November 19, 2025 from Jane Doe #1’s Snapchat account to TAYLOR’s
Snapchat account with username “dylaaantaylor.” The image is located in
the chats between TAYLOR and Jane Doe #1. TAYLOR saved the image
in the chat, and the focal point of the image is Jane Doe #1’s bare vagina;
and

iii. File 6851513e1612017ad34866ebfc968767.jpg, which is a still image sent

? The images are available for the Court’s review upon request.
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on November 19, 2025 from Jane Doe #1’s Snapchat account to TAYLOR’s
Snapchat account with username “dylaaantaylor.” The image is located in
the chats between TAYLOR and Jane Doe #1. TAYLOR saved the image
in the chat, and the focal point of the image is Jane Doe #1’s bare vagina.
d. Several messages / chats in 2025 in which TAYLOR communicated to Jane Doe
#1 that he would send nude pictures of her to the public if she did not answer his
questions about with whom Jane Doe #1 was talking; and
e. Several messages / chats in 2025 between TAYLOR and Jane Doe #1 that are of a
sexual nature.
Request for Sealing
18. I further request that the Court order that all papers in support of this application, including
the criminal complaint and arrest warrant, be sealed until the further order of the Court.
These documents discuss an ongoing federal criminal investigation that is not public, nor
is the full scope of the investigation known to Dylan T. TAYLOR. Accordingly, there is
good cause to seal these documents because their premature disclosure may seriously

jeopardize that investigation or endanger members of law enforcement.

Conclusion
19. Based upon the above information, I respectfully submit that there is probable cause to
believe that between about November 1, 2025 and about December 14, 2025, in Warren
County in the Northern District of New York, and elsewhere, Dylan T. TAYLOR, did
knowingly receive child pornography using a means and facility of interstate and foreign

commerce, shipped and transported in and affecting such commerce by any means, including
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by computer, in that the defendant did receive graphic image files of actual minor Jane Doe
#1 engaged in sexually explicit conduct by use of the Internet, in violation of Title 18, United

States Code, Section 2252A(a)(2)(A).

Respectfully submitted,

Mark Cecilione
Special Agent, HSI

I, the Honorable Judge Daniel J. Stewart, United States Magistrate Judge, hereby
acknowledge that this affidavit was attested to by the affiant by telephone and/or TEAMS on
Mar 2026, in accordance with Rule 4.1 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.


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