Brian Woehr, former Lindenhurst school custodian, pleads guilty to filming sexual abuse of a child
Brian Woehr, a former custodian in Lindenhurst, pleaded guilty of filming the sexual abuse of a child, prosecutors said. Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
A former Lindenhurst school custodian is expected to serve 17 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to filming himself while sexually abusing a child, Suffolk County prosecutors said.
Brian Woehr, 41, of Lindenhurst, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of use of a child in a sexual performance as a sexually motivated felony. He was initially charged with more than 100 child sex-related charges and possession of child pornography, prosecutors said.
The Suffolk police digital forensics unit was notified by the New York State Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force that Woehr uploaded several child sexual abuse photos to a Google account, prosecutors said.
Police served a search warrant at Woehr’s home in April 2025, where detectives seized his phone and found several photos and videos of abuse he created and shared, including showing Woehr sexually abusing a young child, prosecutors said.
Lindenhurst school officials previously said Woehr worked as a substitute custodian from 2018 to 2021 and was fired in 2021 for unrelated reasons prior to his arrest. Prosecutors said the crimes did not occur while Woehr was employed by the school district and do not believe any of the victims were former students.
"The admitted actions of this defendant are deplorable," Suffolk District Attorney Raymond Tierney said in a statement. "Children deserve protection and trust from the adults around them, and Brian Woehr violated both in an unconscionable way. He has now pleaded guilty, and my office will ensure he is held accountable."
Prosecutors did not say where Woehr met any of the child victims.
Woehr’s defense attorney could not be reached for comment. Woehr is being held in jail, remanded without bail.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 6 to 17 years in prison and 15 years of post-supervision release, prosecutors said.
John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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