"Hoberman pleaded guilty in June 2025 to receipt and distribution of child pornography, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office. Filings from the U.S. Attorney's Office, EDNY state that she used encrypted messaging applications to upload, receive, and trade images and videos, including files that depicted infants as young as six months old. The plea was entered in Central Islip before U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert."
"Investigators found more than 100 photos and videos on devices tied to Hoberman and estimated she may have exchanged hundreds more, according to federal filings. Prosecutors had urged the court to impose a sentence of more than 12 years, while the defense asked for the five-year mandatory minimum, citing Hoberman's history of trauma, addiction, and treatment while detained, ABC7 repo"
Renee Hoberman, a former Long Island child therapist, pleaded guilty in June 2025 to receipt and distribution of child pornography and was sentenced in federal court in Central Islip. Investigators found more than 100 photos and videos on devices tied to Hoberman and estimated she may have exchanged hundreds more. Filings state she used encrypted messaging applications to upload, receive, and trade images and videos, including files depicting infants as young as six months. Federal prosecutors described the material as exceptionally violent and urged a sentence of more than 12 years. The defense requested the five-year mandatory minimum, citing Hoberman's history of trauma and addiction. Hoberman has been detained since October 2024.
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