Newtown Man Indicted For Allegedly Producing Child Pornography

By Andrew Gorosko

On December 13, a federal grand jury sitting in Bridgeport returned an indictment charging David Csanadi, 35, of Newtown, with three counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

The indictment alleges that between 2006 and 2009, Csanadi sexually abused three female children, videotaped that abuse, and maintained the tapes at his home in Newtown.

Two of the three alleged victims, who have been identified, were approximately 18 months old and 4½ years old at the time of the abuse, according to a statement from David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Kimberly K. Mertz, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The third victim has not yet been identified.

In addition to filming and maintaining video tapes of the sexual abuse that he inflicted on female children, it is alleged that Csanadi downloaded from the Internet and obtained other images and videos of child pornography on his home computer, according to the statement.

If convicted on the charge of production of child pornography, Csanadi faces a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 15 years and a maximum term of imprisonment of 30 years on each count. The charge of possession of child pornography carries a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years.

Csanadi is scheduled to be arraigned on the federal charges on December 20 in US District Court in Bridgeport.

Csanadi has been detained in state custody since April 15, when he was arrested on three counts of first-degree sexual assault, three counts of risk of injury or impairing the morals of children, three counts of illegal sexual contact with a child, and one count of third-degree possession of child pornography.

Csanadi, who has pleaded not guilty to all state charges, is being held on $1 million bail at MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution in Suffield. He is next scheduled to appear in Danbury Superior Court on December 16.

The federal matter is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Connecticut Computer Crimes Task Force, the Newtown Police Department, and the Monroe Police Department. Assistant State’s Attorney Colleen Zingaro of the Danbury State’s Attorney’s Office has provided critical assistance to the investigation and prosecution of this matter.

The Connecticut Computer Crimes Task Force, which includes federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, is housed in the main FBI office in New Haven.

Citizens who have information that may be helpful to this investigation are encouraged to call the Task Force at 203-777-6311.

The case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Neeraj Patel and Assistant United States Attorney Krishna Patel as part of the US Department of Justice’s Project Safe Childhood Initiative, and the District of Connecticut’s “Operation Constant Vigilance,” which are aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation.