Note: This article contains descriptions of graphic content.A New York school board vice-president who called himself the first drag queen elected to a public school board has been arrested on charges of sexual misconduct against children.Travis Barr Longo, 46, was arrested by the New York State Police following an investigation into allegations that he engaged in a pattern of sexually explicit digital communications with a child under the age of 12.Longo, who serves as vice president of the Cazenovia Central School District Board of Education, faces four counts of endangering the welfare of a child.Longo made a virtual federal court appearance on Saturday on charges of receiving and possessing child pornography, according to the U.S.
Attorney's Office.The district is located in the center of New York state.Investigators uncovered "numerous images and videos of child pornography" during a search of Longo's cell phone on June 18, "including several videos depicting the sexual abuse of infants that Longo had received from other users of an internet-based messaging application," the U.S.
Attorney's Office said in a statement.NEW JERSEY 'MAGA MOM' SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ALLEGEDLY TARGETED IN 'VILE' TEXT SCANDAL: 'THEY WANTED ME DEAD'Travis J.Longo served as the Vice President of the Cazenovia Central School District’s Board of Education.
(istock/New York State Police)According to court records obtained by WSYR-TV, police also "recovered other chats on the device in which Longo discussed with other individuals his sexual interest in children, including a minor male child known to him and to whom he has had access."If convicted, Longo faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal prison.Longo was elected to a three-year term on the school board in May 2024. In media appearances and speaking events, he often references his stage persona, Anita Buffem, and is frequently described as the first drag performer elected to a school board.Following the announceme...