Prosecutors say that a sicko from Long Island, who was 18 years old at the time, sexually assaulted two boys who were 11 years old and whom he had met on Snapchat. The sicko portrayed the sexual assault as a prank or a dare.
The District Attorney’s office for Suffolk County stated that Bradley Schioppa, under the user name “paxonhotsg5”, is suspected of participating in a Snapchat conversation that was organized for 11-year-old boys in the Smithtown region in the month of April.
According to the district attorney’s office, the lads did not question Schioppa’s participation in the discussion because they presumed that he was roughly the same age as them.
According to the testimony of the prosecutors, the boys did not become aware of Schioppa’s age until he began to appear in person at locations where they congregated, such as Robert A. Brady Park in Smithtown.
The authorities claim that he played prank games with the boys, bought them snacks and soft drinks, and drove them around in his car. He also purchased them snacks and soft drinks.
However, throughout the course of their excursions, Schioppa is accused of sexually abusing one of the boys in the restroom of Brady Park, and the other took place in the restroom of a CVS store in Smithtown, according to the prosecution.
He allegedly said that the abuse was a dare or a prank that the boys would be paid for, according to the authorities. This occurred in both instances.
Messages between Schioppa and her son were discovered by the mother of one of the boys in May of 2025, according to the documents filed by the prosecutors.
The allegations of abuse were disclosed by her pre-teen son when she questioned him about them.
Schioppa, who was a resident of Bay Shore, was subsequently taken into custody on May 21 after the police initiated an inquiry.
The indictment against Schioppa, which charges him with rape in the first degree, sexual abuse in the second degree, and endangering the welfare of a child, was presented to him on Tuesday during his arraignment.
It was ordered by the acting Supreme Court Justice Karen M. Wilutis that he be held on a cash bail of $450,000, a bond of $900,000, or a bond of $4.5 million that was partially secured.
On July 8, he is scheduled to appear in court again, and if he is found guilty on the most serious offense, he faces a possible sentence of 25 years in prison.
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“This defendant is accused of committing horrific acts against two innocent children,” District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney stated. “These charges reflect the seriousness of the alleged conduct. Protecting our most vulnerable residents, especially children, remains my highest priority. We will pursue this case with the full force of the law to deliver the justice these children deserve.”
Currently, investigators are trying to find out if Schioppa has any additional victims.
Authorities are asking anybody whose child may have messaged or spoken with Schioppa through his Snapchat account, “paxonhotsg5”, or in any other way to get in touch with the Suffolk County Police Department Special Victims Section at 631-852-6531 or the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office at 631-852-2555.
