Son of NY federal judge accused of secretly recording women in sex acts

Daniel McAvoy is going through dozens of felony counts of illegal surveillance after he allegedly made secret intercourse tapes of 4 ladies over the course of 4 years.
Christopher Sadowski

The son of a distinguished New York federal choose has been accused of surreptitiously recording ladies engaged in intercourse acts in his Manhattan dwelling.

Daniel McAvoy, 49, is going through dozens of felony counts of illegal surveillance after he allegedly made secret intercourse tapes of 4 ladies over the course of 4 years, each at his present residence and a former one.

The recordings have been cataloged on greater than 100 DVDs — annotated with specific, handwritten notes like “[redacted] desires a day quickie,” “[redacted] desires to look at,” and [redacted] anal,” in response to courtroom proof data.

The DVDs have been retrieved from an upstate handle linked to McAvoy’s father, US District Decide for the Northern District of New York Thomas McAvoy, in response to the paperwork, first reported by Gothamist on Monday.

Police additionally allegedly retrieved a number of onerous drives and camcorders from McAvoy’s Higher East Aspect dwelling.

The elder McAvoy, first appointed to the bench by President Ronald Reagan in 1986, has not been accused of wrongdoing. He didn't return a request for remark from The Put up on Monday.

Isabell Kirshner, an lawyer for Daniel McAvoy, declined to remark.

McAvoy was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury Sept. 7 on 29 counts of illegal surveillance within the second diploma, a class-E felony through which a video is made secretly with the intent to supply sexual arousal or sexual gratification.

He has pleaded not responsible, and was launched beneath supervision and required to show over his passport. If convicted, he may withstand 4 years in jail.

His lawyer rejected a proposal of a plea deal that may have seen McAvoy serving one to a few years in jail and would have required him to register as a intercourse offender, a supply with information of the proceedings advised The Put up.

Emily Tuttle, a spokesperson for Manhattan District Legal professional Alvin Bragg’s workplace, stated the investigation into McAvoy was ongoing, and inspired any victims to name the workplace’s intercourse crimes hotline.

McAvoy is due again in courtroom on December 1.