Valley Stream man arrested for child pornography

Nassau County police arrested Matthew Kerniss, 26, of Valley Stream, at 6 a.m. on Dec. 17 for possessing and promoting child pornography.

In March, April, and May of this year, detectives received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding a Twitter user uploading numerous images of child pornography.

A subsequent investigation by the Nassau County’s Major Case Bureau, in conjunction with the Suffolk County Police Department and the FBI led to his arrest at his home on North Grove Street.

Kerniss is charged with seven counts of promoting a sexual performance of a child and four counts of possessing a sexual performance of a child. Arraignment was scheduled for Dec. 18 at Nassau County District Court in Hempstead.