On October 24, 2025, the New York State Police arrested Jayden M. Lyndaker, age 20, of Watertown, NY, for the following charges:   

•    One count of Use of a Child in a Sexual Performance (Class C Felony)   

•    One count of Promoting a Sexual Performance by a Child (Class D Felony)   

•    Three counts of Possession of a Sexual Performance by a Child (Class E Felony)

The investigation stemmed from an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force search warrant related to the transmission of child sexual exploitation material via the internet.

The arrest was the result of a joint investigation conducted by members of the State Police Computer Crime Unit – Troop D, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) – Watertown, and ICAC – Albany.

Lyndaker was transported to the Jefferson County CAP Court and remanded to the Jefferson County Correctional Facility in lieu of $8,000 cash bail, $16,000 bond, or $40,000 partially secured bond.

He is scheduled to appear back in court on October 28, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.