r/SexOffenderSupport: Tricked into downloading illegal material off Groomercord and reported the content, Google Drive saved a copy

I have taken a plea deal of 10 years probation which from what I gather the first year is heck and then after that things start to look up. 10 years for csam, one photo, one singular picture was downloaded in file off of groomercord from a scam.

This photo I downloaded I obviously did not know the poor victims involved, but the photo had names, ages and different sexual words attached to it inside the main file. The image depicted multiple children of all ages committing "acts". The multiple ages was named on the photo itself not the folder but the image, which included multiple ages had the ages listed under it which under sora in nys counts against me. My attorney told me today even though the image was deleted and reported they can still prove possession no matter how long you had possession of it.

The police investigators said it was a scam, the DA said it was scam, my own lawyers said it was a scam one freaking photo. Happened a little more then a year ago, it was downloaded off of groomercord.

Once downloaded I opened it released this is crazy deleted it and reported the server to groomercord because I couldn't not find the original link, and reported the media file link to Google. Thought that was all I had to do.

According to two lawyers the one I paid to talk to and my public defender all they need to do is show you had it on your device, even if you didn't open it they can run checks on your hard drive to see it deleted and that's cause for possession. No mal intent is needed for cause of possession, because I did download it and it was opened even if for a seconds.

Turns out my Google drive was set to save all my downloaded files so I wouldn't lose things I had previously downloaded. Automatically backing up to Google drive it was reported and thus began heck.

Woke up and saw my entire Google account was suspended because of child endangerment. Made my case to Google twice they didn't have any of it. Thought that when it was reported ncmac or whatever it's called would see that happened. They didn't seem to care.

Fast forward to two days before Christmas I'm worn up out of bed to banging on my door, full on nysp task force and homeland security just walked right in, no warrant papers and I was tired. They took everything and brought me to the station, nothing but very loose pj's bottoms and t shirt in below zero weather. I was at the sp station for around 5-6 hours I explained the entire situation. Which I now know I should've kept my mouth shut.

they charged me for possession under 16 because the file was downloaded and opened, they could see it was deleted and reported. But I still opened the file, downloaded it and it was saved to my drive.

I was 21 at the time, my job at the hospital was good but not good enough for a real attorney so I got stuck with a public defender.

Fast forward to last June my public defender contacted me, and said a plea was made I was looking at a 4/5 split 4 years in county 5 years probation. I basically broke down crying again. I begged my public defender to work out where I wouldn't have to go to prison. She heard back from the da later that day and said 10 years probation 20 years registered. She said I had to respond that day with an answer or the DA would push for federal prison. She told me, my only option would be this plea.

I've pleaded my innocence and it seems people were hearing me, but no one in the court was listening. My public defender doesn't even listen to me.

I would never hurt a child, take a child's innocence, I would never want to watch children in that way. I saw that photo and immediately deleted and reported it. Even during the interview with the probation office they pulled and could see it all, even with all of that I'm not going to be labeled a monster.

Thank God I have family, friends and even past co workers who I've talked to about this and they couldn't believe. These are people who I have baby sat for, I've watched their kids over night. I even watched my little cousin for a week while his parents were out. Nothing happened, I had a greater career starting at the hospital and I won't be able to go back.