Guilty pleas listed in Jefferson County child sexual-performance and assault-weapon case; sentencing Dec. 1
Court records list guilty pleas by Tyler R. Slate on an 11-count indictment that includes promoting a sexual performance by a child and possessing assault weapons.
By the ClickNNY North Country Desk
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Tyler R. Slate, about 26, is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 1 in Jefferson County Court on an indictment combining child sexual-exploitation and weapons charges, according to the state court system's public records.
Court records list guilty pleas on all 11 counts. They include one count of promoting a sexual performance by a child, a class D felony, and six counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child, each a class E felony. The weapons counts are two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon involving an assault weapon and one involving a large-capacity ammunition feeding device, each a class D felony, plus a misdemeanor count of fourth-degree weapon possession involving a so-called ghost gun.
The records list an incident date of Sept. 6, 2023, and an arrest by State Police in Alexandria Bay on March 25, 2025. Judge David A. Renzi presides, and Slate is represented by a retained attorney.
Sentencing dates can change, and a conviction may be appealed.
Written from an official public record and reviewed by a ClickNNY editor before publication.
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