SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. — Guenther Mayrhofer, 71, of Mastic Beach, a bus driver for the William Floyd School District, has been indicted on charges of promoting and possessing lewd images of children. The indictment follows an investigation that revealed Mayrhofer allegedly downloaded and uploaded these images and videos to a cloud storage account.

“There is nothing more important to my office than protecting children and tracking down predators in our community,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. “It is deeply disturbing that this defendant was allegedly in close proximity to children every day as a school bus driver.”

The investigation began after the New York State Police received a tip that Mayrhofer had allegedly uploaded approximately 20 images of lewd content involving children to a cloud storage account. On August 15, 2024, state police executed a search warrant at Mayrhofer’s home, where they seized numerous electronic devices and storage media.

A subsequent review of these devices revealed that Mayrhofer had allegedly downloaded and saved over one hundred images and videos depicting the exploitation of children.

Mayrhofer was arraigned on August 29, 2024, before Acting Supreme Court Justice Karen M. Wilutis on 25 counts of Promoting a Sexual Performance by a Child, Class D felonies, and 25 counts of Possessing a Sexual Performance by a Child, Class E felonies.

Justice Wilutis set bail at $150,000 cash, $500,000 bond, or a $1.5 million partially secured bond. Mayrhofer is scheduled to return to court on October 8, 2024, and is being represented by the Suffolk County Legal Aid Society.

Authorities are urging anyone who believes they may have been victimized by Guenther Mayrhofer to contact the New York State Police, the Suffolk County Police Department, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

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