Niagara County Judge Erin Delabio’s brother arrested for child porn

Brian O’Brien, 41, of East Aurora, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with attempted enticement of a minor and possession of child pornography. Assistant U.S. Attorney Caitlin M. Higgins, who is handling the case, stated that according to the complaint, the FBI began investigating O’Brien in June 2023 after he was connected to the uploading of child pornography on Snapchat.

Brian O’Brien is the brother of Niagara County Family Court Judge Erin Delabio

A search warrant was executed at his residence in July 2023, during which investigators seized numerous electronic items. A cursory search of an external hard drive confirmed the presence of child pornography on the hard drive, with some images/videos appearing to have been saved roughly 10 years prior. A search of O’Brien’s phone recovered conversations between the defendant and other men, during which they discussed exchanging child pornography and the sexual abuse of children. In addition, during another conversation, O’Brien reaches out to an individual identified as “JJ,” asking to be connected to minor boys.

We obtained the criminal complaint which can be viewed below.