Police: Holbrook Teen Arrested in Sachem Student Info Leak

A Holbrook teen was arrested Friday and charged with illegally downloading records from the Sachem School District’s computer system and posting them on various websites. 

Matthew Calicchio, 17, is charged with computer trespass, which is a felony. 

Calicchio accessed thousands of student records during 2012 and 2013 and this past August, Sachem school officials discovered someone had accessed the district's computer system illegally, police said. 

District officials contacted the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office which then notified the Suffolk County Police Computer Crimes Section, which began an investigation.

In recent weeks, the student data has appeared on various websites, raising alarm among the Sachem community. 

Calicchio began the school year as a student at Sachem North. Police did not say Friday night why Calicchio was no longer attending school. They also did not offer a motive as to why Calicchio downloaded and posted the student information. 

According to district, the information posted online this month included a list of 15,000 names with student ID numbers and school lunch designation (with no other information attached appearing to be a list from the early 2000s), a list of 12,000 names with student ID numbers with no other information (of which all but 900 were included in the first list), student records relating to approximately 360 students who graduated from Sachem High School East in 2008 and a report relating to approximately 130 students who attended Sachem High School North receiving instructional services in an alternative setting during the 2010-2011 school year. 

Calicchio is being held at the Fifth Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Saturday. 

The investigation is continuing and police are asking anyone with knowledge of the incident to contact Computer Crimes at 631-852-6572.