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Former Student Teacher Raped 16-Year-Old From Niskayuna, Jury Finds Former Student Teacher Raped 16-Year-Old From Niskayuna, Jury Finds
Former Student Teacher Raped 16-Year-Old From Niskayuna, Jury Finds A former student teacher in the region is facing years in prison after raping an underage girl. Nikos Assimakopoulos, age 25, of Albany, was convicted of rape and other charges by a Schenectady County jury on Friday, July 28, following a four-day trial. According to prosecutors, Assimakopoulos began messaging the 16-year-old victim on social media in November 2019, while he worked as a student teacher at Catholic Central High School in Troy. At the time, he was 21 years old and pursuing a degree in English education from the College of Saint Rose. The two eventually met in Niskayuna and r…

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by Michael Mashburn
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‘A True Gentleman’: Retired NYSP Trooper From Troy Dies At Age 61 From 9/11-Related Illness ‘A True Gentleman’: Retired NYSP Trooper From Troy Dies At Age 61 From 9/11-Related Illness
‘A True Gentleman’: Retired Nysp Trooper From Troy Dies At Age 61 From 9/11-Related Illness Decades after he helped search for survivors buried in the rubble of the World Trade Center following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, a retired New York State Police trooper has died. Patrick Hogan, of North Greenbush in Rensselaer County, died Thursday, April 13, at the age of 61 from an illness stemming from his time at what became known as Ground Zero, according to State Police. The New York State Troopers PBA, which represents nearly 6,000 retired and active members of the New York State Police, said Hogan’s death will be considered a “line-of-duty death.” Born and raised in Tro…

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by Michael Mashburn