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Registered Sex Offender Rapes Child In Capital Region, Police Say Registered Sex Offender Rapes Child In Capital Region, Police Say
Registered Sex Offender Rapes Child In Capital Region, Police Say A registered sex offender is facing fresh charges after allegedly raping a child in the region, police said. Saratoga Springs Police arrested Terrance Crawford, age 38, on Monday, Feb. 19, after they were contacted by a relative of the alleged victim. The family member told investigators they had discovered incriminating social media conversations between Crawford and the child, police said. Following an investigation, Crawford was arrested without incident and charged with rape and criminal sex act, both felonies. Authorities did not reveal the child’s age, gender, or relationship to th…
Thousands Of Child Porn Photos, Videos Found On Latham Man's Computer Thousands Of Child Porn Photos, Videos Found On Latham Man's Computer
Thousands Of Child Porn Photos, Videos Found On Latham Man's Computer A man from the region could spend decades behind bars after being found with thousands of images depicting child sex abuse. Albany County resident Scott Weinbloom, age 49, of Latham, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography in Albany federal court on Thursday, Feb. 1. According to prosecutors, a search of Weinbloom’s Latham residence in May 2022 turned up 1,300 photos and 1,500 videos of child pornography that had been stored on a USB flash drive. Investigators also found two computers that had been used to store and view the illicit images. Weinbloom faces up to 20 years in federal…
Jimmy Kimmel Unloads On Jets' Aaron Rodgers Over False Jeffrey Epstein Claims Jimmy Kimmel Unloads On Jets' Aaron Rodgers Over False Jeffrey Epstein Claims
Jimmy Kimmel Unloads On Jets' Aaron Rodgers Over False Jeffrey Epstein Claims Jimmy Kimmel has hit back at New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers after Rodgers implied the late-night talk show host was a patron of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. During his opening monologue on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Monday, Jan. 8, Kimmel called for Rodgers, a New Jersey resident who bought an Essex County mansion in Cedar Grove after his trade to Gang Green, to apologize for saying on ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show" last week that Kimmel would be on a list of clients who flew on the disgraced financier's private jet. Aaron Rodgers warns ESPN's audience about "the alphabet g…
'Special Kind Of Evil': Child Sex Trafficker From Colonie Gets 40 Years In Prison 'Special Kind Of Evil': Child Sex Trafficker From Colonie Gets 40 Years In Prison
'Special Kind Of Evil': Child Sex Trafficker From Colonie Gets 40 Years In Prison A convicted sex trafficker will spend decades in prison for forcing underage girls into prostitution. New York resident Christopher Thomas, age 40, of Colonie in Albany County, was sentenced to 40 years behind bars Monday, Oct. 30, in Albany federal court. According to prosecutors, Thomas coerced numerous vulnerable children and young women, some as young as 16, to engage in sex work for his financial benefit between 2018 and 2020. His crimes spanned New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont. In March 2023, following a 5-day trial, jurors convicted Thomas of 16 counts, including s…
Child Porn: Schenectady Man Caught With Hundreds Of Illicit Images Gets Federal Prison Child Porn: Schenectady Man Caught With Hundreds Of Illicit Images Gets Federal Prison
Child Porn: Schenectady Man Caught With Hundreds Of Illicit Images Gets Federal Prison A 38-year-old man from the region will spend years in federal prison for possessing child pornography. Daniel Quintero, of Schenectady, was sentenced to six years behind bars in federal court in Albany Tuesday, Sept. 26. It came after he admitted to downloading hundreds of videos and images depicting child sex abuse between May 2019 and March 2022. Investigators with the FBI’s Albany Child Exploitation Task Force found the illicit images on multiple electronic devices and a cloud storage account belonging to Quintero. In addition to his prison sentence, he was ordered to complete 10 years…
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…
Child Rape: Schenectady Man Gets 18 Years For Sexually Abusing 12-Year-Old Child Rape: Schenectady Man Gets 18 Years For Sexually Abusing 12-Year-Old
Child Rape: Schenectady Man Gets 18 Years For Sexually Abusing 12-Year-Old A man from the region will spend nearly two decades behind bars for sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl. Keith Solana, age 28, of Schenectady, was sentenced to 18 years in prison in Schenectady County Court on Tuesday, June 6, after pleading guilty to one count of first-degree rape. According to prosecutors, Solana admitted that he brought the victim to the basement of his apartment, where he engaged in oral sex and sexual intercourse. Security footage showed the two walking toward his home shortly before the incident. The child later disclosed the assault while talking with a member of t…
Sex Offender From Schodack Who Drove 150 Miles To Rape 10-Year-Old Found Guilty Sex Offender From Schodack Who Drove 150 Miles To Rape 10-Year-Old Found Guilty
Sex Offender From Schodack Who Drove 150 Miles To Rape 10-Year-Old Found Guilty A convicted sex offender from the region with a history of abusing young children is facing decades in prison for attempting to coerce a 10-year-old for sex. Rensselaer County resident Charles Wager, age 55, of the village of Castleton-on-Hudson in the town of Schodack, was found guilty of attempting to entice a minor into engaging in unlawful sexual activities in federal court in Utica on Thursday, Feb. 2. Prosecutors said Wager exchanged thousands of sexually explicit text messages with who he thought was a 10-year-old girl and her mother, in January and February 2021. He sent nude phot…
Teacher Who Hid Camera In Bathroom Of Colonie School Sentenced: 'Egregious Betrayal Of Trust' Teacher Who Hid Camera In Bathroom Of Colonie School Sentenced: 'Egregious Betrayal Of Trust'
Teacher Who Hid Camera In Bathroom Of Colonie School Sentenced: 'Egregious Betrayal Of Trust' A former middle school teacher in New York is heading to prison after admitting that he hid a camera inside a staff bathroom at the school where taught. Albany County resident Patrick Morgan, age 58, of the Town of Colonie, was sentenced to an indeterminate term of two to six years behind bars in Albany County Court on Thursday, Feb. 2. Earlier Report: 'An Egregious Betrayal Of Trust': NY Teacher Admits To Hiding Camera In Staff Bathroom It came months after Morgan, a former fifth-grade teacher at Sand Creek Middle School in Colonie, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree unlawful s…
Albany Man Admits Sharing Child Porn Depicting 10-Year-Old Albany Man Admits Sharing Child Porn Depicting 10-Year-Old
Albany Man Admits Sharing Child Porn Depicting 10-Year-Old A man from the region is facing years in prison after admitting that he shared sexually explicit images of a child. Jonathan Waters, age 38, of Albany, pleaded guilty to one count of promoting a sexual performance by a child Tuesday, Jan. 10, in Albany County Court. Prosecutors said Waters possessed a video depicting a 10-year-old child engaging in sexual acts. He later uploaded the video to a peer-to-peer file sharing service. Waters now faces up to three years in prison followed by ten years of post-release supervision when he’s sentenced on Thursday, March 9.  He will also be req…
Capital Region Man Admits To Attempted Sex Trafficking Of 14-Year-Old Capital Region Man Admits To Attempted Sex Trafficking Of 14-Year-Old
Capital Region Man Admits To Attempted Sex Trafficking Of 14-Year-Old A Capital Region man will spend at least a decade in federal prison after admitting that he tried to pay for sex with a child. Saratoga County resident Bradley Boisen, age 26, of Waterford, pleaded guilty to attempted sex trafficking of a child Tuesday, No. 15, in federal court in Albany. According to the US Attorney’s Office in the Northern District, Boisen admitted that in April 2021 he paid another person $60 in order to have sex with a 14-year-old. He now faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years to life in prison when he’s sentenced in March 2023. Boisen will also be required to…
'An Egregious Betrayal Of Trust': Albany Teacher Admits To Hiding Camera In Staff Bathroom 'An Egregious Betrayal Of Trust': Albany Teacher Admits To Hiding Camera In Staff Bathroom
'An Egregious Betrayal Of Trust': Albany Teacher Admits To Hiding Camera In Staff Bathroom A New York middle school teacher is facing years in prison after admitting that he hid a camera inside of a staff bathroom. Albany County resident Patrick Morgan, age 58, of Colonie, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree unlawful surveillance Friday, Nov. 4, in Albany County court. Prosecutors said Morgan, a fifth-grade teacher at Sand Creek Middle School in the Town of Colonie, installed a camera in the staff bathroom in February 2022 with the intent to use the recordings for sexual gratification. Colonie Police began investigating after the camera, which was disguised as a phone…
Troy Sex Offender Admits To Attempting To Entice Minor Troy Sex Offender Admits To Attempting To Entice Minor
Troy Sex Offender Admits To Attempting To Entice Minor A previously convicted sex offender from the Capital District could spend more than a decade in federal prison after admitting that he tried having sex with a 13-year-old boy. Rensselaer County resident Lawrence Belcher, age 37, of Troy, pleaded guilty to attempting to coerce and entice a child to engage in sexual acts with him Thursday, July 28, in federal court in Albany. According to the US Attorney’s Office in the Northern District, between January and April 2022 Belcher sent sexually explicit text messages to someone he thought was a 13-year-old boy. He eventually asked to meet the te…