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Psychologist Sexually Abused Numerous Teens At NY Juvenile Lockup For Years, Police Say Psychologist Sexually Abused Numerous Teens At NY Juvenile Lockup For Years, Police Say
Psychologist Sexually Abused Numerous Teens At NY Juvenile Lockup For Years, Police Say A state psychologist is accused of sexually abusing numerous underage victims at a New York State juvenile detention center going back years. Maya Hayes, of Albany, was arrested Friday, April 12, following a New York State Police investigation into allegations of abuse at Columbia County’s Brookwood Secure Center, located in the town of Claverack. According to police, the 62-year-old sexually assaulted numerous victims at the facility over several years while employed as a clinician. No other details about the alleged abuse were made public.  Hayes' arrest followed a grand jury indic…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Ex-Building Inspector In Rockland Convicted Of Issuing False Certificates Ex-Building Inspector In Rockland Convicted Of Issuing False Certificates
Ex-Building Inspector In Rockland Convicted Of Issuing False Certificates A former Spring Valley building inspector faces up to four years in prison after being found guilty by a jury of issuing false certificates and a host of other charges. Walter Booker, 57, of Spring Valley, was found guilty Tuesday in connection with a scheme that allowed another person to operate a daycare business in a dwelling that was not large enough while serving as the Chief Building Inspector for the village of Spring Valley, said the Rockland County District Attorney's Office. Booker was convicted of backdating a certificate of occupancy which contained a false statement a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Teen Sentenced For Assault During High School Stabbing Hudson Valley Teen Sentenced For Assault During High School Stabbing
Hudson Valley Teen Sentenced For Assault During High School Stabbing A teenager has been sentenced to time behind bars after pleading guilty to assault for his role in a high school stabbing in Westchester County last year. Bryan Stamps, 16, has been sentenced as a Juvenile Offender to a term of between one to three years in state prison for first-degree assault, for his role in the stabbing at New Rochelle High School of a classmate. Stamps had been charged as a juvenile offender on charges that include second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child. Following his guilt…

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by Zak Failla
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Court Nixes Review Of Lacey Spears Murder Conviction Court Nixes Review Of Lacey Spears Murder Conviction
Court Nixes Review Of Lacey Spears Murder Conviction A former Rockland County woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing her son lost a bid on Friday in the New York State Court of  Appeals to have her murder conviction reviewed, according to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr.  Lacey Spears, who lived in Chestnut Ridge, was convicted in March 2015 of killing her 5-year-old son Garnett-Paul Spears while he was a patient at Westchester Medical Center by injecting large amounts of salt into his feeding tube, according to the DA's office. “I am extremely pleased that the State’s highest court has declined…

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by Kathy Reakes