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Woman Admits To Hate Crime For Harassing Area Family Whose Child Had Rare Disorder Woman Admits To Hate Crime For Harassing Area Family Whose Child Had Rare Disorder
Woman Admits To Hate Crime For Harassing Area Family Whose Child Had Rare Disorder A Long Island woman has pleaded guilty to aggravated harassment as a hate crime in connection to threatening a Hudson Valley family whose child has a rare genetic disease. Krista Sewell of Melville, in Suffolk County, entered the guilty plea on Friday, Feb. 5, in Ulster County. In pleading guilty, Sewell admitted to sending electronic messages and a letter to a local Ulster County family harassing and threatening their infant daughter who has the rare genetic skin condition harlequin ichthyosis, said the Ulster County District Attorney's Office. Sewell was arrested for the crime in late 20…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Charged With Hate Crime For Harassing Child With Special Needs In Ulster Woman Charged With Hate Crime For Harassing Child With Special Needs In Ulster
Woman Charged With Hate Crime For Harassing Child With Special Needs In Ulster A Long Island woman has been charged with committing a hate crime after police say she repeatedly harassed a child with special needs in Ulster County. New York State Police arrested Krista M. Sewell, 26, of Melville on Thursday, Nov. 7 following an ongoing investigation with the Ulster County Sheriff’s Department. Police say Sewell engaged in the repeated harassment of a child with special needs via multiple social media sites as well as the U.S. Mail. The victim suffers from Harlequin Ichthyosis, a severe genetic disorder that affects the skin, according to police. Sewell allegedly targe…

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by Valerie Musson