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Man From Region Admits Storing Child Porn On USB Flash Drive Man From Region Admits Storing Child Porn On USB Flash Drive
Man From Region Admits Storing Child Porn On USB Flash Drive A 40-year-old man from the region could spend decades behind bars for having child pornography. Schenectady County resident Aaron Griesche, of Niskayuna, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography in Albany federal court on Thursday, Jan. 11. According to the US Attorney’s Office in the Northern District, Griesche admitted to storing illicit images of children on a USB flash drive that was found in his home in July 2021. He confessed to purchasing the memory stick online and then transferring videos depicting child sex abuse from the internet to the device. The case was investigated b…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Hudson Valley Man Nabbed For Sex Abuse, Police Looking For Other Victims, Cops Say Hudson Valley Man Nabbed For Sex Abuse, Police Looking For Other Victims, Cops Say
Hudson Valley Man Nabbed For Sex Abuse, Police Looking For Other Victims, Cops Say Police are encouraging anyone who may have information or who was abused by a man charged with alleged sex abuse to come forward. Ulster County resident Steven Lopez, age 34, of Kingston, was charged on Wednesday, Nov. 1 with persistent sex abuse for forcibly touching a victim against their will.  According to Kingston Police, Lopez has been arrested at least twice for the same type of crime in the past 10 years. Following his arrest, Lopez was released to the Pre-Trial Released Program with Ulster County Probation, police said. Kingston Police are asking anyone with information, or …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Former PO In Hudson Valley Admits To Sexual Abuse, Threatening Woman Former PO In Hudson Valley Admits To Sexual Abuse, Threatening Woman
Former PO In Hudson Valley Admits To Sexual Abuse, Threatening Woman A former police officer in Northern Westchester admitted to sexually abusing a woman he threatened with arrest while he was on duty multiple times over the course of nearly a year, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Rockland County resident Michael Agovino, age 35, of Palisades, a former Peekskill police officer, pleaded guilty on Thursday, March 17 to 18 counts for allegedly terrorizing his victim repeatedly between 2019 and 2020. Original story - Police Officer Who Lives In Palisades Abused Woman For Months, DA Says Specifically, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah sai…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Engaged In Sex Act With Underage, Disabled Victim In Area, Police Say Man Engaged In Sex Act With Underage, Disabled Victim In Area, Police Say
Man Engaged In Sex Act With Underage, Disabled Victim In Area, Police Say An area man is behind bars after state police say he engaged in a sexual act with an underage and mentally disabled victim. State Police arrested the 64-year-old Orange County resident on Friday, July 19. Charles Sandike, of New Windsor, was charged with criminal sexual act (a felony), sex abuse (sexual contact with an individual less than 17 therefore incapable of consent), and endangering the welfare of a child (both misdemeanors).  Sandike was arraigned in the Town of New Windsor Court and remanded to Orange County Jail on $25,000 bail. He has a return date of Thursday, July…

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by Joe Lombardi