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Westchester Man Found Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Woman, Fondling Himself In Front Of Another Westchester Man Found Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Woman, Fondling Himself In Front Of Another
Westchester Man Found Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Woman, Fondling Himself In Front Of Another A 38-year-old man who sexually abused a woman after tricking his way into her Westchester apartment and later fondled himself outside the building was found guilty following a one-week trial, authorities announced. Folarin Soluade, of Yonkers, was found guilty of burglary as a sexually motivated felony and public lewdness after duping his victim into allowing him into her Nepperhan Avenue apartment in Yonkers, fleeing, and later being caught fondling himself outside the scene in the parking lot of the building. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that at approximately 10 a.…

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Fairfield County Woman Accuses Bob Dylan Of Sexually Abusing Her When She Was 12 Years Old Fairfield County Woman Accuses Bob Dylan Of Sexually Abusing Her When She Was 12 Years Old
Fairfield County Woman Accuses Bob Dylan Of Sexually Abusing Her When She Was 12 Years Old A Connecticut woman has filed a lawsuit against singer-songwriter Bob Dylan for allegedly sexually abusing her when she was 12 years old, back in 1965. The Fairfield County woman, age 68 and living in Greenwich, claims in the lawsuit filed last week in New York County Supreme Court, that Dylan, whose real name is Robert Allen Zimmerman, of providing her with “alcohol and drugs and sexually abused her multiple times," according to BBC News. The woman, who is listed in the suit only as JC, filed the lawsuit on the last day of the New York Child Victims’ Act look-back window.  The window…

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Baseball Coach Charged With Coercion, Enticement Of Minor In Westchester Baseball Coach Charged With Coercion, Enticement Of Minor In Westchester
Baseball Coach Charged With Coercion, Enticement Of Minor In Westchester A baseball coach in Westchester is facing charges for allegedly enticing and coercing a 16-year-old former player into sexual activity, federal officials announced. Robert Pope, age 30, the owner and head coach of Mount Vernon Baseball, an independent organization, was arrested following an investigation into allegations of him having improper contact with a minor. U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said that between Sept. 1, 2020, through April 11 this year, Pope allegedly communicated with his teen victim through his cellphone and persuaded him to meet him at a location in Westchester on multi…

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Alert Issued For Level 3 Sex Offender Wanted For Attempted Murder, Other Charges In Westchester Alert Issued For Level 3 Sex Offender Wanted For Attempted Murder, Other Charges In Westchester
Alert Issued For Level 3 Sex Offender Wanted For Attempted Murder, Other Charges In Westchester A Level 3 sex offender convicted of sexually abusing a teenager in the region is wanted by police. An alert was issued for 60-year-old Armendo Moreno, who is wanted by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, who allegedly had “deviate sexual intercourse” with his 17-year-old victim in Westchester County. According to the Division of Criminal Justice Services, on Jan. 11, 1984, Moreno used a weapon to threaten, assault, and sexually abuse a teen. In March 1986, Moreno was convicted of second-degree attempted murder, sodomy, aggravated sexual abuse, assault, a…

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Westchester Man Sentenced For Fathering Child With 12-Year-Old Girl Westchester Man Sentenced For Fathering Child With 12-Year-Old Girl
Westchester Man Sentenced For Fathering Child With 12-Year-Old Girl A Northern Westchester man will spend nearly two decades in prison for fathering a child with a 12-year-old girl after sexually abusing her for years, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Croton-on-Hudson resident Pablo Dure was sentenced on Tuesday, June 1 to 17 years in prison, followed by 15 years of post-release supervision after he pleaded guilty earlier this year to a felony count of course of sexual conduct against a child. A court-issued Order of Protection will also bar Sure from having contact with his victim and their daughter until 2046. Dure had been accused of engaging …

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Former Teacher In Hudson Valley Accused Of Sexually Abusing 15-Year-Old Former Teacher In Hudson Valley Accused Of Sexually Abusing 15-Year-Old
Former Teacher In Hudson Valley Accused Of Sexually Abusing 15-Year-Old A former school teacher in the Hudson Valley has been arrested on various charges connected with sexually abusing a 15-year-old victim. Samantha Silberman, age 30, was arrested on Monday, May 10 in Rockland County by the Clarkstown Police on sexual abuse and misconduct charges, said Detective Norm Peters. Silberman, a former teacher within the Clarkstown Central School District, is accused of abusing a 15-year old victim in late 2019 and early 2020, Peters said. Police declined to release additional information due to the age of the victim. Silberman was charged with endangering the …

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Vote Now: Should 'Cuomo Bridge' Be Stripped As Official Name Of New Tappan Zee Span? Vote Now: Should 'Cuomo Bridge' Be Stripped As Official Name Of New Tappan Zee Span?
Vote Now: Should 'Cuomo Bridge' Be Stripped As Official Name Of New Tappan Zee Span? A New York lawmaker is pushing to restore the Tappan Zee Bridge as the official span of the bridge whose official name is currently the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. New York State Assemblyman Mike Lawler has introduced legislation in Albany to change the name of the bridge that connects Westchester and Rockland counties as the governor deals with multiple scandals surrounding his administration, one involving the reporting of COVID-19 nursing home deaths and the other involving seven accusations of either sexual abuse or sexual harassment. The old Tappan Zee Bridge's official name was the G…

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Westchester Man Sentenced For Taking Explicit Photos Of Child Westchester Man Sentenced For Taking Explicit Photos Of Child
Westchester Man Sentenced For Taking Explicit Photos Of Child A Northern Westchester man will spend years behind bars after being caught on a nanny cam taking sexually explicit photos of a child and scarring a family, the DA announced. Pleasantville resident John Passaretti was sentenced this week to a term of between two and six years in prison after pleading guilty to a dozen charges tied to a 2019 sexual abuse incident in Port Chester. Specifically, Passaretti, 52, who has been detained at the Westchester County Jail since his arrest in November 2019, pleaded guilty last year to: Two counts of use of a child in a sexual performance; Two counts o…

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Former Teacher Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Student In Westchester Former Teacher Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Student In Westchester
Former Teacher Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Student In Westchester An ex-teacher in Westchester County has been sentenced and will register as a sexual offender after admitting to raping and sexually abusing a teenage student where he worked. White Plains resident John Fraioli, age 35, a former New Rochelle High School teacher, pleaded guilty in October last year to criminal sexual act and rape after assaulting his teenage victim on more than one occasion inside the school building in 2019. At the time of the sexual assaults, his victim was a student at the high school, where Fraioli was a teacher. On Tuesday, Jan. 26, Westchester County District Attorney…

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Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Girl In Westchester Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Girl In Westchester
Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Girl In Westchester A 41-year-old Northern Westchester man will spend more than a decade behind bars and register as a sex offender after he admitted to sexually abusing a girl under the age of 13. Bedford Hills resident Julio Cortez was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 30 to 12 years in prison, followed by 15 years of post-release supervision after Cortez pleaded guilty in Westchester County Court to first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child last year. Upon his release, Cortez will also have to register as a sex offender. In October 2018, the Bedford Police Department received a phone call from a te…

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Man Charged In Sex Cult Case At College In Westchester Accused Of Witness Tampering Man Charged In Sex Cult Case At College In Westchester Accused Of Witness Tampering
Man Charged In Sex Cult Case At College In Westchester Accused Of Witness Tampering The father of a former college student in Westchester who allegedly ran a sex cult out of his daughter’s dorm room for nearly a decade is now reportedly manipulating his victims from his prison cell. Lawrence Ray, 60, who is facing charges that include sex trafficking, extortion, and forced labor, has been allegedly attempting to control at least two of his victims from inside his cell, according to a New York Times report. Ray was released from prison in 2010 and moved into the co-ed dorm of his daughter at Sarah Lawrence College near the border of Yonkers and Bronxville. It is alleged th…

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Police Officer In Westchester Indicted For Sex Abuse Police Officer In Westchester Indicted For Sex Abuse
Police Officer In Westchester Indicted For Sex Abuse A police officer who worked in Northern Westchester has been charged with allegedly sexually abusing a woman on four separate occasions. Michael Agovino, 33, of Palisades, was indicted on 20 counts on Friday, March 20, announced Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. The charges are based on several incidents where prosecutors allege that Agovino, while dressed in his Peekskill Police uniform, coerced a victim, illegally entered her home, and sexually abused her, the DA's office said. He is also accused of filing false reports. At least four separate i…

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