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Man Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Young Girls, Including From Westchester Man Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Young Girls, Including From Westchester
Man Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Young Girls, Including From Westchester A New York man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the sex trafficking of minors that included girls from a Westchester County residential treatment facility. Hurbert Dupigny, of Brooklyn, was sentenced on Thursday, June 24, after being found guilty in a jury trial last year, said Audrey Strauss, U.S. States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.  “Dupigny victimized and violently abused, some of the most vulnerable members of our society for his own financial gain," Strauss said. "His predatory conduct irreparably damaged the lives of his victims." From at least August …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Sentenced For Sex Trafficking Minor From Facility In Westchester Man Sentenced For Sex Trafficking Minor From Facility In Westchester
Man Sentenced For Sex Trafficking Minor From Facility In Westchester A 23-year-old man from Queens will spend nearly two decades behind bars after being sentenced in Manhattan federal court for his involvement in sex trafficking minors, including one from a residential treatment facility in Westchester. Luidji Benjamin has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for sex trafficking of minor females, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced. He was convicted by a federal jury of one count of sex trafficking of a minor and one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, following a five-day jury trial earlier this year. Following his release from prison, Benjam…

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by Zak Failla
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Hawthorne Cedar Knolls To Close Following Array Of Security Issues Hawthorne Cedar Knolls To Close Following Array Of Security Issues
Hawthorne Cedar Knolls To Close Following Array Of Security Issues Hawthorne Cedar Knolls will close this year as security problems have plagued the embattled residential treatment center, according to multiple news reports.For recent Daily Voice coverage of town and state elected officials' calls for improvements, click here:          Additional details on the residential treatment facility's planned closing was reported here by LoHud.com. Another report on the public announcement of the closing can be found here by TheExaminerNews.com.

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by Jon Craig
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Fulgenzi, Murphy Respond To Latest Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Incident Fulgenzi, Murphy Respond To Latest Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Incident
Fulgenzi, Murphy Respond To Latest Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Incident In reaction to a Jan. 22 incident in which a resident of the Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Residential Treatment Center walked into a neighboring home, Mount Pleasant Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi and state Sen. Terrence Murphy are demanding action from the state. The girl reportedly walked in to the home, asked to make a phone call and attempted to steal some items, as reported by Daily Voice. The Examiner News reported about Fulgenzi and Murphy's demands to enhance the safety of residents near Hawthorne Cedar Knolls in an article that can be accessed online here.

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by Jon Craig
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Teen Charged After Entering Westchester Home Through Garage Door Teen Charged After Entering Westchester Home Through Garage Door
Teen Charged After Entering Westchester Home Through Garage Door A 17-year-old girl was arrested for burglary after walking into a Thornwood home through an open garage door, went upstairs and asked the startled owner to use the phone, Mount Pleasant Police said. The unidentified girl, a student from the Hawthrone Cedar Knolls residential treatment center, had left the center before she entered the family's Marietta Avenue home just before 3 p.m. on Monday, said Lt. Robert Miliambro. "We aren't positive, but believe the girl wanted to call the center to come pick her up," Miliambro said. While in the house, the teen stole granola bars and a ut…

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by Kathy Reakes