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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
Police & Fire
Child Sex Abuse: Hudson Valley Man Nabbed For Assaulting Juvenile, Police Say Child Sex Abuse: Hudson Valley Man Nabbed For Assaulting Juvenile, Police Say
Child Sex Abuse: Hudson Valley Man Nabbed For Assaulting Juvenile, Police Say A 56-year-old Hudson Valley man has been charged with child sex abuse following an investigation. Rockland County resident William Kwiecinski of Stony Point was arrested on Tuesday, June 20 after police were made aware of a complaint from Orange County and the town of Montgomery. According to Stony Point Police Lt. Greg Becker, Kwiecinski had sexual contact with a juvenile in August 2022. He was charged with sex abuse and endangering the welfare of a child while in Stony Point, Becker said. Kwiecinski was released on a $10,000 bail and is set to return to court in July.

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by Kathy Reakes
News
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
Police & Fire
Police: New Windsor Man Engaged In Sex Act With Underage, Disabled Victim Police: New Windsor Man Engaged In Sex Act With Underage, Disabled Victim
Police: New Windsor Man Engaged In Sex Act With Underage, Disabled Victim 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