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Child Sexual Abuse

Child Rapist 'Godson' Sexually Abused 15-Year-Old In Hudson Valley, Feds Say Child Rapist 'Godson' Sexually Abused 15-Year-Old In Hudson Valley, Feds Say
Child Rapist 'Godson' Sexually Abused 15-Year-Old In Hudson Valley, Feds Say A registered "sexually violent" offender who was once convicted of raping a 7-year-old girl is now accused of sexually abusing another child in the region. Curtis Ellington, age 33, of Junction City, Kansas, was arraigned on child sex crimes charges in federal court in White Plains on Thursday, June 1. According to the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District, Ellington slept at the 15-year-old victim’s Orange County home in April 2023, and engaged in sexual activity with them. Earlier Report: 'Sexually Violent' Offender Convicted Of Raping Girl, 7, Reports Move In Middletown Pr…
Ex-Teacher From Westchester Gets Prison Time For Sexually Abusing Children Ex-Teacher From Westchester Gets Prison Time For Sexually Abusing Children
Ex-Teacher From Westchester Gets Prison Time For Sexually Abusing Children A former teacher from Westchester will spend decades in prison for sexually abusing a young child who he had been tutoring in their own home, federal officials said.  Tuckahoe resident John Mueser, age 72, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for enticing a seven-year-old child that he had been tutoring to engage in sexual activity, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Wednesday, April 19.  Earlier Report - Westchester Tutor Charged With Sexually Exploiting Minor, Transporting Child Porn According to federal officials, Mueser, who had be…
Guilty: Hudson Valley Man Convicted Of Raping Child Guilty: Hudson Valley Man Convicted Of Raping Child
Guilty: Hudson Valley Man Convicted Of Raping Child A man from the region is facing decades behind bars after being convicted of raping a child. Orange County resident Cecilio Navarro, age 35, of Middletown, was found guilty of multiple sex crimes by a jury on Tuesday, March 14. Prosecutors had argued that Navarro sexually abused a child beginning in December 2016, when the victim was under the age of 13. The abuse continued on and off through 2021.  Navarro was arrested by the Orange County Child Investigation Unit in June 2022, and the trial began on Tuesday, March 7. Jurors convicted him of the following crimes: Predatory sexual…
'Operation Catfish': 7 Sexual Predators Caught After Months-Long Hudson Valley Investigation 'Operation Catfish': 7 Sexual Predators Caught After Months-Long Hudson Valley Investigation
'Operation Catfish': 7 Sexual Predators Caught After Months-Long Hudson Valley Investigation A months-long cybercrime operation in the Hudson Valley has resulted in the arrest of seven sexual predators who possessed online child sexual abuse materials and attempted to lure children to meet for sex, officials said.  The operation, known as "Operation Catfish," was run by the Rockland County District Attorney's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), and resulted in the seven arrests and one guilty plea since January 2022, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh II.  According to Walsh, the following suspects were charged with using online me…
Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Juvenile Victims At  Daycare/Foster Care Homes Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Juvenile Victims At  Daycare/Foster Care Homes
Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Juvenile Victims At Daycare/Foster Care Homes A Hudson Valley man has been arrested for allegedly sexually multiple juvenile victims at daycare and in foster homes. Orange County resident John Olson, age 59, of the town of Warwick, was charged while incarcerated at the Delaware County Jail. An exact date of his arrest was not provided. The incidents are alleged to have occurred at a daycare/foster care home in the town of Warwick in Orange County and the town of Andes in Delaware County, the New York State Police said. Also arrested was Joan Parks, age 80, of the town of Mamakating in Sullivan County, for failing to report child …
Man Charged With Promoting Sexual Performance By Child ID'd As Son Of Former Sheriff In Area Man Charged With Promoting Sexual Performance By Child ID'd As Son Of Former Sheriff In Area
Man Charged With Promoting Sexual Performance By Child ID'd As Son Of Former Sheriff In Area The son of a former sheriff in the Hudson Valley has been arrested on multiple counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child, according to published reports. Robert L. Langley III, of Mahopac, the son of the ex-Putnam County Sheriff Robert Langley Jr., was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 10. In March 2022, investigators assigned to the Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) received information from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force that images and videos of child sexual abuse material were being shared online from a residence in the Town of Carmel, said Sh…
Man Wanted For Sexual Assault Of Child Under 11 Years Old In Area Man Wanted For Sexual Assault Of Child Under 11 Years Old In Area
Man Wanted For Sexual Assault Of Child Under 11 Years Old In Area Authorities are searching for a man who allegedly raped and sexually abused a child under 11 years of age.  According to the Rockland County Sheriff's Department, Agustin Morales, 38, has been charged with the felonies of  Predatory sexual assault against a child First-degree rape for intercourse with a person under the age of 11 Second-degree rape First-degree criminal sexual act with a victim under the age of 11 First-degree sexual abuse Third-degree rape with a victim under the age of 17 Morales stands at 5-foot-3, weighs 170 pounds and has brown hair and eyes. T hose with in…
Man Recorded His Sexual Assault Of Child In Area, State Police Say Man Recorded His Sexual Assault Of Child In Area, State Police Say
Man Recorded His Sexual Assault Of Child In Area, State Police Say A man has been accused of recording his sexual abuse of a child, state police said. On Friday, Aug. 28, State Police from the Poughkeepsie barracks responded to an address in the town of Stanford for a report of sexual assault.  An investigation revealed Santiago A. Andujar, 41, of Stanford, recorded his sexual assault of a child Andujar was familiar with, state police said. Andujar was arrested and charged with: use of a child in a sexual performance, a Class C felony,  promoting the sexual performance of a child, a Class D felony,  and rape in the third degree,&nbs…
Man Sentenced For Raping 9-Year-Old In Area Man Sentenced For Raping 9-Year-Old In Area
Man Sentenced For Raping 9-Year-Old In Area A man will spend years nearly two decades behind bars after being convicted by a jury of raping a child repeatedly. Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Tuesday, Aug. 25 that Mahopac resident Khori Salmon was sentenced last week to 18 years in state prison, followed by 20 years of post-release supervision. As part of his sentence, Salmon will also register as a sexual offender upon his release from prison. On Thursday, March 12, Salmon, was found guilty of two counts of first-degree rape and course of sexual conduct against a child dating back to incidents that be…
Northern Westchester Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Child At Area Restaurant Northern Westchester Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Child At Area Restaurant
Northern Westchester Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Child At Area Restaurant A 40-year-old who was to stand trial for sexually abusing a child pleaded guilty just as proceedings were about to begin. Segundo Nicolas Sanchez Gillen, of Ossining, pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a child, just as pretrial hearings were underway on Monday, Nov. 25 in Westchester County Court, District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced on Tuesday, Nov. 26. As part of the plea, Gillen admitted under oath that he subjected a child under the age of 11 to sexual contact at an Ossining restaurant on Feb. 19. He was arrested by police following an investigation on April 24. Gillen is…
Names Of 120 Priests Linked To Sex Abuse Released By NY Archdiocese Names Of 120 Priests Linked To Sex Abuse Released By NY Archdiocese
Names Of 120 Priests Linked To Sex Abuse Released By NY Archdiocese Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, recently released the names of 120 Catholic clergy members accused of child sexual abuse. "I write to ask forgiveness again for the failings of those clergy and bishops who should have provided for the safety of our young people but instead betrayed the trust placed in them by God and by the faithful," Dolan wrote in a Pastoral letter released along with the list. Dolan when on to say the comprehensive list includes of "all archdiocesan clergy credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors or who were the subject of a claim m…
Three From Hudson Valley Among Boy Scout Leaders Accused Of Sex Abuse Three From Hudson Valley Among Boy Scout Leaders Accused Of Sex Abuse
Three From Hudson Valley Among Boy Scout Leaders Accused Of Sex Abuse Three Boy Scout troop leaders in the Hudson Valley were among nearly 200 throughout New York and New Jersey accused of sexually abusing children in newly released Boy Scout of America’s “perversion files.” Lawyers for the organization released a list of suspects who allegedly abused children as part of a “widespread pattern of abuse.” The names of some of the accused were released on Tuesday, and attorneys representing the victims have demanded that the Boy Scouts of America release the background information, identities and files on all perpetrators who have been accused of sexual miscon…