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19-Year-Old Charged In Hudson Valley Sex Crimes Case 19-Year-Old Charged In Hudson Valley Sex Crimes Case
19-Year-Old Charged In Hudson Valley Sex Crimes Case A 19-year-old man has been charged with allegedly inducing a child under 17 to perform sexual acts in the Hudson Valley. Daniel N. Montesdeoca, age 19, of New York City, was arrested on Thursday, April 11, in connection with a recent investigation into the sexual performance of a child. Montesdeoca was taken into custody after a month-long investigation by the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau.  At this time, he is accused of inducing a child less than 17 years old to perform sexual acts over the Internet, said Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Offi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Exposes Himself To 8-Year-Old Girl In Region, Police Say Man Exposes Himself To 8-Year-Old Girl In Region, Police Say
Man Exposes Himself To 8-Year-Old Girl In Region, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been charged with luring a child to commit a felony after allegedly exposing himself to an 8 -year-old girl. Orange County resident, James A. Grant Jr., age 74, Pine Bush, was arrested on Wednesday, July 26 for an incident that took place on Wednesday, July 19. On July 19, troopers in Sullivan County responded to Main Street in the village of Bloomingburg around 9 p.m., for a report of a male exposing himself and attempting to lure children to him, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Grant was reported to have exposed himself to an 8-year-old female and requested the child …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
75-Year-Old Area Man Faces Child Porn Charge 75-Year-Old Area Man Faces Child Porn Charge
75-Year-Old Area Man Faces Child Porn Charge A 75-year-old man is facing child pornography charges after being busted by State Police. New York State Police investigators in Dutchess County from the Rhinebeck barrack arrested LaGrange resident David Hoffman on Friday, June 4, following an investigation into reports that he possessed child porn. According to police, investigators received a tip from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Rhinebeck, which led to the execution of a search warrant at Hoffman’s home.  Further investigation found that Hoffman was in possession of child pornography. Hoffman was arrested without inci…

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by Zak Failla
News
Four Accused Of Arranging To Meet Up With Teen Boy For Sex In Area Four Accused Of Arranging To Meet Up With Teen Boy For Sex In Area
Four Accused Of Arranging To Meet Up With Teen Boy For Sex In Area Four men were arrested after allegedly arranging to meet up with a 13-year-old boy to have sex through an online website. The arrests were the result of an investigation in Orange County that began when Port Jervis officers stopped to investigate a suspicious vehicle parked in the parking lot of a closed business after hours on Sept. 4, said Port Jervis Chief William Worden.  During the stop, officers found Kerry Sauer, 56, of Port Jervis, with a 13-year-old male victim whom he met online using Grindr, Worden said. Grindr is an online dating application geared towa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
NY Sex Offenders Don't Have To Disclose Facebook Accounts To Law Enforcement, Court Says NY Sex Offenders Don't Have To Disclose Facebook Accounts To Law Enforcement, Court Says
NY Sex Offenders Don't Have To Disclose Facebook Accounts To Law Enforcement, Court Says People convicted of sexual offenses in New York will not have to disclose their status and will be permitted to use their Facebook accounts provided they don’t use a false name. The New York State Supreme Court unanimously made the ruling on Thursday, June 27, after a man from Ticonderoga was charged for failing to disclose to state officials that he used the social media website. His case has since been dismissed. The question arose regarding Arthur Ellis, Jr., who was convicted of a sexual offense in 2011 in Essex County and was obligated to disclose that he had a Facebook account when he…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police: Spring Valley Man Masturbates In Front Of NJ Doctor's Patients Police: Spring Valley Man Masturbates In Front Of NJ Doctor's Patients
Police: Spring Valley Man Masturbates In Front Of NJ Doctor's Patients A Spring Valley man with a history of lewdness arrests masturbated while shoving the handle of a toilet bowl scrubber up his anus in front of fellow patients in a New Jersey doctor’s office, said authorities who arrested him. Responding officers found 47-year-old Brian Bates with the bathroom door to the doctor’s office open “while masturbating and simultaneously attempting to penetrate his anus with the handle of the toilet bowl scrubber,” Police Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. “This act was witnessed by several adult females who were in the office,” Ehrenberg said. Bates was process…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Illegal Immigrant Among 16 Sex Offenders Busted By ICE Illegal Immigrant Among 16 Sex Offenders Busted By ICE
Illegal Immigrant Among 16 Sex Offenders Busted By ICE The Hudson Valley was among three areas targeted by federal officers from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations, which led to the arrest of several sexual predators during a two-day operation this week. As part of “Operation SOAR” (Sexual Offender Alien Removal), ICE officers arrested 16 undocumented sex offenders, with arrests taking place in Rockland County, on Long Island and throughout New York City. The two-day enforcement effort ended on Sept. 11. During the course of the operation, each of the suspects taken into custody had criminal histor…

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by Zak Failla
News
Former Orange County Teacher's Aide Found Guilty Of Sex Abuse Of Teen Boy Former Orange County Teacher's Aide Found Guilty Of Sex Abuse Of Teen Boy
Former Orange County Teacher's Aide Found Guilty Of Sex Abuse Of Teen Boy A former Orange County teacher's aide has been found guilty of two counts of rape and other sexual offenses against a teen boy, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Mary Thompson, 46, of Montgomery, was convicted Monday after a bench trial before Orange County Court Judge William DeProspo, of two counts of rape, two counts of criminal sexual act, and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, for having sexual intercourse twice with a boy who was under seventeen, said the DA's office. Thompson had been employed as a teacher’s aide at the time of crimes, althoug…

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by Kathy Reakes