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Nanny Gets Jail Time For Shaking Baby, Causing Seizure, Head Trauma In Northern Westchester
A Westchester woman will spend time in prison for shaking and bouncing a 3-month-old baby while employed as a nanny, causing him to suffer a seizure.
White Plains resident Nija Woodbury, age 23, was sentenced to six months in prison on Monday, Feb. 5 for assaulting a baby in her care while employed as a nanny, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.
According to the DA's Office, at around 5 p.m. on Jan. 10, 2023, Woodbury had been employed as a nanny for a family from Mount Pleasant.
While working, she aggressively shook and bounced the 3-month-ol…
Man Charged With Enticing 15-Year-Old Boy Over Internet In Northern Westchester: Feds
A 40-year-old man faces at least a decade in prison for allegedly enticing a 15-year-old boy into engaging in sexual activity with him in Northern Westchester, federal officials said.
John Lord, age 40, of Sedona, Arizona, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 30, and charged with coercing a minor to engage in sexual activity with him in Katonah, the US Attorney's Office for Southern District of New York announced.
According to federal officials, on the day of Lord's arrest, he sent text messages to a 15-year-old boy whom he had met and communicated with on an online application askin…
Teaching Assistant Charged With Abusing 11-Year-Old Student At School In Westchester
A Westchester teaching assistant has been charged with allegedly endangering the welfare of a child by pushing him to the ground.
Suleiman Rabadi, age 36, of Yonkers, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 2 in Yonkers.
According to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah, Rabadi was employed as a teaching assistant at the Biondi School, a kindergarten to 12th-grade special education school in Yonkers, when the incident took place on Thursday, March 9.
During the incident, Rabadi who was overseeing a time-out period at the school, allegedly grabbed an 11-year-old student by the …
Police Officer In Hudson Valley Accused Of Sexual Assault Against Child, Rape
A 23-year-old police officer who was employed at two different agencies in New York has been been charged with sexual assault against a child, rape and two other offenses.
New York State Police Latham Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrested Orange County resident John Kyle B. Dizon, age 23, of Cornwall, on Friday, June 9, and charged him with the following:
Predatory sexual assault against a child,
Criminal sexual act in the first degree,
Rape in the first degree,
Sexual abuse in the first degree.
On Thursday, June 1, state police received information that an adult man had se…
Westchester County Man Gets Maximum Sentence For 'Horrific' Sex Crimes Against Child, DA Says
A Westchester County man has been sentenced for repeated sexual conduct with a child and rape.
On Tuesday, Oct. 25, 48-year-old Virgilio Cruz was sentenced to two consecutive 25-year sentences, 50 years in total, for his crimes, the maximum sentence available, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah.
“Today, this defendant was held to account for horrific crimes committed against a vulnerable child,” Rocah said. “We hope the victim, who was extraordinarily brave and testified in court, can begin their journey to healing and feeling safe."
According to Rocah…
Former Coach In Hudson Valley Charged With Transporting Minors, Now Cops, To Engage In Sex Acts
A former diving coach in the Hudson Valley is facing federal charges, years after he allegedly transported teenagers across state lines for sex.
Victor Byrne, age 56, who formerly coached competitive divers in Rockland County, was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 31, in Orlando, Florida.
Federal prosecutors said Byrne transported a 16-year-old victim from Cape Cod, Massachusetts to Rockland County to engage in illegal sexual activity in July 2006.
In February 2008, he transported another 16-year-old from New Jersey to Rockland County, again to engage in illegal sex, prosecutors said.
Byrne worked…
Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced For Seriously Assaulting Infant Granddaughter
A Hudson Valley grandmother has been sentenced to prison for seriously assaulting her 7-month-old granddaughter leaving her blind and with brain damage.
Orange County resident Kimberly Bennett, age 46, of Middletown, was sentenced to 12 years in prison and five years post-release supervision on Tuesday, Aug. 30.
On Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, Benner pled guilty to assault which occurred on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, at Bennett’s home in the City of Middletown, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.
The attack resulted in the child suffering serious physical injury i…
