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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 Men Accused Of Arranging To Meet Up With 13-Year-Old Boy For Sex In Hudson Valley Four Men Accused Of Arranging To Meet Up With 13-Year-Old Boy For Sex In Hudson Valley
Four Men Accused Of Arranging To Meet Up With 13-Year-Old Boy For Sex In Hudson Valley 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
News
Hudson Valley Illegal Immigrant Among Sex Offenders Busted By ICE Hudson Valley Illegal Immigrant Among Sex Offenders Busted By ICE
Hudson Valley Illegal Immigrant Among 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
Ex-Westchester Teacher, Level 3 Sex Offender, Reportedly Fired From Jobs Ex-Westchester Teacher, Level 3 Sex Offender, Reportedly Fired From Jobs
Ex-Westchester Teacher, Level 3 Sex Offender, Reportedly Fired From Jobs The former Westchester high school drama teacher who was forced to resign in shame after being charged for sexual offenses involving students in Chappaqua has reportedly been fired from several local jobs amid complaints from parents with children enrolled at the Horace Greeley High School, according to lohud.com. Former Horace Greeley High School educator Christopher Schraufnagel has been fired from two jobs - including work as a bartender at an Armonk restaurant near the high school he resigned from - which violates conditions of his probation.  In response to locals discovering his new g…

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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