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Ulster County resident, Benjamin A. Santiago, age 27, of Saugerties, was indicted on Thursday, March 10, following a months-long investigation.
The investigation began in January after receiving information that Santiago had allegedly abused the girls on multiple occasions in the town of Saugerties and photographed the abuse, said the Ulster County Family and Child Advocacy Center.
In February, he was charged with two counts of sex abuse and remanded to the Ulster County Jail without bail, the center said.
Last week, an Ulster County grand jury indicted Santiago with:
- Predatory sexual assault against a child
- Criminal sexual act
- Two counts of sexual abuse
- Two counts of unlawful surveillance
- Three counts of use of a child in a sexual performance
- 19 counts of possession of a sexual performance by a child a felony
- Four counts of criminal contempt
The Ulster County Family and Child Advocacy Center was assisted by members of the Town of Saugerties Police Department.
Anyone with information should contact the Ulster County Family and Child Advocacy Center at 845-334-5155.
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