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Psychologist Sexually Abused Numerous Teens At NY Juvenile Lockup For Years, Police Say Psychologist Sexually Abused Numerous Teens At NY Juvenile Lockup For Years, Police Say
Psychologist Sexually Abused Numerous Teens At NY Juvenile Lockup For Years, Police Say A state psychologist is accused of sexually abusing numerous underage victims at a New York State juvenile detention center going back years. Maya Hayes, of Albany, was arrested Friday, April 12, following a New York State Police investigation into allegations of abuse at Columbia County’s Brookwood Secure Center, located in the town of Claverack. According to police, the 62-year-old sexually assaulted numerous victims at the facility over several years while employed as a clinician. No other details about the alleged abuse were made public.  Hayes' arrest followed a grand jury indic…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Teaching Assistant Charged With Abusing 11-Year-Old Student At School In Westchester Teaching Assistant Charged With Abusing 11-Year-Old Student At School In Westchester
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 …

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by Kathy Reakes