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Capital Region Man Who Confessed To Sexually Abusing Child Gets Over Decade In Prison Capital Region Man Who Confessed To Sexually Abusing Child Gets Over Decade In Prison
Capital Region Man Who Confessed To Sexually Abusing Child Gets Over Decade In Prison Over a decade behind bars awaits a man from the region who confessed to sexually abusing a young girl. Schenectady resident Juan Garcia-Pleitez, age 41, was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Schenectady County Court on Wednesday, March 13. It followed his guilty plea to one count of criminal sexual act, a felony, in January. Prosecutors said Garcia-Pleitez engaged in anal sex with a child under the age of 13 who was known to him in August 2023. In a conversation with her mother on Aug. 3, 2023, the victim said that the man had abused her the day prior in the family’s attic. The mother i…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Upstate NY Man Accused Of Having Sexual Conduct With Child Upstate NY Man Accused Of Having Sexual Conduct With Child
Upstate NY Man Accused Of Having Sexual Conduct With Child A New York man is behind bars, accused of sexually abusing a young child. Orange County resident Jairo Garcia, age 31, of Newburgh, was arrested Wednesday, May 18, following an investigation by Orange County Child Protective Services and New York State Police. Investigators accused him of engaging in sexual conduct with a child under the age of 13. Garcia was charged with second-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, a felony, and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor, police said. He was arraigned in the Town of Goshen Court and held at the Orange County jail withou…

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by Michael Mashburn