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Second Underage Victim Accuses Capital Region Man Of Sexual Abuse, Police Say Second Underage Victim Accuses Capital Region Man Of Sexual Abuse, Police Say
Second Underage Victim Accuses Capital Region Man Of Sexual Abuse, Police Say Days after a 33-year-old Capital Region man was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a minor, he’s facing additional charges after a second underage victim came forward claiming similar abuse, authorities said. Rensselaer County resident Shawn Gillingham, of Castleton-on-Hudson, was first arrested Thursday, Dec. 1, following an investigation by State Police and the Rensselaer County Child Protective Services. Investigators determined that Gillingham had sexual contact with a child under the age of 15, police said. He was arraigned at the Schodack Town Court on charges of second-degree r…

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Decades After Raping Child, Capital Region Man Facing Charges, Police Say Decades After Raping Child, Capital Region Man Facing Charges, Police Say
Decades After Raping Child, Capital Region Man Facing Charges, Police Say A 63-year-old man from the region is accused of raping a child more than two decades ago, authorities said. Rensselaer County resident Robert Hilton, of the Town of Nassau, was arrested Friday, Dec. 2, on a warrant stemming from a State Police investigation and grand jury hearing. Troopers were first contacted in August 2021 with a report through the Rensselaer County Child Protective Services regarding an alleged sexual abuse incident involving children that occurred in Nassau. Investigators determined that Hilton had sexual contact with a child under the age of 15 in the early 2000s. H…

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by Michael Mashburn