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Longtime Suffolk Town Employee Faces Child Porn Charge, Reports Say Longtime Suffolk Town Employee Faces Child Porn Charge, Reports Say
Longtime Suffolk Town Employee Faces Child Porn Charge, Reports Say A longtime town employee on Long Island is facing federal charges for allegedly distributing child pornography, according to multiple reports. Damon Rallis, age 46, a Southold Town employee and Boy Scout leader in Greenport who was once a candidate for town supervisor was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 23, on a child porn charge, according to the Suffolk Times. Rallis, a town building permits examiner, was scheduled to be arraigned in Central Islip.  He's been charged with distribution of child pornography. 
“I am blindsided, sickened, and horrified by the charges against Damon Rallis," K…

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COVID-19: Child Victims Act Extended Through January COVID-19: Child Victims Act Extended Through January
Covid-19: Child Victims Act Extended Through January New York is extending the window for abuse victims to file claims under the Child Victims Act due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. During his daily COVID-19 briefing on Friday, May 8 in the Murray Student Center at Marist College, Cuomo announced the state is extending the window to file abuse claims by five months due to the virus. Anyone looking to file a claim under the Child Victims Act will now have through Jan. 14 to do so. Cuomo said that “the COVID pandemic has limited survivors’ ability to file claims and effectively arguing their case, delaying their long-overdue jus…

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Two Boy Scout Sex Abuse Lawsuits Filed On Long Island Two Boy Scout Sex Abuse Lawsuits Filed On Long Island
Two Boy Scout Sex Abuse Lawsuits Filed On Long Island A new round of lawsuits alleging childhood sexual abuse decades ago has been filed in Nassau County, this time targeting the Boy Scouts of America. According to reports, one man alleges that he was abused from 1968 through 1972 when he was between 11 and 14 years old by a Scoutmaster at what is now the Theodore Roosevelt Council and Troop 258 at House of Hope Presbyterian Church in Bellerose. The second lawsuit alleges that a former Scout troop leader abused him from 1986 through 1989 when he was between 8 and 12 years old at a troop connected to Dutch Lane Elementary School in Hicksville. …

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Boy Scouts Of America Respond After Eight LI Troop Leaders Accused Of Abuse Boy Scouts Of America Respond After Eight LI Troop Leaders Accused Of Abuse
Boy Scouts Of America Respond After Eight LI Troop Leaders Accused Of Abuse Executives with the Boy Scouts of America want parents to know their children are safe and they are taking measures after 11 troop leaders in New York were among nearly 200 accused of sexually abusing children in the recently released Boy Scout of America’s “perversion files.” This week, lawyers  for the organization released a list of suspects who allegedly abused children as part of a “widespread pattern of abuse.” The names of some of the accused were released on Tuesday, and attorneys representing the victims have demanded that the Boy Scouts of America release the background inf…

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Eight From Long Island Among Boy Scout Leaders Accused Of Sex Abuse Eight From Long Island Among Boy Scout Leaders Accused Of Sex Abuse
Eight From Long Island Among Boy Scout Leaders Accused Of Sex Abuse Eight Boy Scout troop leaders on Long Island were among nearly 200 throughout New York and New Jersey accused of sexually abusing children in the Boy Scout of America’s “perversion files.” Lawyers for the organization released a list of suspects who allegedly abused children as part of a “widespread pattern of abuse.” The names of some of the accused were released on Tuesday, and attorneys representing the victims have demanded that the Boy Scouts of America release the background information, identities and files on all perpetrators who have been accused of sexual misconduct involving mi…

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