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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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Woman Charged With Punching Autistic Adult Who Wandered Away From Long Island Group Home Woman Charged With Punching Autistic Adult Who Wandered Away From Long Island Group Home
Woman Charged With Punching Autistic Adult Who Wandered Away From Long Island Group Home A Long Island group home employee has been arrested for allegedly punching an autistic adult in the head last month. Suffolk County Police responded to a 911 call of a woman punching another woman on Baldwin’s Path in Dix Hills at approximately 2:55 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21. An investigation by detectives determined a 34-year-old autistic woman had walked away from the group home and was located a short time later by Ashley Wright, an employee of the facility, police said. Wright allegedly punched the woman before a supervisor arrived on the scene and escorted the victim back to the grou…

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by Kathy Reakes