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Shirley Man Who Sexually Abused Stepdaughter For Months Gets Decades In Prison
A Long Island man will spend decades behind bars for subjecting his young stepdaughter to months of sexual abuse. The 43-year-old Shirley man, who prosecutors are not naming to protect the victim’s identity, was sentenced to 23 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Dec. 19. It followed his jury conviction for multiple sex crimes in November 2023. According to prosecutors, the man began abusing the girl in July 2016 when she was nine years old. The abuse would occur while her mother was at work. He often threatened the girl in order to keep the abuse quiet, investigators said…
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Southold Man Raped Child For Years, Sexually Abused Niece, Jury Finds
A Long Island man is facing decades in prison for repeatedly raping a young child and sexually abusing a second underage victim. The 41-year-old Southold man, who prosecutors are not naming to protect the victims’ identities, was found guilty of multiple sex crimes by a Suffolk County jury on Friday, Oct. 20. According to the district attorney’s office, the man molested his 5-year-old niece while watching a movie at his girlfriend’s apartment in April 2021. The girl told her mother about the abuse hours later and her mother reported it to the Town of Southold Police Department. During th…
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New Details: Teacher Repeatedly Raped 16-Year-Old Student At Riverhead School, DA Says
A teacher accused of repeatedly raping an underage student at a Long Island school has been formally charged. William Sperl, age 60, of Deer Park, was arraigned on seven counts of rape and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Sept. 12. According to prosecutors, Sperl met the victim in 2019 when she was 15 years old and a student in his audio production class at the Eastern Suffolk BOCES campus in Riverhead. Earlier Report: Teacher Sexually Abuses Underage Student At Riverhead School, Police Say The two began communicating through an application used by the school fo…
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'Reprehensible': Lindenhurst Father Sexually Abused Young Daughters, Jury Finds
A Long Island father could spend decades behind bars for sexually abusing his two young daughters. The 42-year-old Lindenhurst man, who prosecutors are not naming to protect the victims’ identities, was found guilty of multiple sex crimes by a Suffolk County jury on Friday, Sept. 8. According to prosecutors, the man went into his 8-year-old daughter’s bedroom and sexually abused the child in early 2016. Afterward, he told her to clean herself up and watched as she showered. The girl remained silent about the abuse until 2021, when she told her mother what had happened. Not long after, th…
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Admitted Child Sex Abuser From Central Islip Busted Trying To Flee Country, DA Says
A Long Island man who admitted to sexually abusing a young child over the course of several years was arrested as he tried fleeing the country, prosecutors said. Yonathan Ramirez Argueta, age 28, of Central Islip, pleaded guilty to multiple child sex crimes in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Prosecutors said Ramirez Argueta began abusing the child in May of 2018, when she was five years old. The abuse continued until April 2022, when the 9-year-old reported it to an adult. Immediately after the child came forward, Ramirez Argueta fled to Georgia and tried to board a one-way fli…
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Brentwood Man Who Raped, Threatened To Kill Foreign National Sentenced
A Long Island man who prosecutors said threatened to kill a foreign national before he raped her will spend the next two decades in prison. Suffolk County resident Pelencho Contrera, age 65, of Brentwood, was sentenced to 20 years behind bars Wednesday, Aug. 3 after a jury convicted him of multiple sex crimes, including first-degree rape. Prosecutors said the 18-year-old victim was in the United States visiting family in Bay Shore in August 2018 when Contrera asked her to accompany him to the supermarket. Instead, he drove the victim to the Sunrise Inn in West Babylon and threatened to kil…
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Suffolk County Man Charged With Rape Of Juvenile, Police Say
A Long Island man has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a juvenile. Diego Fernando Dimas, age 24, of East Patchogue, was arrested on Wednesday, April 7, by the Southampton Town Police, said Sergeant Steven Miller. According to Miller, Dimas had sexual intercourse with the juvenile at a residence in East Quogue. Dimas was charged with: Rape Promoting a sexual performance by a child Possessing sexual performances by a child materials Endangering the welfare of a child He is being held pending arraignment.
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Sound Beach Man Had Sex With Underage Girl He Met On Social Media, Police Say
A man was arrested at his Sound Beach home for allegedly having sex with an underage girl that he met on social media. Thomas Hinrichs, 33, was taken into custody at his home on Babylon Drive at around 4 p.m. Thursday, July 4 for the alleged crime that took place earlier this year, according to Suffolk County Police The arrest followed a police investigation. He was charged with third-degree rape and third-degree criminal sex act, police said. Hinrichs, 33, was held overnight at the Sixth Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central I…
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