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Tyler G. Leclerc, age 28, of Hyde Park, was taken into custody on Wednesday, Feb. 5, New York State Police said on Thursday, Feb. 6.
According to authorities, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation at the State Police Poughkeepsie barracks first received a report of child sexual abuse on Friday, Jan. 31. Their investigation uncovered evidence that Leclerc had victimized multiple children over an extended period, police said.
Following his arrest, Leclerc was charged with:
- Third-degree criminal sexual act;
- Two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
Following his arrest, Leclerc was arraigned in the Town of East Fishkill Court and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $200,000 cash bail, $400,000 bond, or $2 million partially secured bond.
The investigation remains active, and State Police are urging anyone with additional information to come forward.
Leclerc was a martial arts instructor at Leclerc's Martial Arts, which has six locations in Dutchess and Ulster Counties. Although he has been removed as an instructor on the business's website, he appears in Instagram posts on the business's page.
Anyone with information is asked to contact New York State Police at 845-677-7300 and reference case #2500085617.
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