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Port Jervis Man Sentenced For Attempted Rape Of Prostitute Port Jervis Man Sentenced For Attempted Rape Of Prostitute
Port Jervis Man Sentenced For Attempted Rape Of Prostitute An area man was sentenced to a total of 18 to 22 years in prison for the attempted rape of a prostitute. Orange County resident Lionel Williams, 44, of Port Jervis, on Monday, Sept. 30, after a jury found him guilty of attempted rape and two counts of tampering with evidence in connection with the Sept. 17, 2018, attack, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. During the trial, prosecutors argued that late in the evening on Sept. 16, 2018, Williams sent a text message to a Port Jervis prostitute, arranging to meet her on West Main Street for a sexual encounter, the …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Orange County Convicted Of Attempted Rape Of Prostitute Orange County Convicted Of Attempted Rape Of Prostitute
Orange County Convicted Of Attempted Rape Of Prostitute An Orange County man is facing more than a decade behind bars after being found guilty attempting to rape a prostitute whose service he enlisted. Port Jervis resident Lionel Williams, 44, was convicted by a jury trial of attempted rape and two counts of tampering with physical evidence following an incident in September last year involving a prostitute he called. Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler said that late on Sept. 16 last year, Williams sent a text message to a Port Jervis prostitute, setting a meeting on Main Street for a sexual encounter. Williams then proceeded to send…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Faces Attempted Rape Charge In Port Jervis Man Faces Attempted Rape Charge In Port Jervis
Man Faces Attempted Rape Charge In Port Jervis A 44-year-old man faces attempted rape and attempted sexual abuse charges following the attack of two women. Lionel Williams of Port Jervis was arrested Monday in connection with one of two sexual assaults that took place on Saturday, Sept. 15 and Monday, Sept. 17, Port Jervis Police said. The first incident took place around midnight when a 27-year-old woman reported to police that she was walking to her residence on Barcelow Street near the intersection with Fowler Street when she was forcibly grabbed from behind, dragged into a driveway and forcibly raped, police said.  The victim was t…

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by Kathy Reakes