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DNA Helps Implicates Man In 2 Sexual Assaults In Peekskill: Here's His Sentence DNA Helps Implicates Man In 2 Sexual Assaults In Peekskill: Here's His Sentence
DNA Helps Implicates Man In 2 Sexual Assaults In Peekskill: Here's His Sentence A 43-year-old Northern Westchester man who was implicated in an attempted sexual assault after his DNA was collected from a cup he drank from following his arrest for a separate rape case will spend more than a decade in prison.  Peekskill resident Cristian Panza was sentenced to 16 years in state prison in connection with his rape of a woman in 2021 and his attempted rape of another victim in 2018, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Nov. 14.  According to the DA's Office, Panza was implicated in the 2018 incident after drinking from…

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by Ben Crnic
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7 Suspects Nabbed In Undercover Child Exploitation, Trafficking Detail In Region 7 Suspects Nabbed In Undercover Child Exploitation, Trafficking Detail In Region
7 Suspects Nabbed In Undercover Child Exploitation, Trafficking Detail In Region Seven suspects have been charged following an undercover child exploitation detail. It was conducted over several days by New York State Police and the FBI in Orange County, in the town of Wallkill. "The detail deployed highly trained Investigators and agents to infiltrate online platforms where these crimes are often facilitated," according to state police. "Utilizing advanced cyber tactics, Investigators and Agents were able to identify individuals attempting to exploit vulnerable children through the internet and meet them in person." As a result of the operation, the following ind…

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by Joe Lombardi
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21-Year-Old Man Convicted Of Attempted Rape Of 13-Year-Old In Hudson Valley 21-Year-Old Man Convicted Of Attempted Rape Of 13-Year-Old In Hudson Valley
21-Year-Old Man Convicted Of Attempted Rape Of 13-Year-Old In Hudson Valley A 21-year-old Connecticut man who was apprehended after driving to the Hudson Valley for what he thought would be sex with a 13-year-old child has been found guilty, officials announced.  The conviction of Fairfield County resident Francisco Gomez of Norwalk for attempted rape was announced on Wednesday, Aug. 28 by Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy.  According to Tendy's office, Gomez used social media to entice a 13-year-old child from Putnam County to engage in sexual activity with him. These messages were later found by the child's mother and shown to authorities, wh…

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by Ben Crnic
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Undercover Operation Leads To Arrest Of Hudson Valley Man For Attempted Rape Undercover Operation Leads To Arrest Of Hudson Valley Man For Attempted Rape
Undercover Operation Leads To Arrest Of Hudson Valley Man For Attempted Rape A lengthy undercover operation has led to the arrest of a Hudson Valley man for attempted rape and other charges. After completing the five-week investigation, New York State Police say it determined Putnam County resident Ravi Masand, age 46, traveled in his vehicle from his residence located in the hamlet of Mahopac to Orange County with the intention to meet a 10-year-old Middletown girl to engage in various sexual acts.  Masand planned to produce, sell, and distribute sex videos and images of the girl, said police. Masand was arrested on Thursday, April 4 …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Northern Westchester Man Tries To Rape Child, Meets With Undercover Agent Posing As Parent: DA Northern Westchester Man Tries To Rape Child, Meets With Undercover Agent Posing As Parent: DA
Northern Westchester Man Tries To Rape Child, Meets With Undercover Agent Posing As Parent: DA A Northern Westchester man faces attempted rape charges after setting up a meeting with an undercover agent posing as the parent of a pre-school-aged child who he intended to engage in sexual conduct with, officials announced.  New Castle resident Dustin Layme, age 26, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 14 after attempting to rape a child in Greenburgh, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Dec. 20.  According to the DA's Office, Layme made online contact with an undercover law enforcement agent who had been posing as a young gir…

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by Ben Crnic
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22-Year-Old Man Charged With Sex Abuse, Attempted Rape In Northern Westchester: Police 22-Year-Old Man Charged With Sex Abuse, Attempted Rape In Northern Westchester: Police
22-Year-Old Man Charged With Sex Abuse, Attempted Rape In Northern Westchester: Police A 22-year-old man was taken into custody in Northern Westchester and hit with sex abuse and attempted rape charges, police said.  Bedford Hills resident Luis Encarnacion Urrutia, age 22, was arrested on Wednesday, June 28 on sex abuse charges, according to Bedford Police.  Encarnacion Urrutia was charged with the following:  First-degree attempted rape; First-degree sexual abuse. He was then arraigned in the Town of Bedford Justice Court and taken to Westchester County Correctional Facility.  No further details about Encarnacion Urrutia's arrest could be pro…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Sentenced For Attempting To Rape Woman Who Was Walking With Grandchild In Westchester Man Sentenced For Attempting To Rape Woman Who Was Walking With Grandchild In Westchester
Man Sentenced For Attempting To Rape Woman Who Was Walking With Grandchild In Westchester A 29-year-old man was sentenced to years in prison after he admitted he attempted to rape a woman who was pushing her grandchild in a stroller in Westchester County. Steven Hernandez, of the Bronx, was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 22, to five years in state prison after pleading guilty to first-degree attempted rape in May, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced. The woman was about to enter an apartment building with her grandchild in Yonkers at about 1:20 p.m. on July 30, 2021, when Hernandez grabbed her from behind and groped her, according to the announcement. …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man From Region Charged With Attempted Rape, Menacing Of Woman, Police Say Man From Region Charged With Attempted Rape, Menacing Of Woman, Police Say
Man From Region Charged With Attempted Rape, Menacing Of Woman, Police Say A man has been charged with alleged attempted rape after holding a woman who had a protective order against him in the region. Sullivan County resident Rahiem J. Brown, age 45, of Monticello, was arrested on Sunday, July 3, after the woman was able to escape and call the police. The incident took place around 10 a.m. when police responded to a 911 report of a dispute in the roadway at the intersection of Broadway and Spring Street in the village of Monticello, said Lt. Mark Johnstone. Arriving officers located Brown and a 36-year-old Monticello woman at the scene. The woman …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Man Arrested For Sexual Assault After Drugging Woman, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Arrested For Sexual Assault After Drugging Woman, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Arrested For Sexual Assault After Drugging Woman, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been charged with allegedly sexually assaulting a woman after drugging her. Rockland County resident Michael J. Lanier, age 48, of Spring Valley was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 13, for the incident which took place on Tuesday, Dec. 28 in Spring Valley. According to Detective Matthew Galli of the Spring Valley PD, police began an investigation regarding a man who reportedly sexually assaulted a woman after giving her an unknown substance leaving the female in an incapacitated state. The investigation resulted in the arrest of Lanier who has been charged…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Accused Area Library Killer Was Free Without Bail On Attempted Rape Charge Accused Area Library Killer Was Free Without Bail On Attempted Rape Charge
Accused Area Library Killer Was Free Without Bail On Attempted Rape Charge This story has been updated. The 25-year-old man behind bars for allegedly fatally stabbing a Rockland County library security guard was free without bail on an attempted rape charge. On Tuesday, Feb. 18, Sandra Wilson, 52, of Spring Valley, was killed by Blanchard Glaudin, on the third floor of the Finkelstein Memorial Library in Spring Valley, after she asked him to turn his music down. According to Spring Valley Police, Glaudin attacked Wilson with a 6-inch knife in which he stabbed her repeatedly before being restrained by "heroic" bystanders. See Earlier Story: IDs Released Fo…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Convicted Rapist Who Fled Country During Trial Taken Into Custody In Northern Westchester Convicted Rapist Who Fled Country During Trial Taken Into Custody In Northern Westchester
Convicted Rapist Who Fled Country During Trial Taken Into Custody In Northern Westchester A visit to a deli on a red bicycle led to the arrest by Westchester County Police detectives of a man who fled from a rape trial 30 years ago. Nelson Gustavo Caceres, 51, was arrested  Friday, July 5, and remanded back to the County Jail in Valhalla after Westchester County detectives tracked him to the deli in Mount Kisco following an intensive investigation, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. Caceres was convicted of attempted rape and sentenced in absentia in 1989 to five to 15 years in state prison. In addition to that sentence, he currently faces a c…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Westchester Man Found Guilty Of Imprisonment, Assault, Attempted Rape Westchester Man Found Guilty Of Imprisonment, Assault, Attempted Rape
Westchester Man Found Guilty Of Imprisonment, Assault, Attempted Rape A Westchester man was found guilty of allegedly holding a woman against her will, assaulting her and attempting to rape her. Thomas Jessamy, 58, was found guilty by a jury of attempted rape, unlawful imprisonment and two counts of assault for a four-hour incident last year when he terrorized a woman in his Mount Vernon home. Between 5:30 p.m. and 9:50 p.m. on June 21 last year, Jessamy committed a series of crimes against his victim in his South Tenth Avenue home. Jessamy invited his victim to his apartment, where he assaulted her, demanded she remove her clothes, and attempted to rape her.…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Convicted Of Sexually Attacking Sleeping Woman, Teen In Northern Westchester Man Convicted Of Sexually Attacking Sleeping Woman, Teen In Northern Westchester
Man Convicted Of Sexually Attacking Sleeping Woman, Teen In Northern Westchester A 26-year-old man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a sleeping woman and a teenager in Northern Westchester. Ronal Danilo Sandoval-Campos of Purdys was found guilty on eight counts related to sex crimes in 2016, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced on Tuesday. At approximately midnight on June 3, 2016, Sandoval-Campos broke into a Mount Kisco home and climbed on top of a 42-year-old sleeping woman, sexually attacking her, according to the indictment. During the struggle, she took a gray baseball hat off his head as he was fleeing the scene. On Au…

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by Zak Failla
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Police: School Employee In NYC Tried To Lure Child To Hudson Valley Hotel Police: School Employee In NYC Tried To Lure Child To Hudson Valley Hotel
Police: School Employee In NYC Tried To Lure Child To Hudson Valley Hotel A Brooklyn man who works for a Manhattan elementary school was charged with trying to lure a teenager to a Hudson Valley hotel for sex, state police’s Troop F Child Abuse Unit in Sullivan County said on Friday, March 16. Abraham Silverberg, 51, an employee at Public School 116, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with third-degree attempted rape and luring a child, both felonies, police said.  Silverberg also was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor. The state police investigation also revealed that Silverberg engaged in sexual conduct with a child less than 13 …

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by Jon Craig