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NY Camp Counselor Shared Child Sex Abuse Material, Police Say NY Camp Counselor Shared Child Sex Abuse Material, Police Say
NY Camp Counselor Shared Child Sex Abuse Material, Police Say A 22-year-old counselor at a New York summer camp is accused of sharing child sex abuse material. Jonathan Sarasohn, of Great Neck, was arrested following a Greene County Sheriff’s Office investigation into alleged misconduct at Tranquillity Camp in Earlton, according to sheriff’s officials. The investigation was launched on Saturday, July 26. Sarasohn, who works as a waiter and counselor at the camp, was charged with promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child under 17 and possession of an obscene sexual performance by a child, both felonies. A second defendant, 20-year-old Charles…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Texas Flash Flood Tragedy Update: Number Of Deaths Reaches 82; Trump Signs Disaster Declaration Texas Flash Flood Tragedy Update: Number Of Deaths Reaches 82; Trump Signs Disaster Declaration
Texas Flash Flood Tragedy Update: Number Of Deaths Reaches 82; Trump Signs Disaster Declaration The number of deaths after torrential downpours caused catastrophic flooding in south-central Texas has now reached 82, according to authorities. A search for 27 missing girls from a summer camp devastated by downpours is ongoing. Flash flooding along the Guadalupe River early Friday, July 4, devastated communities in the state's Hill Country. The flooding overwhelmed homes, camps, and roads as water rose more than 26 feet in just a few hours. Officials said months’ worth of rain fell in under two hours. Most of the confirmed deaths occurred in Kerr County, located about 60 miles no…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Yankees' Mariano Rivera, Wife, Covered Up Sexual Abuse In NY, Lawsuit Says Yankees' Mariano Rivera, Wife, Covered Up Sexual Abuse In NY, Lawsuit Says
Yankees' Mariano Rivera, Wife, Covered Up Sexual Abuse In NY, Lawsuit Says Baseball icon Mariano Rivera and his wife are both named in a new lawsuit alleging that the couple did not protect a young victim from being sexually abused by members of a Westchester-based church, some of which happened at their home.  The lawsuit, filed in New York Supreme Court in Westchester County on Thursday, Jan. 16, alleges that a child referred to as "Jane A Doe" because of her young age was sexually abused by two people affiliated with New Rochelle-based Refuge of Hope Church.  The church began as a small ministry in Rivera's home and his wife, Clara, still works a…

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by Ben Crnic
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New Brunswick Camp Employee Sexually Assaulted Minor Multiple Times, Police Say New Brunswick Camp Employee Sexually Assaulted Minor Multiple Times, Police Say
New Brunswick Camp Employee Sexually Assaulted Minor Multiple Times, Police Say A 26-year-old New Brunswick summer camp worker is accused of having sexual contact with a minor, authorities said. Dwany Cruz, who works as a recreation assistant of an undisclosed summer camp, had sexual contact with a child on multiple occasions, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Chief Vincent Sabo said. Cruz surrendered to New Brunswick police on Aug. 15, and was charged with third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, police said. The investigation is active and continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Leyva, of th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Boy Who Drowned On First Day Of NJ Summer Camp Defied Odds Since Birth, Campaign Says Boy Who Drowned On First Day Of NJ Summer Camp Defied Odds Since Birth, Campaign Says
Boy Who Drowned On First Day Of NJ Summer Camp Defied Odds Since Birth, Campaign Says The 6-year-old boy who died after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool at a South Jersey summer camp has been identified, authorities said. Michael Stewart was a rising first grader at the Lumberton Township School District, Superintendent Colleen Murray said in a letter to the community posted on the district's website. A GoFundMe campaign launched for his mother, Enjoli, said Michael drowned during free swim at Liberty Lake Day Camp in Mansfield Township. "Michael came into this world a fighter from the day he was born," reads the campaign launched by Kayla Ogletree. "He…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
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6-Year-Old Boy Dies On First Day Of Summer Camp In South Jersey: Prosecutor 6-Year-Old Boy Dies On First Day Of Summer Camp In South Jersey: Prosecutor
6-Year-Old Boy Dies On First Day Of Summer Camp In South Jersey: Prosecutor A 6-year-old boy died after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool at a South Jersey summer camp, authorities said. The incident happened Monday, June 24 at about 2 p.m. while the child was at Liberty Lake Day Camp at 1195 Florence Columbus Road, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw alongside Mansfield Township Police Chief Eric Campbell. In a letter to families provided to Daily Voice, the owner and director of Liberty Lake, Andy Pritkin, said a lifeguard found the boy unresponsive in a shallow pool. Staff members pulled the boy out of the water …

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by Jon Craig