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Forcible Touching

Cancer Doc Sexually Abused Patient During Long Island Appointment, Police Say Cancer Doc Sexually Abused Patient During Long Island Appointment, Police Say
Cancer Doc Sexually Abused Patient During Long Island Appointment, Police Say A Long Island doctor sexually abused a patient during a routine appointment in New Hyde Park, Nassau County police said Thursday, March 5. Dr. Mark Hoffman, a 71-year-old Roslyn resident, was seeing a 48-year-old female patient at his office on May 9, 2025, according to investigators. Hoffman and the victim were alone in the exam room at Optum Hematology Oncology when he had unwanted sexual contact with her, cops said. No nurse was present. Hoffman was arrested almost 10 months later on Thursday, March 5 and charged with second-degree sexual abuse and forcible touching, authorities sai…
Man Forcibly Touches Woman On Amtrak At Station: MTA, NY State Police Say Man Forcibly Touches Woman On Amtrak At Station: MTA, NY State Police Say
Man Forcibly Touches Woman On Amtrak At Station: MTA, NY State Police Say A man was arrested after allegedly groping a woman aboard an Amtrak train arriving at the Rhinecliff Train Station in Dutchess County, New York State Police announced on Saturday, Aug. 30. The incident happened at approximately 12:12 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29, when troopers from Rhinebeck and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation responded alongside MTA Police to the station on Rhinecliff Road in the Town of Rhinebeck. Investigators said the female victim reported that she was seated in the same row as a man she did not know when he forcibly touched her without consent. The suspect, identifie…
LI Priest Accused Of Groping Woman Inside Church Kitchen; Police Seek More Victims LI Priest Accused Of Groping Woman Inside Church Kitchen; Police Seek More Victims
LI Priest Accused Of Groping Woman Inside Church Kitchen; Police Seek More Victims A Long Island priest has been accused of sexually abusing a woman inside a church kitchen, Nassau County police said. John Adjei-Boamah, 43, was arrested for forcible touching and sexual abuse, according to detectives with the Special Victims Squad. It happened at St. Catherine of Sienna Church in Franklin Square around 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, authorities said in a Friday, July 4 press release. The woman was working in the church rectory kitchen on New Hyde Park Road when Adjei-Boamah, a priest living at the rectory, came up behind her and touched her inappropriately, police say. The…
Store Clerk Sexually Abused Boy In Capital Region Before Fleeing Country, Police Say Store Clerk Sexually Abused Boy In Capital Region Before Fleeing Country, Police Say
Store Clerk Sexually Abused Boy In Capital Region Before Fleeing Country, Police Say A 71-year-old employee is accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy at a Capital Region convenience store before fleeing the country. Salah Osman, of Albany, was arrested Wednesday, April 5, following a Rensselaer County investigation into an alleged groping incident at a store in Castleton-on-Hudson in October 2024. Schodack Police responded to “The Store,” located on South Main Street, where a 13-year-old boy told officers that Osman had inappropriately touched him, police said. The agency moved forward with the investigation and applied for an arrest warrant after learning that Osman ha…
Child Sex Abuse: Martial Arts Teacher Indicted On 42 Counts In NY, DA Says Child Sex Abuse: Martial Arts Teacher Indicted On 42 Counts In NY, DA Says
Child Sex Abuse: Martial Arts Teacher Indicted On 42 Counts In NY, DA Says A Dutchess County martial arts instructor previously arrested for allegedly abusing students has now been indicted on 42 criminal charges, prosecutors announced.  Tyler G. LeClerc, age 27, of Hyde Park, was arraigned in Dutchess County Court after a grand jury returned a sweeping indictment accusing him of sexually abusing multiple students over a nearly four-year period, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced Tuesday, March 25.  LeClerc was first arrested in February following a State Police investigation that began after a child sexual abuse report was filed …
Man Accused Of Groping Multiple Victims At College In Hudson Valley: Police Man Accused Of Groping Multiple Victims At College In Hudson Valley: Police
Man Accused Of Groping Multiple Victims At College In Hudson Valley: Police A 32-year-old man faces charges after allegedly groping numerous victims at a college in the Hudson Valley, police said.  Columbia County resident Nathan Holmes of Gallatin, age 32, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 24 for allegedly groping victims at Bard College located in Dutchess County in the hamlet of Annandale-On-Hudson, New York State Police announced.  According to authorities, Holmes' arrest resulted from an investigation into two separate incidents at the college in which victims were sexually groped in public.  Holmes is not a student or staff member …
Second Underage Victim Accuses Capital Region Man Of Sexual Abuse, Police Say Second Underage Victim Accuses Capital Region Man Of Sexual Abuse, Police Say
Second Underage Victim Accuses Capital Region Man Of Sexual Abuse, Police Say Days after a 33-year-old Capital Region man was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a minor, he’s facing additional charges after a second underage victim came forward claiming similar abuse, authorities said. Rensselaer County resident Shawn Gillingham, of Castleton-on-Hudson, was first arrested Thursday, Dec. 1, following an investigation by State Police and the Rensselaer County Child Protective Services. Investigators determined that Gillingham had sexual contact with a child under the age of 15, police said. He was arraigned at the Schodack Town Court on charges of second-degree r…