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Hudson Valley Child Rapist Heading To Prison After Jury Trial Hudson Valley Child Rapist Heading To Prison After Jury Trial
Hudson Valley Child Rapist Heading To Prison After Jury Trial A 32-year-old man from the region will spend 56 years in prison after being found guilty of child rape. Ulster County resident Charles Burgher, of Highland, was sentenced Friday, Dec. 9 to state prison followed by 15 years post-release supervision. According to the Ulster County District Attorney's Office, Burgher was convicted of five counts of rape and three counts of criminal sexual act following a four-day jury trial in October. The conviction stems from incidents between August 2022 and Nov. 2022, when Burgher was arrested after a 5-and-a-half-hour standoff with law enforcement a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Man Found Guilty Of 5 Counts Of Child Rape Hudson Valley Man Found Guilty Of 5 Counts Of Child Rape
Hudson Valley Man Found Guilty Of 5 Counts Of Child Rape A 32-year-old man from the region has been found guilty by a jury of five counts of rape and three counts of criminal sexual act. Ulster County resident Charles Burgher, of Highland, was found guilty on Thursday, Oct. 5 in Kingston. The conviction stems from events taking place between August 2022 and Nov. 2022, when Burgher was arrested after a five-and-a-half-hour standoff with law enforcement at the 9W Motel in the Town of Ulster, said the Ulster County District Attorney's Office. Burgher finally surrendered to authorities when the Kingston-Ulster Emergency Services Unit was about …

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by Kathy Reakes