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Long Island Man Raped Child For Years, Sexually Abused Niece, Jury Finds Long Island Man Raped Child For Years, Sexually Abused Niece, Jury Finds
Long Island Man Raped Child For Years, Sexually Abused Niece, Jury Finds A Long Island man is facing decades in prison for repeatedly raping a young child and sexually abusing a second underage victim. The 41-year-old Southold man, who prosecutors are not naming to protect the victims’ identities, was found guilty of multiple sex crimes by a Suffolk County jury on Friday, Oct. 20. According to the district attorney’s office, the man molested his 5-year-old niece while watching a movie at his girlfriend’s apartment in April 2021. The girl told her mother about the abuse hours later and her mother reported it to the Town of Southold Police Department. During th…

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Life In Prison Possibility For Dealer Who Sold Heroin, Cocaine To Long Island Cop Life In Prison Possibility For Dealer Who Sold Heroin, Cocaine To Long Island Cop
Life In Prison Possibility For Dealer Who Sold Heroin, Cocaine To Long Island Cop A convicted drug dealer from Long Island who was busted with a cache of hard drugs after selling heroin to an undercover cop could spend the rest of his life in prison. Johnnie Funderburke, age 38, of Bellport, was found guilty on over a dozen drug and weapons charges by a Suffolk County jury on Monday, June 12. According to prosecutors, Funderburke sold heroin to an undercover detective from the Suffolk County Police Department in June 2021. He later sold heroin and cocaine to the same undercover detective on two other occasions. In July 2021, police executed a search warrant at his Bell…

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by Michael Mashburn