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Rapist Who Fled To Philippines Finally Gets Jail Time Over 5 Years After Hudson Valley Crime Rapist Who Fled To Philippines Finally Gets Jail Time Over 5 Years After Hudson Valley Crime
Rapist Who Fled To Philippines Finally Gets Jail Time Over 5 Years After Hudson Valley Crime An Orange County man who fled the country for years to avoid prosecution on rape charges has finally faced justice.  Dominic Mamaat, 46, of New Windsor, was sentenced on Wednesday, Feb. 4, to 20 years in state prison, followed by 20 years of post-release supervision, after pleading guilty to first-degree rape, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.  As part of the sentence, Mamaat will also be required to register as a sex offender under New York’s Sex Offender Registration Act. The case dates back to May 2020, when Mamaat admitted he engaged in sexual interco…

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Man Strangled Partner To Unconsciousness In Front Of 2-Year-Old In NY: Here's His Fate Man Strangled Partner To Unconsciousness In Front Of 2-Year-Old In NY: Here's His Fate
Man Strangled Partner To Unconsciousness In Front Of 2-Year-Old In NY: Here's His Fate A Westchester County man will spend years in state prison after prosecutors said he strangled his partner until she lost consciousness during a violent domestic assault that unfolded in front of their young child. Yonkers resident Jorge Garcia, 42, was sentenced Tuesday, Jan. 6, to five years in state prison for the 2023 attack, according to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.   The attack happened on Oct. 10, 2023, after the victim accidentally knocked over a coffee machine in the kitchen, authorities said.  Prosecutors said Garcia became enraged, tore d…

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LI Sex Offender Who Raped Hospital Patient On Drive Home Gets Over Decade In Prison LI Sex Offender Who Raped Hospital Patient On Drive Home Gets Over Decade In Prison
LI Sex Offender Who Raped Hospital Patient On Drive Home Gets Over Decade In Prison A previously convicted sex offender will spend years more in prison for raping a woman he befriended at a Long Island hospital. Rupert Cruz, 65, of Coram, was sentenced to 15 years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Aug. 26, after pleading guilty to first-degree rape Cruz met the 32-year-old victim while they were both patients at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson in June 2023, according to prosecutors. He offered her a ride home when they were discharged, and she accepted. Once inside the car, Cruz gave the woman a drink from an opened soda can and began making sexual ad…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Albany Child Predator Used Parents' Friendship To Gain Trust Before Sexually Abusing Kids Albany Child Predator Used Parents' Friendship To Gain Trust Before Sexually Abusing Kids
Albany Child Predator Used Parents' Friendship To Gain Trust Before Sexually Abusing Kids An Albany man formally confessed to gaining his friends’ trust in order to sexually abuse their children for more than a year. Denzell Ritzie pleaded guilty to sexual abuse and related charges in Albany County Court on Friday, Aug. 1. Ritzie admitted to sexually abusing three children whose parents he had occasionally lived with for more than a year, from August 2022 to March 2024, according to the Schenectady County District Attorney’s Office. One of the victims was 9 years old at the time and two older victims were 13. Prosecutors painted a picture of a man who relied on his relations…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Dine-n-Dasher Whose Brutal Attack Left Area Restaurant Owner With Brain Injury Learns Fate Dine-n-Dasher Whose Brutal Attack Left Area Restaurant Owner With Brain Injury Learns Fate
Dine-n-Dasher Whose Brutal Attack Left Area Restaurant Owner With Brain Injury Learns Fate A man who left a New York sushi restaurant owner with a traumatic brain injury after skipping out on a $425 bill will spend more than two decades in prison. Lucas Healey, age 43, of Albany, was sentenced to 22 years behind bars and five years of post-release supervision in Albany County Court on Friday, May 30, for the violent 2024 assault and robbery that nearly killed Shogun Sushi & Sake Bar co-owner Su Wen Zheng. During the trial, prosecutors described how Healey racked up a hefty food and drink tab at the popular Madison Avenue eatery but attempted to leave after paying just $50 on …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Sells Loaded Gun To Undercover Officer In Region, Faces Prison Time Man Sells Loaded Gun To Undercover Officer In Region, Faces Prison Time
Man Sells Loaded Gun To Undercover Officer In Region, Faces Prison Time A 42-year-old man is facing a decade behind bars after admitting to selling a loaded firearm to an undercover officer in the Hudson Valley, officials announced.  On Thursday, Jan. 16, 42-year-old Orange County resident Morgan Secreto of New Windsor pleaded guilty in Orange County Court to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in connection with his sale of a gun to an undercover officer, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Jan. 22.  Prosecutors say Secreto sold a loaded Taurus .380 pistol to an undercover New York State Police officer for $…

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by Ben Crnic
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Rapist Gets 25 Years In Jail For Rape: Orange County DA Rapist Gets 25 Years In Jail For Rape: Orange County DA
Rapist Gets 25 Years In Jail For Rape: Orange County DA A Hudson Valley man received a 25-year prison sentence, the most severe penalty under the law after a jury found him guilty of forcibly raping an individual. Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler said Jesse Boniface, age 52, of Middletown, was also sentenced to 20 years of post-release supervision on Monday, Dec. 16. Hoovler added that the swift arrest by the Town of Crawford Police, assisted by the New York State Police in forensic analysis, led to the conviction for the Nov. 2023 assault. According to court documents, Boniface engaged in sexual intercourse and oral sexual co…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man From Region Sentenced For Violent 2017 Home Invasion Man From Region Sentenced For Violent 2017 Home Invasion
Man From Region Sentenced For Violent 2017 Home Invasion A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to nine years in prison following a dramatic burglary incident where he and an accomplice posed as FBI agents during a violent home invasion.  Westchester County resident Oscar Castillo, age 37, from Yonkers, was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 18, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. He was also sentenced to five years of post-release supervision.  The sentence stems from Castillo's 2023 guilty plea to burglary charges linked to a 2017 incident in Washingtonville. Castillo, who initially evaded sentencing by not appearing in c…

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Man From Region Headed To Prison For Sexually Abusing Child Man From Region Headed To Prison For Sexually Abusing Child
Man From Region Headed To Prison For Sexually Abusing Child A man has been sentenced to prison for sexually abusing a child under the age of 13 in the region. Sullivan County resident Anthony Villegas, 49, of Monticello, pleaded guilty and was sentenced in Orange County Court to nine years in prison, followed by 10 years of post-release supervision. According to Orange County District Attorney David Hoolver, Villegas admitted that between June 2010 and April 2011, he engaged in two or more acts of sexual conduct, which included at least one act of sexual intercourse with an individual who was under 13 years old. Hoovler thanked the New York State P…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man From Region Admits Sex Abuse Of Child Under 11, Faces 18 Years In Prison, DA Says Man From Region Admits Sex Abuse Of Child Under 11, Faces 18 Years In Prison, DA Says
Man From Region Admits Sex Abuse Of Child Under 11, Faces 18 Years In Prison, DA Says A 73-year-old man has pleaded guilty to sex abuse of a child under the age of 11 for several years. Orange County resident Allan Bressler of Pine Bush made his plea in court on Thursday, Oct. 3, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. At the time of the plea, the District Attorney’s Office said it would recommend Bressler be sentenced to 18 years in state prison, followed by 10 years of post-release supervision.  At the time that he pleaded guilty, Bressler admitted that between March 2008 and February 2013, in the vicinity of his Pine Bush home, he engaged in two or…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man From Region Who Attempted To Rape Child Sentenced Man From Region Who Attempted To Rape Child Sentenced
Man From Region Who Attempted To Rape Child Sentenced A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the attempted rape of a child under the age of 11. Orange County resident James Pospisil, age 45, of Port Jervis, was also sentenced on Tuesday, Sept. 17, to 15 years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty. He will also have to register as a sex offender, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. At the plea proceedings, Pospisil admitted that between Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, and Tuesday, Jan. 2, he attempted to engage in sexual intercourse with a child under 11 years old. Hoovler thanked the Orang…

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by Kathy Reakes