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'Heinous Crime': Man Who Raped 10-Year-Old At Capital Region Home Gets Decades In Prison 'Heinous Crime': Man Who Raped 10-Year-Old At Capital Region Home Gets Decades In Prison
'Heinous Crime': Man Who Raped 10-Year-Old At Capital Region Home Gets Decades In Prison A 70-year-old man from the region could spend the rest of his life behind bars for raping a young child. Albany County resident Eric Edwards, of Watervliet, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in Albany County Court on Thursday, Aug. 17. It followed his jury conviction for first-degree rape in June 2023. According to prosecutors, Edwards raped a 10-year-old child at a home on 4th Avenue in Watervliet in February 2020. The child was known to him. “While no prison time will restore the innocence stolen from this child, the maximum was the only sentence appropriate for this heinous crime,” s…
Child Rape: Capital Region Man Gets 18 Years For Sexually Abusing 12-Year-Old Child Rape: Capital Region Man Gets 18 Years For Sexually Abusing 12-Year-Old
Child Rape: Capital Region Man Gets 18 Years For Sexually Abusing 12-Year-Old A man from the region will spend nearly two decades behind bars for sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl. Keith Solana, age 28, of Schenectady, was sentenced to 18 years in prison in Schenectady County Court on Tuesday, June 6, after pleading guilty to one count of first-degree rape. According to prosecutors, Solana admitted that he brought the victim to the basement of his apartment, where he engaged in oral sex and sexual intercourse. Security footage showed the two walking toward his home shortly before the incident. The child later disclosed the assault while talking with a member of t…
IP Address Led Cops To Accused Child Rapist From Capital Region IP Address Led Cops To Accused Child Rapist From Capital Region
IP Address Led Cops To Accused Child Rapist From Capital Region An accused child rapist from the region on the run from police was finally tracked down with the help of technology, authorities said. Columbia County resident, Jamel Brandow, age 40, of Hudson, was arrested on a bench warrant Tuesday, Feb. 7, following a joint investigation by the Hudson Police Department and the US Marshal’s New York/New Jersey Regional Task Force. Brandow had been on the run since December 2021, when he failed to appear in Columbia County Court on four counts of first-degree rape: intercourse with person less than 11 years old, according to police. Detectives eventually…
Man Accused Of Kidnapping, Multiple Sexual Assaults At Hotel In Capital Region, Report Says Man Accused Of Kidnapping, Multiple Sexual Assaults At Hotel In Capital Region, Report Says
Man Accused Of Kidnapping, Multiple Sexual Assaults At Hotel In Capital Region, Report Says A 38-year-old man is accused of kidnapping a woman and committing multiple sexual assaults at a hotel in the region, WRGB reports.  Rensselaer County resident Travis Anderson, of Rotterdam, is facing a host of charges, including 18 counts of first-degree rape, 19 counts of criminal sexual act, and kidnapping, according to the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office. He was arrested at home Monday, Dec. 12, following a month-long investigation, police said. Court records obtained by WRGB show that Anderson is accused of kidnapping a woman in the Town of Pittstown in September 2022 before co…
22-Year-Old From Capital Region Accused Of Rape 22-Year-Old From Capital Region Accused Of Rape
22-Year-Old From Capital Region Accused Of Rape A 22-year-old man from the region is behind bars on rape charges. Nyzaiah Clemente, of Albany, was arrested Thursday, Dec. 8, following an investigation by State Police. Troopers were first contacted in September 2021 about a sexual assault that allegedly occurred in Clifton Park in Saratoga County. Investigators determined that Clemente had “forcibly engaged” in sexual intercourse with the victim, police said. He was arraigned at the Clifton Park Town Court on charges of first-degree rape and first-degree criminal sexual act, both felonies. A judge ordered Clemente held at the Saratoga…
MA Couple Raped Mother In Front Of Her 2 Children In NY Hotel: Sheriff's Office MA Couple Raped Mother In Front Of Her 2 Children In NY Hotel: Sheriff's Office
MA Couple Raped Mother In Front Of Her 2 Children In NY Hotel: Sheriff's Office A Massachusetts couple has been charged with raping a woman in front of her two children at a New York hotel, authorities said. Dustin Wilson and Tasheana Flannery, both of Leominster, MA, were arrested following the incident at the Red Roof Inn in DeWitt, NY, on Tuesday, Aug. 23, the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office reports. The female victim told responding officers that she met the couple at a room in the hotel. She was then beaten, raped and forced to perform sexual acts in front of her children, the office reports.  The woman eventually ran to the front desk who re…
Man From Capital District Accused Of Repeatedly Raping Minor, State Police Say Man From Capital District Accused Of Repeatedly Raping Minor, State Police Say
Man From Capital District Accused Of Repeatedly Raping Minor, State Police Say A 61-year-old man from the region is facing a host of charges in Greene and Columbia counties for allegedly repeatedly raping a minor, state police announced. In Greene County, Cairo resident Celino Reyes was arrested on Saturday, May 7 following an investigation into an alleged sexual assault and rape of a child under the age of 13. According to police, on Dec. 17, 2021, investigators were notified by the Oregon Child Protective Services (CPS) Hotline that Reyes sexually assaulted a minor that previously lived in Greene County and Columbia County. State Police notified Greene County CPS,…