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Ulster County resident Stephen E. Alvarez Jr., of Milton, was charged Tuesday, July 30, by the town of Hyde Park Police for the incident, which was reported on Friday, April 26.
According to Chief Robert Benson of the Hyde Park Police, in April, the department received a report from the Dutchess County Child Advocacy Center regarding an underage teenager being sexually abused in the town of Hyde Park.
After an intense and thorough investigation, the Hyde Park Police Detective Bureau arrested Alvarez with multiple felonies and misdemeanors in connection with the sexual abuse allegations, Benson said.
Alvarez was charged with:
- One count of second-degree rape
- Two counts of attempted rape
- Two counts of third-degree rape
- Three counts of criminal sex act second-degree
- Two counts of criminal sex act third-degree
- Disseminating indecent material to minors
- Five counts of endangering the welfare of a child
He was arraigned and remanded to the Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center on $50,000 cash, $100,000 bond, and $200,000 partially secured bond.
- The Hyde Park Police Department was assisted by:
- The Dutchess County Child Advocacy Center
- The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office
- The New York State Police
- The Vermilion Police Department in Ohio
- The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office
- The Town of Marlborough Police Department.
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