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19-Year-Old Kidnapped 2 Young Girls From Capital Region Home, Sexually Abused 1, Police Say
A 19-year-old man is behind bars months after allegedly kidnapping two young girls from their Capital Region home and sexually abusing one, New York State Police said.
The man, identified by WNYT as Yusef Illeez, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was arrested Tuesday, Nov. 8, following a joint investigation that included State Police, Schenectady County Child Protective Services, and the FBI.
According to police, Illeez kidnapped the girls - who were 9 and 11 - from their Schenectady home in January 2022 after meeting one girl online.
He allegedly took them to a hotel, but brought the 9-year-old…
