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Man Charged With Performing Sex Acts With Minors In Area, Police Say Man Charged With Performing Sex Acts With Minors In Area, Police Say
Man Charged With Performing Sex Acts With Minors In Area, Police Say A 20-year-old area man has been arrested for performing sex acts with minors in Orange County. Ulster County resident Aziz Tariqu, of New Paltz, was arrested by the town of Montgomery Police on Thursday, March 12, after conducting an investigation regarding a sexual assault, said the Town of Montgomery Police Investigator Stephen Ragni. The alleged incident took place within the Town of Montgomery and involved sexual acts with minors, Ragni. Because of the nature of the crime and age of the victims, additional information was not provided. Islam was charged with felony criminal …

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Area Man Sentenced For Sexual Abuse, Child Porn Area Man Sentenced For Sexual Abuse, Child Porn
Area Man Sentenced For Sexual Abuse, Child Porn A 35-year-old area man is heading to prison after pleading guilty to child porn and sexual abuse charges. Dutchess County resident Nicholas Terilli, of Pine Plains, was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in state prison after pleading guilty to the use of a child in a sexual performance and first-degree sexual abuse last year. In addition to his prison term, Terilli was sentenced to 15 years of post-release supervision and was ordered to register as a sex offender upon the completion of his time behind bars. Terilli was arrested in March last year following a state police investigation…

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Man Arrested For Filming Alleged Sexual Abuse Of Unconscious Woman In Area, Police Say Man Arrested For Filming Alleged Sexual Abuse Of Unconscious Woman In Area, Police Say
Man Arrested For Filming Alleged Sexual Abuse Of Unconscious Woman In Area, Police Say A 26-year-old is facing charges for allegedly filming himself sexually abusing an unconscious woman in the Hudson Valley, New York State Police said. New York State Police investigators in the Hudson Valley arrested Poughkeepsie resident Michael Innello on Friday, Feb. 21, following an investigation into an alleged sexual assault. According to police, that investigation determined that Innello allegedly filmed himself sexually abusing an unconscious victim who was helpless and incapable of consent. Innello was taken into custody and charged with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse and …

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Police Officer From Northern Westchester Abused Woman For Months, DA Complaint Says Police Officer From Northern Westchester Abused Woman For Months, DA Complaint Says
Police Officer From Northern Westchester Abused Woman For Months, DA Complaint Says A four-page complaint has been filed by the Westchester County District Attorney's office formally charging the police officer from the area who has been accused of stalking, sexually abusing and burglarizing a woman. Peekskill Police Officer Michael Agovino, a Palisades resident, was charged on Saturday, Feb. 15, following an investigation alleging the 33-year-old committed multiple crimes while on duty and in police uniform, the criminal complaint states. Earlier report: Peekskill Police Officer Accused Of Stalking, Sexual Abuse While On Duty Agovino is charged with first-degree sexual a…

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Police Officer In Northern Westchester Accused Of Stalking, Sexual Abuse While On Duty Police Officer In Northern Westchester Accused Of Stalking, Sexual Abuse While On Duty
Police Officer In Northern Westchester Accused Of Stalking, Sexual Abuse While On Duty Click here for an updated story: Police Officer From Northern Westchester Abused Woman For Months, DA Complaint Says A police officer in Northern Westchester has been charged with sexual abuse, stalking and burglary of a woman he was investigating. Michael Agovino, an officer with the Peekskill Police Department who lives in Rockland County, was placed on administrative leave until further notice after his arrest on Saturday, Feb. 16. "The City of Peekskill Police Department is fully cooperating with the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office's investigation into these alle…

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Child Sex Abuser Nabbed After Hiding For Several Years In Area, Police Say Child Sex Abuser Nabbed After Hiding For Several Years In Area, Police Say
Child Sex Abuser Nabbed After Hiding For Several Years In Area, Police Say A “lifetime” registered sex offender convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl was arrested after he was found living in the Hudson Valley without alerting authorities in years, police said. Clifford Brantley, 67, was arrested by police investigators in Ulster County in the Town of Lloyd after he was found living at the Valley Vista Assisted Living Facility in Highland, officials said.  Brantley had been living at the assisted living facility since 2017 and failed to register as a level 3 sex offender and failed to disclose to the facility. The Division of Criminal Justice Se…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Who Worked At Training Center In Area Sexually Abused Minor, State Police Say Man Who Worked At Training Center In Area Sexually Abused Minor, State Police Say
Man Who Worked At Training Center In Area Sexually Abused Minor, State Police Say A 36-year-old man has been accused of sexually abusing a minor for two years while the suspect worked at a training center in the area. Orange County resident Carlos E. Hernandez, of Montgomery, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 23 by state police troopers in the Hudson Valley and charged with first-degree criminal sex act and first-degree sex abuse, both felonies.  An investigation revealed that Hernandez sexually abused the minor between 2010 and 2012 while he was employed at the Golden Shoe Training Center in the town of Crawford, state police said. He was arraigned in …

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Nun Accused Of Sexually Abusing Student At Area School, Lawsuit Filed In Westchester Says Nun Accused Of Sexually Abusing Student At Area School, Lawsuit Filed In Westchester Says
Nun Accused Of Sexually Abusing Student At Area School, Lawsuit Filed In Westchester Says A former student at an area private school has accused a former nun who later took positions of power at schools in Westchester of sexually abusing her in the 1960s. Sister Ann Peterson has been accused of groping and molesting Pamela Hayes in Orange County at the Saint Joseph School in Middletown during the 1960s, according to court documents. At the time of the alleged abuse, Hayes was 10 years old. The new lawsuit, filed this week, accuses Peterson of asking Hayes to stay late after school, then she allegedly kissed, groping and molested her, according to the court documents that were fi…

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Sex Offender Faces Felony Charge After Failure To Report Move In Area Sex Offender Faces Felony Charge After Failure To Report Move In Area
Sex Offender Faces Felony Charge After Failure To Report Move In Area A registered sex offender is facing new charges after failing to report an address change in the area. On Tuesday, Nov. 26, detectives from the Saugerties Police Department arrested 29-year-old Christopher Smith after he failed to register a change of address after moving from the City of Kingston to Glasco in Ulster County last month. The New York State Sex Offender Registry had Smith living on Brewster Street in Kingston, when he was living on Delaware Street in the Town of Saugerties. The investigation into the move found that he never notified authorities, a condition of his release. T…

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Northern Westchester Man Charged In 12-Count Indictment For Taking Explicit Photos Of Child Northern Westchester Man Charged In 12-Count Indictment For Taking Explicit Photos Of Child
Northern Westchester Man Charged In 12-Count Indictment For Taking Explicit Photos Of Child A man with a residence in Northern Westchester has been named in a multi-count indictment after he was allegedly caught on a “nanny cam” attempting to take inappropriate photos of a small child. John Passaretti, 50, who lives in both West Palm Beach, Florida, and Pleasantville, has been arraigned on charges related in his attempt to take a sexually explicit photo of a child, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., said. Passaretti was arrested in October and has been charged with: Two counts of use of a child in a sexual performance; Two counts of promoting an ob…

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Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Repeated Sexual Abuse Of Child In Area Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Repeated Sexual Abuse Of Child In Area
Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Repeated Sexual Abuse Of Child In Area An Orange County man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for repeatedly sexually abusing a child under the age of 13. Douglas Castro, 64, of Warwick, was sentenced on Wednesday, Nov. 20, after pleading guilty to the crime in May, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. According to the District Attorney, Castro admitted that between September 2012 and June 2014, he repeatedly engaged in acts of oral sexual conduct, and other acts of sexual contact with the child. In addition to his prison sentence, Castro will also be required to register as a sex offender and ser…

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Former Coach From Northern Westchester Accused Of Molesting Student At School Former Coach From Northern Westchester Accused Of Molesting Student At School
Former Coach From Northern Westchester Accused Of Molesting Student At School A former children’s sports coach in Westchester has become the latest accused of sexually abusing a minor decades ago as part of a Child Victims Act case that was filed earlier this month. Edwin Gaynor, of Ossining, is accused of fondling a minor during a gym class in the 1960s when he worked at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Scarsdale, according to a lawsuit filed in Westchester County civil court. It is alleged that the Archdiocese of New York knew of the abuse and rather than handle the situation, they instead continued to move Gaynor to different schools, none of which have been nam…

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