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13-Year-Old Charged With Sexual Assault At Pollock Center: Camp Hill Police 13-Year-Old Charged With Sexual Assault At Pollock Center: Camp Hill Police
13-Year-Old Charged With Sexual Assault At Pollock Center: Camp Hill Police A sexual assault at the Pollock Center has landed a boy charges, Camp Hill police announced on Monday, July 29.  The assault happened after a school event at the Pollock Center located at 340 N.21st Street in March 2024, police detailed in the release.  Charges were filed after an investigation which included collaboration with Cumberland County Children and Youth Services, the Child Advocacy Center, the Camp Hill School District, and the Camp Hill Police Department, as stated in the release.  The 13-year-old boy was charged with indecent assault, open lewdness, and harassme…
Man Who Abused 14-Year-Old Victim In Maryland Ordered To Register As Lifetime Sex Offender Man Who Abused 14-Year-Old Victim In Maryland Ordered To Register As Lifetime Sex Offender
Man Who Abused 14-Year-Old Victim In Maryland Ordered To Register As Lifetime Sex Offender A grown man who sexually abused a teenager will spend nearly a decade in prison, according to the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office. Jose Nelson Guerra-Sanchez was sentenced to 25 years with all but nine years suspended for the sexual abuse of a minor, authorities announced on Monday afternoon. On Valentine's Day last year, a Frederick Police Department detective responded to a call for a delayed report of sexual abuse, and after a forensic interview at the Child Advocacy Center, it was determined that Guerra-Sanchez sexually abused his victim when they were 14 and he was…
Gloucester County Opens New Center To Fight Abuse Against Children Gloucester County Opens New Center To Fight Abuse Against Children
Gloucester County Opens New Center To Fight Abuse Against Children A new Child Advocacy Center has opened in Gloucester County to deal with the steady rise in abuse and neglect cases, authorities said. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new center at 432 Glover St. in Woodbury took place on Tuesday, April 23. Local prosecutors said they found the need for a larger space necessary due to a rise in the number of crimes against children during and following the coronavirus pandemic.  Child abuse and neglect cases rose from 3,334 cases in 2000 to 4,355 last year in Gloucester County, according to the Rutgers University School of Social Work.  Statewi…
Maryland Man Facing 16 Sex Offense Charges Tied To Child Pornography, Frederick Police Say Maryland Man Facing 16 Sex Offense Charges Tied To Child Pornography, Frederick Police Say
Maryland Man Facing 16 Sex Offense Charges Tied To Child Pornography, Frederick Police Say More than a dozen charges have been filed against a Prince George’s County man who was caught soliciting minors for child pornography, according to the Frederick Police Department. Prince George’s County resident Evan John Cain, 36, of Riverdale, has been charged with 16 counts related to the possession of child pornography and the solicitation of child pornography from minors following an investigation that was launched in November last year. Police say that investigators with the department’s Major Crimes Unit were tipped off late last year that a man - later identified as Cain - had been…
Child's Note To School Officials Leads To Sexual Abuse Conviction For Stepfather In Maryland Child's Note To School Officials Leads To Sexual Abuse Conviction For Stepfather In Maryland
Child's Note To School Officials Leads To Sexual Abuse Conviction For Stepfather In Maryland A teenager’s note to school staff in Maryland regarding sexual assault inside their family home led to a conviction for a stepfather for abusing a child, according to authorities. Luis Melgar Delgado, 38, of Hyattsville has been convicted by a Prince George's County jury for felony counts of sexual abuse of a minor and third-degree sexual offense and will now face prison time, the Prince George's County State's Attorney announced on Tuesday, Dec. 6. According to a spokesperson for the state's attorney's office, on Sept. 14, 2021, a patrol officer from the Prince George's County Police was n…
Man Charged With Sexual Assault Of Child In Area Man Charged With Sexual Assault Of Child In Area
Man Charged With Sexual Assault Of Child In Area A 55-year-old man has been arrested for the sexual assault of a child. Victor A. Lopez, 55, of East Fishkill, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 29, by the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Child Advocacy Center, said Capt. John Watterson. Lopez is accused of subjecting a child to sexual contact over an extended period of time. No further information about the victim or the case will be released at this time in order to protect the victim’s privacy, the sheriff's office said.  Lopez has been charged with predatory sexual assault against a child, Watterson…
Woman Accused Of Assaulting Child In Area Woman Accused Of Assaulting Child In Area
Woman Accused Of Assaulting Child In Area A woman accrued felony charges for hitting and verbally abusing her child on numerous occasions in the area, said police.  Crystal Whyble, of LaGrange, 28, was charged with the felony of second-degree assault and the misdemeanor of endangering the welfare of a child on Tuesday, Oct. 6.  The Dutchess County Sheriff's Office and the county's Child Advocacy Center had been investigating Whyble's treatment of the child after the latter group was notified that the child was injured Friday, June 26 of this year. No additional information about the situation was released by police to pr…
Man Charged With Rape Of Child Over Three-Day Period Of Time Man Charged With Rape Of Child Over Three-Day Period Of Time
Man Charged With Rape Of Child Over Three-Day Period Of Time A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a child under 15. Patrick M. Finkle, of Ulster County, was arrested on Wednesday, June 17, by the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Child Advocacy Center, said Dutchess County Sherriff's Capt. John Watterson. The investigation is being conducted by the Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau along with investigators from the CAC. Finkle is accused of having sexual intercourse with the over the course of a three-day period, Watterson said.  He was charged with felony rape and endangering the welfa…
Man Charged In Assault Of 1-Month-Old Baby In Area Man Charged In Assault Of 1-Month-Old Baby In Area
Man Charged In Assault Of 1-Month-Old Baby In Area A 23-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly seriously injuring a 1-month-old baby during an attack. The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Child Advocacy Center, said Vasileios Papaemmanouil of LaGrange was arrested on Friday, May 22. Papaemmanouil was arrested following a week-long investigation into the injuring of the baby, said Capt. John Watterson. According to Watterson, the child was in the care of Papaemmanouil on Thursday, May 14, when the child suffered head, eye, and rib injuries and is still currently hospitalized at Westche…
Area Man Arrested For Rape Of Child Under 15, Police Say Area Man Arrested For Rape Of Child Under 15, Police Say
Area Man Arrested For Rape Of Child Under 15, Police Say A 20-year-old man has been arrested for the alleged rape of a child under the age of 15 in the area. Lonnie E. Pesano, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 7, by the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, said Capt. John Watterson. Pesano was arrested following an investigation by the Sheriff's Office and the Child Advocacy Center, Watterson said. Watterson said there is no threat to public safety. Pesano was charged with one count of rape and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $10,000 cash bail or $20,000 bond. If anyone has information about this case …
Area Man Charged With Sex Abuse Of Child Area Man Charged With Sex Abuse Of Child
Area Man Charged With Sex Abuse Of Child A 27-year-old area man has been charged with allegedly having sex with an underage child. Alex Ramos-Hernandez, of Pawling, was arrested following an investigation by the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office in connection along with the Child Advocacy Center, said Capt. John Watterson. Ramos-Hernandez was arrested on Friday, Sept. 27, and is accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with the victim who he knows, Watterson said. "At this time there doesn’t appear to be a threat to public safety," he said. Ramos-Hernandez was charged with one count of sexual abuse and i…