Hudson, NY
News
Ex-State Psychologist Admits Sexually Abusing Teens At Claverack Juvenile Facility Ex-State Psychologist Admits Sexually Abusing Teens At Claverack Juvenile Facility
Ex-State Psychologist Admits Sexually Abusing Teens At Claverack Juvenile Facility A former New York state psychologist admitted to sexually assaulting multiple teenagers while working at a juvenile detention center in the Hudson Valley. Maya Hayes, 62, of Albany, pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal sexual act in Columbia County Court on Wednesday, June 25, court records show. Under New York law, the conviction is defined as engaging in oral or anal sexual conduct with someone incapable of consenting. The charges stem from a multi-agency investigation into abuse allegations at Columbia County’s Brookwood Secure Center for Youth, a state-run juvenile facility in the to…

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by Michael Mashburn
Lancaster, PA
News
13-Year-Old Lived In Crack House Where Dealers Pushed Drugs From Lancaster Living Room: DA 13-Year-Old Lived In Crack House Where Dealers Pushed Drugs From Lancaster Living Room: DA
13-Year-Old Lived In Crack House Where Dealers Pushed Drugs From Lancaster Living Room: DA A 13-year-old girl was living in a crack house as three adults allegedly pushed drugs out of the living room in Lancaster, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 8. Detectives say crack cocaine was being sold right out of a South Mulberry Street home while the teen — whose legal guardian is one of the accused — was inside. Joey Anthony Torres, 43, and Betty Jean Poremba, 64, allegedly ran the drug operation from their home, with James Jonathan Rocha, 28, also selling crack there on separate occasions, according to the Lancaster County Drug Task Force. Investigators say they caught all thre…

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by Jillian Pikora
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Police & Fire
Church Youth Leader Molested Girl, 9, At Mechanicsburg McDonald’s In Front Of Customers Church Youth Leader Molested Girl, 9, At Mechanicsburg McDonald’s In Front Of Customers
Church Youth Leader Molested Girl, 9, At Mechanicsburg McDonald’s In Front Of Customers A 76-year-old central Pennsylvania church volunteer molested a 9-year-old girl in front of customers at a McDonald’s, then tried to outrun police, who later found a suicide note and a gun in his home, authorities revealed. Roy Andrews of Mechanicsburg was sentenced this week to jail time, probation, and lifetime sex offender registration after admitting to sexually assaulting the child during a lunch outing tied to his church duties, according to court records filed Tuesday, July 2. Witnesses Said It Happened In Public The disturbing encounter happened on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at the McDon…

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by Jillian Pikora
Manheim, PA
News
Manheim Man's Therapy Sessions Uncover Child Sex Assaults He Committed: Affidavit Manheim Man's Therapy Sessions Uncover Child Sex Assaults He Committed: Affidavit
Manheim Man's Therapy Sessions Uncover Child Sex Assaults He Committed: Affidavit A Manheim Borough man allegedly confessed to sexually assaulting a child under his care 10 times last month, according to police and court documents. Richard Joshua Briskie, 70, told the child’s parents he had touched their daughter’s genitals multiple times while she was at his home in May, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed by Manheim Borough Police. He told police that he had recently made the same confession to his therapist, a mandated reporter, and wanted to tell the family himself. Briskie, of 38 North Clay Street, had a supervisory role over the child and was regularl…

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by Jillian Pikora
Naugatuck, CT
Police & Fire
Mom Left 1-Month-Old, 8-Year-Old Sweating In Locked Car Outside Naugatuck Walmart: Police Mom Left 1-Month-Old, 8-Year-Old Sweating In Locked Car Outside Naugatuck Walmart: Police
Mom Left 1-Month-Old, 8-Year-Old Sweating In Locked Car Outside Naugatuck Walmart: Police A routine shopping trip turned into a desperate rescue outside a Connecticut Walmart when shoppers spotted a 1-month-old and an 8-year-old locked in a hot car, police said. Talita Sonia De Carvalho Silva, 30, of Naugatuck, is facing multiple felony charges after the harrowing incident on Wednesday, June 25, police said. Temperatures that day hit a high of 91 degrees, according to Accuweather.  Shoppers at the Naugatuck Walmart noticed the children inside the vehicle after the car alarm started blaring. The 8-year-old was screaming and desperately trying to escape, police said. Both ch…

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by Josh Lanier
Wildwood, NJ
Police & Fire
Wildwood Man Sexually Assaulted Minor: Prosecutor Wildwood Man Sexually Assaulted Minor: Prosecutor
Wildwood Man Sexually Assaulted Minor: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Wildwood man was arrested and charged on Monday, June 23, with sexually assaulting a minor, authorities said. An investigation into Kenneth Ricardo Medina-Machado was launched last month following a report of the assault, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland and Wildwood Police Chief Joseph Murphy said. Medina-Machado is charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, authorities said.

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by Sam Barron
Westbury, NY
Police & Fire
Drunk Westbury Mom Drove With 3-Month-Old Baby In Car: Cops Drunk Westbury Mom Drove With 3-Month-Old Baby In Car: Cops
Drunk Westbury Mom Drove With 3-Month-Old Baby In Car: Cops A Long Island woman is facing felony charges after police say she was driving drunk with a baby in her car. Officers pulled over Michelle Lopez, 22, on Merrick Avenue near Stewart Avenue in Westbury just before midnight on Sunday, June 22, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Police say Lopez was driving a white 2013 Honda Civic with no front license plate when they stopped her around 11:55 p.m. Officers say she had “slurred speech, watery eyes and an odor of alcohol emanating from her breath.” She tested positive during a Standardized Field Sobriety Test and was arrested with…

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by Cecilia Levine
Ocean City, NJ
Police & Fire
Philly Man Installed Hidden Cameras In Boardwalk Bathrooms: Ocean City Police Philly Man Installed Hidden Cameras In Boardwalk Bathrooms: Ocean City Police
Philly Man Installed Hidden Cameras In Boardwalk Bathrooms: Ocean City Police A 38-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested after installing hidden cameras inside a bathroom along a Jersey Shore boardwalk, authorities announced Friday, June 20. At 12:25 p.m., on Thursday, June 12, officers responded to the public bathrooms at 6th Street and the Boardwalk after a woman found a recording device inside one of the bathrooms, Ocean City police said. Officers discovered additional cameras in public bathrooms at 10th Street and 11th Street, police said. An investigation determined the suspect as Harold Perkins and he was arrested following a search of his home in Philadelphia…

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by Sam Barron
Denville, NJ
Police & Fire
Baby Injured, Daycare Employee Charged: Denville PD Baby Injured, Daycare Employee Charged: Denville PD
Baby Injured, Daycare Employee Charged: Denville PD A 26-year-old Mount Arlington woman was arrested and charged on Wednesday, June 18 after an 11-month old was injured at a daycare facility, authorities said. Denville police responded to the Goddard School after an 11-month-old was injured while under the care of daycare staff, Denville police said. An investigation determined the injury resulted from neglectful actions taken by Alysha Zarzycki, an employee at the daycare. Zarzycki’s conduct directly led to the child’s injury, police said. Zarzycki was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, placed under arrest, processed, and tra…

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by Sam Barron
Cape May, NJ
Police & Fire
Cape May Teacher Indicted After Having Baby With 13-Year-Old Student: Prosecutor Cape May Teacher Indicted After Having Baby With 13-Year-Old Student: Prosecutor
Cape May Teacher Indicted After Having Baby With 13-Year-Old Student: Prosecutor A 34-year-old Cape May County elementary school teacher was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday, June 17 on sexual assault charges after engaging in a relationship with a student, authorities said. Laura Caron, who taught fiftth grade at Middle Township Elementary School, is charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said. The relationship with the student began in 2016, when the child was approximately 11 years old, and lasted until 2020, officials said. The relationship occurred while the c…

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by Sam Barron
Plainview-Old Bethpage, NY
News
LI Child Therapist Admits Sharing Videos Depicting Infants Being Raped LI Child Therapist Admits Sharing Videos Depicting Infants Being Raped
LI Child Therapist Admits Sharing Videos Depicting Infants Being Raped A Long Island therapist who worked with kids formally confessed to sharing videos of child sex abuse, including victims as young as infants. Renee Hoberman, 36, of Plainview – also known as “Rina” – pleaded guilty to receiving and distributing child pornography in Central Islip federal court on Wednesday, June 18. Hoberman admitted to using social media messaging apps to upload videos depicting one or more minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct between June and October 2024, according to the US Attorney’s Office. Several videos depicted infants aged six months to one year being physic…

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by Michael Mashburn
Garden City, NY
Police & Fire
Sephora Sexual Assault: Man Inappropriately Touches Girl, 11, In Garden City, Police Say Sephora Sexual Assault: Man Inappropriately Touches Girl, 11, In Garden City, Police Say
Sephora Sexual Assault: Man Inappropriately Touches Girl, 11, In Garden City, Police Say A man is accused of sexually abusing a child inside a Sephora store in Garden City, Nassau County police announced on Wednesday, June 18. Riken Acharya, 21, of Carl Avenue in Franklin Square, allegedly inappropriately touched an 11-year-old girl inside the Sephora located at 630 Old Country Road around 5:54 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, according to detectives. Police say Acharya fled the store after the assault, but responding officers quickly found him nearby and placed him under arrest without incident. Acharya is charged with: Felony Sexual Abuse in the First Degree. Misdemeanor Endanger…

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by Jillian Pikora