1. Bravo Spitzer - another job well done. 2. Mr Fitzgerald - drugs can be evil, no doubt - but that doesn't excuse this person, nor you. I won't even get into the grammar you presented. 3. Bravo Spitzer.
These two posts are beyond words other than we should all be careful because They Walk Among Us every single day of every single year.
"They walk among us" is the scary thought. We received this email on Feb 29th. And credible or not, it was weird. It was even more weird to read the article in the news paper today about this Junco guy.
WATERFORD Sex offender faces registration count Man allegedly failed to respond to request for address verification BY J. JUDE HAZARD Gazette Reporter Reach Gazette reporter J. Jude Hazard at 664-2508 or jhazard@dailygazette.net.
Town police charged a registered sex offender Wednesday with failing to verify his address with a state agency. Arthur Toomey, 49, of 3 Riberdy’s Grove, was arrested after town police were notified by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services that Toomey hadn’t replied to a request for information. Toomey faces a felony violation of state Corrections Law and a maximum of one year in prison. The state maintains a database with the addresses of all registered sex offenders, and each offender is required to return an annual address verification form within 10 days of receiving it in the mail. “We take our responsibility for ensuring the accuracy of the sex offender registry very seriously,” said Division of Criminal Justice Services spokeswoman Janine Kava. “We want to make sure that the information we’re providing to the public as a resource is as up-to-date and accurate as it can be.” Kava said that letters are sent to local police departments if the state doesn’t receive a reply to the address verification within 21 days of it being sent out. “This is an administrative thing and he has to do yearly updates,” Waterford Public Safety Commissioner John Tanchak said. “We have to do what we have to do.” Saratoga County District Attorney James A. Murphy III said that Toomey didn’t get the letter from the state because mail is not delivered to residents on Riberdy’s Grove. Instead, residents there use post office boxes, but the law requiring annual address verification does not allow sex offenders to use post office boxes. “In cases where a P.O. box is the only location at which a sex offender gets mail, I would suspect that DCJS and the police department have worked out an alternative method of verification,” Murphy said. “We’ll be examining this case now that it’s charged.” Toomey was convicted of fi rstdegree sexual abuse involving a 15-year-old girl in 1989 in Saratoga County, according to state records. He served more than five years for that abuse at the Mid-State Correctional Facility in Oneida County before being released in 1995. He also served 2 1 /2 years at the Mount McGregor Correctional Facility in Wilton after being convicted of second-degree attempted assault in 2000 in Albany County. Toomey is free on $20,000 bail, according to officials at the Saratoga County Jail. “The failing to register cases are extremely important because we and the public need to know where sex offenders reside,” Murphy said. “In the absence of some compelling argument or defense, we prosecute these cases.” Toomey is one of 95 Level 2 sex offenders in Saratoga County, according to the Division of Criminal Justice Services Web site. There are more than 9,000 Level 2 sex offenders statewide. Level 2 offenders are considered to have a moderate risk of repeat offenses.
BALLSTON SPA Man charged with sexual assault of girl BY KATHY PARKER Gazette Reporter Reach Gazette reporter Kathy Parker at 885-6705 or kparker@dailygazette.net.
A Saratoga Springs man is being held in the Saratoga County jail on $75,000 bail after being indicted and arraigned on six charges related to an alleged sexual assault on a 10-year-old girl. A grand jury indicted Ulysses McClary, 39, on charges of predatory sexual assault against a child, criminal sexual act, attempted rape, sex abuse and endangering the welfare of a child for incidents police allege happened in Clifton Park in January. He was arraigned in Saratoga County Court and ordered held on $75,000 bail or $100,000 bond.
They have always walked among us and no one can say when they will strike.....sex offenders, killers, insane etc etc.......we cannot categorize them any further....the consequence needs to be that which everyone talks about.....the boundaries have been 'talked away' in such a UN way......watch Mr.Spitzer and the call girl see what they get......more smoke blown up our a!@#$.......if it is not for all then who the hell cares......maybe eye for an eye is worth it....or never leaving our doorway on the sabbath.......the unjust scales rule......
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
Army recruiter accused of meeting teens on MySpace Reported by: Walt McClure Email: waltmcclure@fox23news.com
A 22-year-old Army recruiter from Green Island is accused of endangering the welfare of two teenage girls he met on MySpace. An Army recruiter is under arrest after meeting up with two teens he encountered on MySpace. 22-year old Richard Brenton met the 16-year-old girls in February, arranged to meet them in Saratoga County, then brought them back to his Green Island home, where both stayed the night.
Brenton allegedly gave one of the girls enough alcohol to get drunk.
Police are still investigating and say more charges could come.
Sex offender charged with child porn possession Friday, March 21, 2008
SCHENECTADY — A man convicted in the 1980s of sodomizing a 3-year-old child now faces a federal charge accusing him of possessing child pornography, authorities said.
William Stekeur, 57, formerly of Schenectady, was indicted this week on a federal count of possession of child pornography, accused of possessing images of children engaged in sexual acts.
He allegedly possessed the images Dec. 12 on computer disks at an address in Schenectady, according to papers filed in court. Papers do not indicate the address.
Stekeur is listed on the state sex offender registry as a Level 2 risk to reoffend.
He had been free since 2002, after serving 14 years of a 7 to 21 year sentence on the sodomy conviction, records show. His release then came as a function of serving two-thirds of his maximum sentence.
He has since been sent back to prison to complete his sentence. He arrived back in state custody Jan. 15. He is expected to be held in state custody until the maximum expiration of his sentence, scheduled for April 2009 regardless of the federal charge.
Stekeur was convicted by a Montgomery County Court jury in March 1985 of first-degree sodomy and endangering the welfare of a child. The jury found he had deviant sexual intercourse with a 3 1/2-year-old child.
A successful life came undone in the Web's darkest recesses How a Clifton Park businessman wound up going to prison for child porn
By ROBERT GAVIN, Staff writer First published: Monday, March 24, 2008 President of Delmar Learning Greg Burnell, right, received a Community Champion Award for his company in 2004. (Times Union archive)
ALBANY -- In 1995, when a Clifton Park publishing company needed a new president, it chose a seasoned executive from a New Jersey-based national leader in educational textbooks. Within 10 years, he was overseeing hundreds of employees, a key player in a merger and had donated thousands of dollars to charity. His company, Delmar Learning, was being heralded as the area's top private-sector employer.
By 2005, Gregory M. Burnell was a Capital Region success story -- one that would not last. "Things come up on the Internet that grab your attention," his attorney, Evan Barr, told a federal judge on March 12, "and one thing led to another. And he wound up in this terrible predicament, truly an aberration in an otherwise good life." Earlier this month, the 51-year-old Burnell was sentenced to six years in prison for possessing hardcore child pornography on his laptop computer. It is the result of a double life: one a respected Capital Region businessman, husband and father of a 9-year-old daughter; the other a methodical enabler of violent child exploitation peddled on the Internet. The two sides collided on July 28, 2006, when federal agents met Burnell at Albany International Airport upon his return from a business trip to Florida. A year later, he pleaded guilty. "Words cannot describe the shame that I'm feeling," Burnell told Judge Thomas McAvoy, saying that since being stopped that day, "I've been living in sort of a prison of my own mind." It had started with legal porn, Barr informed the court that day, calling Burnell someone who crossed the line, driven by life's stresses and heavy drinking. McAvoy called the material "horrific," yet labeled Burnell a "good man." Dipping below sentencing guidelines, McAvoy gave Burnell the 72-month sentence. He could have imposed 10 years. In November 2005, Burnell secretly paid $79.95 for a subscription to a Web site that not only depicted children in sexually explicit behavior but also showed them being raped by adults, court papers show. All told, the evidence showed, Burnell had at least 265 pages of materials that held about 5,119 images and he clicked on more than 100 video files. In January 2007, Burnell's employment ended at Delmar Learning, now part of the Manhattan-based Cengage Learning consortium. That July, he pleaded guilty to the federal crime. He's remained out of jail in the interim -- McAvoy even allowed him to visit relatives in Virginia last Christmas. But come April 22, Burnell will report to federal prison. His story, for years, was one of ever-increasing success. Born in Toledo, Ohio, Burnell lived in four countries because his father was in the military. He and his sister were the first in the family to attend college, Barr noted. In 1979, he joined the textbook industry as a sales representative in Wisconsin and climbed from there, becoming vice president and publisher at Prentice-Hall in New Jersey. Burnell ran its technology and technician publishing program before he was hired at Delmar. In March 2005, Burnell helped the company merge with Course Technology in Boston. Soon he was supervising some 600 employees. He also donated thousands of dollars to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northeast NY, Saratoga Hospital Pediatric Center, and the Children's Hospital Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders, among others.But by 1998, Burnell was experiencing stress, Barr said. He began abusing alcohol, consuming at times eight to 12 drinks a night, and he also smoked two packs a day and was on medication for anxiety, claustrophobia and high blood pressure, he said. And then he turned to the Internet, Barr added. The end for Burnell came in November 2005, when police probing trafficking in hardcore child pornography searched a server and found log files revealing the Internet protocol, or IP addresses, of people who obtained access to a Web site called "Illegal CP." The site, which contained images of children in sexually explicit behavior, showed Burnell repeatedly accessed it from his Time Warner RoadRunner account. Agents, armed with a search warrant, went to Burnell's home and seized computers. After speaking to his wife, agents learned he was expected to return the next day from a business trip. On July, 28, 2006, they met him at the airport in Colonie. Gregory Burnell's double life was exposed. Robert Gavin can be reached at 434-2403 or by e-mail at rgavin@ timesunion.com
He also donated thousands of dollars to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northeast NY, Saratoga Hospital Pediatric Center, and the Children's Hospital Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders, among others
Geezzzzee...I guess this guy did like kids. Talk about a person being 'a half a bubble off', huh?
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
ALBANY Sex offender admits failure to register Man faces up to 20 years in prison BY STEVEN COOK Gazette Reporter
A former Schenectady man faces up to 20 years in state prison after admitting to weapons and sex offender counts, authorities said. Travis Hester, 24, pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Albany to leaving the state without registering and to lying on a gun application. Hester, a Level 2 sex offender, admitted that he failed to register between April 10 and July 12 of last year and that he moved out of state to Florida. That triggered the still relatively new federal Adam Walsh Act that makes moving across state lines and failing to register punishable by up to 10 years in state prison. Hester also admitted Friday that he lied on a gun application form. He admitted writing that he was never convicted of a felony, when he was convicted in Missouri in 1999 of burglary. He then admitted to officers that he lied on the application and knew he could not legally get a gun. He also allegedly said he didn’t really want to purchase the weapon, only test the system. The system apparently worked and he did not receive the weapon. It was that incident that led to officers later finding him in Florida and the registration count soon followed. Hester was charged locally in 2006 with several misdemeanors, including third-degree sexual abuse and forcible touching. He pleaded guilty to both sex charges in October. The convictions sent Hester to jail for 60 days and placed him on probation for six years. He is listed as a Level 2 offender on the state registry with a current address as the Oneida County Jail. Each federal plea carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison, sentences that could run consecutively, Hester’s attorney Timothy Austin said Tuesday. Austin said he hoped the sentence would be less. The plea includes a provision that Hester can still appeal a decision regarding the registration count. The judge denied a motion to dismiss the count. The law on which the charge is based is being challenged in other cases, Austin said. He noted that state failure to register charges carry a maximum of one year in jail, while the maximum on the federal conviction is 10 years. “You can see the disparity there,” Austin said. “Among the questions to be addressed on appeal is whether or not failure to satisfy the New York State obligation is now a federal crime.” Hester now becomes one of a few individuals statewide to admit to a charge under the new federal law. A 42-year-old Albany resident was the first person in the state convicted of violating the statute. Clyde Hall Jr. pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy in July. He has yet to be sentenced. Authorities have also said notorious child molester Alan Horowitz, who was recaptured last year in India, may also face the charge. Horowitz was sent back to state prison. Reach Gazette reporter Steven Cook at 395-3122 or scook@dailygazette.net.
By PAUL NELSON, Staff writer Monday, March 31, 2008
SCHENECTADY -- A 41-year-old city man with a felony conviction has been charged with allegedly uploading child pornography images four times last summer.
Mark Cook is charged with four counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child, a felony, for allegedly uploading the images of naked underaged females from his home computer in July and August and then again twice in September. Cook appeared in city court Monday afternoon where his public defender entered a not guilty plea. He is being held at the Schenectady County Jail on $10,000 bail.
So will Mr. Cook have to register as a sex offender? And if he does will he be able to move back to his original residence in the city?
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Posted at: 06/14/2007 12:59:08 PM Updated at: 06/19/2007 11:52:22 AM By: John Allen
Sex offender says he has no place left to go
SCOTIA - Richard Matthews is a registered sex offender living in Scotia. But after a decision by the Schenectady County Legislature, he'll have to move out by October.
He says this new law is forcing him to move from a home that is a strong influence in helping him get his life back together.
Matthews is listed as a Level 3 offender on The New York State Sex Offender Registry. In January he pleaded guilty to a sex crime he committed against a minor when he was 18.
Sch'dy County restricts where sex offenders can live New restrictions have been passed on where convicted sex offenders can live in Schenectady County. They will prohibit registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of day care centers, schools parks and playgrounds... He has been taken in by Will and Lois Seyse, who believe he will not re-offend.
Matthews does not believe parents in this Scotia neighborhood should think he's a threat to their children.
"I don't see why there would be any reason for it. I'm not attracted to kids, you know," he said.
"I think that's what a lot of people feel. That's their fear," he added.
Matthews is now 21 years old. As part of his plea he served nine months in jail and will be on probation for 10 years.
Some of the conditions of his probation are that he can't be within 1,000 feet of a school or other location where children might congregate, he must see his parole officer once a week, he must undergo therapy, he can't leave Schenectady County and he must be constantly monitored by a GPS system.
"This is on permanently," Matthews said, talking about the ankle monitor he wears. "If I ever remove it, it would send a signal to the Department of Probation."
Living here hasn't been easy for him or the Seyse family. They've received graphic hate mail and more.
"Somebody really planned it out. They put two dead fish wrapped in newspaper and put newspaper clippings and tabloid clippings, composed this three-by-five plywood cutout, put it on a tree outside our house with references to sexuality, killings and mob hits," Matthews described.
Now with Schenectady County's new law that doesn't allow sex offenders to live within 2,000 feet of a school, day care center or park, Matthews has to move. But to where? The law eliminates most of the county except the most isolated areas -- mostly farmland around Duanesburg.
"And part of my condition of my probation is I can't be around any sex offenders or converse with them. So how am I supposed to keep the conditions of my probation when it's to keep me away from people who committed a similar crime?" he wondered. "There's going to be 200. I believe 211 last time I checked the website. I'm supposed to stay away from 211 people corralled in the same area I am."
"That means I have absolutely no place to go. No place at all," he added.
Matthews and the Seyes family aren't sure what their next move will be. They will be seeking legal council.
APRIL 4, 2008 Thanks to Schenectady’s Kosiur’s Law, Sex Offender Moves to Amsterdam. I’m sure you remember the story of sex offender, Richard Matthews, who was forced to move out of Schenectady and then Scotia because Kosiur’s Law restricted where he could live.
According to Family Watchdog he now lives in Amsterdam. He lives in an apartment house where children live and/or wait in front of each morning to catch the school bus. According to WNYT, Matthews was not supposed to move out of Schenectady County per the terms of his ten year probation agreement. Apparently, that agreement has been rewritten.
As many of us predicted when Schenectady County passed this law, sex offenders would move into rural areas or neighboring counties where these laws do not exist. That is what Matthews has done.
But even with Matthews moving and with Kosiur’s Law in place, THERE ARE STILL 201 SEX OFFENDERS IN SCHENECTADY, ROTTERDAM AND SCOTIA, according to Family Watchdog.
Apparently, Kosiur’s Law is not working very well.
what did he do when he was 18???.....have sex with a 13-14-15-16-17 year old??????
stones are hard to throw when they are in your own 'backyard'.......not to mention the curiosity after seeing 'the movie' in school that is condoned by the 'state'......
really,,,,does anyone have specifics???
we must be very very very wary of witch hunts.......be careful, logical, and honest(with ourselves)......even with laws about feet/yards/miles,,,,,,,bottom line is the buck stops at the parent and truly this is just our humaness.......as for the judges and legislators---let me just say one word--Spitzer,,okay maybe two words---Clinton,,,wait maybe three or four words---toe tapping....the list is endless.......
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
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