Category Archive for : ‘Child Sexual Abuse’

Newsday
By John Hildebrand and Jim Baumbach
1/14/25

NYS Board of Regents Reviews Plan to ‘Fast Track’ Teaching-License Suspensions Over Sex Abuse Accusations

Teachers accused of sexually abusing students could face “fast-track” license suspensions under a proposed rules change reviewed Monday by the state’s policymaking Board of Regents.

If approved at the Regents next meeting on May 5 in Albany, the new regulations could provide for speedier, temporary removal of accused teachers from their classrooms until all appeals in their cases are settled, state education officials said. However, those accused would be entitled to summary hearings before temporary license suspensions were imposed.

Decades of Allegations

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News 12 Long Island
By Jonathon Gordon
1/08/25

Officials: Suffolk County Police Officer Charged with Child Sex Abuse, Suspended Without Pay

Suffolk County Police Officer Sean Mahony has been with the department for 22 years.

Law enforcement officials confirm Suffolk County Police Officer Sean Mahony has been suspended without pay following his arrest last month.

According to court records, Mahony pleaded not guilty on Monday to two counts of child sex abuse and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

According to defense attorney Anthony La Pinta, Mahony is accused of touching a young boy

News 12 Long Island
By Kevin Vesey
12/18/24

Bay Shore School Board Approves $35 Million Settlement for Alleged Sexual Abuse Victims

The Bay Shore School Board voted unanimously Wednesday evening to approve a $35 million settlement for 12 former students who allege they were sexually abused by retired elementary school teacher Thomas Bernagozzi. The settlements are part of claims made under New York’s Child Victims Act, which allows survivors of childhood sexual abuse to seek justice even if the abuse occurred many years ago.

Bernagozzi faces accusations from 45 former students. He has been criminally

Reuters
By Brad Brooks
12/09/24

Rapper Jay-Z Accused in Lawsuit of Raping 13-Year-Old Girl

An amended lawsuit filed in federal court on Sunday alleges that rap mogul Jay-Z raped a 13-year-old girl along with Sean “Diddy” Combs during a party in 2000.

Jay-Z denied the allegations on social media and blasted the lawsuit, calling it part of a “blackmail attempt” by the plaintiff’s lawyer. Lawyers for Jay-Z did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The lawsuit was originally filed in October in the Southern District of New York and at that time did not name Jay-Z

Long Island News 12
By Chris Boyle
12/09/24

Suffolk DA Tierney: Connecticut Man Convicted of Sexually Abusing His Ex-Girlfriend’s Daughter

The Defendant Faces Up To 25 Years in Prison at Sentence and Will Be Required to Register as a Sex Offender.

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that a 60-year-old Connecticut man was found guilty after a jury trial of Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child, for sexually abusing a child for five years, beginning when she was six years old.

The District Attorney’s Office is not naming the defendant in order

News 12 Long Island
By Jonathan Gordon
12/04/24

Federal Judge Approves Diocese of Rockville Centre’s Bankruptcy Plan; Finalizes $323M Settlement for Hundreds of Alleged Sex Abuse Victims

The judge said he hoped this resolution would bring the victims peace and begin to put the church’s history behind it.

A years-long, painful legal battle between the eighth largest diocese in the country and hundreds of alleged sex abuse victims came to an end today.

Chief Judge Martin Glenn signed off on the Diocese of Rockville Centre’s bankruptcy plan which finalized the $323 million settlement to begin dolling