Category Archive for : ‘LONG ISLAND NEWS’

newsday.com/Ann Givens

Mark Barber, a 50 year old former Nassau correction officer, is accused of sexually abusingseveral female inmates.  The prosecutor said he chose his victims carefully, selecting thosewho would be least believable if they ever complained about him.  Jurors are expected to begindeliberating Tuesday on the charges against Barber that include rape, official misconduct, forcibletouching and promoting prison contraband.  If he is found guilty of the most serious chargesagainst him he faces up to 20 years in prison.  Between 2007 and 2009, Barber madearrangements so he could be alone

newsday.com/Bill Mason

Damien O’Brien, a 32 year old East Moriches man, was arrested Wednesday and charged withpossession of child pornography.  O’Brien, of 13 Linda Lane, turned himself intoofficers.  Investigators had executed a search warrant at O’Brien’s home last week and seizedcomputers, CDs and DVDs that contained a large quantity of child pornography. 
(New York)

newsday.com/John Valenti

Shawn Mead, a 44 year old custodian at Lincoln Avenue Elementary School in Sayville, wasarrested early Tuesday and charged with possessing child pornography.  Mead, of Bailey Avenuein Patchogue, was arrested after an undercover investigation into individuals trading childpornography online.  He is charged with one count of possessing a sexual performance by achild.
(New York)

newsday.com/Ellen Yan

Five East End sex offenders were arrested in a multiagency, five-day sting to check theircompliance with state registration mandates.  In Operation Lighthouse, federal and localenforcement visited the homes of 60 sex offenders between July 9 and July 13 and found five had notfully complied with the law.  At least five other police departments took part in OperationLighthouse: Suffolk, Southampton Town, Southampton Village, Southold Town and East Hampton Town.
(New York)

newsday.com/Kevin Deutsch and Robert Brodsky

David M. Boutin, a 42 year old West Hempstead financial planner, is accused of having sexwith a 13 year old boy he met on Craigslist.  Boutin, of Roy Street, has admitted to theacts.  He was arrested Friday after a patrol officer discovered him with the boy in Boutin’s2010 Toyota Corolla.  He is charged with having sex with the boy in Wading River sometimebetween April 15 and May 31.  Boutin is being held in jail in lieu of $10,000 cash bail. He faces up to 14 years

Newsday/Denise M. Bonilla

Babylon officials has shelved plans for a law that would limit where sex offenders live intown after concern about a federal suit challenging Suffolk County sex offender residencyrestrictions.  Town leaders held off on a vote yesterday after a public hearing on theproposed law, which would make it unlawful for convicted Level 2 and Level 3 sex offenders to livewithin a quarter-mile of a school, child day care center, day camp, park or playground. Offenders would have 30 days to comply or face a fine of up to $2,500