Category Archive for : ‘LONG ISLAND NEWS’

Lamar McClendon, a 48 year old Hempstead man who prosecutors say tied up, raped and impregnated his former girlfriend’s 11 year old daughter, was sentenced yesterday to 14 years in prison.  The girl had to go out of state to get an abortion while six months pregnant because late term abortions are not legal in New York.  Over a period of six months, McClendon would often sexually abuse the girl when her mother was not home.  In one case, he tied the girl to a bed using extension cords covered

Two weeks after implementing a mapping system to track sex offenders, Town of Babylon officials said yesterday they had identified seven offenders living too close to places where children congregate and 17 in illegal housing.  The seven were told to leave their residences by the town’s Quality of Life Task Force because they were violating a county residency restriction law.  The law, passed in June, prohibits registered sex offenders from living within a quarter-mile of schools, parks, playgrounds or licensed child care centers.  One offender evicted was Clarence Carter, a

The Suffolk Legislature yesterday began addressing heightened concerns in some communities about sex offenders by unanimously adopting two bills and introducing legislation that would expand notification requirements when an offender moves into a neighborhood.  Lawmakers approved a resolution that would require the Suffolk probation department to tell victims and /or their legal guardians when a registered sex offender absconds from supervision.  The lawmakers also approved a measure to prohibit county departments and contractors from participating in the placement of more than one offender in a dwelling.  It seeks to reduce

Thomas J. Kowalczyk, a 24 year old elementary school custodian at Clear Stream Avenue School in Valley Stream, was arrested yesterday on charges that he tried to solicit sex from a 14 year old Suffolk County boy over the Internet.  He has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor.  Anyone with information on the case can call 631-852-6000.

(New York)

Louis W. Fappiano, a 24 year old Connecticut man, was arrested yesterday for abusing a 14 year old Long Island girl he first met in an online game room more than a year ago.  Fappiano, of 8 Lakeview Ave, West Haven, was arrested and charged with first degree sexual abuse, third degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a minor.  He drove from Connecticut to Suffolk County in July of this year to meet the girl in person.

(Lake Grove, New York)

Lawmakers across Long Island are responding to heightened community concerns about sex offenders by proposing legislation that would more strictly govern where they live and how they are monitored.  In Suffolk, county legislators are considering four proposals that would increase restrictions on offenders and the landlords who house them and notify victims when an offender violates probation.  In Nassau, Long Beach and East Rockaway have moved to tighten prohibitions on where sex offenders reside.  East Rockaway voted to prohibit offenders from living within 1,000 feet of areas where children congregate.