Category Archive for : ‘General’

Foster’s Daily Democrat/Charles McMahon

Three registered sex offenders face charges following a three month long investigation into their alleged use of social networking sites and not notifying police.  Police say Eric White, 46, of Towle Farm Road, Christopher Daignault, 39, of 22 Mary Batchelder Road and Adam Miller, 31, of 85 Brown Avenue were operating under disclosed social networking pages and/or email addresses and failed to notify police.  Police say they do not believe that the offenders were using the online identifiers to conduct inappropriate activity but their failure to

The South Shore Press

Assemblyman Marc Alessi (D-Wading River) announced that the Child Safety Fair that he hosted in partnership with the Attorney General’s Office on Thursday, February 25, was a success.  The fair taught parents and guardians how to help their children use the Internet without falling victim to its many risks.  It was held at the Riverhead Culinary Arts Center.  Also in attendance at the fair was Yello Dyno and Parents for Megan’s Law, who representatives discussed how to identify inappropriate behavior and recognize signs of abuse. (New

The South Shore Press/Honorable Jack Eddington, Suffolk County Legislator

According to Parents for Megan’s Law, the average sexual offender is 31 years old, white and male.  Less than half (about 42 percent) report having never been married.  Roughly the same percentages (35 to 40 percent) are repeat offenders.  Furthermore, fully 93 percent of sexual assault victims know their attacker as either family members or acquaintances. That means that only seven percent of sexual predators are actual strangers, a fact that at first glance would appear to be good news, but

The Long Island Advance/Suffolk County Legislator Jack Eddington

According to Parents for Megan’s Law, the average sexual offender is 31 years old,white and male. Lessthan half (about 42 percent) report having never been married. Roughly the same percentages(35 to 40percent) are repeat offenders. Furthermore, fully 93 percent of sexual assault victims knowtheirattacker as either family members oracquaintances. That means that only seven percent of sexual predators are actual strangers, afact that atfirst glance would appear to be good news, but not really. In all, the statistics areunsettling,especially when you consider that

South Shore Press/William J. Nevins Jr.

Parents for Megan’s Law & the Crime Victims Center had their Champion for Children AwardsGala at Villa Lombardi’s in Holbrook last week. Honored for their continued support and dedicationwere Frank MacKay, Chairman of the NYS Independence Party, and Gary Melius, CEO of Oheka ManagementCorporation. Many political dignitaries and supporters were in attendance for this successfulevent.

If you would like to make a donation, please send to address below: 2010 Champion for ChildrenAwards Gala Parents for Megan’s Law & the Crime Victims Center PO Box 145 Stony

Fox5news/John Deutzman

Edwin Rodriguez, a convicted child molester, was discovered by Fox 5 running a karate schoolin Glendale, Queens and have close contact with young children every day even though there havebeen plenty of tough laws passed to protect kids from child molesters.  Fox 5 received ananonymous tip that a registered sex offender was the owner of a place called Gem Shotokan Karate onMyrtle Avenue.  Fox 5 used a hidden camera and established that Rodriguez not only wasteaching young children but that he seemed extremely friendly and likeable to both