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New York Post

Rev. Paul Shanley, a 74 year old priest who is now accused of rape, spoke in favor of sexbetween men and boys at a 1979 meeting that apparently led to the founding of a group advocatingthe practice. Documents show that the Archdiocese of Boston knew of this and sexual-misconductallegations against him since at least 1967 but continued for three decades to assign him toparishes where he had access to children. The North American Man Boy Love Association apparentlywas formed at the end of the meeting. All of the

More than two dozen men who claimed they were molested as boys by Roman Catholic priests have reached a $5 million settlement with the Diocese of Paterson.  The deal, which represents the largest payout by a New Jersey diocese in a clergy sex-abuse case, also provides four years of counseling for the 26 men.  Most of them claimed they were violated as boys from 1968 to 1982 by James Hanley.  He was removed from the priesthood in 2002.

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Newsday/Denise M. Bonilla

Larry A. Mills, a 51 year old Brentwood man who raped a 72 year old woman more than 25 years agoin a Bay Shore senior housing complex, was arrested early Friday on charges of failing to registeras a sex offender after moving to a rest home in Lake Ronkonkoma. Mills has been arrested severaltimes for violating the Sex Offender Registration Act, also known as Megan’s Law. He failed to fillout the required sex offender change of address form. He is a Level 3 sex offender. He is beingheld

The Longwood school district is the first to adopt an e-mail alert system that notifies subscribers when a sex offender moves to any Long Island community.  The postcard mailing service, which the district discarded last week, only advised residents when sex offenders moved into the district.  The Parents for Megan’s Law sponsored e-mail program increases the information parents can access about convicted sex offenders because the no-cost method informs subscribers when a registered offender moves into the school district or any other community.  It is estimated that the district spent

Daily News/Nancie L. Katz

John Mercure, a 22 year old Brooklyn man wanted for raping a woman and attacking another in aspan of a few hours last month, was nabbed September 26, 2003 in Columbus, Ohio by NYPD cops. Hewas wanted for two attacks that included the brutal gunpoint rape of a 17 year old Rhode Islandtourist visiting New York. His crime spree began August 30 when he stole a car and then used it totry and abduct two different women in Brooklyn. He shot at both women and raped the

Jose Laboy, a 50 year old Brooklyn man, stalked 10 year old Emily Garcia, a karate student, and tried to abduct her in front of her home after he failed to lure her into his car.  She said he held her so tightly that she couldn’t use her karate moves against him.  At that moment, Emily’s girlfriend came walking by.  When her friend said Hi, he loosened her hand and ran back to his car.  The same stranger tried to sweet-talk her into his car several times outside her school,