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Newsday/Alfonso A. Castillo

Wendy Hatras, 34, was charged with first degree sexual abuse, a felony, and endangering thewelfare of a child and second degree reckless endangerment, both misdemeanors, after a Holbrookgrandmother secretly videotaped her with a camera disguised as an alarm clock and saw Hatrasphysically abusing her 2 year old grandson on tape. Hatras, of 120 Geery Avenue in Holbrook, washired after she responded to an ad for a sitter in a local paper. She provided references, whichall checked out. The grandmother became suspicious after noticing what appeared to be a

Legislation for the Brookhaven Town Board to adopt a Child Protection Act will be the topic of a public hearing slated for December 20 at 6:20 p.m. at Brookhaven Town Hall.  If adopted, the law would restrict where convicted sex offenders could reside.  Second District Councilman Kevin McCarrick introduced the legislation that would keep convicted sex offenders from residing 1,000 feet from either a school or playground.  McCarrick’s pending legislation was lauded by Laura Ahearn, executive director of Parents for Megan’s Law.  She joined McCarrick in a press conference last

New York recently joined the United States Department of Justice’s national sex offender public registry website.  The national website compiles a list of sex offenders directly from the state websites.  However, only level three sex offenders are listed on the state website, and will therefore be listed on the national website.  Jessica Scaperotti, spokesperson for the New York State Department of Justice, said The governor has called for a strengthening of Megan’s Law in order to have all sex offenders listed on the website, noting that a bill to do

Nassau and Suffolk County probation officers will randomly visit the area’s most dangerous sex offenders to ensure they stay away from minors.  Probation officers will visit offenders to make sure they are not violating terms of probation, which include placing Halloween decoration on their homes, wearing costumes or responding to trick-or-treaters.  Nassau currently has 278 sex offenders, 170 of whom committed sex crimes on children under 18.  Laura Ahearn, executive director of Parents for Megan’s Law in New York, said parents should use the state’s online sex offender registry, which

Xavier Morris, a 22 year old newlywed and first-time father, lives in a Sound Beach community decked out for Halloween trick-or-treaters, where kids used to ride bikes and shoot hoops in driveways, where children now play inside and the narrow roads of the wooded enclave of Scott’s Beach are empty.  Residents there say he should leave.  Morris is a level 3 sex offender who admits he sexually abused three young relatives when he was a teenager, but only after he himself was damaged by years of sexual abuse.  He says

Newsday/Cynthia Daniels

The Huntington Town Board last night unanimously approved a new law designed to protect childrenby limiting how close sex offenders can live to schools, parks and playgrounds. The legislation,sponsored by Republican Councilman Mark Capodanno, would bar registered sex offenders who establishresidence in the town after October 31 from living within 1,000 feet of a school and 500 feet of apark or playground. Violators would face a town summons and a fine, ranging from $250 to $2,500,per offense. The last thing I want is for [this law] to give any