Cold Spring Harbor Voters OK Funds for Sex-Abuse Settlements

Cold Spring Harbor voters Thursday night approved the liquidation of a reserve fund to pay two sex-abuse lawsuits. The vote was 241-27. The district had asked for the vote to cover the settlements brought under the Child Victims Act against two former teachers, both of whom Read More …

Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Niece

A  Melville man pleaded guilty Monday to sexually abusing his seven-year-old niece in August. “This defendant violated the innocence of a seven-year-old child to satisfy his own despicable sexual desires,” said District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. “This plea will hold the defendant accountable while sparing Read More …

Cold Spring Harbor to Vote on Financing of Sex-Abuse Settlement

Residents of the Cold Spring Harbor Central School District will vote Nov. 16 on a proposition to liquidate the district’s 2020 $7,667,594 Capital Reserve Fund to pay a settlement agreement involving sex-abuse lawsuits. If approved by voters, the reserve funds will be used toward paying  Read More …

Cold Spring Harbor School District Settles 2 Sex Abuse Claims

The Cold Spring Harbor school district has agreed to pay a total of $14 million to  settle two claims of sex abuse dating back 40 years. In a letter to the community dated Aug. 8, the district said it agreed to pay one former student Read More …

School Bus Driver Accused of Sex Abuse, Possessing Child Porn

Updated: A school bus driver was arrested Tuesday morning and accused of sex abuse and possession of child pornography.   Suffolk County police arrested Charles Titone III at his home on Depot Road in Huntington Station after an investigation triggered by a tip from the Read More …

Man Charged in Sex Abuse of Child

A Huntington Station man is due in court Tuesday on charges of sex with a child under the age of 13. Carlos Argueta, 33, faces two counts of a B felony, listed as first-degree Course sex conduct with a child, which is defined as “when, Read More …

Ex-Whitman Teacher Gets 90 Days in Rape Case

Brian Dreher,42, a former teacher at Walt Whitman High School, was sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to several charges involving his sexual relationship with as student. Court records show he pleaded guilty in January to rape and sexual misconduct involving a Read More …