Sex Crimes

Published on: September 6, 2011

Four Priests to Face Sex Abuse Charges

by Stephen Bilkis

This past Monday is the first time the four priests who were arrested last month appeared in court, sources told a New York Criminal Lawyer. The priests all face charges of sexually abusing or endangering minors. While this court appearance was essentially a pre-preliminary hearing, there was considerable courtroom drama, as prosecutors and defense attorneys exchanged arguments over the validity of the charges and the payment of attorney’s fees with the presiding judge.

The proceedings left presiding Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Renee Cardwell Hughes both exasperated and angry, as she ordered the attorneys to prepare and submit their arguments in writing and submit them to the court before they return for another hearing on the matter on March 25. One of the requests from the defense attorneys was for a preliminary hearing, which could have forced prosecutors to disclose at least some of what evidence they have against their defendants. The judge is expected to address that issue at the next hearing.

It appears that the incident that most agitated Judge Hughes is an incident with one of the defendants, a Manhattan Criminal Lawyer was told. The judge learned that one of the defendants had hired his own attorney. While that is no crime, what angered the judge is the defendant had gone to her in tears during the grand-jury investigation and stated that he had no money for a lawyer, in which case she then appointed a lawyer to his case. After the judge ordered the defendant to stand and give her an explanation, she forcefully exclaimed to him that he had lied to her. His lawyer then offered the explanation that the money was a loan from the priest’s brother. His attorney also offered the excuse that the man was nervous and had misspoken. In The Bronx and Brooklyn, sex crimes are seen as serious felonies.

Published on: September 2, 2011

Former Teacher Arrested

by Stephen Bilkis

A New York Criminal Lawyer has learned that a former middle school teacher has been arrested by police for improper text messaging a former student and offering to furnish her with alcohol. The 41-year old former teacher now faces the fourth degree felony of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

The police department has expressed its happiness in getting a child predator off the streets. The text messages and emails the former teacher had sent to the 15-year old girl were very carefully crafted and with the exception of offering the teen alcohol, never included any offers for sex. However, there were some personal compliments included, such as how pretty the girl is, how nice her legs are, and how much he wished he were younger so he could date her. It is unclear as to whether the teenager or her parents notified the police. However, it is at this point that the police did become involved.

The former teacher did not realize that police had begun monitoring the teenager girl’s Facebook account and in reality he was making these comments to them instead of the teen he was seeking her favors. His offers to provide her with alcohol were accepted. When he pulled into a local store parking lot to meet the teen, police were there waiting for him. A search of the vehicle concluded with the discovery of alcohol that he had allegedly brought for the 15-year old girl’s use. In Manhattan and Queens this could easily be considered a sex crime.

Published on: August 26, 2011

Cops Accused of Rape Made Cover-Up 911 Call

by Stephen Bilkis

The evidence has been mounting against two police officers accused of rape. Prosecutors have told New York City Criminal Lawyers a 911 call they received from a Canadian tourist regarding the crime was actually one of the officers trying to pin the charges on a “smelly” homeless man. The call was made from a pay phone in the East Village.

The alleged rapist and his accomplice, who may have served as a lookout, are said to have faked the call, so they would have more time to make the second of four visits they paid to the apartment of a drunk woman early one December morning in 2008.

According to the victim, she had passed out on her bed. She awakened to the sound of the alleged rapist removing his bulletproof vest before raping her.

Published on: August 17, 2011

Brothers Admit Guilt in Copyright Infringement Case

by Stephen Bilkis

Two brothers in Barboursville have pled guilty to copyright infringement on cargo, according to a New York Criminal Lawyer. The men were dealing with cargo that they also stored illegally within the city limits. The men were in the process of having the goods shipped in to another city and then sold for a profit when they were caught in a sting-like operation. The men did not resist arrest and have been cooperating with authorities who are trying the case.

A New York Criminal Lawyer says the men held $360,000 in goods, which was mostly CD and DVDs that were imported from Mexico. The CDs were mostly made from of Spanish music from multiple artists, whose names were not released. There were also DVDs that were pornographic in nature that had a value of close to $65,000. The goods were held in a storage unit within the city that officials were able to trace to the brothers. In New York City and Queens these can be also treated as sex crimes.

The men admitted the material was pirated when they were questioned by police. They turned over books that showed they dealt with people in a multi-state area to sell their goods. The N York Criminal Lawyer claims that close to a million dollars’ worth of transactions were noted in the books that were turned over to them. They may be facing additional charges since multiple states are involved with their operation. They could also strike plea deals if they cooperate and turn over names of other people who were working with them.

Published on: August 7, 2011

Cops Take Advantage of Young Woman

by Stephen Bilkis

A celebratory evening ended in horror for one young woman when she claims she was raped by a police officer, Manhattan Criminal Lawyers report.

The victim says she was coming home after celebrating a new job with her friends. At the time of the incident, she was just 27 years old. She would be returning to her home in California in just a few weeks, so it was time to experience some of what New York City had to offer, she felt.

“I wanted to do all the classic New York things I hadn’t done yet,” she explained to reporters.

Published on: August 4, 2011

Former Cop faces rape charges

by Stephen Bilkis

A disgraced former New York City Police Department officer in community-

affairs, has been convicted of groping two women and soliciting oral sex from

another woman. A NY Criminal Lawyer reports that he also has a criminal trial pending for an alleged rape of yet another woman. Judges and juries in New York City and Nassau County are harsh when defendants are found guilty of sex crimes.

Published on: August 4, 2011

Crime Stories from the Blotter

by Stephen Bilkis

In Queens, police are hunting for a serial sex predator finally caught on surveillance camera leaving a subway station in Flushing right before his last attack.

He is implicated in at least four attacks since September. Last September 22nd is when he’s believed to have first struck. He grabbed a 37-year-old woman from behind and sexually assaulted her. In December, his victim was a 27-year-old woman on Sanford Avenue. This woman was treated for injuries to her head and face.

His next attack was in February, against a 27-year-old woman on Bowe Street and his latest attack was on April 19, when he assaulted a 24-year-old woman on Colden Street. She was not badly injured. Right before the last attack, the suspect was seen on camera.

Published on: July 24, 2011

Hate Charges Filed in Rutgers Suicide Case

by Stephen Bilkis

A freshman student, formerly of Rutgers College, is already in trouble for using a webcam to spy on his roommate’s encounter with another man. Now New York Criminal Lawyers have learned he has been formally charged with a hate crime, along with deleting tweets and texts so as to avoid further implication.

The 19-year-old was indicted in Middlesex County on a total of 15 counts, including bias intimidation and invasion of privacy in the series of events that ended with the suicide of an 18-year-old student in a case that began a national discussion on bullies and the treatment of people of differing sexual orientation.

The 19-year-old student was already dealing with invasion of privacy charges, along with another student at Rutgers. It was a process of months for prosecutors to present the case that the defendant was in fact targeting another student due to his sexual orientation and that this was the basic reason that he broadcast his roommate’s sexual encounter over the internet.

Published on: June 6, 2011

8 year-old Molested by Tutor

by Stephen Bilkis

According to initial reports, an 8 year old girl was molested and sexually assaulted by the college student who was paid to be her tutor.

The girl said a tutor in her third-grade classroom at the Angelo Elementary School had put his hand down her pants many times, and molested her.

Then, the college student would very often touch her on the shoulder and tell her, “Good job,” the young girl told police. On Thursday, she said, that tutor –who was identified as a junior at a local college, indicated a New York City Criminal Lawyer—proceeded to rape her.

Published on: June 1, 2011

Music Teacher in Addison County Arrested on Child Pornography Charges

by Stephen Bilkis

An Addison County music teacher was arrested on federal child-pornography charges. The teacher told officials about the case to warn them in an effort to calm fears about the seriousness of the claims.

A Manhattan Criminal Lawyer revealed that there was no evidence that linked the teacher’s crimes to any of the local school children.

Classes at Bristol Elementary School and Robinson Elementary School in Starksboro, where the defendant divides his full-time job, were cancelled for the day, said a Manhattan Criminal Lawyer, but those in charge began to worry about how to tell the community of the issue and were extremely concerned what local parents and even children would have.