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NY Teacher Who Admitted Raping Teen Student Ripped By Judge At Sentencing: ‘Twisted Fantasy’
A Capital Region high school teacher was living in a “twisted fantasy, false reality” when he started a sexual relationship with his 16-year-old student, a judge said at his sentencing hearing Friday, Aug. 21.
Drake Galarneau, 36, of Cohoes, got four years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of third-degree rape, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
“What sort of twisted fantasy, false reality were you living in, sir, to think this was appropriate or somehow right for you as a teacher to have a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student?” Judge Roger McDonough as…
More Stormy Weather On Way: Timing For New Rounds Of Weekend Rain, Showers
An unsettled stretch threatens to bring more rain in much of the Northeast.
Click here for a new, updated story: Here's When Cold Front Will Trigger Showers, Thunderstorms Across Northeast
New rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected Saturday, Aug. 22, and Sunday, Aug. 23, with the potential for torrential downpours and localized flash flooding, according to the National Weather Service.
The concern is heightened in areas that were drenched Thursday, Aug. 20, including parts of eastern Pennsylvania, northern New Jersey, and western Connecticut. AccuWeather says 1 to 3 inches of r…
Trusted Aide Looted $138K From Unsuspecting Nassau Senior: Police
A Long Island home health aide stole $138,000 from her elderly client, even financing a car loan by stealing her identity, police said Friday, Aug. 21.
Doris Chou, 56, of Oakland Gardens, opened five credit card accounts and took out the car loan in the name of a 69-year-old woman she was caring for in Garden City Park, the Nassau County Police Department said.
The victim was unaware of the theft, which occurred between Nov. 17, 2023, and Nov. 21, 2024, investigators said. Chou piled up $138,000 before she was stopped, cops said.
Chou surrendered to police on Friday and was charged with si…
15-Year-Old Girl Sexually Abused At LI Hospital By Nurse’s Aide: Police
A Long Island hospital employee sexually abused a 15-year-old girl while she was being treated, authorities said.
Trever Lauriano, 36, of Wyandanch, used his position as a nurse’s aide at Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip to abuse the teenager, the Suffolk County Police Department said Friday, Aug. 21. He has since been fired, according to the hospital.
Another hospital employee called 911 to report sexual abuse by Lauriano that occurred on Monday, Aug. 3, police said. The girl was a patient at the hospital’s behavioral health unit, authorities said.
Lauriano was arrested Fr…
Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged: Court Docs
A portion of a 6-year-old girl's ear was found inside a Lebanon County home after two dogs mauled her — their second serious attack on a young child at the residence — according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21.
Rebecca Hresko, 31, and her parents, Andrew "Andy" Hresko, 70, and Debra Hresko, 61, of the Hresko family, who run Hresko's Bar-B-Que Pit, have been charged for their respective roles in the attacks involving the family's dogs, Chip and Zeus, at their South Lebanon Township home.
Rebecca Hresko faces First-Degree Felony Aggravated Assault of a Child, Sec…
