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Office of the District Attorney P. David Soares Contact: Richard Arthur, 518 487 5381 For Immediate Release: August 22, 2005
JUSTIN PATTERSON CHILD MOLESTER FACES 17
ALBANY, NY – District Attorney P. David Soares today announced that JUSTIN LEE PATTERSON, 26, of 441 2 nd Avenue, Troy, NY pled guilty today to two counts of a Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Minor, before the Honorable Joseph C. Teresi. He faces 17 years in State Prison with 5 years post release supervision, Registration as a Sex Offender, and a Final Order of Protection for both victims. PATTERSON admitted to having engaged in a course of action with two children aged nine and eleven years in which he had inappropriate and illegal sexual contact with the children including genital contact. DA Soares noted the lengthy sentence saying, “Seventeen years is a very serious sentence. People need to understand that sexual contact with children is a serious crime with very serious consequences. I am pleased that we have removed another sex offender from our community but I urge that we are all vigilant in monitoring the contact between children and adults to ensure that crimes like these are not repeated.” Sentencing is scheduled for October 17, 2005. The prosecution of this was handled by the Special Victims Bureau. Back to Press Releases For further information contact: Richard Arthur
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