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Ex-Probation Officer Admits To Forcible Touching: Police said thatOverton told the boy that he would place him in foster care if he told anyoneabout the abuse.
Ex-Probation Officer Admits To Forcible Touching
Posted on Wednesday, 2 of May , 2007 at 7:32 pm http://www.northcountrygazette.org/n...ible_touching/ GLENS FALLS—The former Warren County probation officer charged with sexually abusing two teenage boys at his Glens Falls home has pleaded to two misdemeanor counts of forcible touching. Bradford Overton, 30, of Glens Falls, had been charged with felony first degree sexual abuse in addition to multiple misdemeanor charges in connection with several incidents involving underaged boys. With his guilty plea, Overton will avoid a state prison term and felony conviction. He has agreed to serve six months in the Warren County Jail followed by six years of probation. He will be sentenced May 22 in Glens Falls City Court. Overton was first charged in December with misdemeanor counts of forcible touching and endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly fondling the buttocks of two boys, aged 15 and 16. After his arrest, three more young boys had come forward to claim that Overton, who was also a youth minister with the New Hope Community Church of Glens Falls, had sexually abused them. He had met the boys through the church’s youth group. A 9-year-old boy had also alleged that Overton abused him while he was working as a caseworker in Warren County’s Child Protective Services, part of the county Social Services Department. He was working as a probation officer at the time of his arrest, a position he had held about six months before he resigned following his arrest. Police said that Overton told the boy that he would place him in foster care if he told anyone about the abuse. He was also charged with second degree coercion and endangering the welfare of a child, both misdemeanors. The incidents allegedly occurred at the boy’s home during the winter of 2004-05. He had been charged with felony sexual abuse for that incident but the Washington County District Attorney’s office which acted as a special prosecutor dropped the felony charge due to evidentiary problems which were not specified. Overton had denied any contact with the 9-year-old. 5-2-07 CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY/CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WIRETAPPING PROGRAM.... BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEY ARE "FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION... |
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