KINGSTON – Ulster County District Attorney Emmaneul Nneji is the one used to grilling witnesses on the stand. But, the tables were turned by members of the Ulster County Legislature’s Ways and Means Committee meeting on Wednesday who wanted hard evidence that the prosecutor needed to flip a part-time investigator into a full-time role in the wake of disturbing child rape allegations by a former police officer and girls’ wrestling coach in Saugerties.

After lengthy debate, lawmakers approved spending the additional money.

Nneji explained to the committee that a full-time role had unexpectedly switched back to part-time in this year’s budget due to an employee who left the post. Now, Resolution No. 437 asked the Ways and Means Committee to approve $6,700, so that the part-time investig

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