POUGHKEEPSIE – Sixty-two-year-old Poughkeepsie resident John Espinosa was arraigned on a grand jury indictment Monday, charging him with felony predatory sexual assault against a child, violent felony course of sexual conduct of a child, and two felony counts of attempted rape. He is also charged with two misdemeanor counts of sex abuse and the misdemeanor of endangering the welfare of a child.

The incidents investigated by the Town of Poughkeepsie police are said to have occurred between January 20, 2022, and January 19, 2023, involving a minor child who was less than 13 years old when the alleged abuse began.

District Attorney Anthony Parisi stated, “This defendant’s alleged conduct represents a total betrayal of trust. Every child deserves to grow up in safety and without fear,” wh

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