Hopewell Junction man charged with sexual abuse
NEW YORK STATE POLICE
Major Robin H. Benziger
Troop K Commander
Brewster, New York – On September, 17, 2015, the New York State Police, Bureau of Criminal Investigation at Brewster and the Putnam County District Attorney’s Office report the arrest of 68-year-old Joseph J. Faraone of Hopewell Junction, New York, for one count of Criminal Sexual Act 2nd Degree and one count of Sexual Abuse 1st Degree, both Class D Felonies.
Faraone, an employee of a local non-for-profit human service organization, was arrested after an investigation found that he had sexual contact with a 50-year-old female patient who was unable to consent.
Faraone was arraigned before Town of Southeast Justice Richard Vercollone who remanded him to the Putnam County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bail or $100,000 bond. He is scheduled to reappear in court on September 23, 2015.
This investigation is continuing and anyone with information is asked to contact the State Police, Bureau of Criminal Investigation at Brewster by calling (845) 677-7300.
