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New York Man Convicted in Child Sex Abuse Case
By Alicia Cruz The Black Urban Times In a case described by Rockland County District Attorney, Thomas Zugibe as a betrayal of trust, a Westchester County Jury returned a guilty verdict against a South Nyack man on trial for sexually abusing a four-year-old girl. Following the trial, which began May 14, 2012, jurors spent eight hours deliberating the fate of Todd Retallack. The 49-year-old was found guilty of one count of First Degree Sexual Abuse (a class “D” Felony) and one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child (a class “A” Misdemeanor). "Children should be able to remain children," said Zugibe, who added that the defendant had betrayed the trust of the child and her family. Prosecutors said that in the fall of 2009 Retallack, a former Church youth leader, began sexually abusing the child at his home while being entrusted to baby-sit. The District Attorney said Retallack's crime calls for a prison sentence that would not only punish the defendant, but also send a ...
FAMOUS MARINE CORPS QUOTES
"There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines: Marines and the enemy. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion." -- Gen. William Thornson, U.S. Army "I come in peace, I didn't bring artillery. But I am pleading with you with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all." -- Marine General James Mattis, to Iraqi tribal leaders "We signed up knowing the risk. Those innocent people in New York didn't go to work thinking there was any kind of risk." -- Pvt. Mike Armendariz-Clark, USMC; Afghanastan, 20 September 2001 As reported on page one of the New York Times "The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of Marines. Lord, how they could fight!" -- MGen. Frank E. Lowe, USA; Korea, 26 January 1952 "Marines know how to use their bayonets. Army bayonets may as well be paper-weights." Navy Times; November 1994 "The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the f...