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Wayne County doctor pleads guilty, faces 60 years in prison

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Wayne County doctor pleads guilty, faces 60 years in prison
A former Wayne County doctor pleaded guilty to three counts of receiving child pornography in federal court on Tuesday. Dr. David Blasczak,69, of Newark faces a maximum combined penalty of 60 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Federal prosecutors say Blasczak bought thousands of sexually explicit images of children through a website hosted out of India they’re calling “website... more

Seneca Falls murder case moving along

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Seneca Falls murder case moving along
Pretrial hearings could be held next month for the stepfather accused of murdering his 3-year-old son in Seneca Falls earlier this year. Acting Seneca County Judge Jason Cook authorized that step Tuesday when accused killer Donald Bovio appeared in county court. Rome Canzano, the attorney representing Bovio, is seeking to suppress statements Donald Bovio made to police, as well as... more

Ruling on Red Creek basketball parent’s appeal against Section V expected 6/22

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Ruling on Red Creek basketball parent’s appeal against Section V expected 6/22
No decision was made Thursday regarding the case brought by a Red Creek parent challenging Section V’s lack of an appeals process for athletes who are ejected from games. But state Supreme Court Justice J. Scott Odorisi made it very clear he thinks the Hall of Justice is no place for high school sports. Odorisi said he will issue a... more

Genoa man pleads guilty to possessing meth with intent to sell

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Genoa man pleads guilty to possessing meth with intent to sell
Last month, a Cayuga County probation officer made a surprise visit at Brian Swan's home in Genoa and found methamphetamine, scales and plastic baggies spread throughout his room, and on Thursday, Swan admitted his intent to sell some of the drug. Swan, 31, of 1244 Route 34, pleaded guilty in Cayuga County Court Thursday to third-degree criminal possession of a... more

Appeals court reverses Jeffrey Horton conviction in rape, stalking case

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Appeals court reverses Jeffrey Horton conviction in rape, stalking case
A Dryden sexual assault convict who has spent two years in prison will get a new trial, after a mid-level appeals court questioned Thursday a prospective juror's impartiality. Jeffrey Horton, 55, had been sentenced to 12 years behind bars in July 2016 after being convicted in Tompkins County Court of beating, raping and stalking a woman he had been in... more

Convicted Ithaca shooter headed for re-sentencing following appellate court order

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Convicted Ithaca shooter headed for re-sentencing following appellate court order
An Ithaca man, in custody for a 2015 shooting, is scheduled to be re-sentenced in Tompkins County Court after an appellate court found that the evidence in his 2016 trial was insufficient to support his assault conviction. James Marshall faced multiple charges after police say he shot a person in the leg at a woman's West Village apartment on June... more

Geneva man pleads guilty to child porn charges; faces 20 years in prison

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Geneva man pleads guilty to child porn charges; faces 20 years in prison
A Geneva man has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges, according to prosecutors. Trebor Conolly, 36, of Geneva pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography. Prosecutors say he received videos and images of child pornography through a peer-to-peer sharing service in September 2017 and saved them on his computer. He is scheduled to be sentenced later this year. He faces... more

Former Lloyd’s Limited Pub owner in Penn Yan pleads not guilty

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Former Lloyd’s Limited Pub owner in Penn Yan pleads not guilty
The former owner of Lloyd’s Limited Pub in Penn Yan has pleaded not guilty after arraignment on Tuesday. Robert Champlin faces multiple charges – including felony criminal sex act, attempted rape, and four counts of felony sex abuse. He also faces four counts of forcible touching and one count of unlawfully dealing with a child. Champlin had previously rejected a... more

Trail group files action over SF eminent domain decision

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Trail group files action over SF eminent domain decision
A non-profit group has taken legal action against the town of Seneca Falls to prevent the municipality from using eminent domain to build a larger sewer line through the Ludovico Sculpture Trail. Pittsford-based attorney Sheila Chalifoux has filed a petition in Appellate Court in Rochester on behalf of The Frank J. Ludovico Sculpture Trail Corp. against the town of Seneca... more

Seneca Falls man guilty on felony strangulation charge

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Seneca Falls man guilty on felony strangulation charge
A 31-year-old Seneca Falls man pleaded guilty in Seneca County Court on Monday to felony strangulation, and will serve a year in County Jail. The court action came months after a violent domestic incident earlier this year. Steven Grillone, 31, pleaded guilty to the Class D felony charge of second-degree strangulation, with one year of county jail – and credit... more

Contractor admits failure to obtain workers’ comp while repairing Cayuga County home

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Contractor admits failure to obtain workers’ comp while repairing Cayuga County home
A contractor from Seneca County was ordered to pay more than $8,000 in restitution and fines for failing to provide workers’ compensation insurance during a siding and roof repair job in Aurelius. Stephen Pollot, 37, of 907 Waterloo-Geneva Road, Waterloo, pleaded guilty Tuesday to failure to secure the legally required coverage, a class E felony under Workers’ Compensation Law. During... more

Court refuses to dismiss lawsuits against opioid manufacturers

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Court refuses to dismiss lawsuits against opioid manufacturers
A New York State Supreme Court Judge has refused to dismiss lawsuits against several large opioid manufacturers in one of the earliest decisions to come out of the cases brought by local governments over the prescription painkillers. In two rulings on Monday (June 18), Suffolk County Supreme Court Justice Jerry Garguilo rejected motions to dismiss brought by Purdue Pharma, Endo... more

Former legislator sues Tompkins County for $500k in damages

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Former legislator sues Tompkins County for 0k in damages
Months after finding itself the subject of a wrongful termination lawsuit from a former employee, Tompkins County must face down another one of their own after a former county legislature chairperson and long-time legislature member filed a lawsuit against the county for $500,000 in damages. Michael Koplinka-Loehr, who last made headlines during an unsuccessful run for Tompkins County Legislature against... more
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