NEW YORK
Patch
By William Demarest
A former Rockland County church group leader from South Nyack has been convicted of sexually abusing a 4-year-old child he was babysitting in 2009.
A Rockland County jury convicted Todd Retallack, 49, of 32 Terrace Drive, South Nyack, of first-degree sexual abuse, a felony, and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor.
“This defendant was convicted of having betrayed the trust of a young child and her family,” said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe. “No child should be put in that position. The jury in this case heard the evidence in the case, which rested largely on the testimony of the now‐7‐year‐old victim. Children should be able to remain children.”
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