Assistant Scoutmaster Sexually Abused NY Boy Scout: Police

The abuse allegedly took place “on multiple occasions” at Boy Scout retreats and meetings in Huntington, Putnam Valley and Bellmore between January 2018 and November 2018, according to police

A Long Island man allegedly sexually abused a 12-year-old Boy Scout at retreats and meetings last year, police said.

Jonathan Spohrer, 26, of North Bellmore, was working as an Assistant Scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts of America when the alleged abuse occurred, Nassau County police said Saturday. read more »

Sami’s Law makes headway

Bipartisan legislation named in honor of Samantha “Sami” Josephson—a Robbinsville native who was murdered earlier this year by a predator pretending to be her Uber driver—was taken up Wednesday by the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit hearing entitled “Examining the Future of Transportation Network Companies: Challenges and Opportunities.”

Sami’s Law, which would establish needed protections for ride-share customers across the country. read more »