Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced today that Ramiro
Linares, 39 of Haverstraw, New York was found guilty on all counts after a jury trial
before Judge DiCaprio in the Village of Haverstraw that commenced on September 19,
2022 and concluded on September 22, 2022. The defendant was found guilty on one
count of Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree and one count of Endangering the Welfare
of a Child.
In December of 2012, the defendant touched the genitals of a female child known to him
when she was approximately 12 years old. Between October 2012 and July 2013, the
defendant engaged in conduct that endangered her welfare.
District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II said, “Children are one of our most precious
resources and represent the future. The abuse of an innocent child is unconscionable and
sickening.
My office will continue working with our local, state, and federal partners to protect
children in Rockland County. We will be seeking the maximum penalty under the law at
sentencing. ”
Linares faces up to one year in jail on each of these offenses and will have to register as a
sex offender.
The investigation was handled by the Haverstraw Police Department with the assistance
of the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office Special Victims Unit. Senior Assistant
District Attorney Elizabeth Knowlton and Assistant District Attorney Ralph DeLuca
prosecuted the case.